v  The current Barling building was built in1974.  Before that time, the elementary school was in 2 metal buildings and what is now City Hall.

v  Barling Elementary was the first of four open-space classroom schools in this school system. With this distinction, the concept of community carries into the classroom.

v  Construction for 6 classrooms, office area, cafeteria, auxiliary classes, and media offices

was completed in August, 2010.

v  The school staff includes 15 regular class teachers, 2 resource room teachers, counselor, media, and reading recovery which are full-time positions.  There are several part-time positions which include literacy, math and science facilitators, art, music, physical education, gate, ELL tutor, American Indian tutor, speech and occupational therapy.

v  Our enrollment for 2011-2012 was 373.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

2012-2013  "Dates to Remember"

8/13/2012            Meet the teacher 4:30-5:00 in classroom, 5-6:00 ice cream

8/27/2012            Expectation Night K-2 at 5:30, 3-4 at 6:15 and 5-6 at 7:00

8/28/2012            Student Council Elections

9/6/2012              Benchmark Awards

9/7/2012              Grandparent’s Day

9/11/2012            Patriot Day

9/13/2012            Family Science Night at Huckabee Center (alternate date 9/27/2012)

9/16-18/2012     TLI Testing

9/17/2012            PTA and Report to the Public (grades 5 & 6 performing) at 6:30

9/17/2012            Celebrate Freedom Week

9/18 & 20/2012  Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-6:30

9/28/2012            Junk Food Day

10/12/2012         Carnival 5-8 p.m.

10/19/2012         End of 1st Quarter

10/24/2012         Picture Day/ Ruth Kelley

10/26/2012         First Quarter Awards Assembly at 2:15

10/31/2012         Junk Food Day

11/1/2012            Picture retakes

11/15/2012         Science Fair

11/19/2012         Mid-term grades go home

11/21-25/2012   Thanksgiving break

11/30/2012         Junk Food Day

12/10/2012         PTA with grades 3 & 4 performing, 6:30

12/11-13/2012   TLI Testing

12/20/2012         Christmas parties 2:15-3:00

                                End of 2^nd Quarter

12/21/1/2/2013 Winter Break

1/3/2012              Return

1/11/2013            2^nd Quarter Awards Assembly at 2:15

1/21/2013            MLK Day

1/25/2013            Junk Food Day

2/4/2013              Mid-term grades go home

2/7/2013              Literacy Family Night at Huckabee Center

2/14/2013            Valentine parties 2:15-3:00

2/25/2013            PTA with grades 1 & 2 performing at 6:30

2/18/2013            No School, Professional Development

3/5-7/2013          TLI Testing

3/8/2013              End of 3^rd Quarter

3/12 & 14/2013  Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-6:30 p.m.

3/15/2013            3^rd Quarter Awards Assembly 2:15 p.m.

3/28/2013            Junk Food Day

3/29/2013            No School, Professional Development (waiver day)

5/13/2013            PTA with K performing at 6:30

5/24/2013            4^th Quarter Awards Asembly

This School is accredited by the North Central Association and the Arkansas Department of Education.