Contact Us Home Access Center Web Mail Your Documents Mobile Text Alerts Translate Every child. Whatever it takes. VBSD Trails System Helping students succeed extends beyond the classroom walls. In our mission to create a culture of healthy living, the Van Buren School District has committed creating a community-wide trails system, which encourages students and their families to get moving. Campus tracks and trails offer safe spaces for students and the city residents to walk, jog, and exercise year-round. Over the last several years, VBSD has significantly expanded its trails system using JUA (Joint User Agreement) funding. We have partnered with both the City of Van Buren and Crawford County, as well as the Boys & Girls Club, for installations throughout the community. Several schools are equipped with asphalt trails, as well as fitness stations where visitors can perform upper and lower body strength and endurance exercises. A stand-alone fitness park also exists near the VBSD Administration Building on Pointer Trail. (See brochure and slideshow below for site listing.) To date, VBSD has received nearly $500,000 in JUA grant funds to help complete these projects. The trails system is an important component of the District’s overall wellness plan, which focuses on both student and staff health. Van Buren is proudly designated as a Coordinated School Health (CSH) District by the Arkansas Department of Education. Our trails system helps promote the importance of physical activity, which is a key component of the CSH model. Trails are also open to the community during non-school hours, giving local residents free and easy access to a place for exercise and recreation. Download the brochure here. (Updated brochure coming in Summer 2021.) Van Buren School District 2221 Pointer Trail East Van Buren, AR 72956 479-474-7942 TWITTER FACEBOOK PEACHJAR District Schools Central Elementary School Website • Twitter Izard Center for Learning Website • Twitter King Elementary School Website • Twitter Oliver Springs Elementary School Website • Twitter Parkview Elementary School Website • Twitter Rena Elementary School Website • Twitter Tate Elementary School Website • Twitter Butterfield Trail Middle School Website • Twitter Northridge Middle School Website • Twitter Freshman Academy Website • Twitter Van Buren High School Website • Twitter Department Heads Supervisor of Health Services • Tara Dorrough Director of Athletics • Drew Cone Director of Elementary Learning Services • Joyce Haver Director of Secondary Learning Services • Myron Heckman Director of Bands • Ron Smith Director of Fine Arts Center • DJ McRoberts Director of Adult Education • Dr. Debbie Faubus-Kendrick Director of Business • Lori Trentham Director of Special Education • Chrisy Young Director of Maintenance • Danny Spears Director of Transportation • Mike Allen Director of Technology • Patrick Mays Director of Child Nutrition • Roy Kendrick Director of Testing, EL, and Migrant • Kriss Marshell Copyright © 2021 Van Buren School District. All rights reserved Sitemap Tech Department State Required Information