School Choice
THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION OF SCHOOL CHOICE APPLICATIONS APPLIES TO THE BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR.
Beginning January 1, 2025, Bryant Public Schools will accept School Choice applications for the 2025-26 school year. The Bryant School Board approved a resolution that sets forth the criteria to be used in accepting or rejection of school choice applications for the 2025-26 school year:
The Bryant School District will accept siblings of students already attending the Bryant School District through an earlier school choice transfer.
The Bryant School District will allow students who attended school in the Bryant School District during the 2024-25 school year, but whose families moved out of the Bryant School District, to remain in the Bryant School District through a school choice transfer.
As long as doing so does not result in the district reaching the maximum student-teacher ratio allowed under federal law (or rules) or state law (or rules), such that it would require the hiring of additional teachers, staff, or classrooms, the Superintendent of Schools is authorized to accept school choice transfers into the district, in the order in which those applications are received, as follows::
Grades K-5: 40 seats district-wide
Grades 6-7: 20 seats district-wide
Grades 8-9: 20 seats district-wide
Grades 10-12: 30 seats district-wide
Priority for acceptance of school choice applications will be given to an applicant who has a sibling or step sibling who resides in the same household and is already enrolled in the Bryant School District by choice.
Beginning January 1, 2025, applications may submitted to the Bryant District Office located at 1511 North Reynolds Road in Bryant, AR 72022. Applications may also be emailed to pvalencia@bryantschools.org.
Families must submit paperwork for each student living in the household to both the resident school district and non-resident school district.
The application period begins on January 1, 2025. School Choice applications are due by May 1, 2025.