Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) is one of three public school districts in Pulaski County, Arkansas; the others are the Little Rock School District and the North Little Rock School District. PCSSD has its headquarters in Sweet Home, an unincorporated area near Little Rock.[1][2]
The current Pulaski County Special School District was established in 1927 by an act of the Arkansas Legislature joining thirty-eight independent school districts into a "special" school district. Now the second largest in the state after the Little Rock School District, the PCSSD is among the 500 largest in the United States. The district contains a total 729 square miles (1,890 km2), and includes all areas of the county — incorporated and unincorporated — excluding areas within the city limits of Little Rock, Cammack Village and North Little Rock. This district enrolls students from Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Gravel Ridge, Scott, McAlmont, Maumelle, Mabelvale, Woodson, Sweet Home, College Station, Ironton, Cabot, Wrightsville, and Alexander.
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On Monday, June 20, 2011, the Arkansas Department of Education abolished and dissolved the PCSSD School Board and fired its current superintendent, Dr. Charles Hopson amid finacial troubles. This also lead to the state department taking over the school district. More information about this can be obtained through the following links:
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