Pulaski County Special School District

REMINDER! 🎓 PCSSD puts AVID in Action ✨. At College Station Elementary, teachers brought college to our classrooms — sharing campus stories, degree opportunities, and real advice from their alma maters 🏫. Tomorrow, join the fun: wear a college or career shirt to school. 👕 #PCSSDproud #ServeAll #AVID #CollegeReady

🏆 Shoutout to Maziyah Curry — #33 and certified bucket-getter from the reigning 4A state champs! This weekend, he lit up the court and took home the crown in the One-on-One Match & very first 3 Point Showdown & held in honor of the Joe Samuel Stallings Jr. 🔰☄️🏀

💰 For his clutch performance, Maziyah scored a $2,000 scholarship courtesy of NBA star Joe Johnson and the ISO Foundation, whose mission is all about "Empowering Youth Through Basketball & Wellness."

🎓 You’re repping Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School with pride, passion, and pure skill. Keep shining, Maziyah — the future’s looking 🔥! #PCSSDproud #MillsOnTheMove

🏆🐎 Sylvan Hills High School has a national champion AGAIN! Congratulations to junior student Paris Wilburd, who became Ladies Barrel Racing Champion and National All Around Cowgirl at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo this weekend! She not only excels as a repeat champion on horseback. You can also find her on the volleyball court and at cross country meets representing the Bears. #GoBears🐻🔵⚪️ #PCSSDproud

We are proud to celebrate Chef Appreciation Week, a time to honor the chefs who bring passion, creativity, and care to every meal they prepare for our students. At PCSSD, we have a pair of chefs who transform food into celebration, comfort, connection, and community – Chartwells' Executive Chef King Joseph and Chef Sarah Montgomery, who prepare meals in our cafés & caterings for district staff; help train our kitchen staffs; conduct in-café programs with our students; and so much more. Thank you, Chef King & Chef Sarah, for all you do for the students of PCSSD!

Tomorrow, PCSSD students and staff—let’s turn the hallways into a runway of college and career readiness! Every shirt you wear tells your story of where you've been or where you want to be.
🎓 Rock your favorite college tee
💼 Suit up in your dream-job attire
📸 Snap a pic & tag us

What is AVID?
PCSSD is implementing AVID in every grade level at all elementary, middle and high schools across the district. Our AVID teams are eagerly promoting this system which increases student engagement, promotes classroom collaboration and activates deeper levels of learning in their classrooms with practical, immediately useful tools and instructional strategies. Teachers who participate in AVID professional learning begin to shift their beliefs about teaching and learning, allowing them to cultivate a growth mindset both for themselves and their students.

AVID Mission Statement

AVID’s mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society.

AVID for Elementary Schools

Putting future leaders on an early path to success in school

AVID Elementary engages young learners and provides them with the critical skills to become confident, independent thinkers who have a thirst for learning. Teachers use AVID strategies to provide students with:

• Proven ways to succeed in school

• Writing to learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading to learn

• Note-taking and time management skills

• Best ways to work together inside and outside of the classroom

AVID for Secondary Schools

Moving future leaders toward college success and beyond

AVID’s teaching strategies and curriculum build positive teacher-student relationships to ensure student success schoolwide. AVID Elective students:

• Proven ways to succeed in school

• Enroll in advanced courses (AP®)

• Receive academic instruction and tutorial support

• Strengthen their writing skills

• Improve study and organization skills

• Gain “college knowledge”

• Visit colleges and explore careers

The AVID Advantage

• Reduces variation in classroom instruction.

• Leverages grit and determination of students.

• Emphasizes rigorous coursework, relevance of instruction and relationships.

• Raises expectations of educators, students and their families.

• Re-energizes the staff on campus and in the district.

🚀 Our incredible volunteers gave over 10,000 hours of their time to students last school year, and they’re ready to level up for 2025-2026!

📚 Today, ladies from the UAPB Alumni Association kicked off a monthly Book Club with our third graders at College Station and Harris Elementaries. Kids also had a friend scavenger hunt where they had to get signatures from the other school's scholars.

💖 Want in on the fun? Become a PCSSD volunteer and help spark young minds. Sign up here: https://securevolunteer.com/Pulaski-County-Special-School-District/home

🔒 Safety first: Anyone who wishes to volunteer at a PCSSD school must first complete a volunteer application. This includes a background check conducted online at no cost to the volunteer.
#PCSSDproud #ServeAll #CSESonFire #PantherProud #BetterTogether

🚗⚾️ Home-Run Mornings at Baker Elementary! ⚾️🚗
🐎This week, UA Little Rock Trojan sluggers made Baker Elementary School their first base —greeting students with high-fives and big smiles! A massive shout-out to Little Rock Baseball for pitching in and making drop-off a blast. Thank you for knocking it out of the park, volunteers! 👏 #PCSSDproud #ServeAll #LittleRockBaseball

Not sure what to wear tomorrow? Pick a college or career shirt to join in on AVID Wednesday! What is AVID? AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. AVID’s mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society. #PCSSDproud #ServeAll
👕 Rock your dream school tee
🩺 Don your future-career shirt
📸 Strike a pose & tag us in your pic