Kindergarten orientation will be today, at the LCE Cafeteria from 3:45-4:45pm. Packets will be available at this time. Your child must be 5, on, or before August 1st to enroll in Kindergarten. Contact Mrs. Roxanne Cheatham at 870-921-4270 if you have any questions.
As we prepare to update our Family and Community Engagement Plan for next school year, please complete our parent survey by April 30th. It is anonymous, email addresses and/or phone numbers will not be collected. Please click on the following link: https://forms.gle/z2M5AuecV4hjL2hH8
Due to power outages across the District, LCSD will dismiss school within the next 30 minutes. Car rider may be picked up beginning now. Buses will begin running shortly.
Lafayette County High School's upcoming state-testing schedule for Grades 7-10 is attached. Currently, 70% of our school's letter grade comes from these tests (Score on test/Growth from previous years). Parents: Let's have perfect attendance on testing days and have your children get a good nights rest on the day before testing.
Early dismissal tomorrow, March 28th at 2:15pm. Parent Teacher Conferences - 3:30 to 7:30pm.
Reminder for McKinney-Vento Parents and Students: Free laundromat service will be available tonight (March 26th), from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Magic Wash Laundromat in Stamps. You must bring the Voucher-card that was mailed to your house to the laundromat to receive these services.
Our two 1st Grade teachers (Mrs. House & Mrs. Jackson) will be using 20 different Animal Fur Replicas in their upcoming Habitat unit. The replicas were purchased through the Arkansas Game and Fish (Division of Rural Services) grant program.
Please read attachment for upcoming Report Card and Parent-Teacher Conference information.
Here is the 2024-2025 Lafayette County School District calendar.
Reminder for McKinney-Vento Parents and Students: Free laundromat service will be available tonight (March 12th), from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Magic Wash Laundromat in Stamps. You must bring the Voucher-card that was mailed to your house to the laundromat to receive these services.
Course scheduling meeting for 8th grade students/parents Thursday, March 14th, 4:00 to 5:30pm at LCHS. This is to plan for your 9th grade classes/schedules for next year. Contact Ms. Brigham with any questions - 870-533-4464 teaguem@lcs.k12.ar.us
Course scheduling meeting for 7th grade students/parents tonight, 4:00 to 5:30pm at LCHS. This is to plan for your 8th grade classes/schedules for next year. Contact Ms. Brigham with any questions - 870-533-4464 teaguem@lcs.k12.ar.us
Lafayette County School District Receives Inclement Weather Waiver Approval
Lafayette County School District will not have to extend the school year to make up for the days missed in January because of inclement weather. The State Board met on February 21, to review Inclement Weather Waivers. During the meeting, the state board approved 119 school districts waivers to allow districts to transition from a minimum 178-day school year calendar to a schedule that counts instructional hours instead.
State law requires schools to be in attendance for at least 1,068 hours a year or 178 days for 360 minutes a day. Lafayette County School District will transition to an alternate calendar of 174 days totaling 1,087hours leaving an additional 3.25 days in case the district must close prior to the end of the school year for any unforeseen emergency or inclement weather.
Reminder for area Church leaders: City Serve Arkansas receives donations from corporate partners that are given to churches each month to donate to needy families in their congregations. Here is the link to their website for more information: https://www.everyarkansan.org/cityservearkansas
Reminder for McKinney-Vento Parents and Students: Free laundromat service will be available tonight (February 27th), from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Magic Wash Laundromat in Stamps. You must bring the Voucher-card that was mailed to your house to the laundromat to receive these services.
Reminder for McKinney-Vento Parents and Students: Free laundromat service will be available tonight (February 13th), from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Magic Wash Laundromat in Stamps. You must bring the Voucher-card that was mailed to your house to the laundromat to receive these services.
No School - Feb 15-19th - Presidents Day Break. Classes resume Feb 20th
Progress Reports will be sent home with students today. Don't forget about free after-school tutoring opportunities at the high school: Math: Contact Ms. Osborn (mosborn@lcs.k12.ar.us) & English Language Arts: Contact Mrs. Jones (tjones@lcs.k12.ar.us). After-school Math tutoring opportunities at the elementary, please contact: Ms. May for Kindergarten (rmay@lcs.k12.ar.us), Mrs. House for 1st/2nd Grade (rhouse@lcs.k12.ar.us), Mrs. Jackson for 3rd/4th Grade (hjackson@lcs.k12.ar.us), and Mrs. Felps for 5th/6th Grade (sfelps@lcs.k12.ar.us).
Reminder for McKinney-Vento Parents and Students: Free laundromat service will be available tonight (January 30th), from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Magic Wash Laundromat in Stamps. You must bring the Voucher-card that was mailed to your house to the laundromat to receive these services.
On behalf of the administration of LCSD, we ask that all fans attending extra-curricular activities who support and cheer on our players and teams to please sit on the Home side if we are playing at home and sit on the Visitors side if we are playing away from home. This request is being asked to help create a safer and more enjoyable experience for our Cougar athletes and fans.
Your understanding and cooperation are greatly appreciated as we work together to provide a positive and safe environment for our players, students and fans. Thank you!