PSD has added Baldwin Elementary as a location for grab and go breakfast and lunch.
PSD bus drivers and riders distributed backpack food this morning. Thank you to all who bagged, drove, and delivered the food to our students! Great to be a Ram! #psdrams
The FEEDING PROGRAM for ages 1-18 will be provided to students today from 10:00am - 11:30am at the following locations:
Paragould Junior High Gym Parking Lot
Oak Grove Middle School Front Parking Lot
Ram Academy Front Parking Lot
Eastside Impact Center Across From Labor Park
Meals will not be distributed over spring break.
With this latest announcement by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to close Arkansas public schools through April 17, the Paragould School District is working with authorities to plan for and deliver meals to students in need. Today PSD buses will deliver over 230 food bags to students who had previously received food bags throughout the school year. In addition to following the Standard Operation Procedures for Safe Food Handling, the following procedures were implemented to help prevent the spread COVID-19:
1. A Health Screen was provided for all assisting with preparing or delivering meals. This process included taking the temperature of all assisting with preparing or delivering meals and wearing a mask or face cover such as a bandana.
2. Frequent hand washing with soap and hot water for at least 20 seconds.
3. Sanitizing hands and surfaces.
4. Wearing Gloves
5. Disinfect surfaces and sinks before and after preparation or service of meal
The Paragould School District will work with authorities to determine the safest way to provide meals following spring break. We will send out information as soon as we have it ready and as soon as decisions are made.
All Arkansas schools will be closed through April 17 per Governor Hutchinson. We will be sending out more information as we receive it.
Feeding Program Continues!
Labor Day Park location for feeding program has been moved across the street to the Eastside Impact Center parking lot. Parents can drive up and get food without getting out of the car. We are ready now if parents want to come early.
PSD is ready to feed children in the community it’s! Thanks to FANTASTIC food service ladies! #psdrams
THANK YOU PSD FOOD SERVICE LADIES! Here before 6:00 a.m. and ready to prepare meals for students!
Parents/guardians who need to pick up their child's medicines from their child's school, may do so Monday, March 16, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Due to COVID-19, all schools will be closed March 16 - March 20 as mandated by the state. PSD will provide a “Drive Up and Pick Up” lunch to ANY child ages 1-18 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday-Friday during the school closing time period. Children who are receiving the food must be present per federal regulations. The locations for breakfast and lunch pickup are: Paragould Junior High Gymnasium Parking Lot, Oak Grove Middle School Front Parking Lot, Ram Academy Parking Lot, and Labor Day Park Pavilion. Please call your child’s school for any questions regarding the free feeding program.
PSD will be closed March 16 through March 27. Students are to complete days 1-5 of the AMI packets next week. March 23-27 is spring break; therefore, no coursework is required during that week. Please watch for more information regarding meals for students.
COVID-19 Update from UAMS, ADH, and ACH
Thank you Ray Allen, Joel Hollis, Steve McClelland, Mike Newsom, and Eric Rudi for cleaning the inside of ALL PSD buses while our students are in class today. We appreciate your efforts to keep our students healthy! #psdrams
Per Governor Hutchinson and Secretary Key, the CDC has recommended to ADH that schools remain open unless the area is impacted by a positive test of COVID-19. PSD will continue to prepare for closure should ADH make the decision to close the district in the future.
Congratulations Amy Castleberry, Primary School Media Specialist, for receiving the AAIM Pat McDonald Individual Achievement award! We are so proud of you! #psdrams
Paragould ATA Martial Arts donated $1,000 to the PSD backpack program today! The donation was raised at a recent fund raiser held at PJHS. Teresa Anderson presented the check to PJHS Assistant Principal Evan Elmore. Thank you ATA Martial Arts!! #psdrams
PSD is being proactive and has plans in place to provide "Drive Up and Pick Up" sack lunches to students should the state decide to close our school district. Additional information will be provided if the state makes the decision to close PSD.
As a result of the growing concerns and risks related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus), the AAA will suspend all spring interscholastic competition starting Sunday, March 15, 2020 until Monday, March 30, 2020. Student health is a top priority in the Paragould School District. We will work closely with AAA to monitor the situation for our student athletes. The Paragould School District will continue to take precautions to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, and other viruses including the flu and common cold, which include: routinely cleaning and disinfecting the school, encouraging staff and students to wash their hands frequently with soap and water, and
ensuring that bathrooms are adequately furnished with soap. You can also help prevent the spread of viruses by encouraging your student to stay home when they are sick, frequently wash their hands with soap and water, and frequently wash their hands with soap and water, avoid touching their eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands, and cover their mouth when coughing or sneezing. We will continue our efforts to collaborate with local and state agencies and will notify you immediately if we receive any updated information regarding AAA spring interscholastic competition.
PHS High School EAST Conference team traveled to KAIT8 studio today to talk about some of their current projects. Great group of students who represented PSD well today! #psdrams
