Ridge Road Elementary School

Please read the following communication from Superintendent Pilewski at the link below, which addresses the extension of Virtual Learning Fridays. https://5il.co/o1kv

The North Little Rock School District has made a temporary and immediate change to its Point of Contact (POC) position for staff, students, and parents to report positive COVID-19 cases and to serve as the district’s liaison to the Arkansas Department of Health. Nurse Tonya Green will serve as the district’s POC from now until further notice. Nurse Tonya or another school nurse will manage the district’s COVID-19 hotline. The number to the hotline is (501) 240-1753. The hotline will be operational between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Anyone who calls the hotline after 8:00 p.m. is urged to leave a voicemail, and the call will be returned the following day. If it is an emergency, please call 911.

The survey to make changes for your academic learning option for the spring semester will be Wednesday, December 9 at 5:00 p.m. Please complete the survey if you would like one of the following academic options: 1. Virtual now and want to remain virtual for spring 2021. 2. Virtual now and want to return to your campus for spring 2021. 3. On campus now and want to be virtual for spring 2021. This is the link to the survey: https://tinyurl.com/yy62ugq7 Parents will need to log in with their student's email and password to access survey.

The North Little Rock School District has adopted new COVID-19 guidelines as it relates to quarantines. Please visit the following link to read them: https://tinyurl.com/y54496gc

From Ridge Road: Dear Families of Virtual Academy. Our Internet is currently not allowing Google Meet. Please see activities assigned by teachers. We will keep you updated. Thank you! Desde Ridge Road: Estimadas familias de Virtual Academy. Actualmente, nuestro Internet no permite Google Meet. Consulte las actividades asignadas por los maestros. Le mantendremos informado. ¡Gracias!

Superintendent Gregory J. Pilewski is urging students, employees, and the community to practice safety over the Thanksgiving holiday break. WATCH: https://youtu.be/FVNL6oOdBy0 To reach the district's COVID Point of Contact over the break, please call (501) 240-1753.

Internet services have been restored. Thank you for your patience.

Please read the following communication from Superintendent Gregory J. Pilewski, Ed.D.

Thanksgiving Food bags

As part of a coordinated response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), in partnership with the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas, has developed a Parent/Guardian survey for soliciting family input on what is working now and what may be considered for the future. Please take the survey: https://uark.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6X7aRF3ErNNXFel

Please read the following message from Gregory J. Pilewski, Ed.D., Superintendent of the North Little Rock School District.

Good morning parents! As part of a coordinated response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in partnership with the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas has developed a Parent/Guardian Survey for soliciting family input on what is working now and what may be considered for the future. We encourage all of our parents to please provide feed back to help us make this experience a safer and heathier one. So, please click on the link below to take the survey BEFORE November 20th. Thank you! ¡Buenos días, padres! Como parte de una respuesta coordinada a la Pandemia COVID-19, la División de Educación Primaria y Secundaria (DESE) en asociación con la Oficina de Política Educativa (OEP) de la Universidad de Arkansas ha desarrollado una Encuesta de Padres/Tutores para solicitar información familiar sobre lo que está funcionando ahora y lo que puede considerarse para el futuro. Animamos a todos nuestros padres a proporcionar retroalimentación para ayudarnos a hacer que esta experiencia sea más segura y más... Por lo tanto, haga clic en el siguiente enlace para realizar la encuesta antes del 20 de Noviembre. Gracias! Links: ENGLISH- https://uark.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6X7aRF3ErNNXFel SPANISH-https://uark.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yIElMqjgYCNCLz

Reminder: Picture day Monday, November 9, 2020 LINK: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/ Recordatorio: Dia de fotos Lunes 19 de Noviembre, 2020 LINC: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/

November is Parent Engagement Month! Look for the sign below at your child's school, take a picture, and upload it to your Facebook page with #NLRSDParentsMatter. Do the Math: Parents (Family) + Teachers (School/Community) = Student Success!

As part of our new partnership with BSN Sports, you can purchase NLR apparel at a discounted rate! Be sure to use the promo code GRANDOPENING20 at checkout. Link: http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/arkansas/northlittlerock/north-little-rock-high-school

Hollie Allensworth, a 2nd grade teacher at Ridge Road, is featured in an article highlighting teachers throughout the state. Ms. Allensworth, we're so glad to have you on our team! Link: http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/educator%20effectiveness/stories-that-matter

October in National Principals Month! We salute you, Matthew How, Principal at Ridge Road Elementary School. Thank you for your leadership! We appreciate your service to the students, staff, and community!

October is National Principals Month! We salute you, Mr. How, the principal at Ridge Road Elementary School. Thank you for your leadership! We appreciate your service to the students, staff, and community!

October 27 and October 29 will be observed as Remote Learning and Parent Teacher Conference days. Students will NOT report to school. Instead, they must log on for live instruction. Parent-Teacher Conference will be virtual and will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on both days. Contact your child's school to schedule a meeting with their teacher.

The North Little Rock School District is striving to become a "High Reliability School" district within the next three years. This distinction will indicate that we have implemented best practices and procedures to improve student achievement. A part of this distinction requires our collecting data through research from our stakeholders. We need our families to take this survey to identify areas of strength and areas of need from your perspective. Please take the survey at the following link: https://hanover-research.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eWnFsOgqyTbwtpz?group=nonstudent Thank you for being a part of our district!