Marked Tree School District

Safety our #1 priority. We are one of the smallest districts in the state that employs a school resource officer. Our district is grateful for the opportunity to work with our Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office on this important position. Our S.R.O. is Officer Ray Harsson and he is in his 2nd year with the district. On the first day of teaching training, we will review and work through our safety procedures with our teachers. These procedures will be reviewed and practiced throughout the year. Our emergency action plan includes multiple scenarios as we try to be prepared for everything. Each school will have multiple lock-down drills where we will bring in local and state law enforcement and other emergency personnel to provide us with feedback on how to improve. We also have monthly safety drills such as fire and tornado drills. We have teams on both campuses who are trained in CPR and first-aid. Over the past few years, we have installed monitoring systems at our entrances that require visitors to be allowed into our buildings. Each campus has a vestibule where visitors are held. We do not allow anyone past the vestibules unless they are escorted by school personnel. This year, we are adding to our safety features by installing new fencing around the elementary playground and gates at the back of the high school. We will also install additional keyless entry systems around our school. If you ever have safety concerns, please do not hesitate to let us know.

MTSD is having our Open House and Back to School Bash on the same night! On July 18th, come meet your teachers and look around the school. When you get done, head over to the practice field across from the elementary school and have hots dogs, hamburgers, chips, and a drink! We will also have a bouncy houses, water slides, a dunk tank, snow cone truck, and more! First 200 students to Open House get a free snow cone!

Want to know what is happening at your child's school? We try to get information to you using several different avenues. First, we have a text message that goes out each week (typically Sunday afternoon) updating you on the upcoming week’s events. At the bottom of this text, we also include events that are happening within the next month. If you receive this text, I would suggest programming the number into your phone as Marked Tree Schools. If an emergency ever arises like a cancellation or we are just sending you a reminder, you will see that the text came from MTSD and won’t mistake it for spam. Secondly, we understand that some of you don’t utilize or like social media. We get it. Therefore, we have an app that you can download from the App Store for Apple users or from Google Play. Just search “Marked Tree Schools, AR” and download. We also suggest turning on notifications. Notifications will only be utilized when we need to get information to you, quickly. However, we do use social media as a way to distribute information. Search for us on these social media outlets: Facebook Twitter Instagram We use social media as a tool to get information to you. However, we try our hardest to spend our school days ensuring that learning occurs. If you have questions or concerns, please call or email. If you use a message through a social media app, it could be days before we see it. Another way we try to inform you is our marquees on each campus. We try to post major events that are within one month of occurring and events that are happening that week. Finally, we have an automated call system. Please make sure we have accurate contact information. As long as we have a working phone number, you should get any texts messages or phone calls. If you aren’t getting our text messages or phone calls, please make sure you fill out an updated contact sheet at Open House or call us and we can update it for you!

We recognize how hard it is for families with prices being so high! Here is what we are doing to help... The only supplies you need are a backpack and a water bottle. Every kid eats for free.

Safety our #1 priority. We are one of the smallest districts in the state that employs a school resource officer. Our district is grateful for the opportunity to work with our Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office on this important position. Our S.R.O. is Officer Ray Harsson and he is in his 2nd year with the district. On the first day of teaching training, we will review and work through our safety procedures with our teachers. These procedures will be reviewed and practiced throughout the year. Our emergency action plan includes multiple scenarios as we try to be prepared for everything. Each school will have multiple lock-down drills where we will bring in local and state law enforcement and other emergency personnel to provide us with feedback on how to improve. We also have monthly safety drills such as fire and tornado drills. We have teams on both campuses who are trained in CPR and first-aid. Over the past few years, we have installed monitoring systems at our entrances that require visitors to be allowed into our buildings. Each campus has a vestibule where visitors are held. We do not allow anyone past the vestibules unless they are escorted by school personnel. This year, we are adding to our safety features by installing new fencing around the elementary playground and gates at the back of the high school. We will also install additional keyless entry systems around our school. If you ever have safety concerns, please do not hesitate to let us know.

The start of the school day at the elementary school is at 7:50 a.m. Breakfast starts being served at 7:15 a.m. School is dismissed at 3:05 p.m. The start of the school day of high school is at 7:55 a.m. Breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m. School is dismissed at 3:10 p.m. If your child is in K-6, you will drop-off in the loop in front of the elementary. Please remember that 6th Street is a one way street from 7:00 a.m. through 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. and the speed limit is 10 m.p.h. At the high school, please drop off your student under the awning in front of the building. Please enter on the right.

MTSD is having our Open House and Back to School Bash on the same night! On July 18th, come meet your teachers and look around the school. When you get done, head over to the practice field across from the elementary school and have hots dogs, hamburgers, chips, and a drink! We will also have a bouncy houses, water slides, a dunk tank, snow cone truck, and more! First 200 students to Open House get a free snow cone!

MTSD is having our Open House and Back to School Bash on the same night! On July 18th, come meet your teachers and look around the school. When you get done, head over to the practice field across from the elementary school and have hots dogs, hamburgers, chips, and a drink! We will also have a bouncy houses, water slides, a dunk tank, snow cone truck, and more! First 200 students to Open House get a free snow cone!

MTSD is having our Open House and Back to School Bash on the same night! On July 18th, come meet your teachers and look around the school. When you get done, head over to the practice field across from the elementary school and have hots dogs, hamburgers, chips, and a drink! We will also have a bouncy houses, water slides, a dunk tank, snow cone truck, and more! First 200 students to Open House get a free snow cone!

Today's Feeding Schedule in Marked Tree Breakfast 10:30-11:00 Location: Poinsett County Housing Authority and Carver Park Sponsor: Keep It Moving Lunch 12:00-1:00 Location: Marked Tree Elementary Food: Sandwiches and chips from Checkers Pizza 12:00-12:30 Location: Poinsett County Housing Authority and Carver Park Sponsor: Keep It Moving Dinner 5:00-6:00 Location: Marked Tree Elementary Food: BBQ and Fish Plates from Couch’s BBQ 6:30-7:15 Location: Poinsett County Housing Authority and Carver Park Sponsor: Keep It Moving Please share with family and friends in need!

We will be giving away cases of water and shelf-stable food at 4:00 TODAY at the gym.

The school will be providing lunch tomorrow from 12 to 1 and providing a breakfast that you can take home for the next morning. We will be at the elementary school. Feel free to come stay with us all day and stay cool. We are also looking for community partners who would help us find ways to serve our community food over the weekend. It is going to be extremely hot the next few days! If you know of an elderly person who needs a cool place to stay, let them know we can come get them. We have additional cots available. Please message us if you need a place to stay. We are here to serve.

The school will drive around town starting at 4:30 and drop off at the community center. Families can eat at the community center or Refuge Church and then ride the shuttle home. If you see the bus, just make sure you wave it down!

Happening Today We have a few open cots at the elementary school. If you need one, feel free to go. If you need a ride, message us and we will work on arranging it. We will be feeding families lunch from 12:00-1:00 at the elementary cafeteria. We have power and air. Refuge Church will be helping distribute food, water, Gatorade, and cleaning supplies from Convoy of Hope tomorrow at 12PM in the elementary school parking lot. FARM BUREAU is feeding the community Wednesday from 9-1 at the Community Center FIRST BAPTIST CHRCH is feeding the community Wednesday starting at 3:00 at the Community Center. This will last until 6:00 Refuge Church will also be doing a spaghetti dinner and delivery at Refuge Church at 6PM. The Community Center has power and the air conditioners are on. The Food Pantry and City have provided some drinks and snacks and we will keep it open 24/7. FIRST BAPTIST CHRCH is feeding the community Wednesday starting at 5:00 at the Community Center

Please remember that we are serving meals at the elementary school today at 12:00 p.m. We will have hot dogs, chips, a cookie, and a cold bottle of water! Our campus also has power and air. We hope to see you soon!

We will serve lunch to anyone who needs it tomorrow at 12:00. We will have hot dogs, chips, a cookie, and a drink. It will be free. The meal will be at the elementary cafeteria.

Please do not sit at home and be hot! Both schools have air/power and we will gladly let you cool off. We can get you water and are working on getting food. Come to the elementary school and we will serve you there until it is full.

Storm shelters on both campuses will be open in 10 minutes.

We got you covered, Marked Tree. All your student will need is a backpack and a water bottle. We will purchase the rest.

Delta Behavioral Health will be on the elementary campus TOMORROW from 8:30-3:00 to register students for counseling. If interested, please make plans to attend.