About 501.377.6017 kbarr@littlerockchamber.com STUDENTS & PARENTS TEACHERS BUSINESS PARTNERS ACADEMIES RESOURCES Video Player The Academies of Central Arkansas COLLEGE READY. CAREER READY. Pulaski County Educational Initiative with Ford NGL WATCH VIDEO STUDENTS AND PARENTS Learn how Academies improve student success. LEARN MORE TEACHERS Learn how Academies transform teaching and learning. LEARN MORE BUSINESS PARTNERS Learn how your business can partner with an Academy school. LEARN MORE Implementation is Underway Since January 2019, the Little Rock Regional Chamber – in collaboration with the Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville North Pulaski and Pulaski County Special school districts – has been working with the help of Ford Next Generation Learning to transform the public high schools in Pulaski County into career-themed Academies. Implementation of the Academies of Central Arkansas continues to move forward and launched in the Fall 2020 semester despite the challenging times our districts are facing with COVID-19 Portrait of a Graduate The Pulaski County community, through a series of visioning sessions, has identified traits the ideal graduate of the Academies of Central Arkansas would possess when they walk across the stage. All students will graduate with a personal resilience and awareness necessary for success in life after high school. LEARN MORE Transforming our Public High Schools Take a look at how Academies of Central Arkansas are elevating all public high schools across Pulaski County. LEARN MORE RESOURCES FIND AN ACADEMY ENROLL NOW ASK A QUESTION JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT 1414 W. Main St. Jacksonville, AR 72076 501-241-2080 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 W. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72201 501-447-1000 NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 2700 N. Poplar St. North Little Rock, AR 72114 501-771-8000 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 925 E. Dixon Road Little Rock, AR 72206 501-234-2000