Centerpoint School District

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Centerpoint School District
Location
755 Highway 8 East
Amity, Arkansas 71921
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
Established1995
SuperintendentJody Cowart
AccreditationArkansas Department of Education
SchoolsCenterpoint High School
Centerpoint Elementary School
NCES District ID0506690[1]
Students and staff
Students1,047[1]
Teachers81.24 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff167.24 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.89[1]
District mascotKnight
Colors  Purple
  Gold
  Gray
Other information
Websitewww.goknights.us

The Centerpoint School District is based in Rosboro, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses 209.66 square miles (543.0 km2) of land including portions of Pike, Hot Spring, Garland, and Clark counties. Within Pike County, it serves almost all of Glenwood, and within Clark County it serves Amity and Alpine.

Jody Cowart began his tenure as superintendent July 1, 2022, replacing Dan Breshears.

History[edit]

The Amity School District merged with the Glenwood School District to form the Centerpoint district on July 1, 1995.[2] Curtis Turner, Jr. served as the district's first superintendent.

Initially upon consolidation, Glenwood and Amity kept active campuses with each school serving its own students in grades kindergarten through sixth. Under the direction of superintendent Lewis Diggs, those campuses were later reconfigured. Centerpoint High School opened in 1997.

Glenwood Elementary School converted to a pre-K through third grade primary school campus serving all Centerpoint students in those grade levels regardless of their address. David Combs served as principal. Amity Elementary School was converted to a fourth through fifth grade intermediate school campus with former Bismarck School District superintendent Rodney Whitfield serving as principal.

Also at the time of this reconfiguration, the high school building was expanded to include sixth grade students.

District boundaries[edit]

Within Pike County, the district includes the majority of Glenwood.[3] Within Clark County, the district includes Amity and Alpine.[4] The district extends into Garland County[5] and Hot Springs County.[6]

It also serves the unincorporated areas of Bonnerdale in Hot Spring County and Rosboro in Pike County.[citation needed]

Schools[edit]

Current Schools[edit]

Centerpoint High School
The school is located in Rosboro and serves more than 550 students in grades 6 through 12.

Dr. Nic Mounts is the current principal having assumed duties July 1, 2015. Bryan Fox serves as assistant principal, and Nikki Tate serves as dean of students.

Centerpoint Elementary School
Located in Rosboro, the school serves approximately 500 students in grades pre-K through fifth grade.

Erica Doster is the current principal having assumed duties July 1, 2021. Jennifer Hill serves as assistant principal.

Former Schools[edit]

Centerpoint Primary School served students in grades pre-K through third grade until 2017 when construction was completed on the new Centerpoint Elementary School located adjacent to the high school in Rosboro. Rodney Whitfield was the last person to hold the office of principal.

Centerpoint Intermediate School served students in grades fourth and fifth until Centerpoint Elementary opened in 2017. Penny Smothers was the last principal at CIS. She became the first principal of the new Centerpoint Elementary School with Whitfield serving as assistant principal.

Centerpoint Middle School was a separate entity from Centerpoint High School from 2019 to 2021. The two schools merged again effective July 1, 2021.

Board of education[edit]

The district is governed by a seven-member board of directors. Current members include:[7]

  • Randy Bradford
  • Blake Forga
  • Larry Harvey
  • Kerry Horn
  • Mauricio Servellon
  • Dale Sutton
  • Lisa Wright

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Centerpoint School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2023. - Text list
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clark County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2023. - Text list
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Garland County AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2023. - Text list
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hot Spring County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2023. - Text list
  7. ^ "Board of Education". Centerpoint School District. June 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

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