Centerpoint School District
{{Short description|A public school district based in Amity, Arkansas, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox school district
|name = Centerpoint School District
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|established = 1995
|region =
|grades = PK–12
|superintendent = Jody Cowart
| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|0506690|district_name=Centerpoint School District|access_date=4 December 2012}}
|schools = Centerpoint High School
Centerpoint Elementary School
|teachers = 81.24 (on FTE basis)
|staff = 167.24 (on FTE basis)
|conference =
|accreditation = Arkansas Department of Education
|mascot = Knight
|colors = {{color box|#382461}} Purple
{{color box|#E5D55F}} Gold
{{color box|#ABACA6}} Gray
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|location = 755 Highway 8 East
Amity, Arkansas 71921
|country = United States
|website = {{URL|http://www.goknights.us/}}
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The Centerpoint School District is based in Rosboro, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses {{convert|209.66|mi2|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
The Amity School District merged with the Glenwood School District to form the Centerpoint district on July 1, 1995."[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. 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
Within Pike County, the district includes the majority of Glenwood.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05109_pike/DC20SD_C05109.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, AR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2023-03-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05109_pike/DC20SD_C05109_SD2MS.txt Text list] Within Clark County, the district includes Amity and Alpine.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05019_clark/DC20SD_C05019.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clark County, AR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2023-03-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05019_clark/DC20SD_C05019_SD2MS.txt Text list] The district extends into Garland County{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05051_garland/DC20SD_C05051.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Garland County AR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2023-03-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05051_garland/DC20SD_C05051_SD2MS.txt Text list] and Hot Springs County.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05059_hot_spring/DC20SD_C05059.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hot Spring County, AR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2023-03-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05059_hot_spring/DC20SD_C05059_SD2MS.txt Text list]
It also serves the unincorporated areas of Bonnerdale in Hot Spring County and Rosboro in Pike County.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
Schools
=Current Schools=
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=
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
The district is governed by a seven-member board of directors. Current members include:{{Cite web |date=June 2022 |title=Board of Education |url=https://www.goknights.us/page/board-of-education |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Centerpoint School District}}
- Randy Bradford
- Blake Forga
- Larry Harvey
- Kerry Horn
- Mauricio Servellon
- Dale Sutton
- Lisa Wright
References
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External links
{{Portal|Arkansas|Schools}}
- {{Official website|http://www.goknights.us/}}
{{Education in Pike County, Arkansas}}
{{Education in Garland County, Arkansas}}
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Category:School districts in Arkansas
Category:Education in Pike County, Arkansas
Category:Education in Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Category:Education in Garland County, Arkansas
Category:Education in Clark County, Arkansas