Forest Park Awarded for Academic Growth and Performance
On May 11, Forest Park was awarded a total of $79,600 for being among the state's top 5% of schools in both academic growth and performance. Governor Asa Hutchinson, Representative Clark Tucker, and Superintendent Michael Poore presented the awards as part of the Arkansas School Recognition Program, which provides financial awards to public schools that achieve high student performance and high student academic growth. For more about this program and all of the Arkansas schools that were recognized, see here.