Mills
808 E. Dixon Road
Little Rock, AR 72206

Message from the Principal

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Welcome to the Galaxy, home of the Mighty,  Mills University Studies High School Comets. The 2019-2020  school year is here and we are excited to serve our wonderful community. Updates to this webpage will take place in early July 2019.  

As an instructional leader, I am committed to serving students, parents, staff, and PCSSD.  I believe we need everyone to REACH our young people. We aim to build relationships that foster a positive and hospitable culture for teachers and students to thrive. It is truly a great time to be a Comet.  The mission to R.E.A.C.H. continues (Reach our students, Engage our students, Awareness of their needs, Connect with students, and give Help).   Our vision is simple. REACH them all and TEACH them all by fostering a culture of high expectation and rigor. Our implementation of AVID (Advance Via Individual Determination)  aligns with closing the opportunity and achievement gap.  The focus is on Equity and Excellence.  Our focus is to set a clear and compelling direction to shape our culture for learning where all students can achieve.  Our school's desire is to establish cultural norms, rituals, traditions,  common academic language,  and cultural competencies.   In addition, the school leaders and leadership team will be leading and managing the change that will foster transformations in teaching and learning.  A key part of our school is the vast number of PreAP and AP courses that we offer.  This year we are continuing personalized, competency-based learning through our DRIVEN program whereas students have options and mentor teachers who guide them to success.  We are excited about our new facilities and the education community. We offer athletic teams, band, orchestra, fine arts, drama, debate, and more. New this year is swimming! 

For the upcoming year, we will have a number of perks that will better serve students. August 15, 2019, we will have orientation consisting of meeting teachers, student schedules, and school IDs that serve at an all-access PCSSD game pass. This will be held from 5-7pm.  On August 15, 2019, at 6 pm, we will have our Open House.  In addition, this year students will be better served by getting an all-access pass for all secondary sporting events in PCSSD for only $15.  This will serve as admission for all athletic contests where there is a fee to enter. This includes all PCSSD secondary schools. A student must be wearing their PCSSD student identification card and the card is honored by that one student ONLY. Any student not wearing an ID will be charged even if he or she paid for a pass. 

Join us on our journey.  Go Comets! 

Mills University Studies High School  Assistant Principals are Mr. John Bagby jbagby@pcssd.org: serves 9th and 11th grade while Andrea Johnson amjohnson@pcssd.org: serves 10th and 12th grade.  In addition, see the contact list for teachers and their email addresses. Let us work together for our students.   

Duane Clayton, Principal

"You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. 

"You can't save the people if you don't serve the people." ~Dr. Cornell West