Ms. Anderson has been given the OK to go inside the building (at least parts A and B) without a hard hat and an escort. Yesterday, the Dedication Planning Committe was able to walk down to the Media Center and look at the amazing mural created for the main wall. Betty Sitz, a local artist, has pictured Roberts Elementary School on "Book Character Day." All the students getting off the bus are dressed as book characters. How many of them can you name?? If you can't recognize them, you need to go to the children's section of your local library and bone up on the "classics"!

PTA meeting June 29

The second organizational PTA meeting will be held on June 29 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church on Chenal Parkway.

Can someone living in Pulaski County School District request a transfer to Roberts?

According to the current Majority to Minority Transfer Policy a transfer to Roberts Elementary will not be possible at this time. Only non-black students residing in the PCSSD school district may apply for M-to-M transfers to LRSD and only LRSD schools which have a student population that is over 51% black are able to accept M-to-M transfers. At this time Roberts elementary student population is 22% black, therefore, it does not meet the guidelines.

View the Roberts PTA Bylaws

The bylaws have been posted as of May 29, 2010. They may be reviewed utilizing the following link: http://www.lrsd.org/files/roberts/Roberts_by_laws.pdf

Roberts PTA establishes nominating and bylaws committees

At the planning meeting for the Roberts PTA, two committee were established as the first steps in forming a new PTA.

The Nominating Committee is in place to find parents interested in serving on the PTA at Roberts Elementary. If you have a child attending the school next year and are interested in serving on the PTA, please email Nicole Lashbrook at RNLashbrook@sbcglobal.net with your name, contact information, and where your interests lie. The committee will pool all interested parties and make recommendations for board positions. Please submit all information before May 28th.

The Bylaws Committee will work on establishing bylaws for the new Roberts PTA.

Organization PTA meeting planned

On May 18 at 6:30 p.m., we will hold a PTA organizational meeting for Roberts Elementary parents at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church on Chenal Parkway. I know you are anxious to get the PTA up and running so I hope you will be able to attend. I look forward to seeing you there.

Barbara Anderson, principal

What is the projected enrollment for the school? How many P4 slots were assigned?

P4 letters are being mailed out Friday, April 23rd. Currently there are 60 students assigned to P4 at Roberts Elementary for 60 seats. All assigned students reside within the Roberts attendance zone.

Currently there are 632 students assigned for the 2010-11 school year, however, this number changes daily.

Deana Eggleston / Student Registration

After the registration period ends, will the number of preK registrants be shared?

P4 students will not be processed until after all K-12 students have been assigned. Assignment letters for P4 students will be mailed out on April 23, 2010.

All P4 students will be assigned by:

1. Attendance zone students who live in the attendance zone and have siblings attending.
2. Attendance zone students
3. Students who have siblings attending but do not live in the zone.
4. Students who do not live in the zone.

The time and date stamp for P4 students is being done this year for proper record keeping. Any student who turns in their P4 application during the Open Enrollment - January 25th - February 5th will be considered for a seat in their school of choice.

At time we are waiting to see what the potential enrollment for Roberts will be. Therefore, it is impossible to say at this date the exact number of classes at each grade level we will have.

Can someone living in the Fulbright zone request a transfer to Roberts?

Any student who currently resides in the Fulbright attendance zone may apply for Roberts Elementary through a TNT (Transfer No Transportation) transfer. All TNT transfers are based on space availability. We will not be reviewing TNT requests until July so that we will be certain all students who reside in the zone have been assigned. You may complete the TNT transfer request at the SRO office beginning January 25 - February 5

Meet the Principal night a big success

Tuesday night families joined Barbara Anderson and LRSD administrators for a Meet the Principal night and PTA fundraiser at Izzy's Restaurant. Thanks to the great turnout of over 60 families, Izzy's will donate nearly $400 to help get things started.