Rogers Public Schools plans to have school on Thursday, Dec. 12. Drivers are encouraged to use caution and their own judgment about road conditions in their area. Buses will run wherever possible, but bus service will be limited in Garfield, Avoca and east of the Hwy. 12 Bridge.

Twelve Rogers schools have now earned Outstanding Educational Performance Awards based on their high achievement. The Office of Educational Policy awarded three Rogers schools for being among the state and region's most improved over the past six years. Those are Russell D.Jones Elementary (#1 in Northwest Arkansas and # 4 in the state for increasing  literacy proficiency to 91% and #5 in the region for increasing math proficiency to 88%), Grace Hill (#3 in Northwest Arkansas and #11 inthe state for increasing literacy proficiency to 89%), and Elmwood Middle School (#4 in the region for increasing math proficiency to 82%). Fantastic gains!

Congratulations also for being in the state's Top 10 for 7th grade literacy, Kirksey, Lingle and Elmwood, and in the state's Top 25 overall, Eastside, Bellview, Tucker & Kirksey as well as in "the beating the odds category", Oakdale, Old Wire, Jones, Grimes, Tillery, Grace Hill, and again Eastside!!!! More...