The board meeting originally scheduled for August 13th has been canceled and rescheduled for September 17, 2024.

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Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff Elementary

Slow growth plan

The Pine Bluff campus opened in August 2018 with an enrollment of 160 students between Kindergarten and Grade One. The school is projected to grow by 80 students over the next five years to full enrollment in Grades K – 5.

Campus information

3911 South Hazel Street
Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Phone: 870-395-7401
Fax: 870-395-7403
Email: [email protected]
School Hours: 7:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Extended Day Options: 3:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Pine Bluff Campus
Mission

Our mission

Preparing students with the academic and life skills needed to be successful in college and beyond.

The mission of Friendship Aspire Academy-Pine Bluff is to provide a world-class education that motivates students to achieve high academic standards, enjoy learning and develop as ethical, literate, well-rounded and self-sufficient citizens. Friendship Aspire Academy-Pine Bluff seeks to fulfill this mission by providing students a high quality, liberal arts education focused on preparing students with the academic and life skills needed to be successful in college and beyond.

Our mission
Ranked top 10 in the state

Our school documentary

Energy. Excitement. Excellence.

This is Arkansas. This is Friendship. We pursue excellence so we can take students further!

Principal

Our principal

Rebecca Newby

Rebecca Newby, a dynamic leader and proud native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, serves as the Principal of Friendship Aspire Academy in Pine Bluff. A trailblazer in education, Ms. Newby graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 2017 with a Bachelor’s in English Education and went on to earn a Master’s in Education in Educational Equity from the University of Arkansas in 2021. She is currently pursuing her Ed.S. in Educational Leadership at Arkansas State University, with aspirations of earning her Doctorate in the near future.

Rebecca’s dedication to education is paralleled by her commitment to her community and faith. She is the loving mother of 9-year-old Jada Newby and an active member of Destiny Worship Center, where she sings on the praise team and serves in the youth ministry. As a Fall 2014 initiate of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Alpha Rho Chapter, she embodies the values of sisterhood and service.

Rebecca lives by the principle of operating with a “Spirit of Excellence,” believing that it honors God and inspires others. She gives her best every day, fully committed to the work she is called to do. Her passion for education and her unwavering dedication to her students and staff make her an invaluable member of the Friendship Aspire Academy Family, where “everyone grows!”

Eager to continue her journey with Friendship Aspire Academy, Rebecca Newby is a shining example of excellence, perseverance, and inspirational leadership.

Meet Our Faculty at FAA Pine Bluff

Programmatic Features of the School

Programmatic Features of the School

Friendship’s philosophy is that all students can achieve at high levels when provided with a consistent message of achievement from all stakeholders, strong organizational leadership to promote and maintain rigorous instruction, and research-based curriculum that engages learners. Therefore, Friendship builds schools by first engaging families and students in a vision of the future that emphasizes the skills required for college and career success. Staff are then trained in the most effective research-based practices for differentiating student learning and fostering creativity, creativity, and critical thinking.

Friendship’s Calendar

This calendar has events for all campuses.