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DeQueen-MenaEducation Service Cooperative

Annual Report2018-2019

Annual Evaluation Report 2018-2019.......................................................................................................3MISSION STATEMENT......................................................................................................................4DEQUEEN-MENA EDUCATION COOPERATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS..................................5EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE (ESC) ANNUAL REPORT................................................6

GOVERNANCE.................................................................................................................................6STAFFING.........................................................................................................................................7DMEC TEACHER CENTER.............................................................................................................13ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.......................................................................................................14DIRECT SERVICES TO STUDENTS................................................................................................14ANECDOTAL REPORTS.................................................................................................................15EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES.................................................................................17

DEQUEEN-MENA EDUCATION COOPERATIVE 2018-2019 SALARY SCHEDULE......................19DEQUEEN-MENA EDUCATION COOPERATIVE TEACHER CENTER COMMITTEE................20PROGRAM SUMMARIES.................................................................................................................21

ADH Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program................................................................................21Arkansas Better Chance Program (ABC) Home Instruction for Parents/ Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)...25Behavior Support Specialist...............................................................................................................29Career and Technical Education..........................................................................................................32Commercial Driver License Third Party Testing..................................................................................34Digital Learning – Team Digital, Arkansas Connect2Digital.................................................................35Digital Learning – Virtual Arkansas (2018-2019 Academic Year).........................................................37Early Childhood - Behavior................................................................................................................39Early Childhood - Special Education (ECSE).......................................................................................42Foster Grandparent Program...............................................................................................................45Gifted and Talented Education............................................................................................................47Instructional Technology....................................................................................................................48Literacy………….............................................................................................................................50Mathematics……..............................................................................................................................52Media Center…….............................................................................................................................54Novice Teacher Mentoring Program....................................................................................................48Principal PLC Time...........................................................................................................................49Professional Development/Teacher Center..........................................................................................50Science…………..............................................................................................................................51Special Education…..........................................................................................................................53Special Education Mentoring Grant.....................................................................................................55Special Nutrition Program..................................................................................................................56Supplies………….............................................................................................................................57

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.........................................................................................58Extending Children’s Mathematics (ECM)...........................................................................................58Teacher Evaluation Support System (TESS).........................................................................................58EitherScope Project...........................................................................................................................59ACT Aspire………...........................................................................................................................59ESSA……………….........................................................................................................................59

Professional Development Activities Report........................................................................................60

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DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative 305 South Hornberg Avenue

P O Box 110Gillham, AR 71841

Ph (870)386-2251 Fax (870)386-7731

TO: Arkansas’ Educators

FROM: John Ponder, DirectorDeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative

SUBJECT: Annual Evaluation Report 2018-2019

Dear Arkansas Educators:

In accordance with A.C.A 6-13-120, DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative has completed the 2018-2019 Annual Report to provide information concerning the various programs and services provided for our member schools. Local district needs are constantly changing due to federal and state initiatives and our services must be adapted to meet these. Examples we have focused on this past year are student assessment, teacher preparedness, coding and STEM education.

This document represents the wide range of services and activities DeQueen-Mena offers. An emphasis is not only placed on professional development but also getting students involved in learning competitions to expand their educational experience. The intent of this report is to better inform the public on how we are partnering with our local school districts to improve the educational process.

By reading this report, one will gain a better understanding of the many programs serving our schools. The development of partnerships between DMEC, local school districts and the Department of Education are a must if advances in education continue in Arkansas.

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DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative is to assist the member schools in more effective and more equitable use of their shared resources and to provide shared services for the better education of their children and youth.

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DEQUEEN-MENA EDUCATION COOPERATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers of the Board

Name Position School District

Doug Graham President Nashville

Lee Smith Vice-President Horatio

John Ponder Director/Ex-officio DeQueen-Mena Education Cooperative

Jerry Strasner Secretary Ouachita River

Members of the Board

Name Position School District

Thelma Forte Board member Mineral Springs

Pat Tankersley Board member Foreman

Bruce Hill Board member DeQueen

Jerry Strasner Board member Ouachita River

Jody Cowart Board member Dierks

Benny Weston Board member Mena

Doug Graham Board member Nashville

Jim Tankersley Board member Cossatot River

Deric Owens Board member Caddo Hills

Casey Nichols Board member Ashdown

Lee Smith Board member Horatio

Michael White Board member Mount Ida

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Arkansas Department of Education

EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE (ESC) ANNUAL REPORT

DATE: June 1, 2018 LEA# 67-20 ESC# 9ESC NAME: DeQueen-Mena Education Service CooperativeADDRESS: PO Box 110, 305 South Hornberg Avenue, Gillham, AR 71841 PHONE NUMBER: 479-385-4319

DIRECTOR: John PonderTEACHER CENTER COORDINATOR: Dana Ray

NUMBER OF COUNTIES SERVED: 5 NUMBER OF DISTRICTS SERVED: 12 NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED: 1 2 , 4 7 9NUMBER OF TEACHERS SERVED: 1120

GOVERNANCE

A. How is the Co-op governed?Board of Directors X or Executive Committee How many members on the Board? 12 How many times did the Board meet? 12 When is the regular meeting? Third Thursday of each month Date of current year’s annual meeting: June 12, 2018

B. Does the Co-op have a Teacher Center Committee? Yes X No If yes, then:How many are on the Teacher Center Committee? 12 How many members are teachers? 8 How many times did the Teacher Center Committee meet? 3 When is the regular meeting? As scheduled (three times per year)

C. When was the most recent survey/needs assessment conducted? Nov. 2018 D. Have written policies been filed with the Arkansas Department of Education? __Yes__

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STAFFING

Please list (or attach a list of) all staff members of the co-op (including those housed at the co-op and paid through other sources), their titles and the salary funding sources for the positions. Place an asterisk (*) beside those who are housed at the co-op only and whose salary does not flow through the co-op’s budget.

(S=State, F=Federal, H=Head Start, M=Medicaid, P=Private, B=Base Funds, D=District)

NAME POSITION FUNDING SOURCE

Allen, Sarah ABC Paraprofessional S

Alvaredo, Laura HIPPY Parent Educator S

Anderson, Lori ABC Paraprofessional S

Bass, Amanda ABC Paraprofessional S

Bates, Charlie Jo ABC Paraprofessional S

Bell, Jennifer ABC/ECSE S

Bell, Suzanne ECSE/Itinerant Teacher S

Benton, Becky ECSE/Itinerant Teacher S

Bickley, Shirley ABC Paraprofessional S

Blair, Amanda ABC Paraprofessional S

Bowren, Anita Media Clerk S

Redman, BriAnna Speech Therapist S

Branson, Lee ABC Paraprofessional S

Bunch, Laura Special Ed Supervisor S

Bustos, Tabitha ABC Paraprofessional S

Byrd, Cheryl School Nurse Specialist S

Byrne, Karla Literacy Specialist S

Carr, Randi ABC Teacher/Director S

Cartwright, Tara Asst. Bookkeeper S

Carver, Betty ABC Teacher S

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Cearley, Heather ABC Teacher S

Cheyne, Kristie ABC Paraprofessional S

Cirkles, Wendy ABC Paraprofessional S

Cole, Jayne Business Manager S

Coleman, Ashley ABC Teacher S

Cook, Amanda ABC Paraprofessional S

Cooley, Andrea Medicaid Clerk F

Cortez, Karina ABC Teacher S

Culp, Amanda ABC Teacher/Director S

Daniels, Jessica ABC Paraprofessional S

Davis, Cati ABC Paraprofessional S

Denson, Renee ABC Teacher S

Denton, Anna ABC Teacher S

Deramus, Melinda ABC Teacher S

Dinger, Sherry ABC Site Director S

Dixon, Mandy ABC Paraprofessional S

Edwards, Sheila ABC Paraprofessional S

Erwin-Park, Makenzie ABC Paraprofessional S

Ewing, Ashley ABC Teacher/Director S

Fatherree, Amanda ABC Paraprofessional S

Fiorello, Penny ECSE Itinerant/Teacher S

Flint, Bonita APSCN Rep S

Floyd, Rebecca ABC Teacher S

Frachiseur, Ann FGP Secretary F

Frachiseur, Faye Custodian S

French, Shonda ABC Paraprofessional S

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Gallardo, Rosa ABC Paraprofessional S

Garner, Blair HIPPY Admin Assistant S

Garner, Karen HIPPY Parent Educator S

Gathright, April ABC Paraprofessional S

Gilchrist, Shelley ABC Teacher S

Platt, Barbara ABC Paraprofessional S

Goodman, Cathy ABC Paraprofessional S

Gragg, Bonny ABC Paraprofessional S

Gray, Kimberly ABC Teacher/Director S

Green, Cheryl ECSE Teacher/EC Behavior Specialist S

Gregory, Lora ABC Teacher S

Haarmeyer, Denise ABC Paraprofessional S

Hamilton, Crystal ABC Teacher S

Harder, Angela ABC Teacher S

Harvey, Lauren ABC Teacher S

Hemphill, Camecia ABC Paraprofessional S

Hemphill, TaNesha ABC Teacher S

Henderson, Ruthie ABC Teacher S

Hernandez, Dalila ABC Paraprofessional S

Hernandez, Hortencia HIPPY Parent Educator S

Hicks, Diana EC/ABC/HIPPY Coordinator S

Hicks, Sloan ABC Paraprofessional S

Hobson, Tyra Technology Coordinator S

Hopkins, Nikita ABC Paraprofessional S

House, Brianne ABC Teacher/Director S

Hudson, Tammy ABC Teacher S

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Jenkins, Neal Maintenance S

Jenkins, Patricia ABC Paraprofessional S

Jewell, Raymond ABC Maintenance S

Johnson, Eva ABC Teacher/Director S

Johnson, Jessica ABC Teacher/Director S

Jones, Debbie ABC Teacher S

Jones, Jessica ECSE Teacher/HIPPY Coordinator S

Jones, Kaylee ABC Teacher S

Keels, Kathy ABC Paraprofessional S

Kennemore, Kim Assistant EC Coordinator S

Kincaid, Dana ABC Teacher S

Lacefield, Kayla ABC Teacher/Director S

Lacefield, Leslie ABC Teacher S

Larruci, Kim ABC Teacher/Director S

Looney, Alyson “Toni” ABC Teacher S

Lovewell, Melissa ECSE Teacher/Itinerant Teacher S

Luna, Maria ABC Paraprofessional S

Lyle, Meagan Speech Pathologist S

McAdams, Sherri ABC Site Director S

McBryde, Tiffany ABC Paraprofessional S

Mears, Allison Behavior Specialist K-12 F

Miller, Andria Math Specialist S

Miller, Callie Speech Assistant S

Mitchell, Britney ABC Paraprofessional S

Montero, Carmen ECSE/Itinerant Teacher S

Morgan, Skylar ABC Paraprofessional S

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Nance, Christy ABC Paraprofessional S

Neeson, Cristi ABC Teacher S

Nelson, Shamanda ABC Teacher/Director S

Nieto, Luz ABC Paraprofessional S

Nowlin, Lynne ABC Teacher/Director S

Parker, Wendy HIPPY Parent Educator S

Parson, Kelli Special Ed Supervisor S

Pennington, Heather ABC Paraprofessional S

Ponder, John Director S

Pope, Samantha ABC Teacher S

Price, Brittany ABC Teacher S

Price, Jean ABC Paraprofessional S

Ralls, Monica ABC Paraprofessional S

Ray, Dana Teacher Center Coordinator S

Reeder, Kari ABC Paraprofessional S

Reel, Anne ABC Teacher S

Revels, Maribeth Math Specialist S

Richardson, Mike ABC Computer Tech S

Russell, Rhonda ABC Paraprofessional S

Schuller, Brian Science Specialist S

Schuller, Lisa Literacy Specialist/GT Specialist S

Scoggins, Nelda FGP Volunteer Coordinator F

Smedley, Britany ABC Teacher S

Smith, Emily ABC Teacher/Director S

Sorrels, Denise ABC Teacher S

Southerland, Stacey Career & Tech Ed Coordinator S

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Stewart, Christy ABC Paraprofessional S

Stone, Holly ABC Paraprofessional S

Strasner, Lori ABC Teacher/Director S

Tabler, Phyllis ABC Secretary S

Tomlinson, Misty ABC Paraprofessional S

Trotter, Zachary Media Driver/Maintenance S

Vega, Malani ABC Paraprofessional S

Victoriano, Damaris HIPPY Parent Educator S

Villamil, Maricela ABC Teacher S

Walker, Alisa ABC Teacher S

Wallis, Linzi ABC Site Director S

Ware, April Developmental Assistant S

Watts, Jane Occupational Therapist S

Weed, Renee Secretary S

Whisenhunt, Christy Literacy Specialist/Dyslexia S

Whisenhunt, Joan ABC Teacher S

Willey, Crystal Secretary S

Williams, Janet ECSE Itinerant Teacher S

Williams, Stacey ABC Teacher/ECSE Teacher S

Williams, Terri FGP Director/Media F/S

Wilson, Sandra ABC Teacher S

Wise, Nina ABC Teacher S

Wright, Gary Vision Consultant S

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DMEC TEACHER CENTER

Please attach a list of all in-service training/staff development workshops offered through the co-op, including month offered, topic, number of districts participating, number of participants, and location of workshops. Place an asterisk (*) beside those which provided curriculum assistance. Include a cumulative total of participants. See attached form.

A. Does the co-op provide media services to schools? YES _X_ NO ___

Approximate number of titles in media center: 5473

Does the co-op provide delivery to the districts? YES _X_ NO ___

How many districts participate in the media program? 12

How many titles (including duplicate counts) were provided to schools during the year? 268

Do districts contribute dollars to the media services for teachers? YES _X_ NO ___

How are media charges per district determined (formal or per ADM)? Please describe: $4.00 X ADM

Does the co-op operate a “make-and-take” center for teachers? YES _X_ NO ___

How many teacher visits have been made to the center including duplicate visits? 399

How many requests have been made for the Ellison Die Cuts? 8480

How many districts use the co-op to copy and bind theirteacher handbooks? 1

How many districts use the co-op to copy and bind theirStudent handbooks? 3

How many districts use the co-op for background checks? 16

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESPlease check administrative services offered through the co-op: [ X ] Administrators and Local Board Member trainings

[ X ] Assessment data analysis[ X ] Bookkeeping Assistance

[ X ] Business Management Training[ X ] Computer Technician[ X ] Cooperative Purchasing[ X ] E-Rate Applications[ X ] eSchool and eFinance Support[ X ] Evaluation Procedures [ X ] Gifted and Talented Assistance[ X ] Math/Science/Literacy Support[ X ] Numerous Professional Development opportunities for teachers[ X ] Paraprofessional Testing[ X ] Personnel Application [ X ] Print Shop/Media Services[ X ] Special Education Services[ X ] Technology Training [ X ] Zoom License provided per district[ X ] Carl Perkins Assistance[ X ] Behavior Support Services[ X ] Health Nurse Services[ X ] Fingerprinting[ X ] Dyslexia Support[ X ] Novice Teacher Mentoring

DIRECT SERVICES TO STUDENTS

Please check the student services provided through the co-op: [ X ] Battle of the Books [ X ] Chess Tournament[ X ] Destination Science Challenge[ X ] Quiz Bowl[ X ] Reading Fair[ X ] Virtual Arkansas[ X ] Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy[ X ] Speech Therapist [ X ] Behavior Support Services[ X ] Early Childhood Special Education for Ages 3-5[ X ] Foster Grandparents[ X ] Gifted/Talented Programs: 12 participating districts[ X ] Itinerant Teachers – please list areas: Early Childhood, Sp. Ed., Low

Incidence Handicapped[ X ] Nursing Services

[ ] Other (Please specify):

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ANECDOTAL REPORTS

Science Challenge

Science Destination challenge is a one-day competition held annually by DMESC that provides teachers, students and the community the opportunity to experience the importance of STEM education in the world around us. Science Destination Challenge is a competition that challenges students to use creativity and imagination along with science, technology, mathematics and engineering to build or modify an apparatus that performs a practical function. The competition is open to all students in grades 3-12 that want to experience science through exciting challenges and problem-solving situations. All DMESC school districts have the opportunity to participate by sending individuals or teams that may choose from 14 different challenges and compete for best performance. This year, eight of twelve area school districts, along with two school districts out of the DMESC area, participated in the event involving approximately 250 students and more than 65 adults.

Quiz Bowl

DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative hosted three county tournaments involving elementary, junior high and senior high students along with one Co-op regional champion’s tournament in 2018-2019. DMESC also participated in an invitational tournament directed jointly with Southwest Education Cooperative.

Students in grades 3-12 from every district in our cooperative participated in these tournaments at which they were able to apply their classroom hard work and studying and test against their peers. DMESC provided study questions, practice sessions, and tournament questions sets for districts. The GT Specialist organized and directed the tournaments for the member schools with the help of the district GT Coordinators. Students demonstrated their knowledge in all content areas including math, science, literacy, social studies and current events.

Reading Fair

The seventh annual Regional Reading Fair provided students with the opportunity to share a favorite fiction or non-fiction book creatively with a project board display or a presentation involving technology. Students were asked to determine central ideas/themes of a text and analyze their development. They also summarized the key supporting details and ideas of the text. Choice of presentation was offered to the students. Creative use of technology has grown tremendously in the past few years.

The competition was separated into three divisions; one for students in grades 4-6, one for students in grades 7-9, and one for students in grades 10-12. All levels of competition include an interview before judges in which students were asked to tell about their book projects. Six DMESC schools, represented by 95 students and their teachers, participated in a successful 2019 event. First, Second, and Third places were given in each grade for each category (Fiction, Nonfiction, and Technology).

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Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books is a yearly competition between school districts for students in grades 1-12. Students are provided a list of books from which to read to prepare for the competition. Questions are asked and students buzz in to answer. The objective is to be the first to buzz in with the correct answer. Points are awarded to determine the winner in each grade level. First, Second, and Third places were given at each grade level. For the 2018-2019 SY, 23 DMESC schools participated with 393 students competing in grades 1-12. The Battle of the Books Competition encourages reading as students look forward to attending the annual event.

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EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES

Act 610 of 1999 requires that each Educational Service Cooperative report the following information:

EMPLOYED Number of new males employed by the cooperative for the 2018-2019 school year: 0 Please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications:

0 - White0 - African American0 - Hispanic0 - Asian0 - American Indian/Alaskan Native

Number of new females employed by the cooperative for the 2018-2019 school year: 10 Please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications:

TERMINATED

5 - White2 - African American2 - Hispanic 0 - Asian1 - American Indian/Alaskan Native

Number of males terminated by the cooperative during the 2018-2019 school year: 1 Please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications:


Number of females terminated by the cooperative during the 2018-2019 school year: 0 Please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications:


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SEEKING EMPLOYMENT Number of males seeking employment by the cooperative during the 2018-2019 school year: 0Please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications:


Number of females seeking employment by the cooperative during the 2018-2019 school year: 27Please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications:

20 - White1 - African American6 - Hispanic0 - Asian0 - American Indian0 - Alaskan Native

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DEQUEEN-MENA EDUCATION COOPERATIVE 2018-2019 SALARY SCHEDULE

Years of Experience Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree

0 $34,500 $38,625

1 $35,000 $39,125

2 $35,500 $39,625

3 $36,000 $40,125

4 $36,500 $40,625

5 $37,000 $41,125

6 $37,500 $41,625

7 $38,000 $42,125

8 $38,500 $42,625

9 $39,000 $43,125

10 $39,500 $43,625

11 $40,000 $44,125

12 $40,500 $44,625

13 $41,000 $45,125

14 $41,500 $45,625

15 $42,000 $46,125

16 $42,500 $46,625

17 $43,000 $47,125

18 $43,500 $47,625

19 $44,000 $48,125

20 $44,500 $48,625

21 $45,000 $49,125

22 $45,500 $49,625

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DEQUEEN-MENA EDUCATION COOPERATIVE TEACHER CENTER COMMITTEE

Name Position District Term

Rob Plant Teacher Mineral Springs HS 2018-2019

Kamille Davis Teacher Foreman HS 2018-2019

Tammy McAlister Teacher Horatio 2018-2019

Pam Hackworth Teacher Ouachita River Oden Elem 2018-2019

Sydney Smith Teacher Mount Ida Elem 2018-2020

Emily Freeman Teacher Ashdown LF Henderson 2018-2020

Lori Finley Principal Dierks Elem 2018-2020

Tim Walston Counselor Cossatot River 2018-2020

Justin Neal Teacher Caddo Hills HS 2018-2021

Becky Stanley Teacher Nashville Primary 2018-2021

Jason Sanders Superintendent DeQueen 2018-2021

Celeste Ashcraft Librarian Mena Louise Durham 2018-2021

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PROGRAM SUMMARIES

PROGRAM: ADH Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program

FUNDING SOURCE: Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program- Master Settlement Tobacco Funds

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes No _X_

RESTRICTED FUNDING: _X NON-RESTRICTED FUNDING ___

PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Caddo Hills, De Queen, Dierks, Foreman, Horatio, Mena, Mineral Springs, Mount. Ida, Nashville, Ouachita River, Cossatot River

PERSONNEL: Cheryl Byrd, RN, Community Health Nurse Specialist

FUNDING STATEMENT:The Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas Department of Health partnered to support the role of the Community Health Nurse Specialist. ADH funds the Community Health Nurse Specialist’s salary, travel and reimbursement for nurse’s office space. DMEC provides the necessary office space, secretarial staff, office phone and internet, and printing/copying of educational materials, as well as classroom facilities for in-services. Various equipment, prevention material, instructional aids, and promotional items have also been funded.

PROGRAM GOALS:The goal of the Community Health Nurse Specialist is to provide technical assistance to schools for tobacco prevention and cessation; health promotion and disease prevention; act as a resource for school wellness committees; provide technical assistance to school nurses for health screenings, immunizations, injury prevention, disease prevention, chronic disease management and other school health issues; serve as a resource to communities for child health and public health issues; and to reduce health disparities through awareness.

The CHNS informs schools and communities of school health resources, available trainings and grant opportunities; provides certification training to school nurses for mandated health screenings; identifies and evaluates training needs of school personnel; and develops, coordinates, facilitates and conducts trainings for school nurses, school personnel, local health units and community members.

CHNS maintains regular contact with school personnel, Hometown Health Improvement staff and local health units, acting as a liaison linking community coalitions, schools, local health units, community resources and healthcare providers; promoting public health through media venues and supporting local public health emergency response efforts.

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PROGRAM SUMMARY:CHNS is a collaborative research based effort between the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Department of Health to effectively address students’ health, thus improving their ability to learn. Based on the 8 CSH component model, School Health addresses the risk factors determined by the CDC that have the most detrimental effect on children and adolescents to include: inadequate physical activity; unhealthy dietary behaviors; sexual behaviors that may result in HIV infection, STD’s and unintended pregnancies; alcohol and other drug use; tobacco use and emerging tobacco product use; and behaviors that result in unintentional injuries.

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR:The focus for 2018-19 is Intentional and Unintentional Injury Prevention, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, Flu Prevention, Sexual Health Education, Management of Chronic Disease in the School Setting, Promotion of Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition, and Enhancement of School Wellness Committees.

Highlights of 2018-19 include: Collaborated with CHNS/CHPS to host the 2017 New SN Conference at Arch Ford Coop for

83 SNs. Took on a lead role as planner, CNE Nurse Planner, and presenter of medication and IHP guidelines at the conference.

Hosted DMEC SN Update Aug 11th – Partnered with ACH to provide Cardiomyopathy in the Schools; Dating Violence Awareness; TB/Zika/Communicable diseases and immies by ADH; SN updates via Cheria Lindsey – 19 SNs attended.

Collaborated with ADE to revise paraprofessional training for students with special healthcare needs.

Participated and contributed to DMEC 5-year Coop Evaluation earning 5/5 performance score.

Provided education re: Spot Vision Screener use in early childhood for screening of preschool students to DMEC ECH.

Partnered with LEA Supervisor at DMEC and Provided Special Health Care Needs Education to 24 Paras of DMEC.

Hosted Child Maltreatment education to 4 DMEC educators and another training for 100 Cossatot River School Staff.

Hosted flu clinic at DMEC – administered 20 flu vaccines to coop staff. In addition to school flu clinics in public and private schools, Participated in community flu

clinics; CCCUA Mini Mass Clinic, Sevier Co. Development Center, Husqvarna, Lockesburg Senior Center, Sevier Co. Courthouse and County Employees.

Provided CPR and First Aid certification trainings to 32 ECH educators, special education teachers and paras, and Ashdown bus drivers and coaches, 6 educators and 4 nurses in 5 classes.

Also mentored 3 CPR instructors via AHA guidelines using CPR/First Aid courses. Provided CPR training to 6 DMEC staff. Provided First Aid certification trainings to 6

DMEC staff. Provided AHA BLS CPR Instructor certification trainings to 3 Ashdown nurses. Also mentored 3 CPR instructors of Ashdown Schools via AHA guidelines using CPR/First

Aid courses. Updating all CPR manikins with required monitoring devices for use in all CPR classes.

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Provided education to Early Childhood Director at DMEC re: New CPR guidelines for 2017 and beyond.

Assessed need for CPR Instructor trainings in my coop region-scheduling a CPR Instructor training for May.

Provided BLS certification to DeQueen SN and 2 health care providers in the community. Stop the Bleed to be implemented in all Early Childhood CPR/AED/First Aid trainings at

DMEC. Partnered with ACH to Provide Stop the Bleed training at Nashville for 27 nurses, EMS, law

enforcement, physicians, dentists; Partnered with ACH to host Stop the Bleed Train the Trainer training in DeQueen for 41 fire, law enforcement, EMS, hospital, physicians, pharmacists, trauma center, school nurse personnel at CCCUA-DeQueen Campus.

Partnered with Howard Memorial Hospital to plan Stop the Bleed trainings to hospital staff and community partners. Viewed, discussed and planned community trainings for (30) fire and first responders in Nashville.

Stop the Bleed presentation scheduled for ADH staff in April; 45 Clinic Coordinators and Lead Clerks.

Provided opportunity for all local health units in Polk, Howard, Montgomery, Little River and Sevier to schedule a Stop the Bleed for ADH staff in their health unit. Upcoming trainings scheduled.

Information re: upcoming Stop the Bleed trainings for school partners and community members distributed to prevention partners, schools, hospitals, HHI coalitions, etc.

Provided New SN Orientation to RN Supervisor at Cossatot River SD, and New SNs at Ashdown (2), Nashville (2), and Mena (1).

Partnered with SWR CHNS to provide training to SAU nursing students re: Vision, hearing, BMI and scoliosis screening certification trainings.

Partnered with Edith Greenwood and Feather Linn to organize a poison/tobacco/nicotine presentation for 5th grade students of Stomp in the Wild September 14, 2017.

Provided SafeTALK suicide awareness training to 11 SWAEC School Nurse in Hope. Provided SafeTALK suicide awareness training to 18 ADH lead clerks/administrators in

Hope, 13 ADH clinic coordinators and ANPs at SWAEC in Hope. SafeTALK presentations promoted at all schools, DMEC and SWR Coops. Hosted Child Maltreatment and SafeTALK education to 12 DMEC educators. Provided Poison in Action education to 17 adults at Sevier Co Health Unit Community event. Provided Shaken Baby Prevention Education to 24 attendees at Sevier Co Health Unit

Community event. Attended Statewide Drug Summit. Participating in PPYC Advisory Committee. Participated in Indistar review of DMEC schools to address SHI and ACSIP. Attended (2) statewide SafeSchools conference in NLR. Partnered with Randy Walker, MD and Sevier Co Coalition to host “Chasing the Dragon”

viewing re: Opioid Epidemic in the US in March for 42 community members, law enforcement, healthcare providers, school administrators, etc.

Participated in Extended Recess Pilot webinar-supporting 3 area schools interested in applying.

Notifications of upcoming spring and summer workshops sent to all SNs.

Spring 2019 workshops for SNs and school personnel:

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School Nurse Academy at Dawson CoopAR Cancer SummitArkansas Public Health Association Annual ConferencePediatric Nurse Trauma Symposium

Summer 2019 workshops for school nurses:SafeTALK at DMESC, Camden and DawsonNational Association of School Nurses Annual ConferenceSpecial Educaiton Conference at DMESCASIST Suicide Training in CamdenCPR Instructor Training at DMESCAR School Nurse Association Annual ConferenceSN Residency at AR Children’s Hospital

Annual SN Update at DMEC August 2019:SN Consultant UpdateCommunicable Disease update and management in the school settingCommon Playground and Sports InjuriesAR State Board of Nursing-The Role of the School NurseJUUL-The new face of Tobacco

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PROGRAM: Arkansas Better Chance Program (ABC) Home Instruction for Parents and Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)

FUNDING AMOUNT: $4,113,967.00

FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Administered by theArkansas Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes X No

RESTRICTED FUNDING: X NON-RESTRICTED FUNDING:

PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Cossatot River, DeQueen, Dierks, Foreman,Mena, Horatio, Mineral Springs, Mount Ida, Nashville, Ouachita River

PERSONNEL: Diana Hicks, ABC Program Coordinator (MSE)Kim Kennemore, Assistant ABC Program Coordinator (MSE)

Jessica Jones, HIPPY Coordinator (MSE)Cheryl Green, EC Behavior Specialist (MSE)

Mike Richardson, Computer Technician Phyllis Tabler, Secretary

Blair Garner, HIPPY Secretary

GOALS: Provide quality ABC preschool programs on behalf of participating local school districts for

identified at-risk, three-through five-year-old children Collaborate with local early childhood partners, including Head Start, private early childhood

providers and Special Education in order to provide seamless services and information to families and the community and to serve children in the most appropriate environments

Coordinate efforts with other early childhood and service providers to provide a comprehensive, quality, early childhood program in the Co-op region

Provide developmentally appropriate and individualized program to meet the needs of each student enrolled

Provide home-based early childhood education readiness program using the age and developmentally appropriate HIPPY curriculum to 95 children in Howard, Polk and Sevier Counties to help children develop essential prerequisite learning skills

PROGRAM SUMMARY:The ABC center-based preschool program provides free quality preschool services to 888 three- and four-year-old children in the co-op region. All programs operate on the local school calendar for 178 student interaction days. ABC preschools meet the core quality components as outlined by the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education which includes qualified staff, low student to teacher ratio, developmental screening and child assessment, meaningful parent and community engagement activities, quality approved curriculum, and well trained staff.

The ABC center-based program (ABC) employs 46 lead teachers, 44 paraprofessionals, five directors, one administrative assistant, and one computer technician. The ABC program has 46 classrooms housed at 14 different sites on school campuses in Ashdown, Cossatot River (3), DeQueen, Dierks, Foreman, Horatio, Mena, Saratoga, Mount Ida, Nashville, and Ouachita River (2).

ASSESSMENT:Assessment data on every child is required for individual planning and for analysis of the long-term effect on children as they progress through entry into kindergarten and completion of fourth grade. Each child is assessed using the Work Sampling System, the instrument specified by DCCECE.

The Work Sampling System (WSS) is designed to help teachers learn about a child’s skills, behaviors, and academic achievements in school.

Work Sampling gives teachers the information they need to work effectively with their children, by building child’s motivation and self-confidence and for reporting student progress to parents.

The Work Sampling System focuses on seven areas of the curriculum: Personal and Social Development Language and Literacy Mathematical Thinking Scientific Thinking Social Studies The Arts Physical Development and Health

The Work Sampling System is composed of three interrelated parts:

Developmental Guidelines and Checklist – List of age or grade-level expectations that are used for guiding teachers’ observations about child’s achievements in school.

Portfolios – Collections of child’s work to show progress and demonstrate special interest and talents as well as areas in need of development.

Summary Reports – A profile of child’s school performance based on the Checklist observations and Portfolio collection. It includes brief comments from the teacher about child’s progress, strengths, and areas of concern and is sent home three times per year. The Summary Reports replaces report cards.

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WSS data for four year olds indicated gains across all seven areas of curriculum with the average four year old performing at or above 94% proficient. WSS data for three year olds indicated significant gains across all seven area of curriculum with the average three year old performing at or above 77% proficient.

All 46 ABC classrooms have met the criteria for becoming an “approved” Early Childhood program under the Arkansas Child Care Approval System Rules and Regulations. All staff has received required training for their job title in the following areas:

Pre-K Standards AR CDELS (21 hrs) Pre-K ELLA (Early Literacy Learning in Arkansas, 30 hrs) Math/Science for Young Children (30 hrs) Social/Emotional Benchmarks for Young Children (45 hrs) Preschool children with special needs (6 hrs) Two day Work Sampling initial training Work Sampling refresher online ( assessment instrument chosen by state) Child Maltreatment Parent Involvement Suicide Prevention Director Orientation (24 hrs) Dyslexia CPR/First Aid Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale COPA (Child Outcome Planning & Administration) Child Care Orientation for new staff Developmental, speech, vision and hearing screening and referral procedures Paraprofessional training modules from ADE Science of Reading (3 hrs) Drug Awareness (6 hrs) Family Map Training Mental Health & Seed Digging Making Most of Classroom Interaction Health Safety and Nutrition

The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program is a 30-week school readiness –parent involvement program for parents of three and four year-old children. The program is staffed by a professional coordinator, administrative assistant, and four well trained home-based educators. Ninety-five children and families currently receive services in Sevier, Polk and Howard counties.

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: Better Beginnings (BB), the state’s Quality Rating Improvement System, administered by the

Department of Human Service’s Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education has been fully implemented and all 16 sites have achieved Level 3 rating

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One of our Hippy HB Educators was recognized at State Conference as Home Based Educator of the year

The Program Administration Scale (PAS) for multiple uses: program self-improvement, technical assistance and monitoring, training, research and evaluation, and public awareness has been fully implemented at all sites

Community-wide activities focused on “Hands in Learning” were held in each county to celebrate Arkansas Children’s’ week in April

One lead teacher completed her Masters in Early Childhood Curriculum Education. One paraprofessional completed her Bachelors in Early Education to become K-6 certified

HIPPY Coordinator and two home-based educators attended the HIPPY National Conference held in San Antonio, TX

Four staff attended the annual Arkansas Early Childhood Association (AECA) Conference in Hot Springs

ABC and HIPPY program collaborated with local Head Starts, DDS programs, School Districts, County Health Departments, County Extension programs, other licensed centers, DHS, Community Colleges, school nurses, local physicians, local dentists and private Day Cares to coordinate and help children benefit from an array of services

Twenty four additional staff completed intensive training on Making the Most of Classroom Interactions (MMCI) based on the guiding principle that teacher-child interactions are the classroom experience that matters most to children’s social and academic development

Forty Seven staff completed the new Pre K Standards training – 21 hours ABC staff attended Curriculum Connections or a Work Sampling refresher course to facilitate

connections from work sampling assessment to curriculum used in the classroom Twenty eight staff attended training on how to amp up their science learning centers Significant gains overall in the number of children leaving our program performing at or

above proficient level in all areas of curriculum ABC staff attended Family Map Training and WISE Nutrition Trainings ABC staff attended 18 hrs health safety and nutrition tranings

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PROGRAM: Behavior Support Specialist

FUNDING SOURCE: Behavior/Special Education (Federal)

FUNDING AMOUNT: $110,000

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes No X_

RESTRICTED FUNDING: X NONRESTRICTED FUNDING:

PERSONNEL: Allison L. Mears, Arkansas Behavior Support Specialist, BCBA

PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Caddo Hills, Cossatot River, DeQueen,Dierks, Foreman, Horatio, Mena, Mineral Springs, Mount Ida, Nashville, Ouachita River

GOALS:

To provide technical assistance and support to local school district administrators and school personnel in the development and implementation of evidence-based behavior supports for students receiving special education services.

To provide technical assistance and support to local school personnel in the identification and educational programming for students (emphasis in Autism).

To provide assistance in conduction and development of Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.

To provide professional development to local school district administrators and personnel for student specific needs, as well as large group trainings, that increase local capacity in evidence-based behavior supports.

To build sustainable programming and a legally defensible process for Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) based on evidence-based practices through the new BX3 Pilot Project

To empower the BX3 Teams to develop, train, and sustain behavior related policies across the district

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

The Behavior Support Specialist (BSS) position provides technical assistance in the area of behavior to all school districts within the DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative. The BSS receives requests for technical assistance through the CIRCUIT online referral system. Once a request for services is received, the BSS works in conjunction with the Special Education Supervisor for the referring school district to identify and provide needed support for students with disabilities.Services include:

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On-site consultation, student observation, record review, and written recommendations with follow up and training as needed

Assistance with Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) development

Assistance with Autism identification and programming Professional development opportunities on evidence-based interventions in the DMESC

cooperative, as well as other cooperatives On-site coaching to help specific teachers ensure implementation of topics learned in

professional development BX3 Pilot Project training and coaching to selected teams across the state

The BSS also attends monthly meeting with the other cooperative BSS and the liaison from the Department of Special Education. Information presented at this meeting is shared with the Special Education Supervisors at the local/area district level (Area V).

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR:

Provided behavior support services to 11 school districts with over 150 hours of consultation provided onsite.

Provided onsite consultation, student observation, record review, conference attendance, specialized evaluations, assistance with functional behavior assessment, behavior intervention planning for 19 (Categories of disabilities served include: Autism, Emotionally Disturbed, Intellectual Deficit, Multiple Disabilities, Other Health Impaired, and Unknown) with 11 cases closed with successful results and 8 currently open cases.

Provided over 140 professional development hours on the following topics: Autism, Data Collection, Functional Behavioral Assessment/Behavior Intervention Plan, Classroom Design, Preference Assessment, Basic Principles of Behavior, Positive Reinforcement, and Defining Problem Behavior. Training for the Novice Teacher Program was also delivered on two occasions. Upcoming professional development is scheduled for summer 2019 over the same topics listed above. 550 participants attended professional development session provided by the Behavior Support Specialist. Over 50 coaching hours were spent in districts after trainings to ensure implementation of content.

Attended state quarterly meetings and regional monthly BSS meetings with other Behavior Support Specialists and liaison(s) from Department of Special Education

Received over 100 hours of professional development hours. Highlights: “ASPA – Arkansas School Psychology Association”, “ABAI – Applied Behavior Analysis – Autism – Annual Conference”, Lynn Koegel and Temple Grandin

Continued implementation of the statewide behavior referral system with specific forms and procedures for administrators to sue when requesting behavioral assistance and help streamline the process across the state of Arkansas.

Worked with multiple education cooperatives (Dawson ESC, Southwest ESC, Northwest ESC, Guy Fenter ESC, and Southcentral ESC) to provide training for their districts.

Hosted Professional Crisis Management (PCM) Instructor Recertification training for 7 of our districts. This course was available to other cooperatives/districts outside of our consortium. This allowed each participating district in our cooperative to recertify their own trainer on their campus for local PCM trainings. A total of 10 participants were trained.

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Helped with Special Olympics (bowling, basketball, and track and field competitions). Participated in the “Polar Plunge” to raise money for our local area Special Olympics.

Developed and trained Module 2 trainings for other BSS to use across the state. These trainings target Tier 2 behavior problems and are available for both general education and special education teachers. These trainings have received very positive responses from attendees.

Developed and trained the BX3 pilot project content to districts across the state of Arkansas. Also developed coaching rubrics and forms for the project

Finished board certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst Developed new Google forms to be used in the data collection process. These forms are

available for all other BSSs to use. Maintained the new website www.arkansasbss.org for easier access of information. Maintained the BSS Google drive for all Behavior Support Specialists around the state. Continued to add to the resource library of social skills curriculum, task boxes (to address

specific skill deficits) and books for teacher and student development. This year resource binders and notebooks were added for checkout. Districts and 11 campuses utilized the resources library throughout the year.

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http://www.arkansasbss.org/

PROGRAM: Career and Technical Education

FUNDING AMOUNT: $141,102.00

FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Career Education ($50,000)Perkins Federal Funding ($91,102.00)

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes No X


PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Caddo Hills, Cossatot River, DeQueen, Dierks, Foreman, Horatio, Mena, Mineral Springs, Mount Ida, Nashville, Ouachita River

PERSONNEL: Stacey Southerland, CTE Coordinator (MS)

GOALS: To provide students with Career & Technical Education exploration, guidance, support, and

content knowledge through a secondary career pathway To provide Career & Technical Education teachers access to high quality professional

development, Perkins approved projects and equipment to enhance student achievement and to fully implement career pathways

To ensure that the DeQueen-Mena Perkins Consortium is meeting targets for all Perkins Performance Indicators and implementing Arkansas Department of Career Education initiatives.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:The Career & Technical Education (CTE) program at DMESC supports Career & Technical Education at cooperative schools by developing Perkins projects and administering Perkins funds for DMESC Consortium member schools via the CTE coordinator. Projects are developed to address the Performance Indicators outlined in the Perkins Act of 2006. The CTE coordinator collects and reports completers, placement for consortium members, and compiles accountability reports for Perkins. Technical assistance is provided to teachers and administrators in the area of:

New program development Start-up grants Career pathways Programs of study Course frameworks Arkansas Department of Career Education operational guide Planning and delivery of professional development

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Technology training Purchasing of specialized equipment Teacher licensure Regional Advisory councils Transition into Perkins V

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR:The CTE Department has supported Career & Technical Education among consortium and non-consortium schools by:

Supporting Programs of Study for Career Pathways to increase CTE completers at the Secondary Technical Centers

Placing new technology and/or equipment in the consortium schools and providing applications for usage and support

Use of digital newsletter to provide program updates Maintaining high performance for Perkins indicators: Graduation, Placement, Program

completion, Non-traditional placement and completion Collaboration with post-secondary institutions for acceptance of industry recognized

certifications equaling post-secondary credit hours Participated with regional stakeholders in developing guidelines for the new Lockesburg

Industrial Maintenance Institute Provided collaboration among secondary, post-secondary teachers and industry partners for

Advisory Partnerships Allocating Perkins funds for Professional Development for all Consortium members Supporting Career & Technical Student Organizations through judging events Assisting two consortium schools in writing program implementation grants for the

Department of Career Education, two grant awards received: Medical Professions – Foreman High School, Advertising & Graphing Design – Mount Ida High School

Collaboration with Coop specialist and stakeholders to develop a Mathematics Crosswalk for LIMI

Assist districts in DMESC in writing and gaining approval for Community Service Learning plans

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PROGRAM: Commercial Driver License Third Party Testing

FUNDING AMOUNT: $0

FUNDING SOURCE: Local Funding



PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: DMEC School Districts

PERSONNEL: James Davis, Bus Garage Manager, Mena Public Schools

GOAL: To reduce costs and travel of school districts when licensing bus drivers.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:A need was identified by local school districts to provide a site and evaluator to conduct Commercial Driver License tests for public school bus drivers as required by law. A current Mena School District Employee received training and is now certified to perform as a Third Party Tester. After completing an application with the Arkansas State Police, DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative now offers to its school districts a central location to conduct the driving portion of the CDL licensure at a reduced cost and travel time.

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PROGRAM: Digital Learning – Team Digital, Arkansas Connect2Digital

FUNDING SOURCE: ADE Grant - Act

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes____ No X


PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS:

PERSONNEL: Junior Stormes, Team Digital Coordinator Lisa Russell, Team Digital Member, BSE Gerard Newsom, Team Digital Member, BA Amanda Perry, Team Digital Member, BA, MED, EDS Sherry Kennedy, Team Digital Member, BSE Dexter Miller, Team Digital Member, BA

Steven Walker, Team Digital Member, BSE, MSE Tammy Manning, Team Digital Member, MSE

Evan Patrick., Team Digital Member. BS

GOAL: To provide expertise in personalized lesson design and innovative school models while helping educators transform system-centered practices into student-focused practices.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

Team Digital:

Team Digital works within a state team to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of digital learning environments in Arkansas. Team Digital has expertise in emerging online teaching and learning practices that allow for active learning; effective content authoring and lesson design methods that best serve digital education; and strategies in helping educators transform system-centered practices into student-centered practices. Team Digital interacts with media production workgroups, learning management system consultants, technology solution experts, pedagogical experts, curriculum design experts, and educators around the globe. Team Digital also provides operational support to state projects, Arkansas

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cooperatives, and public schools in the growing interest in blended and online learning. www.teamdigital.org

Arkansas Connect2Digital:

Arkansas Connect2Digital is a digital platform where Arkansas educational agencies house digital resources and implemented blended professional learning. It supports 20,000 users and is managed by Team Digital. In addition to professional learning, Connect2Digital.org’s platform is used to deliver the Arkansas Civics Exam. This platform supports over 100,000 users including administrators, teachers, and students. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR:

Held three regional “Blended Learning Live!” conferences in Arkansas for teachers and administrators with best practices in implementing blended learning in their schools. Over 70 school leaders representing 15 schools were in attendancePresentations at 6 state education conferences and 12 Arkansas Leadership meetingsHeld statewide school consultations on the planning and implementation of Blended LearningProvided personalized professional learning plans for 10 schoolsSupported visits to Virtual Arkansas’ participating schools as neededOffer daily support to schools in the implementation of Act 1280: Digital Learning RequirementZoom webinars hosted for Arkansas educators – 59 total webinars hosted for ADE, over 67 hours offered, over 3,700 total participantsSeveral team members continued their education through Google Educator certificationProviding tech support and presentations for the 2019 ADE SummitLaunch of the Arch Ford Novice Teacher Mentoring program with support for their usersRedesign of professional learning session to optimize a blended learning format

. Workshop Satisfaction Results:

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http://www.teamdigital.org/

PROGRAM: Digital Learning – Virtual Arkansas (2018-2019 Academic Year)

FUNDING SOURCE: ADE Grant

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes____ No X



PERSONNEL: John Ashworth, Virtual Arkansas Director, BS, MSE Kirsten Wilson, Virtual Arkansas Director of Curriculum and Instruction, BS, MSE Michael Lar, Virtual Arkansas Director of Operations, BS, MBA, ED.D, ABD Jason Bohler, Virtual Arkansas Director of Academics, BA, MAT Jeremy Woodward, Virtual Arkansas Director of Technology, BA

GOAL: The mission of the Virtual Arkansas is to equip, engage, and empower students by providing equitable, efficient, and effective learning opportunities for students and school districts throughout the state of Arkansas. These opportunities are offered utilizing digital solutions to extend learning where local

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access may not exist. Virtual Arkansas also exists to provide relief for schools experiencing teacher shortages, to provide students a wide range of courses in all areas of the state, to ensure educational options for economically disadvantaged students, and to provide educational options for students with scheduling conflicts.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:Virtual Arkansas is nationally classified as a State Virtual School (SVC) that is implemented through a partnership between the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Education Service Cooperatives. We provide an array of quality digital courses to public school students in Arkansas and utilize Arkansas licensed instructors. Virtual Arkansas served 259 school locations and processed over 40,000 student enrollments during the 2018-2019 academic year. We are not an online high school or a diploma-granting institution but are a resource for supplementing education for public school students. Students enrolled in a public school may be enrolled in Virtual Arkansas courses by the local school administration. Virtual Arkansas is committed to developing the full potential of Arkansas students by providing access to quality online courses that incorporate interactive instruction to prepare students to be successful in their college and career educational pursuits and in the global economy. Districts that partner with Virtual Arkansas will be satisfying the requirements of Act 1280, the Digital Learning Act of 2013.www.virtualarkansas.org

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR Implemented an enhanced SIS for schools, facilitators, teachers, and students to track their

academic progress in Virtual Arkansas courses. Trained over 225 High School counselors and administrators around the state on Virtual

Arkansas updates and registration process. Attended and presented at the 2019 Digital Learning Annual Conference (DLAC) national

conference on online and blended learning. Shared information at numerous statewide conferences Implemented Computer Science course opportunities to Arkansas schools, per Governor’s

Initiative Offered daily support to schools in the implementation of Act 1280: Digital Learning

Requirement Presented at the National Rural Education Conference on the positive impact of digital

learning on rural students and rural districts Presented at the Quality Matters (QM) National Conference on building a culture of quality

within your organization Article published by Quality Matters (QM) regarding Virtual Arkansas’ commitment to

quality Virtual Arkansas featured on a Quality Matters (QM) webinar Multiple staff members engaged in intensive training on the Quality Matters K-12 online

course rubric to increase quality assurance measures Three staff members participated in intensive Quality Matters training to receive certification

as official quality online course evaluations Laid the groundwork to increase Advanced Placement course offerings

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http://www.virtualarkansas.org/

Partnered with the Department of Youth Services (DYS) to provide core-courses and teachers to five DYS facilities

Partnered with the Arkansas Department of Education to design and develop an online Art Course for special needs students

PROGRAM: Early Childhood - Behavior

FUNDING AMOUNT: $0

FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes: No: X



PERSONNEL: Cheryl Green, MSE, Special Education

GOALS: Provide quality behavior management/intervention services to all children ages three

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Assist and/or create behavior modification plans/techniques designed for each child Offer parental training to parents with a child that shows behavior related issues Provide quality professional development training to administrators, teachers, and other

personnel in the co-op region Decrease the number of students requiring behavior intervention services upon entry to

public school

PROGRAM SUMMARY:The Behavior Specialist’s services are available to all children ages three through five in the DMESC Co-op. Services are provided to the following programs: Arkansas Better Chance (ABC), CDI Head-Start, Home Instruction for Parents with Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), Private Preschools under the direction of School Districts, Early Childhood, Little Bitty City Preschool, and private day care centers. The BS receives request from program directors after the required documentation is completed by classroom teachers. Once a request has been received, the BS works in conjunction with the preschool staff to identify and provide needed support for the student. Services include:

On-site consultation, student observation, record review, and written recommendations with follow up and training as needed.

Assistance with Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) development.

Assistance with identification and programming of specific behavior disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorder Screeners and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Screeners)

On-site coaching to assist in the development of educational programs tailored specifically for a particular child’s needs (such as: Applied Behavior Analysis programs, discrete trial, TEACCH programs, STAR programs, and On-Track programs)

Professional development opportunities on evidence-based interventions

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

Provided professional development hours on the following topics: Autism and Preschoolers, Behavior Tips, and Working with kids with disabilities in the regular preschool classroom

Provided parent training individually and as a group Guest Speaker as Ashdown ABC March Parent Meeting Worked closely with Project Play (State Programs through UAMS: Partnering with

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Early Childhood professionals to promote social-emotional health of Arkansas’ children)

Partnered with Cornerstone Counseling on implementation and follow up for Early Childhood counseling program

Attended state early childhood behavior meetings with other EC behavior specialists from around Arkansas

Received professional development hours in behavior support from state Behavior Support Specialist

Provided onsite consultation, student observation, record review, conference attendance, specialized evaluations, assistance with functional behavior assessment, behavior intervention planning for 41 children in the 12 school districts served

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SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BEHAVIOR REFERRALS

County School District # Behavior Referrals

Howard Dierks 4

Mineral Springs 3

Nashville 7

Little River Ashdown 3

Foreman 1

Montgomery Mount Ida 6

Caddo Hills 1

Polk Ouachita River 3

Mena 3

Cossatot River 5

Sevier DeQueen 3

Horatio 2

TOTAL 41

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PROGRAM: Early Childhood - Special Education (ECSE)


FUNDING SOURCE: State, Federal and Local Early Childhood Special Ed

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes - No - X



PERSONNEL: Diana Hicks, Early Childhood Coordinator (MSE) Kim Kennemore, Asst. Early Childhood Coordinator (MSE)

Cheryl Green, Early Childhood Behavior Consultant (MSE)

GOALS: Locate, evaluate, and identify three through five year old that are suspected of having a

disability on behalf of each school district in the co-op region. Coordinate efforts with other early childhood and service providers to provide a

comprehensive, quality early childhood program in the coop region. Collaborate in planning with the LEA’s and superintendents in their districts for

implementing activities to ensure the identification of eligible children. Provide services to eligible children in accordance with individual education plans

developed for children with the least restrictive environment being the primary concern. Ensure that the provisions of a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) are met

for eligible students, ages 3-5, with disabilities. Provide a seamless system of transition services from Early Intervention into school

district kindergarten programs. Decrease the number of students requiring special education services upon entry to

public school.

PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Early Childhood Special Education Program (ECSE) employs eight itinerant

preschool special education teachers, two classroom dually certified teachers, one part-time Early Childhood Behavior Specialist, one Early Childhood Speech Pathologist, three full-time contracted speech pathologists, four contracted part-time speech pathologists, four part-time contracted OT’s and three part-time contracted PT’s to provide services across our co-op region.

EC Coordinator supervises ECSE staff, locates and sets up qualified related services providers to provide occupational, physical, and speech therapies, handles all state and federal reporting of special education data, provides technical assistance to staff, schedules relevant professional development to meet the needs of children served, and

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disseminates information to local agencies, districts, and private child care providers. ECSE has received and processed 247 referrals with 165 of them resulting into ECSE

placement for 2018-2019. Total number of children served with an individual education plan (IEP) for 2018-2019

was 288 children, 5% increase in number of children placed:o Dierks 11o Mineral Spring 15o Nashville 48o Ashdown 31o Foreman 11o Caddo Hills 6o Mount Ida 11o Mena 50o Ouachita River 13o Cossatot River 21o DeQueen 59o Horatio 12

Local ABC Programs served 78%, local Head Start Programs served 6%, licensed child care facilities served 10%, and appointments at various locations accounted for 6%.

Children were eligible under the following Early Childhood categories: 65% non-categorical/preschool disabled, 33% speech language impaired, <1% orthopedic and hearing impaired.

ECSE teachers and speech pathologists hold transition conferences in the spring to plan for children with disabilities to ensure seamless services.

Program transitioned 169 children in the spring from ECSE to K-12 program. 26 children have been dismissed from program and will require no services in kindergarten. Many others were at age level in several areas but failed to meet the criteria for dismissal from special education in all areas.

Collaboration and coordination is on-going with the twelve participating districts and communities through school district visits and meetings with local education supervisors. Early Childhood staff provides developmental screenings at the beginning of each school year for 3-5 programs and upon request throughout the year from parents, physicians, Department of Human Services, licensed child care providers and other interested parties who suspect a child may have a disability.

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: Conducted 1,057 preschool developmental, speech, hearing and vision screenings

throughout the cooperative area The December 1, 2018 child count was 288 Children served with IEP’s mastered 75% of their goals and objectives for the school

year Provided staff development training opportunities for child care personnel based on

needs survey in areas of sensory processing, sexual abuse and maltreatment awareness, powerful interactions between child and service provider, autism, behavior and screenings and referrals

Provided training and technical support for child care centers Implemented Meta-Play curriculum with children diagnosed with Autism

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Contracted with Arkansas Children’s Hospital for direct Audiology services for children including hearing screenings and evaluation

Continued implementing the Rethink Program which provides evidence based practices for children, parents and teachers

Continued collaboration with all head starts, Arkansas Better Chance, HIPPY programs, private child care providers, related service providers, mental health providers, public schools and Department of Human Services throughout our cooperative area

Professional Crisis Management (PCM) training was provided to 9 preschool providers with hands on training and procedures to use in crisis situations and 4 staff were re-certified in PCM

Transition books/packets provided to 169 preschool children entering kindergarten All Early Childhood staff attended a 2 day summer conference on Building Bridges with

the Behavior Doctor

PROGRAM: Foster Grandparent Program

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FUNDING SOURCE: Corporation for National and Community Service



PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Booneville, Charleston, Clarksville,Cossatot River, County Line, Dee[‘s Day Care, DeQueen, Foreman, Fort Smith, Fun and Learn, Hackett, Horatio, Howard County Children’s Center, Lamar, Lollipops & Gumdrops Day Care, Mena, Mineral Springs, Nashville, Oden, Ouachita River, Ozark, Polk County Development Center, Scranton, Van Buren, Westside.

PERSONNEL: Terri Williams, Project DirectorNelda Scoggins, Volunteer Coordinator Ann Frachiseur, Volunteer Coordinator

GOALS: Enable men and women 55 years and over to remain active and find ways to serve

their community Enable children with special needs to improve academically, developmentally, and

socially

PROGRAM SUMMARY:The Foster Grandparent Program is a federally funded program whose purpose is to offer Senior Citizens, 55 years of age and over, the opportunity to serve as mentors and tutors for children with special needs. These senior volunteers provide 15 to 40 hours weekly service to community organizations such as schools, day cares, and pre-schools.

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: Seventy Foster Grandparents tutored and mentored 350 students from pre-school to

9th grade Ninety-one percent of students (End of Year Assessments received as of April 30, 2018)

assigned to a Foster Grandparent showed marked improvement in their areas of delay Forty-eight hours of annual in-service was provided to each Foster Grandparent enrolled

in the program Twenty-three Foster Grandparents attended the annual Arkansas Foster Grandparent

Program’s three day training conference at Little Rock in June 2018. Fifty Foster Grandparents and three staff made 54 blankets and delivered them to cancer

centers throughout Arkansas for Martin Luther King Day Forty-six Foster Grandparents read to 1213 students during the 9-11 Project Read to

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We had four mayors in our service area that participated in the National Day of Recognition for Volunteers on April 2, 2019. They decreed a proclamation for that day for their cities.

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PROGRAM: Gifted and Talented Education

FUNDING AMOUNT: $ 28,500

FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Local Districts

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes: X No:


PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Caddo Hills, Cossatot River, DeQueen,Dierks, Horatio, Foreman, Mena, Mineral Springs, Mount Ida, Nashville, Ouachita River

PERSONNEL: Lisa Schuller, Gifted Ed. Specialist

GOALS:The goals of the Gifted/Talented Program are to provide consultant services to support and promote the education of gifted students in our area schools through program awareness, staff development, student identification and programming, curriculum development, program evaluation, technical assistance, and academic enrichment. Serve as a liaison between ADE, Office of Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement, district gifted/talented program coordinators, and parent and professional organizations. Provide technical assistance to meet the State Standards for Gifted and Talented Education and Advanced Placement. Promote gifted education through public awareness and advocacy.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

The Gifted and Talented Program at the DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative serves approximately 1000 identified gifted students and provides assistance to district GT Programs. Technical assistance included: guiding GT Coordinators in the writing of the program, and updating policies and procedures necessary for compliance. Hosted regular GT Advisory Council meetings to disseminate ADE updates, current trends and issues in gifted education, discuss practices and procedures for program compliance, share ideas and student activities events and dates, and keep abreast of the activities of the professional organizations for gifted and talented (Arkansas for Gifted and Talented Education and Arkansas Administrators of Gifted Education Association). Assisted member schools with various student activities such as Quiz Bowl, AP Coordinators support, Curriculum Differentiation, Assessment for Identifying Gifted/Talented, and Engineering is Elementary (EiE).

PROGRAM: Instructional Technology


FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Learning Services Division, Technology Department

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes: X No:


PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Caddo Hills, Cossatot River, DeQueen,Dierks, Horatio, Foreman, Mena, Mineral Springs, Mount Ida, Nashville, Ouachita River

PERSONNEL: Tyra Hobson, M.S.E. Renee Weed, Administrative Assistant

PROGRAM GOALS: To develop and provide professional development to participating districts in using

technology more effectively and meaningfully in the classroom. To support participating districts in the integration of instructional technology into their

curriculum by providing technology integration activities to teachers. Provide teachers with a variety of digital tools they can use to create a personalized learning

environment in their classroom.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:The instructional technology program is designed to anticipate and meet the continuing needs of areas schools through the delivery of staff development training that supports and promotes the integration of technology across the curriculum. The instructional specialist meets with district technology coordinators on a regular basis to provide information on ADE updates, local technology issues, and provide IT and school-based technology training to support their needs with diverse technology. The instructional technology specialist works with districts as requested to support the inclusion of technology in order to stay at the forefront of emerging technology resources including free web-based programs that supplement all curriculums. Assisting teachers with the literacy and application of technology within the classroom is essential to preparing students for college and career readiness.

DMESC strives to keep member schools informed of technology options. With compressed video being used less, DMESC purchased ZOOM licenses for each of our districts. This enables everyone to have access to an online, face-to-face discussion without the travel expense.

Staff development opportunities are available to area schools throughout the year. We also provide student STEM training. Such training and activities include but are not limited to:

ADE/DIS Updates GSuite Training HOTT Lab – Hands on Tech Tools

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Digital Formative Assessments CS Training Student STEM Training

Major Highlights of the Year:

ACTC (Arkansas Cooperative’s Technology Coordinators) moved under the direction of Don Benton with ADE Research & TechnologyElected ACTC Chair – Each coop is hosting our monthly meeting to allow us to understand and share the diverse roles we have at each coopCollaboration with Content Specialist in providing PD on how to apply and implement Blended LearningCollaboration with CTE Specialist in creating and presenting to a CSL plan for our districts, along with a digital format on implementationCollaboration with the Arkansas Department of Information Systems to host regional training sessionsCyber Security Awareness PDDMESC Tech Coordinator’s MeetingsHosted 3rd Annual All Region Coding CompetitionHOTT Lab Expansion, Implementation and SupportNT – provided PD on digital formative assessmentsOffered full support for all technology needs used by our presenters and specialists onsiteScience Destination Multimedia UpdatesSelected to join the ADE Leadership CommitteeTechnology Integration in Reading FairTechnology in the Classroom

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PROGRAM: Literacy


FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Learning Services Division, K-12 Literacy Unit

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes - _X_ No - __


PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Caddo Hills, Cossatot River, DeQueen, Dierks,Foreman, Horatio, Mena, Mineral Springs, Mount Ida, Nashville, and Ouachita River

PERSONNEL: Lisa Schuller, MLAChristy Whisenhunt, MSEKarla Byrne, MSERenee’ Weed, Secretary

GOALS: To develop, support, and promote effective scientifically research-based programs for all

students through staff development training, technical assistance, and instructional support to educators.

To assist schools in meeting state standards through the development of effective and explicit instructional strategies including use of summative and formative assessments.

To design and assist in the implementation of district and building level staff development programs as well as to provide assistance in meeting district-developed literacy goals.

To model lessons and provide support as requested by service area schools.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:The literacy program is designed to anticipate and meet the continuing needs of service area schools through the delivery of staff development training that supports and promotes effective literacy practices for all students through a network of learning opportunities and technical assistance for district educators. Literacy specialists work with districts as requested to develop literacy programs that are designed to encourage maximum achievement for all students. Training and assistance are provided to districts in the implementation of the Arkansas State Standards. Literacy specialists deliver scientifically research-based professional development programs that are designed to enhance current, innovative, and practical teaching strategies in the classroom.

Staff development opportunities are available to area schools throughout the year. Such trainings and activities include but are not limited to:

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Response to Intervention (RTI) Implementation Phonemic Awareness Raising the Rigor through Questioning Adolescent and Content Literacy Battle of the Books and Reading Fair Curriculum Mapping and Alignment Dyslexia Support School Accountability Support Instructional Facilitator Support Arkansas State Standards Implementation Empowering Writers Science of Reading, K-2 RISE Academy and 3-6 RISE Academy Training for proficiency in the Science of Reading Pathways A, B, C, D ACT Aspire

ADE Services, Cooperation, and Collaboration:The Arkansas Department of Education, in conjunction with the Education Service Cooperatives, offers staff development focusing on literacy development for grades K-12. Support for current state initiatives includes but is not limited to the Science of Reading, R.I.S.E. (Reading for Student Excellence), Adolescent/Content Literacy, Strategic Instructional Model (SIM) and ACT Aspire. Literacy Specialists provide technical assistance to schools as they move toward aligning local curriculum with the Arkansas English Language Arts Standards. The DMESC Literacy Specialists work to ensure that area educators are made aware of these opportunities.

Literacy Department areas of support for the year: Data Analysis Diagnostic Assessments Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Dyslexia Screening Interventions based on Formative Assessments Raising Rigor of Questioning Lesson Planning Team Meetings/Professional Learning Communities Classroom Observations Classroom Walk-Through Research-based Best Practice Evidenced Based Practices Battle of the Books and Reading Fair Instructional Facilitator Support Arkansas State Standards Foundation overview, mapping, etc. Novice Teacher Mentoring support Science of Reading Science of Reading Pathways for Proficiency and Awareness Strategic Instructional Model (SIM)

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PROGRAM: Mathematics


FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Learning ServicesDivision, K-12 Mathematics Unit

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes – _ X No -



PERSONNEL: Andria Miller, (MSE)Maribeth Revels, (MSE)

Renee Weed, Administrative Assistant

GOALS: Provide professional development and classroom level support for educators to help

implement the standards for mathematical practices and Arkansas mathematics content standards with a focus on the understanding of students’ mathematical thinking.

Collaborate with DMESC technology specialist to provide quality support to area teachers in the integration of math and technology.

Provide curriculum support (model lessons, supplement curriculum deficiencies and modify/enrich curriculum based on student needs) to participating districts in our cooperative.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

The math specialists at DeQueen-Mena Educational Service Cooperative provides staff development in mathematics content and pedagogy for all participating school districts, assisting educators with the literacy and application of mathematics within the classroom preparing students for college and/or career. The math specialists provide member schools a variety of resources, tools and materials related to the implementation of the Arkansas K-12 Mathematics Standards and the ADE initiatives. We strive to offer quality support based upon the needs of our member schools. The math specialists work closely with other Arkansas Education Cooperatives and ADE regarding math initiatives to help member districts remain informed.

Staff development opportunities are available to area schools throughout the year. Such training and activities include but are not limited to:

Curriculum Mapping/Alignment Arkansas Mathematics Standards Implementation

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Instruction Facilitator Support Lesson Plan Support Webb’s DOK Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Aspire Justification and Explanation Integrating Technology in Math

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR:The Mathematics Department has supported schools in a variety of ways including:

Team Meetings/Professional Learning Communities Classroom Observations District Leadership Teams for School Improvement Data Analysis Formative Assessments Summative Assessments (Aspire Justification and Explanation) Lesson Planning Research-based Best Practices Mentoring CGI Teachers Working collaboratively with specialists from other cooperatives and ADE to develop AR

Math QuEST

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PROGRAM: Media Center

FUNDING AMOUNT: $4 per ADM with a cap of $2,500

FUNDING SOURCE: Local School Districts


RESTRICTED FUDNING: NON-RESTRICTED FUNDING: X


PERSONNEL: Terri Williams, Head Media ClerkAnita Bowren, Ellison Cutter Operator

GOALS: To improve student achievement by providing quality instructional materials To provide prompt, friendly service to all educators in the co-op area

PROGRAM SUMMARY:The DMEC Media Center provides quality support to educators and students. Instructional materials are updated every year to assure that the most current are available.

The media van delivers to 64 stops weekly. This count includes delivery to twelve administrative offices and sixteen co-op preschools. Private preschools and Head Starts pick up their deliveries at designated sites. Teachers and administrators order media items via telephone, fax, email, and on-line. Ordering supplies and Ellison cuts on-line is considered a favorite among teachers and staff. It saves time and the co-op does the cutting for free. In addition, the co-op furnishes three sets of Ellison letters and holiday die that rotate to each building during the school year.

The DMEC staff collaborates with the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and other agencies to distribute materials to schools at a cost savings and in a timely manner. Materials include:

Videos DVDs Content area materials (books, handouts, videos, etc.) Pamphlets Newsletters Schedules Big Books

Media items provided by the ADE are housed in the media center. This provides easy access of

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instructional materials and supplies to our districts. The Co-op delivers requested items weekly to schools.

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PROGRAM: Novice Teacher Mentoring Program

FUNDING SOURCE: ADE Grant

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes X No RESTRICTED FUNDING: X NONRESTRICTED FUNDING :


PERSONNEL: Christy Whisenhunt, Literacy Specialist Brian Schuller, Science Specialist Lisa Schuller, GT Specialist/Literacy SpecialistMaribeth Revels, Math SpecialistAndria Miller, Math Specialist Karla Byrne, Literacy SpecialistDana Ray, Teacher Center CoordinatorJanis Bremer, Lead Support TeacherTerry Young, Lead Support Teacher

PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Novice Teacher Mentoring Program is designed to provide a novice teacher the support, assistance, and encouragement of a trained mentor in order for the novice teacher to learn the skills he or she needs to become an effective, knowledgeable teacher. The DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative will provide a three-year mentoring program that addresses the needs of the novice teachers in our cooperative area. In a desire to support all new teachers in our cooperative area, DMESC will address the needs of new teachers who are traditionally trained, working on MAT certification, as well as the non-traditional new teachers and early childhood teachers. Ed Reflect will be used to provide novice teachers and support lead teachers a platform for virtual coaching using the video observation template and Insight Reports to help guide feedback and professional development content. Novices will also have access to a DMESC Hub in Bloomboard.

DMESC utilized the Google+ community to disseminate information, share and access resources, and facilitate discussion and communication.

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PROGRAM: Principal PLC Time

FUNDING SOURCE: Base Funds


RESTRICTED FUNDING: NON-RESTRICTED FUNDING:

PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Opportunity for Practicing Principals & Assistant Principals in each cooperative

PERSONNEL: Dana Ray, Teacher Center Coordinator (MSE) Susan NelsonStephanie Rowe

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

Principal PLC time is hosted at each cooperative in the state with three “journeys” designed to build capacity of building principals. Under the guidance of Rocci Maline from the ADE, lead principals of each cooperative region work together to establish the intended results and learning activities around purposeful, timely topics for each of the one-day journeys. Included after the journey learning activities, updates are provided by the TCC and groups have time to network in grade-level bands.

OVERARCHING GOALS;

The Principal PLC Time will provide opportunities for:networking with other principals around best practice and solving problems of practiceimproving knowledge and skill in a variety of leadership areasimproving knowledge and sill around curriculum, instruction, and assessment

GOALS SPECIFIC TO 18/19 SESSIONS:Leading Rapid Improvement through the Planning ProcessDeveloping the school improvement plan through a cycle of inquiryUnderstanding the role of Collaborative Teams in PLC ProcessesUsing Data to Improve Student Learning Through CollaborationUnderstanding different types of reportsAnalyzing the reportsFacilitating data analysis and interpretationProviding structure to support collaborationPersonalizing Learning for AllRecognizing the importance of Culturally Responsive TeachingUnderstanding of Student Focused Learning &Student Centered LearningUnderstanding the importance of Student Success Plan

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PROGRAM: Professional Development/Teacher Center

FUNDING AMOUNT: $100 Per Certified Staff Member

FUNDING SOURCE: Local School District




PERSONNEL: Dana Ray, Teacher Center Coordinator (MSE) Crystal Willey, Administrative Assistant

GOALS: To align professional development services with district needs for administrators, teachers,

and other support staff in order to increase student achievement and help students graduate high school college and career ready

To support the Arkansas Department of Education’s school initiatives To provide school leadership with best practices of other achieving districts throughout the

state

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

This office has the responsibility of surveying, organizing, and providing K-12 professional development that supports school improvement for our twelve member districts. During the 2018-19 school year, DeQueen-Mena ESC offered profession development opportunities that aligned with district needs and state initiatives. A comprehensive list of professional development workshops is provided at the end of this report.

Each year DMESC provides a summer Administrative Institute for approximately 80 administrators. Required state trainings are presented at this three day institute along with other leadership training. Featured speakers this summer included Jon Hodoway speaking on school safety and Genevie Strickland from the Morgan Nick Foundation on Human Trafficking. The Arkansas Department of Education provides many updates on various programs/topics for our administrators.

This school year administrators were provided the opportunity to be a part of the Leadership Quest which was led by two principals. The principals worked together in a PLC atmosphere where they discussed best practices for various school matters. They walked away with new learning as well as new resources and shared experiences.

2018-2019 User Satisfaction Survey

2018-19 PD Needs Assessment

https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/434/dequeen_mena_pd_needs_assessment_2018-19_1.pdf

https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/434/2018-19_user_satisfaction_survey_.pdf

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PROGRAM: Science


FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Learning ServicesDivision, K-12 Science Unit

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes - __X__ No -


PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Caddo Hills, Cossatot River, De Queen,Dierks, Foreman, Horatio, Mena, Mineral Springs, Mount Ida, Nashville, Ouachita River

PERSONNEL: Brian Schuller, MSE Renee Weed, Secretary

GOALS: Ensure implementation of Arkansas K-12 Science Standards Ensure students are using STEM in the classroom Foster a critical understanding of the role of technology in facilitating science teaching and

learning Enhance an understanding in science disciplines Ensure that all students are meeting the state standards in science

PROGRAM SUMMARY:The science program is designed to anticipate and meet the continuing needs of our service area schools. This is accomplished through the delivery of staff development training that supports and promotes effective science and inquiry practices for all students through a network of learning opportunities. The science specialist works with districts in developing science programs that are designed to encourage maximum achievement for all students. Training and assistance is provided to districts in the development of curriculum that is aligned with state framework guidelines. The science specialist delivers scientifically based researched professional development programs that are designed to enhance current innovative, practical teaching strategies in the classroom.

ADE Services, Cooperation, and Collaboration:The Arkansas Department of Education, in conjunction with the Education Service Cooperatives, offers staff development focusing on science development for grades K-12. Support for current state initiatives is available as follows: Grasping Phenomenal Science. Science specialist provides technical assistance to schools as they move toward aligning local curriculum with the Arkansas State Standards and meeting their Annual Measurable Objective (AMO). The DMESC science specialist works to ensure that area administrators and educators are made aware of these opportunities.

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The science specialist offered a variety of support in the following ways: Advised teachers and administrators in the implementation of Arkansas K-12 Science

Standards Advised teachers on the use of STEM in the classroom Collaborated on science strategies Conducted classroom observations Continued management DMESC science website Continued with mapping and aligning of curriculum Demonstrated lessons in area classrooms Hosted regional science competition for over 350 students (DMESC) Participated in schools’ professional learning communities Partnered with other specialists in developing professional training Promoted a climate that facilitated improving science education Promoted STEM programs in schools Provided data analysis Provided instructional facilitator trainings Provided professional development in instructional strategies Provided recommendations to enhance STEM education Provided Response to Intervention (RTI) instruction and support

PROGRAM: Special Education

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STAFF: Laura Bunch, LEA Special Education Supervisor, M.Ed. Kelli Parson, LEA Special Education Supervisor, Ed.S.

FUNDING YEAR: 2018-2019


FUNDING STATEMENT:State grant and district supplements are the primary funding sources allocated to pay the salaries of the two (2) LEA Special Education Supervisors employed by DMEC serving six(6) cooperative member districts.

PROGRAM GOALS:The special education supervisor’s goal is to provide and facilitate consultative assistance in special education in the areas of: program standards, eligibility criteria, referral and placement procedures, evaluation and related services.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

DISTRICT SERVICES, COOPERATION AND COLLABORATIONThe DMEC employs two special education supervisors who provide services to six school districts in all areas related to special education. These consultative services include: technical assistance, due process records, instructional assistance, paraprofessional training, evaluation scheduling and information, in-service programs and training, budget preparation; including preparing bus purchase requests and stimulus packages for individual district’s board approval, State and Federal reporting, development of advisory assistance to regular education teachers and modification suggestions for regular education classes for disabled and non-disabled students. Additionally, the LEA Special Education Supervisors locate and make arrangements for qualified related service personnel to provide Occupational, physical, and speech therapies as well as making arrangements for School Based Mental Health services. LEA Special Education Supervisors continue to be active participants on the districts’ behalf regarding preschool transition conferences for students moving into kindergarten from a special education program at the preschool level. The Special Education Supervisors work closely with school administrators in matters of discipline, purchasing, and personnel. The Supervisors continue to attend conferences to offer advice and expertise to classroom teachers and search for and obtain curriculum and materials to enhance services for each district.

2017-2018 Districts Served Teachers/SLP Served

Students Served

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Laura Bunch

Mena, Ouachita River, Cossatot River

19 310

Kelli Parson

Dierks, Foreman, Ashdown, Cossatot River

32 535

ADE SERVICES, COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION

Special education reports for each individual district are submitted via APSCN at each appropriate data cycle. The ADE-Special Education Unit provides access to national downlinks providing in-service and training to administrators and special education teachers through satellite and Webinar technology. Child Find information, in collaboration with the Arkansas Special Education Resource Center, is disseminated to local agencies, districts, and private schools. A Child Find Committee has been established as a DMEC entity. Child Find web access has been established to reduce travel and personnel time spent away from duties and continues to meet the requirements of Child Find update activities to pursue locating unidentified and under identified students, in accordance with State Improvement Performance Goals, special emphasis has been highlighted in the area of Autism. Evaluation, programming, and in-service to both regular and special education administrators and staff was provided at no cost to each district. Additionally, summer professional development workshops have been set up and provide both free minimal costs to districts.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

Professional Development Offered: SEAS (Special Education Computer Automated Software Training) Sped Track (Special Education Software) LRP – Legal Issues in Special Education Conference CEC Membership – Council for Exceptional Children Standards Based IEP Training New Due Process Paperwork Training Membership and Attendance to AAEA and AASEA organizations and yearly

conferences Planning and implementing the 3rd annual summer conference 2019 with featured

speaker Dr. Temple Grandin Special Olympics fundraising and participation Paraprofessional Core Module Training Participates in Teachtown Programs Participates in Arkansas Easter Seals Project Prepare Program

PROGRAM: Special Education Mentoring Grant


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FUNDING SOURCE:

COMPETITIVE GRANT: Yes X No _



PERSONNEL: Kelli ParsonAllison Mears

PROGRAM GOALS: To provide mentoring and training for new special education teachers in the areas of behavior

and legal issues.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:The mentoring grant is used to sponsor a two-day conference at the DeQueen-Mena ESC in which nationally renowned speakers and presenters in the areas of behavior, specific disabilities and available services and strategies bring their training to districts on a local level. This service saves consortium members funds that would normally be spent on registration fees and travel expenses. This provides new teachers training and will aid in teacher retention over time.

COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION:This year’s conferences features Dr. Temple Grandin, a nationally renowned speaker, expert and advocate on the topic of Autism It also features Tim Wambagh and his group call “Handicap This” which is designed to promote awareness, acceptance, motivation and strategies for teachers. Additionally, Easter Seals of Arkansas and the TeachTown Corporation will provide insights, materials and strategies for over 200 participants. These participants represent 15 school districts, 3 Educational Cooperatives, Arkansas Department of Education, and a Developmental Disabilities Center.

PROGRAM: Special Nutrition Program

FUNDING AMOUNT: $1,057,472.96

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FUNDING SOURCE: Child and Adult Care Food Program



PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Ashdown, Cossatot River, DeQueen, Dierks, Foreman,Horatio, Mena, Mineral Springs, Mount Ida, Nashville, Ouachita River

PERSONNEL: Kim Kennemore, Program Director

PROGRAM GOALS: Provide nutritious meals at no cost to the family of the participating children Provide all children in attendance at ABC Preschool sites the same meals with no physical

segregation or other discrimination because of race, sex, age, disability, color, or national origin.

Provide breakfast, lunch, and afternoon supplemental meals that meet all requirements of meal patterns for young children in child care programs.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:Nutritious meals and snack are supplied to approximately 864 children in eleven school districts at 14 physical sites across the cooperative service area. Food service contracts are signed between school districts and the cooperative stipulating costs, delivery times, and billing procedures. The Project Director maintains records, documents periodic visits, monitors compliance, and submits monthly reimbursement claims to the Special Nutrition Program. Cooperation between the SNP Director, Preschool Directors and school district’s Food Service Directors is necessary to prepare and submit the grant each year. Eligibility of families for 2018-2019 totaled: free 63%, reduced 17% and paid 20%.

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PROGRAM: Supplies

RESTRICTED FUNDING: X NON-RESTRICTED:


PERSONNEL: Terri Williams, Media Clerk Tara Cartwright, Secretary

PROGRAM GOALS:DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative operates a successful supplies and materials service for school districts. These items are purchased from the Arch Ford Service Center where they solicit bids for the best prices, purchase in bulk, and pass the savings to other cooperatives. This allows the co-op to pass the savings to local school districts with the co-op attempting to break even on cost.

Supplies are delivered to schools via the media delivery service. Teachers and administrators continue to ask for this service and continue to be supportive. This is a major convenience that we offer to teachers. School personnel may order online and have supplies delivered on their weekly media delivery day.

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SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

Program Name: Extending Children’s Mathematics (ECM)

Competitive Grant: Yes - X No -

Goals and Description: Extending Children’s Mathematics (ECM) is the Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) Teacher Development Seminar for 3rd through 6th-grade teachers. Over twenty-five years of CGI research has shown that students learn with understanding if and only if new concepts are connected to what they already know. The ECM seminar is devoted to studying how students’ learning of computation with large numbers, fractions, decimals, and algebraic thinking can be connected to what they already understand about whole number operations. What teachers learn in this institute enhances how they use any curriculum or resource materials.

Program Name: Teacher Evaluation Support System (TESS)

Competitive Grant: Yes - No - X

Goals and Description: The DeQueen-Mena ESC provided an overview of TESS 2.0 for 43 new teachers in August of 2018. TESS was embedded in 3 days of professional development throughout the 2018-19 school year for these novice teachers. Cooperative specialists are mindful to connect professional development to TESS as we continue to support teachers and administrators as they implement TESS as the teacher evaluation system in 2018-19 school year.

Program Name: Arkansas Leadership Excellence and Development System (LEADS)

Competitive Grant: Yes - No - X

Goals and Description: The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards provide the basis for the Arkansas evaluation and support system for all Arkansas administrators except superintendents (for whom an evaluation system is currently being piloted). Trainings for the LEADS program throughout the 2018-2019 school year included work with the rubric, summative evaluations of principals, assistant principals, and other administrators, use of BloomBoard for evaluation and artifacts, and other support, as needed in individual cooperatives.

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Program Name: EitherScope Project

Competitive Grant Yes - No – X

Goals and Description: In an effort to assist schools in preparation for ongoing online testing in 2018-19, DMESC offered the use of the Either Scope to evaluate schools in the cooperative to see if their networks are adequate for online testing as well as general network health and security. When a school requests a check, Either Scope reports are provided to the school and to the school’s technology coordinator of their findings.

Program Name: ACT Aspire

Competitive Grant Yes - No - X

Goals and Description: DeQueen-Mena Cooperative teachnology coordinator and specialists have provided support to district testing and technology personnel as preparations were made for the implementation of ACT Aspire. Support included onsite visits within districts to aid in preparing technology infrastructure, providing multiple training opportunities for ACT Aspire updates, and hosting ACT Aspire workdays to help with data entry and test scheduling. Additionally, cooperative technology coordinators provide ongoing assistance through emails and phone conversations as problems and questions arose in districts. Cooperative content specialists developed and presented in regional training on ACT Aspire Content Trainings around the state and at the cooperative.

Support was also provided by ADE for classroom teachers and instructional leaders to ensure Arkansas content standards were taught in a manner that would prepare students for the ACT Aspire Assessment. In addition to ADE presenters, cooperatives content specialists provided face-to-face trainings on the Arkansas Students Assessment Live Binder as well as Interim Assessments including Periodic and Classroom.

Program Name: ESSA

Competitive Grant Yes - No - X

Goals and Description: At the request of ADE, cooperatives were given the task to prepare a plan to assist school districts in meeting accountability challenges of the new ESSA. The Arkansas Department of Education held spring tours with each cooperative to share the new accountability requirements of ESSA. The department worked with school districts and cooperatives to understand their A-F scores and the ESSA Index Scores, DeQueen-Mena ESC hosted numerous administrator and school team meetings to better understand the new ESSA plan.

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Professional Development Activities Report

DATE WORKSHOP NAME DISTRICTS ATTENDED

TEACHERS ATTENDED

LOCATION

June 1, 2019 First Aid/CPR 2 26 DMESC

June 4, 2018 TechStart in YOUR Classroom 5 10 DMESC

June 4, 2018 Behavior 101 1 29 DMESC

June 4-5, 2018 Preschool Math & Science 2 17 DMESC

June 4-7, 2018 Extending Children’s Mathematics 8 38 DMESC

June 4-7, 2018 LETRS Foundations Days 1-4 4 36 Nashville

June 5, 2018 PCM Training 1 2 DMESC

June 5, 2018 Who Do Preschoolers Ask Why? Science and Math Activities for PreSchoolers

2 19 DMESC

June 5, 2018 Supporting Children with Special Needs in the Preschool Classroom

1 23 DMESC

June 5, 2018 AR Digital Sandbox, Youtube, and Google Drive via Zoom

10 12 DMESC

June 6, 2018 Drug Awareness 3 48 DMESC

June 6, 2018 Essential Skills Training I – Basic Principles of Behavior

10 19 DMESC

June 6, 2018 You Can Judge a Book By It’s Cover 3 5 Ashdown

June 6, 2018 Dewey vs. Genre…Who Will Win? 5 7 Ashdown

June 6, 208 Learning Blade 4 5 DMESC

June 6, 2018 Kuder Career Exploration 5 7 DMESC

June 6-7, 13, 2018 Grasping Phenomenal Science (GPS) for Grades 5-8: Navigating from Standards to Instruction

4 4 DMESC

June 7, 2018 Essential Skills Training 2 – Defining the Target Behavior

8 17 DMESC

June 7, 2019 Supporting English Language Learners in Content Classes

5 14 DMESC

June 7, 2018 Nutrition/Child Find/Parent Involvement/504 2 42 DMESC

Juen 7, 2018 Using Formative Assessment to Inform Instruction 7 8 DMESC

June 11, 2018 Computer Science in the K-8 Classroom Day 1 3 5 DMESC

June 11, 2018 Music 9 10 Dierks

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June 12, 2018 Computer Science in the K-8 Classroom Day 2 2 3 DMESC

June 12, 2018 Essential Skills Training 3 – Catch’em Being Good! Using Reinforcement to Increase Appropriate

Behaviors

9 21 DMESC

June 12, 2018 Administrator’s Institute – School Safety, Medical Marjuana, Transgender Legal Issues, Fair Teacher

Dismissal

15 78 DeGray

June 12, 2018 Building Number Sense Through Number Talks: K-3

8 18 DMESC

June 12, 2018 PE/Music 11 16 Dierks

June 12, 2018 eSchool Fiscal Year End 2 4 DMESC

June 12, 2018 Google Classroom – Transforming Class Instructions

8 10 DMESC

June 13, 2018 Essential Skills Training 4 – Behavior Data Collection Tools

6 14 DMESC

June 13, 2018 DMESC Board of Director’s Meeting 13 14 DeGray

June 13, 2018 Administrator’s Institute – Parent Involvement/Human Trafficking

15 81 DeGray

June 13, 2018 Administrator’s Institute – ADE Updates/Principal’s Roundtable

17 69 DeGray

June 13, 2018 Number Talks with Fractions, Decimals and Percents: 3-6

6 9 DMESC

June 13, 2018 Music and Art and Your Community 7 16 DMESC

June 13-14, 2018 LETRS Foundations: Days 1-2 10 49 DMESC

June 13-14, 2018 Teaching the Coding Block for Grades 7 & 8 from a Project Based Approach

3 3 DMESC

June 14, 2018 Preference Assessment: When Stickers Aren’t Enough

4 7 DMESC

June 14, 2018 Administrator’s Institute – Tier I Fiscal Training 16 87 DeGray

June 14, 2018 Classroom Management Strategies for Effective Instruction

10 22 DMESC

June 14, 2018 Music/Art/Theatre 8 12 DMESC

June 14, 2018 Application of Google Classroom 3 23 Acorn

June 14, 2018 Discovering Google Classroom 3 25 Acorn

June 18, 2018 Using Fun Games and APPS in the MATH Classroom

8 15 DMESC

June 18, 2018 Inquiry in Arkansas 7-12 4 7 DMESC

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June 18, 2018 Inquiry in Arkansas K-6 5 7 DMESC

June 18, 2018 Teaching Social Media for Business Educators 8 8 Nashville

June 18-19, 25, 2018 First Aid/CPR 2 16 Other

June 18, 25, 2018

August 24, 30, 2018

PreK Standards 2 28 DMESC

June 19, 2018 Beyond the Remix: Advancing Your Classroom to Student-Focused Learning!

1 11 Mena

June 19, 2018 Using Formative Assessment to Inform Instruction 4 4 DMESC

June 19-20, 2018 Building Bridges – 2018 Special Education Summer Conference

14 103 DMESC

June 19-20, 2018 3-6 RISE 5 22 Horatio

June 20, 2018 Quantitative Literacy – HS Math Teachers 5 8 DMESC

June 21, 2018 Grasping Phenomenal Science: Putting the “E” in STEM (5-8) using everyday labs

4 4 DMESC

June 21, 2018 Introduction to DOK 5 23 DMESC

June 21, 2018 DOK Practice with the Formative Assessment Process

5 24 DMESC

June 21, 2018 Questions, Questions, Questions 1 20 DMESC

June 21-22, 2018 3-6 RISE 4 44 Nashville

June 25, 2018 EIE: Engineering is Elementary 7 12 DMESC

June 25, 2018 Special Education Update 8 42 DMESC

June 25, 2018 Transition Toolkit Training 4 5 DMESC

June 26, 2018 Interactive Notebooking 3-12 9 18 DMESC

June 26, 2018 Evidence-based Practices for Post-School Success 1 2 DMESC

June 26-28, 2018 K-2 RISE Academy Year 2 6 28 DMESC

June 26-28, 2018 EC Health, Safety and Nutrition 2 13 DMESC

June 27, 2018 Essential Skills Training 1 – Basic Principles of Behavior

2 28 Acorn

June 27, 2018 Hands-On Tech Tools 12 23 DMESC

June 27, 2018 Basic Life Support – CPR 1 1 Other

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June 27-28, 31, 2018 Illustrative Mathematics (IM) 6-8 Math Curriculum

5 7 DMESC

June 28, 2018 Essentials Skills Training 3 – Catch’em Being Good! Using Reinforcement to Increase

Appropriate Behaviors

2 26 Acorn

June 28, 2018 Hands-On Tech Tools 8 15 DMESC

June 28, 2018 Paraprofessional Training for Students with Special Health Care Needs

9 21 DMESC

July 2, 2018 ADE English Learner Updates: ESSA, Entry/Exit Manual, ELPA21

9 19 DMESC

July 2-3, 24-25, 2018 LETRS Foundations: Days 3-4 8 45 Horatio

July 9, 2018 Monitor Student’s Current Progress on SQSS with StudentGPS

2 6 DMESC

July 9-13, 2018 Phonics First Level I Orton – Gillingham 4 14 Dierks

July 10, 2018 ICE, ICE Baby! National School Library Standards

9 18 DMESC

July 10-11, 2018 3-6 RISE 6 20 DMESC

July 11, 2018 Family & Consumer Science Professional Learning Community

5 7 DMESC

July 11, 2018 Kata in Classroom 6 8 DMESC

July 11, 2018 Interdisciplinary Archaeology Teacher Workshop 6 7 DMESC

July 11, 2018 Google Classroom – Transforming Class Instruction

6 11 DMESC

July 12, 2018 Library Round Table 6 9 DMESC

July 12, 20118 Tier I Training 14 37 DMESC

July 12, 2018 Google Classroom – Transforming Class Instruction

7 14 DMESC

July 12, 2018 School Based Identificaton of Dyslexia: The very bsics

10 19 DMESC

July 16, 2018 Essential Skills Training 1 – Basic Principles of Behavior

8 22 Mineral Springs

July 16, 2018 PD and a Tool Kit to Teach Act 480 6 6 DMESC

July 16, 2018 Empowering Writers – K-1 Writing 4 24 DMESC

July 16, 2018 Program Planning & Polishing Day 1 10 10 DMESC

July 16-20, 2018 Arkansas K-8 Lead Teacher Training and Stipend Program

8 17 DMESC

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July 17, 2018 Essential Skills Training 3 – Catch’em Being Good! Using Reinforcement to Increase Appropriate

Behaviors

5 19 Mineral Springs

July 17, 2018 ACT Aspire – Math Grades 3-5 8 18 DMESC

July 17, 2018 Empowering Writers – Narrative Writing Grades 2-7

6 15 DMESC

July 17, 2018 Discovering Google Classroom 3 20 Mena

July 17-19, 2018 Grasping Phenomenal Science (GPS) For Grades 9-12 (Biology, Physical Science, and Chemistry):

Navigating from Standards to Instruction

9 14 DMESC

July 18, 2018 Program Planning & Polishing Day 2 8 8 DMESC

July 18, 2018 ACT Aspire – Math Grade 6-8 8 14 DMESC

July 18, 2018 Empowering Writers – Expository Writing For Grades 2-8

6 12 DMESC

July 18, 2018 Death Note, Confucianism, and Kim Jong Un: Applying Information about Asia in K-12

4 5 DMESC

July 18, 2018 The Next Step in Google Classroom…and More 2 22 Mena

July 19, 2018 ACT Aspire – Math Grades 9-10 9 14 DMESC

July 19, 2018 Digging Deeper into Small Group Instruction 9 31 DMESC

July 19, 2018 ACT Aspire ELA 6-8 9 21 DMESC

July 23, 2018 Dynamic Learning Maps 18 47 DMESC

July 23, 2018 Grasping Phenomenal Science: Putting the “E” in STEM (K-4) Using Everyday Labs

5 7 DMESC

July 23, 2018 CPR Training for Early Childhood 1 5 DMESC

July 23-27, 2018 High School Computer Science and Certification Preparation

4 5 DMESC

July 24, 2018 Math Power Standards: Focusing on the Essential Grades 3-5

6 7 DMESC

July 24, 2018 eSchool 4.0 Scheduling Workday 1 2 Other

July 24, 2018 Addressing Behavior with Students Receiving Special Education: Avoiding Due Process Disputes

6 18 Ashdown

July 24, 2018 Writing Standards-Based Objectives/Formative Assessments

5 7 DMESC

July 24, 2018 Agriculture Science & Technology Professional Learning Community

6 8 DMESC

July 25, 2018 ACT Aspire – What do I do with all this assessment data?!?!

10 24 DMESC

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July 25, 2018 ACT Aspire Content Training: 6-8 Science 8 10 DMESC

July 26, 2018 Math Power Standards: Focusing on the Essential Grades 6-8

7 10 DMESC

July 26, 2018 Teacher Resources from the Department of Arkansas Heritage

8 15 DMESC

July 26, 2018 eSchool Training for the School Nurse 10 15 DMESC

July 26, 2018 Business Marketing & Technology Professional Learning Community

9 11 DMESC

July 30, 2018 WISE 2 26 DMESC

July 30, 2018 Math Power Standards: Focusing on the Essential Algebra I and Geometry

10 15 DMESC

July 30, 2018 CPR Training for Early Childhood 1 1 DMESC

July 30, 2018 Supporting Children with Special Needs in the Preschool Clssroom

4 8 DMESC

July 30, 2018 Using Formative Assessment to Inform Instruction 5 8 DMESC

July 30-31, 2018 3-6 RISE 8 29 DMESC

July 31, 2018 eSchool 4.0 Registration Review 7 17 DMESC

July 31, 2018 ECERs for New Staff 2 3 DMESC

July 31, 2018 Family Map Training 1 31 DMESC

July 31, 2018 Introducation to New Home School Online Data Entry Program

8 11 DMESC

August 1, 2018 eSchool 4.0 Attendance Training 9 23 DMESC

August 1, 2018 ACT Aspire ELA for 3-5 5 9 DMESC

August 1, 2018 Counselor’s Open Forum 4 8 DMESC

August 1-2, 2018 Novice Teacher Mentoring Program 13 36 DMESC

August 1, 2018 Essential Skills Training 1 – Basic Principles of Behavior

4 27 Caddo Hills

August 2, 2018 Essential Skills Training 3 – Catch’em Being Good! Using Reinforcement to Increase Appropriate

Behaviors

5 27 Caddo Hills

August 2, 2018 Seed Digging 2 77 DMESC

August 2, 2018 ACT Aspire ELA 9-10 5 7 DMESC


Behaviors

4 23 Foreman

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August 6, 2018 eSchool 4.0 Scheduling Workday 6 13 DMESC

August 6-8, 2018 K-2 RISE 3 11 Acorn

August 7, 2018 Totally Rad Tech Tuesday 2 13 Mena

August 7, 2018 2018 School Nurse Update 9 21 DMESC

August 8, 2018 Active Shooter Response by School Nurse and Stop the Bleed Training

9 13 CCCUA


Behaviors

4 15 Van Cove

August 9, 2018 ACT Aspire Training 3 26 Dierks

August 10, 2018 Essential Skills Training 4 – Behavior Data Collection Tools

3 19 Foreman

August 14, 2018 eSchool Scheduling Workday 1 2 Other

August 16, 2018 DMESC Board of Director’s Meeting 10 12 DMESC

August 23, 2018 eSchool 4.0 Discipline Training 8 16 DMESC

August 24, 2018 GT Coordinator’s Meeting 11 12 DMESC

August 28, 2018 Paraprofessional Training for Students with Special Health Care Needs

2 3 DMESC

August 30, 2018 eSchoolPlus 4.0 Medical Training 4 5 DMESC

August 30, 2018 NT Mentoring Make Up for Year 1 Day 1 7 10 DMESC

August 31, 2018 NT Mentoring Make Up Day Year 2 5 9 DMESC

September 5, 2018 LETRS 4 11 Caddo Hills

September 6, 2018 eSchool 4.0 Progress Reports & Report Card Training

6 13 DMESC

September 6, 2018 NT Mentoring Make Up Day Year 1 Day 2 7 11 DMESC

September 6, 20, 2018

October 4, 11, 18, 23, 2018

November 1, 15, 28, 2018

December 6, 13, 2018

MMCI 1 14 DMESC

September 10, 2018 K-2 RISE Day 4 7 34 DMESC

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September 12, 2018 Shifting Small Group Instruction to Match the Science of Reading Day 2

8 28 DMESC

September 13, 2018 Financial Aid Update 5 9 DMESC

September 13, 2018 AGQBA 9 16 DMESC

September 13, 2018 District Dyslexia Coordinator’s Meeting 10 10 DMESC

September 13,27, 2018

October 9, 16, 25, 2018

November 8, 16, 30, 2018

December 7, 14, 2018

MMCI 2 16 DMESC

September 18, 2018 NT Mentoring Year 1 Day 3 14 44 DMESC

September 18, 2018 Priority Standards 3 11 Nashville


September 19, 2018 LETRS 4 11 Caddo Hills

September 20, 2018 DMESC Board of Director’s Meeting 12 14 DMESC


September 20, 2018 Battle of the Books/Reading Fair Committee Planning Meeting

13 28 DMESC

September 21, 2018 DOK 2 8 DeQueen

September 21, 2018 eSchool 4.0 SMS Required Fields for Cycle Reporting

10 14 DMESC

September 24, 2018 Parental Involvement 2 6 DMESC

September 24, 2018 3-6 RISE Academy Day 3 12 39 DMESC

September 24, 2018 Continuity of Operations 4 8 DMESC

September 24,2018

October 31, 2018

January 28, 2019

March 25, 2019

SOR: The Right to Read Act 2 9 DMESC


September 25, 2018 Student Success Plan 12 54 DMESC


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October 2, 2018 eSchool 4.0 Cycle 2 Workday 5 6 DMESC

October 2, 2018 Strategic Instruction Model 1 6 DMESC

October 3, 2018 eSchool 4.0 Medical Training 1 1 DMESC

October 3, 2018 Science Destination Challenge Planning Committee Meeting

14 18 DMESC

October 4, 2018 Bookkeepers Workshop 11 15 DMESC

October 4, 2018 DMESC Teacher Center Committee Meeting 11 17 DMESC

October 9, 2018 NT Mentoring Make Up Day 2 2 DMESC

October 9, 2018 2018 Fall School Counselors Collaborative Meeting 10 27 DMESC

October 9, 2018 High School Principals PLC 9 11 DMESC

October 10, 2018 Math Meeting 2 7 Horatio

October 10, 2018 Elementary Principals PLC 8 10 DMESC

October 11, 2018 School Board Training 1 1 DMESC

October 11, 2018 Math Meeting 2 6 Acorn

October 11, 2018 ACTC Monthly Training 13 13 DMESC

October 12, 2018 AP Coordinator’s Zoom Meeting 2 2 DMESC

October 18, 2018 DMESC Board of Director’s Meeting 10 13 DMESC

October 18, 2018 Bookkeepers Workshop 6 8 DMESC

October 19, 2018 GT Coordinators’ Meeting 12 14 DMESC

October 23, 2018 Math Meeting 3 14 Nashville

October 23, 2018 K-2 RISE Academy Day 5 7 37 DMESC

October 23, 2018 Literacy Tech Day 3 4 DeQueen

October 24, 2018 Math Meeting 2 6 Acorn

October 24, 2018 Coding the Future with Robotics 8 14 DMESC

October 25, 2018 Math Meeting 2 11 Nashville

October 29, 2018 The Basics of Unity and VR 8 14 DMESC

November 1, 2018 eSchool 4.0 Cycle 3 Workday 2 2 DMESC

November 1, 2018 District Dyslexia Coordinator’s Meeting 12 13 DMESC

November 6, 2018 K-2 RISE Academy Day 6 6 27 DMESC

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November 7, 2018 SOR: The Right to Read Act 1 9 DMESC

November 7, 2018 NT Mentoring Year 2 Day 2 11 31 DMESC

November 7, 2018 PAS Update with Directors 1 14 DMESC

November 8-9, 2018 ECM Day 5-6 8 37 DMESC

November 12, 2018 PCM Re-Certification 1 6 Mena

November 15, 2018 DMESC School Technology Coordinator’s Monthly Meeting

6 11 DMESC

November 16, 2018 eSchool 4.0 High School Transcripts Training 4 8 DMESC

November 30, 2018 PCM Re-Certification 3 8 Mena

December 3-4, 2018 Professional Crisis Management Recertification Course

11 13 DMESC

December 4, 2018 APSCN W2, 1099 & Calendar Year End Procedures

6 9 Mena

December 11-12, 17-18, 2018

PCM – Professional Crisis Management 6 12 DMESC

December 12, 2019 EC SPED Review 1 13 DMESC

December 12-13, 2018 First Aid/CPR 3 3 Other

December 13, 2018 DMESC Wizarding World of STEM (FREE) 5 7 DMESC

December 13, 2018 DMESC Wizarding World of STEM (Paid) 8 16 DMESC

December 14, 2018 GT Coordinator’s Meeting 6 6 DMESC

December 17, 2018 Erate 101 4 4 DMESC

December 18, 2018 eSchoolPlus Workday 1 1 Other

December 19, 2018 First Aid/CPR 1 3 Other

January 10, 2019 Attendance Works Elementary 2 4 DMESC

January 14, 2019 eSchool Secondary Transcript Workday 4 5 DMESC

January 14, 2019 Stop the Bleed Instructor Training 3 4 DMESC

January 15, 2019 High School Principals PLC 5 7 Foreman

70

January 15, 2019 ACA (1095C) Processing & Work Day 8 9 DMESC

January 16, 2019 ADE Federal Updates: Final Allocations, Deadlines & Grant Management

11 11 DMESC

January 17, 2019 Security Awareness Training 12 31 DMESC

January 22, 2019 Investigating Minds Want to Know: Basic Behavior Principles

8 28 DMESC

January 22, 2019 NT Mentoring Year 1 Day 4 14 46 DMESC

January 23, 2019 Teacher Center Committee Meeting 13 46 DMESC

January 29, 2019 RFP Review Attendance 9 15 DMESC

January 31, 2019 Attendance Works Secondary 5 17 DMESC

February 5, 2019 eSchool 4.0 Next Year Database Setup 11 13 DMESC

February 7, 2019 Mission Possible: Define the Target Behavior 9 30 DMESC

February 7, 2019 Understanding your ESSA School Index Score 16 53 DMESC

February 11, 2019 eSchool Workday 1 1 DMESC

February 13, 2019 BLS Course 2 3 Foreman

February 20, 2019 NT Mentoring Year 1 Day 5 15 51 DMESC

February 21, 2019 District Dyslexia Coordinator’s Meeting 10 10 DMESC

February 21, 2019 Beginner-Friendly Programming Using Python 4 5 DMESC

February 22, 2019 DMESC Board of Director’s Meeting 12 14 DMESC

February 22, 2019 Science Destination Challenge Spring Planning Meeting

7 11 DMESC

February 26, 2019 ECM Day 7 Follow Up 6 27 DMESC

February 27, 2019 DMESC School Technology Coordinator’s Monthly Meeting

9 17 DMESC

February 28, 2019 BX3 Regional Meeting 5 7 DMESC

February 28, 2019 Computerized Embroidery PD 8 9 DMESC

March 4, 2019 Financial/Budget Planning PD 10 18 DMESC

March 6, 2019 Mentoring Make Up Day 5 7 DMESC

March 8, 2019 eSchool Next Year Scheduling for Secondary Schools

6 11 DMESC

March 8, 2019 Plasma-Cam Introducation PD 4 4 Horatio

March 11, 2019 Coding and Creating with Circuit Playground 6 11 DMESC

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March 12, 2019 eSchool Plus Next Year Database Setup 1 1 Other

March 14, 2019 Break It Down, It’s Data Time: An Introduction to Behavior Data Collection

8 29 DMESC

March 27, 2019 Level Up “Digital Creation Station” 6 8 DMESC

March 27, 2019 eSchool Plus Transcript Workday 1 2 Other

March 28, 2019 DMESC Board of Director’s Meeting 10 11 DMESC

March 28, 2019 DMESC School Technology Coordinators Monthly Meeting

9 15 DMESC

March 29, 2019 GT Coordinator’s Meeting 12 12 DMESC

April 2, 2019 Journey: A Principal’s Role: Using Data to Improve Student Learning Through Collaboration

6 8 DMESC

April 2, 2019 ADE Student Success Plan Update 6 14 DMESC

April 2, 2019 Professional Crisis Management (PCM) Practitioner Recertification Training

1 5 DMESC

April 10, 2019 2019 Virtual Arkansas Update

April 12, 2019 Science Destination 2019 Engineering Notebook Scoring

8 11 DMESC

April 15, 2019 DMESC Teacher Center Committee Meeting 9 20 DMESC

April 16, 2019 DMESC Digital Design Innovative Coding Through Embroidery (FREE)

1 1 DMESC

April 16, 2019 Digital Design: Innovative Coding Through Embroidery (PAID)

7 8 DMESC

April 16, 2019 eSchool Plus Workday 2 3 Other

April 26, 2019

May 20-21, 2019

PreK SEL 1 24 DMESC

April 30, 2019 eSchool Next Year Scheduling for Elementary Schools

4 7 DMESC

May 2, 2019 District Dyslexia Coordinator’s Meeting 10 11 DMESC

May 8, 2019 Catch’em Being Good! Using Reinforcement to Increase Appropriate Behaviors

7 24 DMESC

May 9, 2019 ACTC Monthly Training 13 13 DMESC

May 14, 2019 eSchool Cycle 7 and Year-End Rollover Prep 7 9 DMESC

May 14, 2019 DMESC School Technology Coordinators Monthly Meeting

14 22 DMESC

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May 15, 2019 Battle of the Books 9-12 Reading List Revision 4 5 DMESC

May 15, 2019 DMESC Perkins V Stakeholder Meeting 16 40 DMESC

May 16, 2019 Seven Steps for Setting Up a Stellar Autism Room 17 47 DMESC

May 16, 20109 GT Coordinator’s Meeting 9 9 DMESC

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