The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will publish a School Board Recap. We hope this short summary will provide parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings. Links to the January 2024 meeting recap:
English: https://5il.co/2dmfy
Spanish: https://5il.co/2dmfz
TRANSPORTATION NOTICE: Boone Road has been closed due to flooding. Buses will be using alternate flood routes which may impact the time students are picked up today (Wednesday, January 24). This will affect students in the Hurricane Lake Apartment Complex, Heritage Farms, Valley Forge, Cedar Ridge, Falcon Way, and other subdivisions along North Shore Drive (Routes 9, 19, 36, 69 & 70).
Students should be at their bus stops at the normal time; however, students may be picked up later than normal due to buses taking alternate flood routes.
Due to a structural fire on McPherson Ridge, the fire department has closed access to McPhearson Road. Buses will not be able to pick up students on McPherson, impacting students assigned to Route 37.
For the safety of our students, staff and families, Bryant Schools will be closed today, Monday, January 22.
UPDATE: For the safety of our students, staff and families, Bryant Schools will be closed today, Monday, January 22.
Bryant Schools will have a 2-hour delayed start on Monday, January 22. Buses will pick up students 2 hours later than normal; each school will begin two hours later than usual.
Should weather or road conditions change and school be cancelled for the day, we ask that families please continue to watch for messages and announcements.
We are carefully monitoring the winter weather forecasted overnight and Monday morning (January 22). Administrators will be out in the early hours to check road conditions. As always, our first priority will be keeping our students and staff safe.
Should we have to make a change to the school schedule, we will do our best to notify parents by 5:30am.
SNOW DAY #4 ❄️☃️
Bryant Schools will be closed on Friday, January 19 due to continued hazardous road conditions, especially on secondary roads.
❄️❄️ Snow Day #3 ❄️❄️
Bryant Schools will remained closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 18, due to continued hazardous road conditions. Interstates and main roads in the area are clearing, but secondary roads continue to present unsafe conditions. Stay safe and warm, Hornets!
SNOW DAY #2 ❄️☃️
Bryant Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 17 due to inclement weather and road conditions. Stay safe and warm, Hornets!
❄️❄️❄️ SNOW DAY ❄️❄️❄️
Due to inclement weather and road conditions, Bryant Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 16.
In preparation for the well below-normal temperatures next week, the great people of Saline County have come together to organize a COMMUNITY Warming Center!
Saline County Warming Center Quick Facts:
📍 Northside Church of Christ (917 N. East St. Benton, next to Saline Memorial Hospital)
⏰ Opens: Sunday, Jan. 14 at 5pm (opening depending on current weather conditions)
📱To volunteer, call (501) 528-9668 or email salinewarmingcenter@gmail.com.
With winter weather in the forecast, now is a good time to review our inclement weather procedures. In the event that the school district has to cancel school due to inclement weather, we will have a traditional snow day.
The district is utilizing an alternative calendar with additional instructional hours scheduled above what is required by the state. As long as the district does not close for more than five days, days will not have to be added to the end of the school year.
IF it should be necessary to close school, parents will be notified by all District communication channels such as phone call, text, email, website, mobile app and social media as well as news outlets.
Bryant Public Schools does not plan to close today. The temperature is above freezing with rain expected by noon. Enjoy this beautiful snowfall! ❄️🌨️
As a reminder, pick up and drop off times have changed for Route 39 and Route 107 beginning Thursday, January 4. Notices were sent home prior to Christmas break. Please check your child’s backpack for the new bus arrival and drop off times.
The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will provide a School Board Recap. We hope this short summary will provide parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings. Links to the December 2023 meeting recap:
English: https://5il.co/2b0ln
Spanish: https://5il.co/2b0lm
The Bryant School Board has approved the 2024-25 school calendar. School will begin on Monday, August 19.
Next week parents will receive a survey about calendar options for the 2025-26 school year. Be sure to check your email.
2024-25 Calendar (English) https://5il.co/2axf8
2024-25 Calendar (Español) https://5il.co/2ay47
Paid Interpreters Needed for Parent/Teacher Conferences
Help us connect with our non-English speaking families by serving as an interpreter. If you are an adult 18 years or older who speaks English AND Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Tagalog/Filipino, Arabic, or another language, we would love to visit with you.
Contact Courtney Chalmers in the ESOL Department at cchalmers@bryantschools.org to learn more about our interpreting services. Conferences are coming up in February!
During Red Ribbon Week this year, Bryant Middle School raised $1,226.67 for a local recovery program. Students participated in a "Change War". Each morning, change brought to school would be weighed and recorded. The class that brought the most change in weight was the winner! Congratulations to Mr. Burchfield's 6th grade class and Mrs. DeLoach's 7th grade class.
Recovery Centers of Arkansas provides multiple levels of treatment and rehabilitation services to those with a substance disorder. This money will go to their Sober Living program. This provides individuals with a clean, safe, drug-free environment while they are progressing successfully in recovery.
BMS is a Purple Star School!!
The Purple Star School program is designed to help schools respond to the educational and social-emotional challenges military-connected children face during their transition to a new school and keep them on track to be college, workforce, and life-ready.
