-- Eastern Pulaski School District is back to school starting this week. ABC57 sat down with new superintendent for Pulaski Schools, Chad Smekens, to share his thoughts on what the new year could bring. Whether it's just new students, maybe new courses they're teaching, maybe they're new to the to the district, maybe they're new to teaching. He continues on to say, "As I was coming in this morning to work. The elementary school also has a new playground with new equipment with the updates built to ensure every kid can enjoy recess with their friends, but safety is the highest concern.