The Fort Smith Public School District Annual Progress Report to the Community is circulated to the community in the October issue of Entertainment Fort Smith.
First Bell Rings
8 a.m.
Chaffin Junior High
Darby Junior High
Ramsey Junior High
Northside High School
8:05 a.m.
All Elementary Schools
Kimmons Junior High
Southside High School
Last Bell Rings
3:05 p.m.
All Elementary Schools
3:10 p.m.
Southside High School
3:15 p.m.
Chaffin Junior High
Darby Junior High
Ramsey Junior High
3:20 p.m.
Northside High School
3:40 p.m.
Kimmons Junior High
Fort Smith Public Schools Foundation
Building Foundations for the Future Chances are . . . If you were asked to name people
who most influenced your life . . . one would be a teacher.
• It might be the “toughest sixth-grade teacher in the whole
world” who through her structure and consistency wrapped up our
first years in school and prepared you for your next educational milestones.
Or . . .
You might think of the slightly eccentric high school English teacher,
who through his instruction and encouragement gave your skills and ideas
a confident voice.
The Fort Smith Public Schools Foundation, Inc. is a 501(3)c corporation,
established to promote academic excellence and complement the programs
of the Fort Smith Public School District.
It was endorsed by the Fort Smith Board of Education June 24, 1996 and
subsequently received tax-exempt, non-profit status from the Internal
Revenue Service.
It is the endeavor of the governing board to develop funds that will be
used to improve the quality of education through: Teacher Enrichment,
Student Enrichment, Instructional Grants, Continuing Education Scholarships
and Recognition Programs.
• Consider the framework of knowledge that your teachers helped
you—and many others—attain. Your support will enhance learning
in Fort Smith and impact the future.
2009-2010
Board of Directors
Stephen Smith, president
Michael Hadley, vice president
Joe Sanford, treasurer
Zena Featherston, secretary
Kathy M. Babb
Bob Cooper, Jr.
Peter Irwin, M.D.
Karla Jacobs
Debbie Andrews Kraus
Claude Legris
Larry Loux
Tracy Long
Edward "Sandy" Sanders
Linda Udouj
Becky Womack
Rebecca Yarbrough, Executive Director
Deanie Mehl, President,
FSPS Board of Education
Paul Harvel, President,
Chamber of Commerce
Benny L. Gooden, Superintendent,
Fort Smith Public Schools
The Fort Smith Public Schools Foundation, Inc.
is an independent, non-profit corporation created to enhance the quality
of education in the Fort Smith Public Schools by providing the money necessary
for programs not otherwise funded by the Fort Smith Public School District.
FSPS Foundation, Inc. • P.O. Box 1932 • Fort Smith, AR 72902
• (479) 785-2501