2011-2012 Annual Report - Great Rivers Cooperative
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Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative ! Bridging The Achievement Gap 2011 – 2012 Annual Report Suzann McCommon, Director P.O. Box 2837 West Helena, AR 72390 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(870) 338-6461 Phone (870) 338-8442 Fax (870) 338-7905 Fax 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………………………..2 Note from the Director ................................................................................................................. 3 Mission Statement ......................................................................................................................... 4 State Map of Cooperatives ........................................................................................................... 5 Great Rivers Education Cooperative Organizational Chart .................................................... 6 Great Rivers Education Cooperative Board of Directors ......................................................... 7 Great Rivers Education Cooperative Teacher Center Committee .......................................... 8 ESC Annual Report ........................................................................................................................ Administration………………………………………………………….....………… … 17 Administration Summary Teacher Center Program Behavior Intervention Consultant .................................................................................... 19 Professional Development ................................................................................................ 21 Cooperative Purchasing …………………………………………………………………… Career and Technical Education………………………………………………………...26 Community Health…………………………………………………………………...….28 Community Health Nurse Gifted and Talented .......................................................................................................... 30 Distance Learning............................................................................................................. 32 Early Childhood Special Education ................................................................................. 33 Early Childhood Special Ed…. ...................................................................................... Arkansas Transition Services……………………………………………………………35 Literacy Department ......................................................................................................... 37 Pathwise Mentoring .......................................................................................................... 43 Science Department .......................................................................................................... 44 Math Department .............................................................................................................. 46 Media, Technology and Distance Learning...................................................................... 48 Media Technology Distance Learning TARGET TESTING......................................................................................................... 54 SPECIAL PROJECTS ...................................................................................................... 56 Workshops and Professional Development……………………………………...………61 2 Suzann McCommon, Director Patty Smith, Assistant Director/ Teacher Center Coordinator Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative P. O. Box 2837 West Helena, AR 72390 (870) 338-6461 FAX (870) 338-8442 and 870-338-7905 TO: Arkansas Educators FROM: Suzann McCommon, Director SUBJECT: 2011-12 Annual Evaluation Report In this world of education, nothing remains constant. Faced with changes and new challenges, we have steadfastly moved forward to meet these challenges in order to assist our schools in preparing our youth for tomorrow’s workforce. While growth often does not come at the pace we might prefer, we do continue to see gains in our student’s performance. We continue to look for these gains that will encourage us to remain constant in the belief that all children can learn. As we continue to face the challenges of the coming year, hopefully we will rise to meet these challenges and to assist in every way possible to improve education in the Delta. Suzann McCommon, Director 3 The Great Rivers Education Cooperative serves the area shaded in light pink on the map above. GREC services the following counties: • • • • • Crittenden Lee Phillips Monroe St. Francis 4 Great Rivers ESC Organizational Chart GREC Board of Directors Co-op Director Support Staff DL Coordinator Technology Coordinator Early Childhood Coordinator DL Instructors Technology Assistant EC Teachers Support Staff Support Staff Speech Pathologist Gifted and Talented Specialist Business Office CTE Coordinator Teacher Center Coordinator Support Staff S S Math Specialist Support Staff Science Specialist Literacy Specialist Support Staff Great Rivers Co-op Associates: Support Staff Support Staff Additional Affiliates Housed at GREC: Community Health Nurse 5 Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative School Districts served in Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis Officers of the Board Name Position School District Bill Kessinger Lee Vent Tom Wilson Suzann McCommon President Vice-President Secretary Director West Memphis Clarendon Barton GREC Members of the Board Name Position School District Arthur Tucker Jerry Woods Jimmy Wilkins Ulicious Reed Saul Lusk Ruth Denson Jon Estes Board Member Board Member Board Member CFO Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Brinkley Forrest City Hughes Helena-West Helena Lee County Marvell Palestine/Wheatley 6 Great Rivers Education Cooperative 2011-12 Teacher Center Committee Committee Member Tania Hill Liz Easley Ann Roscopf Bernice Hill Hazel Wallace Lura McCoy Becky Alexander Donna Beedle Becky Lee Sherry Burrows District Position Barton/Lexa Marvell/Elaine West Memphis Lee County Forrest City Hughes Helena-West Helena Teacher Teacher Math Teacher Teacher Literacy Coach Teacher Instructional Coach/Teacher Elementary Principal Teacher Elementary Principal Clarendon Palestine/Wheatley Brinkley 7 Expires 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 Great Rivers Education Cooperative Arkansas Department of Education Education Service Cooperative (ESC) Annual Report DATE: June 30, 2012 LEA# ESC# 54-20 ESC NAME: Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative ADDRESS: P. O. Box 2837; West Helena, AR 72390 PHONE NUMBER: (870) 338-6461 DIRECTOR: Ms. Suzann McCommon TEACHER CENTER COORDINATOR: Ms. Patricia Smith NAMES OF COUNTIES SERVED: Crittenden, Lee, Phillips, Monroe and St. Francis NUMBER OF DISTRICTS: 11 NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15,778 NUMBER OF TEACHERS: 1,395 I. GOVERNANCE: A. How is the co-op governed? Board of Directors X Executive Committee? How many members on the Board? 10 Executive Committee? How many times did the Board meet? 11 Executive Committee? When is the regular meeting? 4th Thursday of each month Date of current year’s annual meeting: June 30, 2011 B. Does the co-op have a Teacher Center Committee? YES X If yes, then: How many are on the Teacher Center Committee? 10 How many members are teachers? 7 NO __ How many times did the Teacher Center Committee meet? 3 When is the regular meeting? September, January and May C. When was the most recent survey/needs assessment conducted? March, 2012 D. Have written policies been filed with the Arkansas Department of Education? Yes X No ________ 8 II. 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 Funding, B=Base Funds, D=District Allocations 2011-2012 Employees Last Name McCommon Smith Baldwin Brandon Smith Sibley Price Griffin Curtright Denson, Jr. Felton Watson Hopper Meacham Watson Rodgers Ringer McGough Grubbs Hoskins Sheard Deitz Kent Whaley Armstrong Craig Gerlach Johnson Lewis Harper Maddox Winters Pippenger First Name Suzann Patty Helena Jimmy Lou Vicki Cindy Leigh Evelyn Nancy Larry Laura Beth Constance Polly Mary Kay Tomeka Jimmie Ruth Debi Tolise Tina Anita Yalanda Laura Lindy Holly Carmen Doreen Amy Dyana Lucinda Bonnie Susan Marsha Pam Position Director Assistant Director Pro. Dev. Coord/ GT Coordinator Literacy Specialist Literacy Specialist Literacy Specialist Math Specialist Instructional Secretary Instructional Secretary Career & Technical Ed. Coordinator Distance Learning Teacher Distance Learning Teacher Instructional Secretary Science Specialist Administrative Assistant Bookkeeper Accounts Payable Part-time Secretary Early Childhood Coordinator Preschool Secretary Preschool Technology Clerk Speech Pathologist Speech Pathologist Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Speech Pathologist 9 Funding Source New Hire Resigned Schieffler Faust Gant Hatcher Wayman Davidson Little Wigginton Boaz Johnston Vent Miller Dulaney Tuttle Patterson Lewis Johnson Knoff Haley Burks Friberg Bobbe Ann Linda Debbie Charlotte Chad Rex Leon Bonnie Paul Tim Dexter John Carrie Tamika Cassie Lisa Howie Lisa Rosemary Susan Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher Facilities Manager Custodian Administrative Support State Transition Coordinator (Conway) Transition Specialist (Little Rock) Technology Coordinator Distance Learning Coordinator Technology Assistant Transition Specialist (Conway) Administrative Secretary (Conway) Community Health Nurse SPDEG Consultant SPDEG Director SIG Consultant SIG Consultant SIG Consultant 10 III. 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 [ If yes, then: Approximate the number of titles in media center: 1,200 ] Does the co-op provide delivery to the districts? YES [X ] ] NO [ How many districts participate in the media program? 11 How many titles (including duplicate counts) were provided to schools during this current year? 923 Do districts contribute dollars to the media services? YES [ X ] NO [ ] How are media / technology charges per district determined (formal or per ADM)? Please describe: $1.50 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? (Count all teachers who have visited the center, using duplicate counts for teachers who have visited the center more than once. 672 IV. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Please check administrative services offered through the co-op: [X] Cooperative purchasing [X] Conduct Annual Needs Assessment /Planning assistance [ Special education services ] [X] Gifted and talented assistance [X] Grant writing assistance [X] Personnel application [X] Assist/support with Evaluation procedures (OSR, ACSIP Monitoring, GT Program evaluation, etc.) [ Migrant student Identification ] 11 [X] Bookkeeping assistance [X] Technology training [X] Curriculum support (Common Core State Standards) [ Business Management training ] [X] Computer technician [ C.C.R.P.P. Administration/Collaboration ] [X] E-Rate applications [X] Assessment data analysis [X] Instructional facilitator training [X] TARGET interim assessments [X] Math/Science/Literacy specialists [X] Numerous professional development opportunities for teachers [X] Administrators and Local Board Members Training [X] Community Involvement [ ] __________________________________ [ ] ___________________________________ 12 V. DIRECT SERVICES TO STUDENTS Please check the student services provided through the co-op: [X] Student assessment program [X] Itinerant teachers – please list areas: (ECSE, SPED) [X] Occupational therapy and physical therapy [X] Digital instruction [X] Speech Pathology Services [X] Video Instruction [X] Quiz Bowl [X] Destination Science [X] Computer-assisted instruction [X] Low incidence handicapped (vision/hearing) [X] Speech Therapist [ Other (Please specify): ] 13 VI. ANECDOTAL REPORTS Please attach three or four descriptions of activities which demonstrate partnerships, agreements or creative ways that the co-op has assisted local districts. The co-op personnel may write the reports, or the descriptions may be written by local schools served by the co-op. These reports may also include letters sent to the co-op or evaluations of a co-op activity. • Parent/Community Support: The Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative in the past has conducted inservice training presentations for parents and community leaders. Additionally, the administrative service has provided support to the local school districts in their volunteer programs. The Cooperative provided in-service for the member schools and parent facilitators regarding parental involvement. • Educational Equity: Educational equity is a state priority that has been recognized by the Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative since its inception. Not only does the Cooperative recognize that educational equity entail minority and gender participation, but different levels of socioeconomic participation, also. Policies and procedures are periodically reviewed to assure full access and opportunity in hiring practices and full participation. Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative provides administrative services to its member schools. While many of these services are part of the daily operation of the Cooperative, several have become full-scale programs and are as follows: • Higher Education Affiliation: The Cooperative has maintained a close liaison with institutions of higher learning and has jointly offered courses in Educational Administration and additional licensure areas. • Information Sharing: Recognizing a need to keep superintendents abreast of information, GREC set up a memorandum referral file. All ADE Commission’s memorandums are indexed and stamped for reference as needed. Likewise, information that the Cooperative receives concerning school and educational programs is filed for future reference. 14 VII. 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 2011-2012 school year: 2 For this number above, please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications: White 1 African American 1 Hispanic Asian American Indian/Alaskan Native Number of new females employed by the cooperative for the 2011-2012 school year: 0 For this number above, please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications: White African American Hispanic Asian American Indian/Alaskan Native TERMINATED Number of males terminated by the cooperative during the 2011-2012 school year: 0 For this number above, please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications: 0 White African American Hispanic Asian American Indian/Alaskan Native Number of females terminated by the cooperative during the 2011-2012 school year: 0 For this number above, please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications: White African American Hispanic Asian American Indian/Alaskan Native 15 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT Number of males seeking employment by the cooperative during the 2011-2012 school year: 1 For this number above, please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications: White 1 African American Hispanic Asian American Indian/Alaskan Native Number of females seeking employment by the cooperative during the 2011-2012 school year: 2 For this number above, please provide the number in each of the following racial classifications: White 1 African American 1 Hispanic Asian American Indian/Alaskan Native 16 BASE FUNDS ALLOCATION 2011-2012 SALARIES $ 370,617.00 MAINTENACNE AND OPERATIONS $ 38,001.00 ITINERANT TRAVEL $ -0____________________ $ 408,618.00 17 PROGRAM: Administrative Services FUNDING SOURCE: Base Funds COMPETETIVE GRANT: YES RESTRICTED: NO X NON-RESTRICTED: X PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Suzann McCommon Cooperative Staff GOAL: • Student Achievement and Teacher Effectiveness: The overall objective of the Cooperative is to increase student achievement via improvement of teacher effectiveness. Targeted areas where heavy emphasis was placed included math and literacy. While the credit for these professional development opportunities belongs to the districts, teachers and students, it is believed that the Cooperative also played a large role in the endeavors leading to school improvement. • School Leadership and Organization: School leadership and organization have been identified as a need for the Great Rivers area school districts, impacted through several means sponsored by the Cooperative. The impact has been achieved primarily through professional development for administrators and dissemination of information, collaboration and partnerships via the Arkansas Department of Education. 18 Program Summaries…. Great Rivers Education Cooperative 2011-2012 PROGRAM SUMMARY: Since the inception of Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative in July of 1985, many services and identified needs of the member schools have become a reality. Some have been modified or changed as the identified needs have changes. The Superintendents of each of the member schools comprise the Board of Directors. The ten member Board of Directors’ sit as a full governing board. This Board usually meets the fourth Thursday of the month to conduct the overall policy making and management business of the Cooperative. The stated goals of the Central Administrative Service are to positively impact student achievement by: • Coordinate specific effective professional development opportunities for teachers, support staff and administrators • Providing services designed to assist members in saving time and money in the administration of schools’ programs • Maintaining sensitivity to the disparity of needs among member district in providing services, activities and programs More specific objectives are outlined in the Cooperative policy manual adopted by the Board of Directors’ in addition to those objectives derived from the annual needs assessment and surveys. Particular needs of emphasis addressed by the Educational Cooperative’s Administrative structure include the following: A. Overall fiscal management; B. Specific activities that enhance the relationship between the Cooperative staff and the Arkansas Department of Education such as disseminating information, scheduling facilities and providing workshops; C. Securing additional funds to provide necessary and identified needs; D. Provide liaison with post-secondary educational institutions; E. Employ personnel as an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, color, creed, sex, national origin, handicap or age. 19 Teacher Center Program FUNDING SOURCE: Area Schools COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: YES NO X ___ NON-RESTRICTED: X PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Patty Smith, Assistant Director/ Teacher Center Coordinator; MSE GOAL: To increase student achievement by promoting teacher and administrative effectiveness via provision of a multitude of educational materials and resource. PROGRAM SUMMARY: In the fall of 1985, the ‘concept’ of the Teacher Center began to crystallize. Today the Great Rivers Educational Cooperative’s Teacher Center is a very large and productive component of the Cooperative. Teachers and Administrators have a wealth of information, instructional materials, videos, patterns, games and instructional units at their disposal. Materials and information needed is available on-site or delivered to the individual school districts. In addition, teachers are also able to utilize the “center” as a workplace as we remain open until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the school year, and from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. during the summer months. In addition the Teacher encompasses all instructional, professional development, and curriculum needs. (See Program Summaries on math, Literacy, Science, Career and Technical Education, Gifted and Talented and Professional Development). MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: • Continuation of rolling out the Common Core State Standards with emphasis on the “big shifts”; • Development of a Public Learning Community for Principals; • Development of a Cooperative wide Classroom Management Model. 20 Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: (Teams, consisting of the Principal, Instructional facilitators and teachers were training in the Sprick Model.) 21 Behavior Intervention Consultant (BIC) FUNDING SOURCE: Early Childhood Ed. Grants/Special Education COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: YES NO X ___ NON-RESTRICTED: X PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Kelly Davis, Early Childhood Behavior Consultant, BS, Psychology GOAL: • Increase awareness of Behavior Intervention Services to preschool children, parents, preschool teachers, and other professionals • Provide Behavior Management Intervention services to identified children through the Cooperative area • Assist preschool teachers and parents in identification, evaluation, behavior plans, and techniques in educating and living with children with Autism and Behavior concerns • Schedule teacher and parent training to ensure the delivery of information and demonstration or techniques to assist in implementing behavior plans • Assist Cooperative districts and teachers in preparing for the educational needs of their students PROGRAM SUMMARY: the Behavior Intervention’s s services are offered to all preschool children in the Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative area. Behavior services were delivered to 40 children in ten of eleven participating districts. The Early Childhood Behavior Consultant provided services to twenty-nine different ABC centers, Head Start centers, public and private preschools during the 2011-2012 school year. Services included identifying and setting up behavior interventions for preschoolers. We will assist teachers and centers in setting up their environments to aid and include children with behavior needs. 22 Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: • Parent and teacher preparation training for students with Autism entering preschool • Involvement of preschool teachers in the identifying and implementation of behavior interventions for their students identified with Autism and Behavior disorders • Assist preschool teachers with the implementation of behavior modifications, room arrangements, and scheduling to allow for participation of children with Autism or behavior issues • Providing parent and teacher support and training throughout the year in an ongoing process to education and empower those whose lives are affected by a child with Autism or behavior issues • Provide written, visual, or auditory information to teachers and parents to aid in the dissemination of information. 23 Professional Development FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Local Districts COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: YES X NO X NON-RESTRICTED: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Helen Baldwin, MSE GOAL: • To align professional development services with district and school needs to build capacity of all adult learners in order to provide a world class education system which graduates students who are college and career ready. • To provide adult learners with content knowledge and research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards and prepare adult learners to use various types of assessment results appropriately • To improve the learning of all students by providing resources to support adult learning and collaboration • To provide curriculum development assistance as school transition from frameworks to CCSS • To support school improvement initiatives generated by the ADE and enhance program integration through effective communication and technical support PROGRAM SUMMARY: Professional development opportunities target the focus areas as outlines by the Arkansas Department of Education. The PD sessions are offered to meet the requirements of law regarding the required 60 hours of professional development, as well as meeting the needs of schools based upon needs assessment survey results, SAI data, and CWT data from the eleven districts served. The Teacher Center Coordinator has the primary responsibility for reviewing, along with the TC Committer, the 24 Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: data sets from the districts in planning professional development to meet the major needs of the districts. SPECIAL EMPHASIS: The Target Assessment and Curriculum Alignment program serves seven of our districts. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: • • • • • • • • • • Common Core PD Opportunities Capacity Building through Instructional Facilitation Training Principal sessions School Board Member Training Math Coach and Literacy Coach PD sessions for building capacity Target Assessment and Curriculum Alignment Instructional Technology Workshops Classroom Walk Through training Pathwise 3-day training and Pathwise Recal Training Developed CCSS Little Lessons with K-2 classroom teachers for local school districts 25 Cooperative Purchasing FUNDING SOURCE: Cooperative Area Schools COMPETETIVE GRANT: YES RESTRICTED: NO X NON-RESTRICTED: X PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Suzann McCommon Leon Wigginton GOAL: To provide a mechanism for area school districts to collectively purchase common supplies and materials at a competitively lower price that if bided or purchased separately. PROGRAM SUMMARY: Great Rivers Educational Cooperative has provided purchasing for its member districts for several years. Based upon the needs and itemized specifications of the districts, GREC submits a group bid to vendors. Included in the bidding are such items as copy paper, spirit masters, thermal units, spirit fluid, file folders, legal pads, wastebaskets, staplers and pencil sharpeners. Once the lowest possible bid is obtained, orders are placed and each district has its order drop shipped and is individually invoiced for the items. Cost savings, is of course, the primary outcome of this process. For example, the catalog volume on 8 ! x 11 Xerographic copy paper is $35.00 per case. GREC was able to obtain a bid, however of $ 26.44 per case. At a savings of $ 8.56 per case with approximately 6,600 cases ordered, the overall savings on this item alone was $ 56,496.00 26 Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Career Education COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: YES X NO X NON-RESTRICTED: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Larry Denson, Jr. Polly Hopper GOAL: The goal of Career and Technical Education is to provide services to all students who are enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs in compliance with the Arkansas Department of Career Education which has the mission of providing leadership and contributing resources to serve the diverse and changing career educational needs of Arkansas youth, adults, and persons living with disabilities. PROGRAM SUMMARY: The program is set up to provide service to all students who are enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs. This passage of the Federal Carl Perkins II Act of 1990 and the State Act of 980 directed vocational education to focus on assisting all students, nor just special populations, Career and Technical Education also has a major objective of energizing the private sector as a partner throughout the nation. Cooperative efforts with the local school districts include the providing of: • An assessment of the interests, abilities and special needs of the student with respect to successfully completing the Career and Technical Education program; • Special services, including adaptation of curriculum and instruction, equipment and facilities; • Guidance, counseling and career development activities provided by counselors, teachers and the cooperative; • Career counseling services designed to facilitate the transition from 27 Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: Career & Technical Education school to post-school training and/or employment and career opportunities, and • Supplies, equipment and teacher training for the integration of academics and new technologies through sequential course offerings. These activities were limited this year due to major cuts in the Carl Perkins budget. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: During the 2011-2012 school year, Great Rivers Education Service Cooperatives’ Career and Technical Education Program offered I-Pad CTE Teachers in-service. The Consortium purchased i-pads for each Career and Technical Education teacher. The Consortium purchased the Adobe CS5 software for each Career and Technical Education Business teacher. The Consortium focuses on constant improving our Career and Technical Education programs. 28 Community Health Nurse Specialist (CHNS) FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Health COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Cassie Lewis GOAL: The focus of the position is population based health activities that impact children and communities. The CHNS works with schools, community coalitions, health care providers, and Hometown Health regional teams to protect and improve the health of the community. A key focus is working with schools and communities to incorporate the elements of CDC’s Nine Best Practices for a comprehensive tobacco control program. Also, the CHNS provides technical support and assistance to implement CSH (Coordinated School Health) in schools. CSH programs are designed to meet the physical, social and emotional needs of all students, in order to students to become healthy and productive adults in their communities. PROGRAM SUMMARY: The CHNS (Community Health Nurse Specialist) is employed by Arkansas Department of Health and is housed at the Regional Health Office in Forrest City, Arkansas with office space also provided at the Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative in Helena, Arkansas. The position is funded through the Master Tobacco Settlement Dollars initiated by Act 1. This is a collaborative effort between ADH, ADE and GREC. Five counties are serviced by this position. These counties include St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe and Crittenden counties. In addition to focusing on the improved health of the community, the CHNS also: 29 Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: • Provides technical support and Health Education to schools and communities on public health issues affecting the public. • Abides by the Arkansas Department of Health policies and procedures. • Works under direct supervision of the CHNS Supervisor with input from the Education Cooperative’s Director. • Receives performance evaluation by the Arkansas Department of Health CHNS Supervisor. The CHNS collaborates with and works closely with the schools to provide technical assistance for integrating nutrition and physical activity into the overall curriculums, and offering guidance to the Nutrition Physical Activity Advisory Committees. Also, guidance and assistance is offered to schools that need assistance with School Health Index process. Health screening training is provided for new school nurses as needed. Other health related trainings are provided for all School Nurses serviced by the GREC service area. 30 Gifted and Talented Education FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Local Districts COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: YES X NO X NON-RESTRICTED: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Helen Baldwin, MSE GOAL: The goal of the Gifted and Talented Program is to assist member districts to meet the State Standards for Gifted and Talented Education and Advanced Placement. Assistance is given in coordinating, implementing, and improving local programs for gifted and talented students. The GT Specialist also serves as a liaison with the ADE Office of Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement, parent and professional organizations, and other public and private agencies. The GT Specialist serves to promote gifted education through public awareness and advocacy. PROGRAM SUMMARY: In order to meet these goals Great Rivers provides a variety of opportunities and services. Included in those opportunities and services are: • Scheduled Special Pre-AP workshops for Mathematics, Science, and Interdisciplinary English and Social Studies that provide strategies to empower teachers to add academic rigor to their instruction. (PreAdvanced Placement workshops are offered in September to train teachers in more rigorous teaching strategies.) • Shared resources among cooperative area GT Coordinators and facilitators and their schools • Assisted with Quiz Bowl competitions for students in grades 4-12 • Assisted with district as well as the Great Rivers Project Fair for students in grades 3-6 31 Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: In order to help teachers increase rigor in their content area for GT students as well as other students, Great Rivers Cooperative: • Scheduled Year 1 of Laying the Foundation for Middle School Science teachers • Scheduled Year 1 of Laying the Foundation for Biology teachers • Scheduled technology specific workshops for GT coordinators and facilitators 32 Distance Learning 2011-2012 FUNDING SOURCE: ADE GRANT COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: rogram Summaries…. PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Constance Watson, Distance Learning Teacher/Developer, MSE Laura Beth Felton, Distance Learning Teacher/Develop, MSE GOAL: Great Rivers will continue to meet the goals for the program as stated in Act 1192 of 2003 by providing supplemental or enriched instruction through Great Rivers Interactive Learning Center. PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Distance Learning Teacher and Developer plans curriculum based lessons and schedules programs with distance learning content providers across the United States for elementary schools within the district. The Distance Learning Teacher and Developer also helps train lead teachers on how to properly use the compressed interactive video equipment. Along with this training, teachers learn how to research various programs and register for these programs through the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) site. Teacher support is also offered through email and onsite visits to the elementary schools. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: For the 2011-2012 school year, Great Rivers Interactive Distance Learning Center continued to serve schools statewide providing Virtual Field Trips for participating elementary schools in the state of Arkansas. Therefore, we were able to accommodate a vast number of students outside the Great Rivers Cooperative area. 33 PROGRAM: Early Childhood Special Education FUNDING SOURCE: State, Federal, and Local Early Childhood Special Education COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, PalestineWheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Tina Grubbs, Early Childhood Coordinator Anita Hoskins, Preschool Assistant/Medicaid Clerk Yalanda Sheard, Preschool Assistant/Data Management Kelly Davis, Early Childhood Behavior Interventionist Thirteen Early Childhood Instruction Specialists Seven Full-time Speech Pathologists One Part-Time Speech Pathologist Two Part-Time Occupational Therapists One Part-Time Physical Therapist GOAL: • Conduct Child Find Activities in the Cooperative area to identify, evaluate, and deliver services to preschoolers in need of Preschool Special Education services • Create a collaborative structure that includes public and private preschool centers, Children’s Health Management System centers, Head starts and Arkansas Better Chance classrooms to ensure a free and appropriate public education is provided for every preschooler • Provide the transition of birth to three children in the preschool special education setting and children going to kindergarten into their school age special education setting • Provide information and feedback to the Cooperative’s eleven districts in regard to the needs and achievements of their preschoolers • Provide parents and caregivers with information regarding their child’s educational needs and options 34 PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Early Childhood Special Education program strives to provide preschool special services to children within the Cooperative area. The preschools along with the Cooperative are in a collaborative agreement to screen, evaluate, tech, and maintain due process records on children identified with preschool special needs. Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative’s federal child count on December was five hundred-eighty six children. The preschool cooperative staff serves preschoolers in a variety of settings. The Cooperative schedules professional staff development to ensure staff is trained and proficient in the latest teaching and behavior management techniques. Extended school year services are part of the preschool individual special education programming for those children who qualify. Some staff works in the extended school year program during June and July to carry out individualized education programs for children needing instruction during the school breaks. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: • Professional development included training on use of Technology, Behavior Intervention Techniques, Speech and Language Training, Pivotal Response Training, and Social Emotional Training • On-going professional development to enable preschool special education staff to meet the needs of all preschool children • Monitoring by the Arkansas Department of Special Education for program approval • On-going use of preschool therapy rooms on-site for preschoolers needing preschool special education service. 35 PROGRAM: Arkansas Transition Services FUNDING SOURCE: Federal COMPETETIVE GRANT: YES NO X RESTRICTED: X NON-RESTRICTED: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton-Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena-West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell, PalestineWheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Bonnie Boaz, Coordinator, Master’s Cathy Coker, Consultant, Bachelor’s Monya Clifton, Consultant, Master’s Teresa Hendrix, Consultant, Master’s Paul Johnston, Consultant, Master’s Carrie Tuttle, Consultant, Master’s GOAL: Arkansas Transition is to effectively assist students with disabilities, educators, parents, agency personnel and community members in preparing students to transition from school to adult life and reach positive post school outcomes. PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education Unit, funds a grant by which the consultant group, Arkansas Transition Services, works to effectively assist students with disabilities, educators, parents, agency personnel and community members in preparing students to transition from school to adult life and reach positive post school outcomes, as mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Arkansas Transition Services consists of six transition consultants across the state, including a state transition coordinator. District, regional and state-wide trainings and technical assistance are provided throughout the year. Arkansas Transition Services develops and provides trainings based not only on Federal mandates, but also on the needs of school districts in the area of transition. Some of these trainings include how to develop transition classes, transitions assessment trainings, person-centered planning, self-determination, using technology in transition trainings, how to gain parental participation and how to establish local transition teams. ATS also works with adult service providers around the state to 36 improve service delivery systems and linkages with schools. A collaborative effort is made among districts, agencies and ATS to hold Agency Fests and Transition Fairs to increase the knowledge of agency services around the state. Arkansas Transition Service has worked and continues to work closely with the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center. NSTTAC is a national technical assistance and dissemination center funded by the U.S. Department of Educations Office of Special Education Programs. NSTTAC helps build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities and disseminate information and provide technical assistance on scientifically-based research practices with an emphasis on building an sustaining state-level infrastructures of support and district-level demonstrations of effective transition methods for youth with disabilities. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: A Transition Summit is also held each year for local transition teams around the state to meet and assess the needs of the team’s area. These teams then develop a plan based on those needs to improve transition outcomes. College Bound is another annual event held in collaboration with University of Central Arkansas. It is a three day residential program intended to increase student’s knowledge of accommodations, assistive technologies, leadership skills, and other exciting aspects of college life. Parents are also invited to attend and learn about the possibilities for their children at the college level. 37 Literacy Specialist FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine-Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Jimmy Lou Brandon, K-12 Literacy Specialist, BSE/MAT GOALS: • Provide training, support and resources as districts implements the Common Core State Standards • Work with the Smart Accountability Specialty Support Team to provide differentiated technical support to districts in accordance with the State Smart Accountability plan by attending district leadership team meetings throughout the year • Provide on-site assistance to every district in our Cooperative area as requested using data and a differentiated approach • To be a broker of resources for the schools in need of services that the Cooperative does not provide • To collaborate with other cooperative specialists in planning and providing the Year 2 and Year 3 Instructional Facilitating Training • Continue to facilitate SBOT’s (Site Based Observation Training) with the Instructional Facilitator “on-stage” as peers observe and collaborate • Plan and deliver content specific professional development and on-site classroom support as requested that will increase student achievement • Attend professional development that provides the most effective models for impacting student achievement and teacher effectiveness that will allow the districts to build capacity within the district PROGRAM SUMMARY: As Literacy Specialist it is my responsibility to provide quality professional development to Great Rivers Education Service 38 Cooperative districts that will assist the district in improving student achievement. I provide professional development in reading, writing and content specific areas that enhances student comprehension. “Best Practices” are modeled in every workshop to enhance instructional practices that benefits all teachers in all subjects. I assist the districts in analyzing their data to identify root causes for specific areas of need and facilitate the process. As a result, classroom management continues to be in the forefront. Classroom management will be one focus for professional development trainings in our districts next year. Randy Sprick’s book will serve as a model, K-12, for the implementation. Instructional facilitators have had some experience with the model and it builds upon Jim knight’s research. As always, a professional relationship with teachers and administrators is a top priority. Writing, planning and delivering professional development for peers, instructional facilitators and teachers has been a challenge, however, rewarding through the use of technology and AETN. Professional development has been taken to a new level. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: Working through, and side by side, with the Instructional Facilitator has proven to be very beneficial during this third year of training called Building Capacity. A focus on student work instead of the teacher performance has opened many closed teachers doors. Assisting in analyzing student work and data at the teacher level is the beginning of student success. Great Rivers and I have been involved with the Arkansas Delta Oral History Project, led by Dr. David Jolliffe from the University of Arkansas since 2007. Delta schools have been able to take advantage of the rich cultural heritage of their families and communities by learning to read, write and present oral histories with the assistance from graduate students and faculty from the university. This spring, 2012, will be the last Oral History Project held here due to funding. The experience has been invaluable. 39 Literacy Specialist FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Vicki Smith, GREC, Literacy Instructional Specialist, P-8 Reading Specialist; 7-12, MSE GOAL: • Provide differentiated technical support to districts in accordance with the State Smart Accountability Plan • Plan and deliver professional development and on-site support in literacy foundation skills, as an ELLA trainer and for integration of literacy research based/best practices in content areas at all levels • Provide support as districts implement the Common Core State Standards • Grow professionally through personal study and participation in professional development that provides the most effective models for impacting student achievement and teacher effectiveness. PROGRAM SUMMARY: Early Literacy Learning in Arkansas (ELLA) is a two-year professional development that supports Smart Start and the Arkansas Curriculum Framework, as well as the Common Core State Standards. Primary teachers in grades K-1 receive training in classroom strategies that support and enhance process, writing strategies, various types of assessments and classroom management techniques for all levels of learners along the K-1 literacy continuum. This model of professional development was written to include site based observation trainings. While providing this professional development and subsequent support, professional relationships are established and maintained with teachers, support staff and administrators. 40 MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: • Establishing relationships with teachers, support staff and administrators in the Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative area • Working closely at all levels of the Lee County School District through collaboration with district administration, building administration, instructional facilitators and classroom teachers • Collaborating with Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative specialists, as well as others across the state to develop K-1 writing professional development • Began collaborating with all K-1 teachers in the GREC area • Supporting Instructional Facilitators by on-site visits and providing resources 41 Literacy Specialist FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine-Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Cindy Sibley, GREC, K-12 Literacy Specialist, BSE/M.ED Reading GOALS: • To work with the Smart Accountability Special Support Team to provide differentiated technical support to districts in our area who fall under the State Smart Accountability Plan • To meet the districts leadership teams for student achievement as needed • Assist every district in our cooperative area as a broker of services of resources as needed • To train teachers in Effective Literacy Fundamentals in the second through fourth grade to foster student growth and achievement. Effective Literacy is a comprehensive Literacy model for teaching literacy • To deliver targeted and specific professional development on-site as needed by our schools • To provide support for the implementation of the Common Cores State Standards • To attend the needed professional development that will allow me to provide the most effective professional development in helping our districts build capacity within • To train instructional facilitators/coaches to help teachers improve their instruction PROGRAM SUMMARY: As Literacy Specialist for the Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative in grades K-12, I provide quality professional 42 development for our teachers throughout our cooperative area. As a specialist, I also work with school administration to help target specific instructional practices to boos student achievement as well as desegregate data to improve each and every school in our cooperative. As a specialist, I train districts in Jim Knight’s model for Classroom Management, CHAMPS, A Positive and Proactive Approach to Classroom Management and Student Success. This model is one of the Big Four Components for Instructional Coaching. I also train Instructional Facilitators/Coaches in a partnership approach to improving instruction using Jim Knight’s model. This model is helpful to districts because it improves the lives to students by improving the way teachers teach and interact in schools. Instructional Coaching is a 3 year training with the third year being student centered, meaning the coach helps the teacher focus on student data to drive instruction and success. Also, I train teachers in grader 2-4 in Effective Literacy best practices in implementing a comprehensive literacy model in their classrooms. This program includes site based observations and training as well. Effective Literacy is a 2 year commitment that will make a positive impact in student achievement. I help with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards as it rolls our yearly, ensuring the best for our students. As a Literacy Specialist, I am trained to deliver professional development in the big shifts in the CCSS in English Language Arts K-12. This helps teachers tremendously as we roll out the Common Core State Standards over the next several years. 43 PROGRAM: Pathwise Mentoring Program FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Teacher Quality COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Patty Smith, Assistant Director/Teacher Center Coordinator Helen Baldwin, Professional Development Coordinator GOAL: • Provide Pathwise Mentoring Training for teachers selected to serve as school mentor teachers • Provide appropriate training materials for trainers, mentor teachers, and novice teachers • Provide training for novice teachers preparing to take the Praxis II assessment PROGRAM SUMMARY: • The Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative Pathwise Training Team includes personnel from the Cooperative area and cooperating districts. The teams provide three-day training sessions for teachers who want to become mentor teachers. Recalibration training is provided annually for trained mentors. • The Pathwise Training exemplifies the concept of collaboration and cooperation. Training is provided by the Arkansas Department of Education to local trainers. Because of the concerted effort, mentor teachers representing each district were trained in accordance with the new teacher licensure regulations. 44 Science Instructional Specialist FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Mary K. Meacham, Science Instructional Specialist GOAL: • Work with the Smart Accountability Specialty Support Team to provide differentiated technical support to districts in accordance with the State Smart Accountability Plan • To collaborate with other cooperative specialists in planning and providing Instructional Facilitating Training • Plan and deliver content specific professional development and onsite classroom support that will increase student achievement • Provide professional development for the implementation of Common Core Standards for Literacy in Social Studies, Science, and technical Subjects, grades K-8 • Provide support as districts implement the Common Core State Standards in grades K-8 • Provide professional development for Next Generation Science Standards • Attend professional development that provides the most effective models for impacting student achievement and teacher effectiveness and will allow the districts to build capacity within the district • Complete requirements to become certified SIM trainer PROGRAM SUMMARY: As Science Specialist it is my responsibility to provide support to Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative districts that will assist in the district in improving student achievement. This may take the form of offering science content specific assistance or more 45 general assistance in the form of effective instructional practices that benefits all teachers. I lead the districts in analyzing their data to pinpoint specific areas of need and plan services according to these areas. An important part of the program is establishing and maintaining professional relationships with teachers and administrators. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: • Establishing relationships with teacher and administrators in the GREC area • Provide the most current information about science education to over 200 educators in the cooperative area by email • Providing an email newsletter to provide information to GREC teachers and administrators • All science newsletters are linked to GREC website • Created a ‘Great Science @ Great Rivers’ wiki, linked to the science page of the GREC website, in order to provide science educators a convenient way to find information and to share information with others • Worked collaboratively with other specialists to plan and deliver Instructional Facilitator Trainings • Continued meeting the requirements for becoming a certified SIM Content enhancement Professional Developer so our districts will have convenient access to this effective model of instruction • Planned content specific professional development for science teachers to be delivered this summer during professional development institute • Increased my knowledge and understanding of the Common Core State Standards and the role of science teachers in implementing these standards • Increased my knowledge about the development of the Next Generation Science Standards • Increased attendance at science professional development by personally visiting each district and leaving information with both teachers and administrators. 46 Mathematics Instructional Specialist FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Leigh Price, Mathematics Instructional Specialist GOAL: • Work collaboratively with administrators and teachers to analyze student work, to identify students’ level of understanding and/or proficiency, to interpret assessment information to inform the instructional program as well as to assist teachers in differentiating instruction • Assist school personnel in evaluating, developing, and strengthening site-based mathematics programs • Assist in developing, writing, and conducting training programs for trainer delivering professional development training in mathematics curriculum, instruction, assessment, and coaching strategies • Obtain and provide mathematics-related information (data, materials, research, etc.) for public school personnel and others • Assist school personnel in identifying effective interventions to achieve school improvement goals. • Provide technical support to school-based mathematics coaches (instructional facilitators) who perform a variety of roles • Translate mathematics standards and research into classroom practice to support implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics • Plan and facilitate professional development sessions to focus on the needs of staff members in the implementation of a high quality and challenging mathematics program for all students 47 • Work collaboratively with building with building administrators and staff to plan, implement and evaluate effective mathematics programs that support the improvement of teaching and learning • Support teachers in identifying, implementing, and refining the use of instructional resources and strategies through coaching, co-teaching, and modeling lessons • Provide on-going assistance to new teachers, especially first year teachers and “career switchers” in mathematics content and pedagogy. PROGRAM SUMMARY: As Mathematics Specialist, it is my responsibility to provide support to Great Rivers Educational Cooperative districts that will result in an increase in student achievement. In order to effectively accomplish this, I differentiate the support I provide across the cooperative area. I assist districts in analyzing their school data (including walk-through data) to establish a goal for the needed support. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: • Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with teachers and administrators in the Great Rivers Cooperative area • Created and maintain a wiki to support transition and implementation of Common Core State Standards in mathematics; greatriversmath.pbworks.com • Continue to grow teachers in the professional development program Cognitively Guided Instruction • Conducted site-based professional development focused on Common Core State Standards at the request of four specific districts • Assisted schools in planning and facilitating a parent night where a component was focused on standards-based mathematics instruction and transition to CCSS • Facilitated three site-based coaching labs based on the Diane Sweeney’s Student Centered Coaching Model 48 Media Center FUNDING SOURCE: $1.50 per ADM COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: rogram Summaries…. PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Patty Smith, Teacher Center Coordinator Nancy Curtright, Head Media Clerk Evelyn Griffin, Media Clerk GOAL: • To improve student achievement by providing quality instructional materials • To provide prompt, friendly service to all educators in the Cooperative area PROGRAM SUMMARY: In the fall of 1985, the “concept of media center began to crystallize. Today the Great Rivers Educational Cooperative’s Media Center is a very large and productive component of the Teacher Center. Teachers have a wealth of information, instructional materials, video cassettes, patterns and games at their disposal and are able to have the materials they desire delivered to their districts by the Cooperative. In addition, teachers are also able to utilize the Center as a “work place” as we are open until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the school year. We are also open during the summer. From June 2010-May 2012, a total of 672 teachers individually worked in the Media Center making various activities to use in their classrooms. Beginning in 1992, via contractual agreements with the Arkansas early Childhood Commission, the Media Center was opened to daycare personnel. 49 While funding is no longer available from the AECC, the cooperative continues to work with daycare centers. Funding for the materials located in the media center are provided by ADM funds ($1.50 per student is assessed annually), base funds, Carl Perkins funds (vocational materials), and other grant funds. During the 2010-2011 school year, a total of 923 items were checked out from the Media Center. 50 Technology rogram Summaries…. PROGRAM: FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Ed., Local Area School Districts COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X X YES NO __ NON-RESTRICTED: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton/Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena/West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell/Elaine, Palestine/Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Tim Vent John Dulaney GOAL: To help member districts with educational technology integration, infrastructure implementation, and support as it is related to student achievement, staff development, access to Arkansas Ideas, iTunesU, the Arkansas Digital Sandbox, and the Common Core State Standards. PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Great Rivers Educational Cooperative Information and Technology staff provides technical service, consultation, design and engineering support, planning, funding procurement, E-Rate application assistance, and professional development for area schools in our cooperative. MAJOR HIGHLIGHES OF THE YEAR: The Technology Coordinator provided training to local area school district Technology Coordinators and technicians, which when combined with the support of the cooperatives and the local district’s administration, led them to E-rate applications totaling over 2 million dollars. The PC/LAN Technician and Coordinator provided on-site technical support on a day-to-day basis which allowed technology to be used seamlessly in the classroom. Additionally, professional development workshops were provided for Digital Storytelling in the classroom, Social Networking, AETN Arkansas Ideas Professional Development portal, MarcoPolo Thinkfinity, Tablet computing in the classroom, and Web Development for teachers. Over 150 East Arkansas Educators were directly impacted via these workshops. Additionally, a prior-year’s start up project was completed this year which laid over 200 51 miles of fiber optic cable throughout the Great Rivers area to network the 40 school campuses and the cooperative offices together at speeds of 1 Gigabit or greater. An additional pilot project was started up this year to increase the amount of Internet Bandwidth available to schools. Prior to this project, there was approximately 75 Megabits of Internet bandwidth available to all 40 campuses. Upon completion of this project, over 475 Megabits of Internet bandwidth will be available to the campuses for day-to-day educational use. Because of funding arrangements between Great Rivers Cooperative and their partners, this enhanced bandwidth will be provided for no cost to the Great Rives area school during the first year of use. 52 Distance Learning FUNDING SOURCE: Arkansas Department of Education COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: X YES NO X NON-RESTRICTED: Program Summaries…. PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton-Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena-West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell, Palestine-Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Dexter Miller, Distance Learning Coordinator, (B.S. Business Admin.) GOAL: The Distance Learning Coordinator assists member school districts in using video conferencing and online web-based distance education courses by providing technical support and curriculum support. PROGRAM SUMMARY: GREC supports 27 videoconferencing systems in our local high school and elementary schools. The Distance Learning Coordinator serves as the program manager for the Elementary Interactive Distance Learning Program, which provides math and science virtual field trips and collaboration projects to member districts as well as to participating districts throughout the state. The DL Coordinator provides support by coordinating with the state distance learning content providers by disseminating information to local schools and resolving technical issues with videoconferencing equipment. The DL Coordinator provides training to secondary facilitators who operate the equipment on a daily basis. The DL Coordinator trains classroom teachers on the use of portable videoconferencing units. The DL Coordinator provides training in several technology applications, parental involvement and Arkansas IDEAS portal. The DL Coordinator schedules all Arkansas Department of Education professional development delivered using videoconferencing equipment and is the facilitator of record for each of the trainings. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: Successful Elementary Distance Learning Program – GREC has 32 schools participating in this program. Great Rivers has offered over 372 virtual field trip lessons in math and science to 8,566 students during the 2011-2012 school year. This is a 9% increase in lessons offered compared to the previous year. The program has been funded for five years and has been approved for the 2012-2013 school 53 year. In some places, our students have been able to travel via videoconferencing equipment to Ann Arbor Museum, SOITA Learning Technologies, New York Hall of Science, Indianapolis Zoo, Alaska Sea Life, Greenbush Cooperative in Girard, Kansas and many more. Presented at the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leaders Annual Conference, which is a conference that focuses on providing training to Superintendents and Curriculum Leaders in the area of technology. Held State-wide Training for Elementary Distance Learning Lead Teachers from the following schools: Harrisburg, Salem, Stephens-Little Rock, Drew CentralMonticello, Central – Corning, Bradley, West Side-Greers Ferry, Lavaca, Union Academy Health and Wellness-Eldorado, Bismarck, Riverview Kensett, and Flippin. 54 Interim Target Assessment FUNDING SOURCE: Local Funding COMPETETIVE GRANT: RESTRICTED: YES X NO X NON-RESTRICTED: ogram Summaries…. PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS: Barton-Lexa, Brinkley, Clarendon, Forrest City, Helena-West Helena, Hughes, KIPP Delta, Lee County, Marvell, Palestine-Wheatley, West Memphis PERSONNEL: Cooperative Staff GOAL: • To improve student achievement by providing a series of quarterly assessments including a pre- and post to help, to help teachers in setting learning goals with their students and giving the students a clear vision by showing them where they are currently and where they need to be in relationship to meeting those goals. • To improve student achievement by providing three Interim Target Assessments that mirrors the Arkansas Benchmark. • To improve student achievement by providing teachers with timely data, so they can make informed instructional decisions as well as curriculum decisions. PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative, along with twelve other cooperatives in Arkansas, provides a pre- and post-test and three interim, formative assessments yearly to improve student achievement. All five assessments are available for second grade. Science assessments are available in grades 5, 7 and biology. Seven school districts use Interim Target Assessments provided by the cooperatives. These assessments are based on teacher generated pacing guides of the standards. Students answer questions on scantron forms which are scanned by the local district. Teachers are able to access the assessment results immediately after scanning. Excellent data reports are available for teachers through D2SC (Data Driven Software Corporation). Cooperative staff is available to go to the schools and assist teachers with accessing their reports and/or assisting them in studying their data to make informed instructional decisions. 55 MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR: Barton School District is piloting the target assessment online. The Cooperative is hearing great reviews and looking forward to other schools joining online target assessment. 56 SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS PROGRAM: Delta Bridge Project/Goal Team PERSONEL: Suzann McCommon and Staff GOAL: To support Phillips County Educators in the quest for better schools, improved student performance and a stronger community. PROGRAM SUMMARY: In order to acquire the goal, grants were submitted and awarded to the three public schools in Phillips County. A team consisting of area educators, community members, parents, public officials and Great Rivers Staff was formed to net specific goals and determine the action plans, timetables of plan implementation, resources, outcomes and results. To date, this on-going project has shown positive results in community involvement in the public schools, an increase in higher learning degrees, and increase in the number of persons attending Leadership trainings as well as an increase in student test scores. PROGRAM: “Little Lessons” PERSONNEL: Patty Smith Helen Baldwin Lynn Chadwick GOAL: To develop lesson plans correlating the Common Core State Standards in grades K-2 PROGRAM SUMMARY: Teachers representing area district were brought together and developed lesson plans in grades K-2 that correlated to the Common Core State Standards 57 PROGRAM: netTrekker PERSONNEL: Constance Watson PROGRAM SUMMARY: netTrekker is the #1 educational search tool in K-12 schools and is currently used in thousands of schools nationwide. netTrekker is a leader in the delivery of digital K-12 educational content and is dedicated to enhancing the education of today’s youth with highly effective technologies that deliver rich educational content to every child in a safe, relevant, easy-to-use format. With the mission to help every child learn and a belief that technology can transform education, netTrekker was first to market with a standards-based educational search tool. The ADE provided a free subscription to netTrekker for every teacher and student in the state of Arkansas for the past two years. Cooperatives across the state have provided professional development training in the use of netTrekker Usage reports are provided for schools and districts. PROGRAM: MathLINKS PERSONNEL: Leigh Price GOAL: To increase student achievement in the area of mathematics PROGRAM SUMMARY: MathLinks (Learning, Instruction, Knowledge, and Standards) is a two-year professional development program designed to assist classroom teachers in implementing a comprehensive research-based approach to mathematics instruction that is “linked” with the revised Arkansas Mathematics Framework 2004. 58 PROGRAM: Oral History Project PERSONNEL: Literacy Specialists GOAL: To increase literacy skills in the Delta through the documentation of Oral History. PROGRAM SUMMARY: David Jolliffe believes literacy happens when people find stories that challenge, engage and captivate them. He founded the Arkansas Delta Oral History Project by forming writing groups that paired University of Arkansas graduate students with teachers and students from six high schools in the Delta. Together, they uncovered some of these rich oral histories and then recorded them, through producing plays, readings, narratives and videos. The flexible approach to subject matter resulted in an eclectic group of projects, ranging from the importance of hunting clubs to men in the Delta to how McGehee survived the great flood of 1927, Southern food, the integration of black and white high schools and the 1972 boycott of businesses in Marianna when two high schools merged and a controversy arose over which school’s mascot would be chosen. Eventually both sides compromised by coming up with a new name for their athletic teams. All works produced will be archived at both Mullins Library at the University of Arkansas and at the libraries of each of the participating schools. Joliffe, who holds the Brown Chair in English Literacy, plans to continue the project for at least five more years, each year adding at least three or four schools. PROGRAM: Instructional Facilitators PERSONNEL: All Cooperative Specialists GOAL: To improve district Instructional Facilitators/Coaches ability to observe, analyze and conference area teachers on classroom instruction and behavior. PROGRAM SUMMARY: Instructional Facilitating Training is based on Dr. Jim Knight’s Instructional Coaching Institute from the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. The training will refine the Instructional Facilitator’s 59 understanding of their various roles and distinguish between effective and ineffective coaching practices. The training will also provide leadership skills for leading reform, give direction on fostering internal commitment in others, and determine when it is or is not appropriate for modeling in a classroom. PROGRAM: Cognitively Guided Instruction PERSONNEL: Leigh Price GOAL: To improve students’ ability to solve mathematical problems. PROGRAM SUMMARY: Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) is a teacher professional development program that has teacher exploring a framework for how elementary school children learn concepts of number operations and early algebra. This knowledge is used to drive instruction. Years 2 and 3 of training builds upon the previous year’s training – resulting in a true, long-term sustained professional development program. What teachers learn in a CGI Institute enhances how they implement any curriculum or resource materials into their daily classroom instruction. PROGRAM: E-RATE Application PERSONNEL: Tim Vent GOAL: To produce efficient, effective, and fast technology for area schools. PROGRAM SUMMARY: The original grant provided for a fiber based wide-area network that connects all school campuses and the GREC campus. This past year, funded in the amount of $2,000,000.00 has allowed GREC to add internet bandwidth to all local schools 60 PROGRAM: Project Fair PERSONNEL: Helen Baldwin GOAL: To encourage area students in grades 3-6 to utilize higher order thinking in developing a specific project for competition. PROGRAM SUMMARY: Area students under the direction of a Gifted and Talented teacher, develop a project of their choice utilizing higher order thinking skills. The projects are judged at the local school competition and the winning projects are brought to Great Rivers for the Cooperative-wide competition. 61 2011-2012 GREAT RIVERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE COMPOSITE REPORT OF IN-SERVICE TRANINGS/STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS # OF DST’S INVITED # OF DST’S ATTENDING TOTAL 10 10 33 1 1 8 GREC Tina Grubbs Helen Baldwin Amy Simmons K-2 Pre-School Teachers GT Coordinators & Teachers 10 7 18 GREC GREC Ellen Kirbo Bookkeepers 10 3 7 Safety Seminar GREC Helena School District Eddie Newson Stanza Donald Maintenance & Custodial 4 4 40 ELLA Yr. I, Days 1,2,3 GREC Vicki Smith K-3 Teachers & Specialist 10 3 5 June 7, 2011 June 7, 2011 June 8, 2011 June 8, 9, 10, 2011 Reviewing GTR Rules & Regulations June Technology Meeting Promethean Board Basics GREC Forrest City EACC Hughes & West Memphis Helen Baldwin 10 3 3 GREC GREC 10 9 11 GREC GREC Tim Vent Tameko Miller GT Coordinators Tech. Coordinators K-12 Teachers 10 1 8 Effective Literacy Yr. II, Days 8, 9, 10 GREC GREC Cindy Sibley K-2 Teachers 10 2 9 June 9, 2011 Safety Seminar GREC West Memphis Eddie Newson Stanza Donald Maintenance & Custodial 1 1 37 June 9, 2011 My Triand for System Administrators GREC GREC Sarah Cox Administrativ e Assist. Counselor 10 4 5 June 9, 2011 CIV-Scholarship Lottery Training GREC GREC Arkansas Dept. of Education 10 2 2 June 9, 2011 GREC GREC Sarah Cox 10 2 18 June 9, 2011 June 10, 2011 My Triand for Counselors/Registrars CCSS and Comprehensive Literacy Promethean Board Basics II GREC Harrisburg Fine Arts Center Ken Stamatis K-7 Teachers 10 5 9 10 2 7 June 10, 2011 So Many Books, So Little Time!! GREC 10 6 7 June 14, 2011 CIV- Data Analysis with HIVES GREC K-12 Teachers Media Specialist & Teachers Admins., Media Specialist, Teachers 10 2 4 DATE TITLE June1,3, 6, 2011 June 1, 2011 K- 2 Grade CCSS “Little Lessons” Preschool Special ED. End of Year June 2, 2011 Cutting Edge GT Curriculum & CCSS June 2, 2011 June 7, 2011 June 7,8,9, 2011 HOST LOCATION GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC Health Care Reform is Here and You Should Be TOO! GREC GREC Harrisburg Fine Arts Center GREC PRESENTER Lynn Chadwick Tameko Miller Ken Stamatis Neal Gibson 62 TARGET GROUP Tech. Coordinators Counselors & Administrative Assist. June 14,15, 2011 CCSS for Mathematics for Grades K-2 PLCs-The Next Chapter with Dr. Tom Many CIV-Parental Involvement for Administrators GREC GREC Leigh Price K-2 Teachers 10 5 23 GREC Forrest City EACC Dr. Tom Many Administrators &Teachers 10 8 60 GREC GREC Dr. Barbara Wood Administrators, Principals, Counselors 10 2 5 CIV-BULLYING: A Learning Journey FACS Industry Certification CIV-Teaching online Communication Skills and Internet Etiquette GREC GREC Bill Beasley K-12 Teachers, Counselors 10 5 15 GREC GREC M.C. Taylor 9-12 Teachers 10 7 8 GREC GREC K-12 Teachers 10 2 4 Safety Seminar GREC Forrest City Harry Dickens Eddie Newson Stanza Donald Maintenance & Custodial 5 5 27 CIV-14 Things to Teach Students About Failure GREC GREC Dr. Howie DiBlasi K-9 Teachers 10 6 10 Character Education GREC GREC Jarnel Bell K-12 Teachers 10 6 16 Parental Involvement CCSS for Mathematics, Grades 5&6 CCSS for Mathematics, Grades 7&8 CCSS with Social Studies for Literacy, Grades 9-12 GREC GREC Jarnel Bell K-12 Teachers 10 6 21 GREC Forrest City High School Forrest City Jr. High School Terry Isringhouse 5&6 Teachers 10 3 8 Kara Roy 7&8 Teachers 10 5 8 GREC GREC 9-12 Teachers 10 3 6 NORMES-AIP/IRI GREC GREC 10 7 12 June 20, 2011 Thinkfinity GREC GREC Jimmy Lou Brandon Keli Blackford Dionne Britton, Tim Vent 10 5 13 June 20, 2011 Thinkfinity GREC GREC 10 3 13 June 20, 2011 NetTrekker GREC GREC 10 5 15 June 20, 2011 NetTrekker GREC GREC 10 5 9 June 20, 2011 Fred Jones: Tools for Teaching Three P’s in a Pod: Producing Portable Podcasts GREC Forrest City EACC K-12 Teachers 10 7 29 K-12 Teachers 10 1 6 June 15, 2011 June 15, 2011 June 15, 2011 June 15, 2011 June 16, 2011 June 16, 2011 June 16, 2011 June 16, 2011 June 16, 2011 June 16, 2011 June 16, 2011 June 17, 2011 June 17, 2011 June 20, 2011 GREC GREC Forrest City EACC Dionne Britton, Tim Vent Constance Watson, Laura Beth Felton Constance Watson, Laura Beth Felton William Fortson Susan Ligon 63 Principals, Counselors Media Specialist, Teachers Media Specialist, K-12 Teachers K-12 Teachers K-12 Teachers, Media Specialists June 21, 2011 June 21, 2011 OH MY, WORD (Word 2007 Basics) Microsoft Work 2007: Tips & Tricks for Educators June 21, 2011 Great Rivers at the “GREAT RIVER” GREC GREC Forrest City EACC Forrest City EACC Susan Ligon K-12 Teachers 10 5 15 Susan Ligon K-12 Teachers 10 4 13 K-12 Teachers 10 5 24 Jack Myers, Terry Buckalew, Susan Phillips GREC Helena Delta Culture Center GREC GREC Cleveland Museum of Art K-12 Teachers 10 2 5 GREC GREC Steven Ochs K-12 Teachers 10 6 17 How Children Learn: Why They Don’t GREC Forrest City EACC K-12 Teachers 10 7 37 June 22, 2011 Social Media and Web 2.0 in Education GREC GREC K-12 Teachers 10 6 15 June 22, 2011 June 22, 2011 CIV-19th Century Arkansas History Charlie Strange Constance Watson, Dionne Britton, Tim Vent GREC GREC Billy Nations K-12 Teachers 10 7 23 GREC GREC Billy Britt K-12 Teachers 10 5 7 GREC Forrest City EACC Susan Ligon K-12 Teachers 10 6 22 GREC Forrest City EACC Susan Ligon K-12 Teachers 10 3 16 GREC GREC Mary Meacham Science Teachers 10 3 3 June 23, 2011 CIV-Economics Alphabet Soup for Educators: Web 2.0 Style What is that File? Computer File Management Course Teaching the Nature of Science and Evolution Plant it and They Will Come: Butterfly Economics GREC Forrest City EACC Susan Ligon K-12 Teachers 10 3 13 June 23, 2011 Social Media and Web 2.0 in Education GREC GREC K-12 Teachers 10 6 8 June 23, 2011 Science, Technology and Teachers K-1 Writing of Informational/Explan atory Texts Common Core State Standards and Technology Tech Coordinator’s Meeting GREC Forrest City EACC Susan Ligon K-12 Teachers 10 5 13 GREC GREC Vicki Smith K-1 Teachers 10 6 7 GREC GREC Larry Wilson 10 11 38 Lee County Adm/Bldg. Tim Vent GREC K=12 Teachers Tech Coordinators 10 6 8 June 21, 2011 June 21, 2011 June 21,22, 2011 June 22, 2011 June 22, 2011 June 23, 2011 June 24, 2011 June 27, 2011 June 27, 2011 CIV-From Mummie to Origami: Resources & Ideas for Art Instructors CIV-Photography and Art Application Constance Watson, Dionne Britton, Tim Vent 64 June 27, 2011 Cultivating Relationships to Support Parental Involvement for Culturally Diverse Students GREC June 27, 28, 2011 June 27, 28, 2011 Max Teaching GREC 5-8 Science at Cook’s Lake GREC June 27, 28, 29, 30, 2011 CGI- Level I (Cognitively Guided Instruction) Improving Literacy Scores thru Technology.. Without Pain-Grs. 7-12 Forrest City EACC PCCC Hendrix Room Potlatch Conservation Ed. Center Dr. Audrey Bowser K-12 Teachers 10 6 28 Chad Burkett T&C Teachers Science 10 8 14 10 6 8 Mary Meacham, Tana Beasley Teachers GREC GREC Olly Steinthorsdotti r GREC GREC Larry Wilson K-12 Teachers 10 2 7 GOAL Team Culturally Responsive Classroom Management GREC GREC Suzann McCommon Teachers 1 1 3 GREC Dr. Audrey Bowser K-12 Teachers 10 5 27 June 28, 2011 Indian Removal & the Memphis to Little Rock Road GREC Tara Gillanders K-12 Teachers 10 7 23 June 28, 2011 Geologic History of Crowley’s Ridge GREC Forrest City EACC Wynne Village Creek State Park Wynne Village Creek State Park Tara Gillanders K-12 Teachers 10 6 19 June 28, 2011 Autism in the Young Child and the ABC’s of Behavior Forrest City EACC Marvell & Louisiana Purchase Site Kelly Davis Pre-K 10 4 25 Jay Miller K-12 Teachers 10 10 25 K-12 Teachers 10 7 11 Larry Wilson Mary Meacham, Jimmy Lou Brandon K-12 Teachers 10 6 16 5-8 Teachers 10 8 14 June 28, 2011 June 28, 2011 June 28, 2011 GREC Math Teachers 10 5 27 June 29, 2011 Arkansas History and the Louisiana Purchase GREC June 29, 2011 Digital Storytelling Using Photostory GREC GREC June 29, 2011 Classroom Makeovers that Work Using CCSS in a 2 Day Science Contend Literacy Workshop Grs. 5-8 CIV-Summer Workshop: Teaching the Gifted in the Secondary Content Classroom D2SC Technology Training- Target Testing Board of Directors’ Meeting GREC GREC GREC Forrest City EACC GREC GREC Arkansas Department of Education GT Teachers 10 2 2 GREC Forrest City High School Tony Tims Math Teachers 1 1 6 GREC GREC Superintendents 10 8 8 June 29, 30, 2011 June 30, 2011 June 28, 2011 June 30, 2011 Constance Watson, Tim Vent, Laura Beth Felton Suzann McCommon 65 June 29, 2011 June 30, 2011 July 1, 2011 July 1, 2011 July 6, 2001 July 6, 2011 July 6, 7, 2011 July 7, 2011 July 7, 2011 July 7, 8, 2011 July 8, 2011 July 11, 2011 July 11, 2011 July 11,12, 2011 July 12, 2011 K-3 Assessments Classroom Makeovers That Work Common Core State Standards & Technology “Little Lessons” Editing Workday- Day I CIV-Heat Illness Training for Coaches GREC GREC Forrest City EACC Forrest City EACC Vicki Smith K-3 Teachers 10 2 3 Larry Wilson K-12 Teachers 10 6 39 GREC Forrest City EACC Larry Wilson K-12 Teachers 10 6 42 GREC GREC K-6 Teachers 10 4 8 GREC GREC Lynn Chadwick Arkansas Department of Education Administrators, Coaches 10 3 8 GREC Forrest City EACC Vicki Smith K-1 Teachers 10 2 3 GREC GREC Kelly Davis Pre-K 10 11 22 K-1 Guided Reading Using CCSS with Argumentative Writing Grades 5-12 Kuder Training for Teachers “Little Lessons” Editing Workday Day II “Little Lessons” Editing Workday Day III Book Study: The Reading Writing Connection in the K-2 Classroom CCSS for Mathematics for Grades K-2 GREC Forrest City EACC Vicki Smith K-1 Teachers 10 1 1 GREC GREC Jimmy Lou Brandon 5-12 Teachers 10 5 5 GREC GREC C&T Teachers 10 7 14 Tier I Training K-1 Phonics/Word Study Autism in the Young Child and the ABC’s of Behavior July 12, 2011 CIV-Integrating Technology into Arkansas History July 12, 2011 Project Learning Tree WET –WILD July 13, 2011 July 13, 2011 CIV-Arkansas Stories Through ART CCSS Mathematics: Writing Transition Plans for Grades 3-8 July 13, 14, 2011 Using CCSS in a 2Day Science Content Literacy Workshop for Grades 9-12 Ruth Brown GREC GREC Lynn Chadwick K-6 Teachers 10 4 7 GREC GREC Lynn Chadwick K-6 Teachers 10 5 7 GREC Forrest City EACC Vicki Smith K-2 Teachers 10 1 5 GREC GREC Leigh Price K-2 Teachers 10 6 24 GREC GREC Jeffery Altemus Bookkeepers, 10 10 27 Administrators GREC GREC Dennis Beck, Jenni Eno AG & F Consultants, Ark Project Learning Tree Consultants Dr. Charley Sandage K-12 Teachers 10 6 8 GREC Forrest City EACC K-12 Teachers 10 7 24 GREC GREC K-12 ART Teachers 10 7 20 GREC GREC Leigh Price, Tina Moore 3-8 Teachers 10 5 5 GREC Forrest City EACC Jimmy Lou Brandon, Mary Meacham 9-12 Teachers 10 4 9 66 July 14, 2011 July 14, 2011 July 14, 2011 July 15, 2011 July 15, 2011 July 15, 2011 July 18, 19, 20 2011 July 18, 2011 July 18, 2011 July 18, 19, 2011 July 19, 2011 July 19, 2011 July 19, 2011 July 19, 20, 2011 July 20, 2011 July 20, 2011 July 20, 2011 July 22, 2011 July 22, 2011 July 22, 2011 CCSS for Mathematics, Grades 3&4 CIV-Hands Around the World CIV-Teaching Online Communication Skills and Internet Etiquette Personal Finance Management: Strand of Secondary Economics Science Activities for Elementary Classrooms Common Core State Standards Overview GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC Forrest City EACC Leigh Price Dr. Howie Diblasi Harry Dickens Geanie Channell Mary Meacham, Stacey Caldwell Sue Gendron 3& 4 Teachers 10 5 10 K-12 Teachers 10 2 4 K-12 Teachers 10 2 3 7-12 Teachers 10 2 4 K-6 Teachers 10 7 18 10 10 81 K-12 Teachers Pierce Peacock 2-4 Teachers 10 3 4 Kara Roy 7-8 Teachers 10 4 5 ELLA Year II, Days 9, 10, 11 CCSS for Mathematics, Grades 7&8 GREC Forrest City EACC GREC Forrest City High School CIV-Heat Illness Training for Coaches Autism in the Elementary and Middle School Child and the ABC’s of Behavior GREC GREC Arkansas Department of Education 7-12 Coaches 10 5 9 GREC GREC Kelly Davis K-6 Teachers 10 5 13 Navigating D2SC Department of Arkansas Heritage I WANT TO SLAM YOUR SCHOOL! Bringing Slam Poetry Out Loud in Schools 4-12 CCSS for Social Studies Literacy Grades 5-8 CIV-Arkansas Museum of Military History GREC GREC Forrest City EACC 10 3 5 10 7 21 Character Education GREC Parental Involvement GREC Brenda Beard Michele Wasson K-12 Teachers K-12 Teachers GREC Forrest City EACC Clayton Scott 4-12 Teachers 10 3 11 GREC GREC 5-8 Teachers 10 3 6 GREC GREC Jimmy Lou Brandon Heather Bettinardi K-12 Teachers 10 3 6 K-12 Teachers 10 7 29 GREC Forrest City EACC Forrest City EACC Jarmel Bell Jarmel Bell K-12 Teachers 10 9 24 7-12 Coaches 10 4 7 CIV-Heat Illness Training for Coaches The Writing Workshop by Katie Wood Ray GREC GREC Arkansas Department of Education GREC GREC Cindy Sibley K-12 Teachers 10 4 4 EBD Training GREC GREC EBD Representative Bookkeepers & Dist. Treasurer 10 8 8 67 July 22, 2011 July 25, 2011 July 25, 2011 July 25, 2011 July 26, 2011 The Great Depression with an On-line Connection Book Study: Teaching with Intention Using CCSS with (C.L.A.S.S.) Grades 5-12 Alphabetic Principles Workshop Grades K-1 Advanced Decoding Workshop- Grades 2-3 GREC GREC Forrest City EACC Forrest City EACC Jeannette Bennett K-12 Teachers 10 7 26 Vicki Smith K-12 Teachers 10 2 2 GREC GREC 5-12 Teachers 10 6 8 K-1 Teachers 10 5 9 GREC Forrest City EACC Forrest City EACC Jimmy Lou Brandon Beckie Naylor Beckie Naylor 10 6 8 10 6 11 GREC July 26, 2011 Charlie May Simon & Arkansas Diamond Award GREC GREC Lloyd Harris 2-3 Teachers K-12 Teachers, Media Specialist July 26, 2011 Picture Book Science GREC Forrest City EACC Mary Meacham, Vicki Smith K-12 Teachers 10 6 17 GREC Forrest City Jr. High 5-6 Teachers 10 4 4 GREC GREC 5-12 Teachers 10 6 10 CCSS-K-2 Literacy, Math Science & Technology GREC GREC K-2 Teachers 10 8 15 GREC GREC Principals 10 5 6 July 28, 2011 Lottery Scholarship Integrating Technology into 5-12 Science Classrooms GREC GREC 5-12 Teachers 10 7 12 July 28, 2011 ADE Pathwise Recalibration GREC Forrest City EACC K-12 Teachers 10 9 28 July 28, 2011 GREC GREC Nancy Bramlette Administrative Assist: 10 4 12 July 28, 2011 July 29, 2011 APSCN SMSDemographics Using CCSS with (C.L.A.S.S.) Grades 512 Book Study: Teaching with Poverty in Mind GREC GREC Jimmy Lou Brandon 5-12 Teachers 10 6 12 GREC GREC Vicki Smith 10 2 5 July 29, 2011 APSCN SMSClass Attendance GREC GREC Nancy Branlette 10 3 6 July 29, 2011 APSCN SMSDaily Attendance GREC GREC Nancy Bramlette K-12 Teachers Counselors, Classified Staff, Adm. Assistants Counselors, Classified Staff, Adm. Assistants 10 6 10 Aug. 1, 2011 July 29, Aug.1,2, 2011 ADE Pathwise Recalibration GREC GREC Lynn Chadwick, Patti Long K-12 Teachers 10 8 19 Effective Literacy Year I Day 1,2,3 GREC GREC Cindy Sibley K-2 Teachers 10 6 10 July 26, 2011 July 26, 2011 July 27, 2011 July 27, 2011 CCSS for Mathematics, Grades 5&6 Using CCSS with (C.L.A.S.S.) Grades 512 Terry Isringhouse Jimmy Lou Brandon Constance Watson, Mary Meacham, Vicki Smith Philip Axelroth Mary Meacham, Diane Bounds Lynn Chadwick, Patti Long Counselors, 68 Using CCSS in Social Studies for Literacy Gr. 9-12 GREC GREC Aug. 3, 2011 Technology Showcase GREC GREC Aug. 4, 2011 ADE Pathwise Project Directors’ Update GREC GREC Aug. 4, 2011 AYP Training 20112012 GREC GREC ADE Evan Patrick Aug. 4, 2011 Aug. 5, 2011 Target Testing Overview GREC HWH Adm. Bldg. GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC Aug. 10, 2011 ADE Pathwise Recalibration Preschool Special Education-Due Process Preschool Special Education-Common Core APSCN-SMS Elem. Scheduling Part 2 APSCN-SMS Preparation for School Opening CCSS in Literacy, Math, Science & Technology Preschool Special Education-Standards Based IEP Differentiated Instruction Leigh Price, Lisa Bailey Lynn Chadwick, Patti Long Aug. 10, 2011 Differentiated Instruction Aug. 3, 2011 Aug. 8, 2011 Aug 9, 2011 Aug. 9, 2011 Aug. 10, 2011 Aug. 10, 2011 Aug. 10, 2011 Aug. 11, 2011 Aug. 11, 2011 Aug. 11, 2011 Aug. 11, 2011 Preschool Special Education- Instruction Marvell Gizmos Content Literacy with CCSS-Literacy, Science & Social Studies Child Nutrition: Application Approval for SY 2011-2012 Jimmy Lou Brandon Constance Watson, Dionne Britton, Tim Vent, Laura Beth Felton Barbara Culpepper, Maureen Harness 9-12 Teachers 10 4 6 K-12 Teachers 10 5 12 10 11 11 10 8 21 1 1 14 K-12 Teachers 10 5 10 Tina Grubbs Preschool Teachers 1 1 22 GREC Tina Grubbs Preschool Teachers 1 1 22 GREC Nancy Bramlette Administrative Assist. 10 3 5 Administrative Assist. 10 2 8 K-6 Teachers 1 1 35 Preschool Teachers 1 1 12 K-6 Teachers 1 1 43 1 1 24 Preschool Teachers 1 1 12 Curriculum Coordinators, Principals, Lead Teachers Principals, Curriculum Coordinators, Coaches Superintendents Principals Counselors, GREC GREC GREC HWH, J.F. Wahl Elem. Nancy Bramlette Cindy Sibley, Constance Watson GREC GREC Tina Grubbs GREC HWH Beech Crest Elem. GREC HWH Miller Jr. High Jimmy L. Brandon, Helen Baldwin Jimmy Lou Brandon, Helen Baldwin GREC GREC Tina Grubbs GREC Marvell H.S. 7-12 Teachers 1 1 14 GREC HWH Miller Jr. High Leigh Price Jimmy Lou Brandon & Mary Meacham 7-8 Teachers 1 1 24 GREC GREC ADE Food Services 10 6 18 69 7-8 Teachers Aug. 11, 2011 Aug. 11, 2011 Online Resources for Teaching Arkansas History Facilitator Training for Distance Learning Facilitators Writing: Working with the Hard Parts Aug. 11, 2011 Aug. 12, 2011 Aug. 17,18, 2011 Aug. 19, 2011 `Aug 23, 2011 Staff Development and Preschool Special Ed. Staff Development 2011-2012 Professional Development-Co-op Only CIV-Math Roundtable Discussion Preschool Screening Plan—W. Memphis GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC Preschool Screening Plan-Clarendon APSCN-SMS-Medical GREC Aug. 11, 2011 Aug. 24, 2011 Aug. 24, 2011 Aug. 25, 2011 Aug. 25, 2011 Aug. 25, 2011 Aug. 25, 2011 Aug. 26, 2011 Aug. 26, 2011 Aug.26, 2011 Aug. 26, 2011 Aug. 26, 2022 GREC August Board Meeting Vision Certification Training Hearing Screening Certification Training APSCNDiscipline/Cognos Connection CIV-Annual State Gifted & Talented Conference CIV-Stephen Barkley: School Change to Root Cause Analysis Preschool Screening Plan-Helena Scoliosis Certification Training Body Mass Index Certification Training GREC HWH Beech Crest Elem. GREC GREC GREC HWH J.F. Wahl Elem. Cindy Sibley Suzann McCommon, Tina Grubbs Suzann McCommon Leigh Price, Patty Smith 1-6 Teachers 1 1 52 Paraprofessiona l 1 1 1 3-6 Teachers 1 1 7 Preschool Teachers GREC Staff 1 1 23 1 1 32 1 12 1 1 1 1 1 7 3 GREC Staff 1 GREC GREC ADE Leigh Price Tina Grubbs GREC W. Memphis Ease Jr. High Preschool Teachers Clarendon Elem. GREC Tina Grubbs GREC Nancy Bramlette Suzann McCommon Cassie Lewis Preschool Teachers Nurses, Counselors 1 1 10 8 Superintendent 10 9 10 7 10 7 Administrative Assist. 10 5 GT Coordinators 10 8 GREC Staff 1 1 16 9 GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC Tina Grubbs Preschool Teachers 1 1 GREC GREC Cassie Lewis Nurses 10 7 GREC GREC West Memphis Adm/Inst. Bldg. West Memphis Adm/Inst. Bldg. Cassie Lewis Nurses 10 3 Leigh Price, Jimmy Lou Brandon Instructional Coaches 1 3 Leigh Price, Jimmy Lou Brandon Instructional Coaches 1 2 GREC ADE 10 6 Cassie Lewis Nancy Bramlette Nurses 8 Nurses 8 Counselors, 11 8 Amanda Peebles ADE Stephen Barkley 5 8 13 4 Aug. 29, 2011 Instructional Facilitators Training Year II, Day IV GREC Aug. 30, 2011 Instructional Facilitators Training Year II, Day V GREC CIV-Child Nutrition GREC Sept. 1, 2011 Constance Watson Dexter Miller Laura Beth Felton 31 36 70 Food Services, Counselors 9 Sept. 1, 2011 CIV-Annual State Advanced Placement Teleconference Sept. 7, 2011 Sept. 8, 2011 Sept. 9, 2011 Sept. 9, 2011 Sept. 13, 2011 Sept. 13, 14, 2011 Sept. 14, 2011 Sept. 14, 2011 Sept. 15, 2011 Sept. 15, 2011 Sept. 15, 16, 2011 Sept. 19, 20, 21, 2011 Sept. 20, 21, 2011 Sept. 22, 2011 GREC GREC ADE CIV-APSCN-20112012 State Reporting Training GREC GREC ADE Triand for Counselors GREC GREC West Memphis High School Forrest City EACC Forrest City EACC GREC GREC Pre AP Science Administrator Training for LTF for Middle School Science and LTF for Biology APSCN-SMS Required Fields for State Reporting APSCN-SMS Report Card Training CIV-On-Campus Standards Review(OSR) Monitoring Checklist GREC GREC Pre-AP Math Quiz Bowl Coaches’ Meeting GT Coordinators Monthly Meeting APSCN-SMS Required Fields for State Reporting ADE Pathwise Mentor Training Pre-AP Interdisciplinary Strategies for English and Social Studies Common Core State Standards for Elementary Principals Sept. 26, 2011 Common Core State Standards for Secondary Principals Effective Literacy, Year I Days 4 & 5 Helena Preschool Screening and Referral Sept, 27, 2011 Teacher Center Committee Meeting Sept. 22, 2011 Sept. 23, 26, 2011 GREC Curriculum Coordinators, Counselors Curriculum Coordinators, Counselors, Principals, Bookkeepers Counselors DeWanda Kirkland Helen Baldwin G/T Facilitators G/T Facilitators Secretaries, Counselors Nancy Bramlette Annice Steadman GREC Nancy Bramlette Secretaries, Counselors GREC GREC Nancy Bramlette GREC GREC ADE Counselors, Secretaries Principals, Counselors, Superintenden ts 7-12 Teachers GREC GREC Donna Spear Lynn Chadwick, Patti Long GREC 10 12 1 1 10 10 29 10 5 5 10 2 12 10 11 18 10 9 20 10 4 9 10 5 16 10 3 14 10 12 22 10 5 14 10 8 33 10 8 22 10 7 13 10 6 22 1 1 41 7-12 Teachers Tommie Sue Anthony GREC 9 15 Sarah Cox Principals, Curriculum Coordinators GREC 10 10 GREC GREC GREC GREC Mary Katherine Stein GREC GREC GREC GREC Laura Bednar, Tracy Tucker Laura Bednar, Tracy Tucker GREC GREC GREC Preschool Bldg. K-12 Teachers 7-12 Teachers Superintenden ts, Principals, Curriculum Coordinators Superintenden ts, Principals 2-4 Teachers GREC GREC GREC Cindy Sibley Tina Grubbs Patty Smith 71 GREC Preschool Staff Teachers Media Specialist Principals 10 10 7 7 Sept 28, 2011 Sept.29, 2011 Sept. 29, 2011 Sept. 29, 2011 Sept. 29, 2011 Sept. 30, 2011 Sept. 30, 2011 Sept. 30, 2011 Oct. 4, 2011` Oct. 5, 2011 Oct. 6, 2011 Oct. 6, 2011 Oct. 10, 2011 Oct. 11, 2011 Oct. 12, 2011 Oct. 13, 2011 Oct. 13, 14, 17, 2011 Oct. 18, 2011 Oct. 19, 2011 Oct. 20, 2011 Oct. 20, 2011 CIV-Secondary Content Differentiation CIV-Mathematics with Dr. Linda Griffith-Day I Grant Writing for Science Teachers, Grades 5-8 Grant Writing for Science Teachers, Grades 5-8 Clarendon Preschool Screening and Referral Forrest City Preschool Screening and Referral Training for Quiz Bowl Coaches, Moderators, & Judges GT Coordinators Meeting West Memphis Preschool Screening and Referral School Counselors Fall Meeting CIV- Child Nutrition APSCN- Medical Records Preschool Medicaid Training Technology Monthly Meeting Year 3 Instructional Facilitator Training: Building Capacity Day I Year 3 Instructional Facilitator Training: Building Capacity Day I Year I Instructional Coaching GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC 7-12 Teachers 10 3 6 Math Coaches 10 6 9 Linda Kellim 5-8 Science Teachers 10 2 8 GREC Linda Kellim 10 3 8 Clarendon Elementary Forrest City Stewart Elem. Tina Grubbs 5-8 Science Teachers GREC Preschool Staff GREC Preschool Staff GT Teachers, and Coordinators GT Coordinators GREC Preschool Staff 1 1 2 1 4 10 9 22 10 7 7 1 1 5 Counselors 10 8 24 Food Services 10 3 3 Nurses GREC Preschool Staff Tech. Coordinators 10 4 5 1 1 21 10 7 8 Instructional Facilitators 1 1 35 Instructional Facilitators 10 5 18 10 4 14 10 6 7 Forrest City EACC Forrest City EACC West Memphis East Jr. High Dr. Marcia Imbeau ADE, Dr. Linda Griffith Tina Grubbs DeWanda Kirkland Helen Baldwin Tina Grubbs Betty Welch, Roger Palmer GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC ADE Nancy Bramlette GREC GREC Tina Grubbs GREC GREC West Memphis Adm./Inst. Bldg. Tim Vent Jimmy Lou Brandon, Mary K. Meacham Jimmy Lou Brandon, Mary K. Meacham GREC GREC Forrest City EACC GREC GREC Cindy Sibley GREC GREC Tim Vent Instructional Facilitators Tech. Coordinators GREC GREC ADE GREC Staff 1 1 5 GREC GREC ADE Administrators 10 1 1 GREC GREC Cindy Sibley 2-4 Teachers 10 2 7 E-RATE Training CIV-Student Centered Coaching CIV-Arkansas Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Effective Literacy Year II, Day 11 1 72 Oct. 20, 2011 Oct. 21, 2011 Oct. 21, 2011 Oct. 26, 2011 Oct. 27, 2011 Oct. 27, 2011 Oct. 28, 2011 Nov. 1,2, 2011 Nov. 3, 2011 Nov.3, 2011 Nov. 3, 2011 GT Coordinators’ Oct. Meeting CIV Conversations CIV-IPads and the Common Core, ”Apps’olutely” CIV-Mathematics with Dr. Linda Griffith- Day I Make Up Comprehensive Literacy for Adolescent Student Success CLASS- Day 4 GREC Board of Directors Meeting GREC GREC Helen Baldwin GREC GREC ADE GREC GREC GREC GREC Tonia McMillian Leigh Price with Linda Griffith GREC GREC Jimmy Lou Brandon GREC GREC 10 8 8 1 1 3 Teachers 10 1 1 Math Teachers 10 5 14 Teachers 10 5 9 Suzann McCommon Superintendents 10 10 10 Principals, Curriculum Coordinators, 7-12 Teachers 10 7 22 10 5 21 10 1 1 1 1 41 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 4 1 1 8 NORMES-AIP/IRI GREC GREC CGI-Level I Days 5&6 Kelli Blackford Olly GREC GREC Steinthorsdotti r GREC GREC CIV Child Nutrition Helena/West Helena Data and Data Teams GREC GREC Preschool ClarendonChild Find GREC Clarendon ADE Food Services Suzann McCommon Teachers Principals, Coaches GREC Preschool Teachers GREC Preschool Teachers GREC Preschool Teachers GREC Preschool Teachers Coop GT Specialist GT Coordinators 1 1 1 10 1 1 K-6 Teachers 10 7 13 I F Coaches 10 4 13 I F Coaches 1 2 5 K-12 Teachers 10 5 8 Tina Grubbs Nov. 3, 2011 Preschool West Memphis- Child Find GREC West Memphis Tina Grubbs Nov. 3, 2011 Preschool Forrest City- Child Find GREC Forrest City Tina Grubbs Nov. 4, 2011 Nov. 8, 2011 Nov. 8, 2011 Nov. 9, 2011 Preschool HelenaChild Find GREC GREC Tina Grubbs CIV- GT Specialists CIV-GT-AGATE Training Picture Book Science K-6 Day 1 GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC Nov 10, 2011 Day 4 Classroom Management for IFs GREC GREC GREC Helena School District ADE Krystal Nail ADE Mary K Meacham Mary Meacham Cindy Sibley Nov. 10, 2011 Make-up Day I Capacity BuildingForrest City Comprehensive Literacy for Adolescent Student Success C.L.A.S.S. Day 5 Nov. 15, 2011 GREC Forrest City EACC GREC GREC GT Coordinators GREC Staff Jimmy Lou Brandon Vicki Smith Jimmy Lou Brandon 73 Nov. 15,16 & Dec. 8, 2011 Teacher Evaluation Training for Administrators CIV-College Board Advanced Placement Coordinators. Workshop GREC GREC Dr. Donna Gordy Principals Curriculum Coordinators 10 3 14 GREC GREC ADE 10 4 6 CIV-Noodle Set up for 2011-2012 GREC Project Fair West Memphis-Year 3, Day 2 Instructional Facilitator –Building Capacity GREC GREC 1 1 4 GREC PCC of UA ADE Helen Baldwin Counselors GT Coordinators GREC Specialist GT Coordinators 10 7 7 GREC West Memphis Leigh Price, Jimmy Lou Brandon I F Coaches 1 1 32 Windows Server 2008 Training GREC GREC Tim Vent Tech Coordinators 10 9 14 Laying the Foundation for Biology GREC Forrest City High School & EACC 7-12 Teachers 10 7 16 Laying the Foundation for Middle School Science GREC Forrest City High School Tommie Sue Anthony, Jason Walker Tommie Sue Anthony Roberta & Donna Watts 6-8 Teachers 10 10 39 GREC GREC Math teachers 10 8 21 CIV-Child Nutrition 2011-2012 GREC Project Fair GREC GREC GREC PCC of UA 10 3 4 10 7 7 GT Coordinators Monthly Meeting GREC GREC 10 7 13 ELLA- Days 5 & 6 CIV-Common Cores for Classroom Teachers GREC GREC Teachers 10 3 14 GREC GREC Teachers 10 7 38 Dec. 6, 2011 Dec. 6,7,8,9, 2011 Dec. 7, 2011 APSCN-SMSTranscript Training GREC GREC Nancy Bramlette Counselors, Adm. Assistants 10 4 7 Enterasys Wireless Training CIV- Target Assessment GREC GREC Mike Votaw Tech Coordinators 10 9 13 GREC GREC K-12 Teachers 10 4 22 Dec. 8, 2011 Dec. 8, 2001 Picture Book Science K-6 Day II CIV-Arkansas CCSS Strategic Plan -Day I Preschool-Child FineChild Count Clarendon GREC GREC K-6 Teachers 10 5 12 GREC GREC ADE 10 4 19 GREC Clarendon Tina Grubbs K-12 Teachers GREC Preschool Teachers 1 1 2 Nov. 29, 2011 Nov. 29, 2011 Nov. 30, 2011 Nov. 30, 2011 Nov 29, 30, & Dec. 1, 2011 Oct. 11,12 & Nov. 29, 30, 2011 Sept. 21,22, Oct. 25, & Nov. 30, 2011 Dec. 1, 2011 Dec. 1, 2011 Dec. 1, 2011 Dec. 2, 2011 Dec. 2,5 2011 Dec. 5, 2011 Dec. 8, 2011 CIV-Mathematics with Dr. Linda Griffith Day II ADE Dr. Linda Griffith Food Services ADE Helen Baldwin Helena Baldwin Larry Wilson Vicki Smith Laura Bednar Staci Tucker Lisa Bailey ADE Mary Meacham Vicki Smith 74 GT Coordinators GT Coordinators Teachers Dec. 9, 2011 Dec. 9, 2011 Dec. 13, 2011 Dec. 13, 2011 Dec. 14, 2011 Dec. 15, 2011 Dec. 16, 2011 Dec. 16, 2011 Jan. 2, 2012 Jan. 2, 2012 Preschool-Child FineChild Count-Forrest City Calendar Year End and W-2 Processing Year 3 Day 2, Ins. Facilitator –Building Capacity Preschool-Child FineChild Count-West Memphis D2SC with PCG Education Preschool Child FineChild Count-Helena GREC Forrest City Tina Grubbs GREC GREC GREC GREC GREC West Memphis Tina Grubbs GREC GREC Brenda Beard GREC GREC Tina Grubbs Wanda Armstrong Leigh Price Jimmy Lou Brandon GREC Preschool Teachers 1 1 4 Bookkeepers Instructional Facilitators & Teachers GREC Preschool Teachers Inst. Fac. Teachers, Counselors GREC Preschool Teachers 10 9 15 10 5 24 1 1 4 10 5 16 1 1 10 1 2 9 1 1 22 1 1 22 1 1 10 CIV Conversations GREC GREC ADE Preschool-Federal Child Count GREC GREC Tina Grubbs Preschool- SEASWorkshop GREC GREC Estle Reaves Math & Science Curriculum GREC Marvell High School Mary Meacham GREC Staff GREC Preschool Teachers GREC Preschool Teachers Science Teachers Jan. 11, 2012 Clarendon ESCworks Training GREC GREC Nancy Curtright Administrative Assistants 1 1 2 Jan. 17, 2012 Jan. 20, 2012 CIV-GT Specialists Meeting GREC GREC ADE & Helen Baldwin GT Coordinators 10 8 8 CIV Conversations CIV School Nurse Rules Governing the Administration of Glucagons in the Schools Classroom Management Day 5The BIG 4 Framework CIV-School Improvement with Stephen Barkley GREC GREC ADE GREC Staff 1 1 5 GREC GREC Paula Smith School Nurses 10 6 12 GREC GREC Cindy Sibley, Mary Meacham 10 5 11 GREC GREC Stephen Barkley 10 5 22 CIV-Assessment Literacy GREC GREC ADE 10 4 16 Jan. 31, 2012 E-Rate Form 470 Update GREC GREC Tim Vent 10 6 7 Feb. 2, 2012 CIV-Student Centered Coaching GREC GREC Diane Sweeney ADE Coaches and Teachers GREC Specialist Inst. Facilitators Principals GREC Specialist Inst. Facilitators Principals Tech. Coordinators Principals Curriculum Coordinators Teachers 10 5 47 Feb. 2 , 2012 CIV-Child Nutrition GREC GREC ADE Food Services 10 6 8 Jan. 23, 2012 Jan 26, 2012 Jan. 27, 2012 Jan. 31, 2012 75 Feb. 3, 2012 Feb. 6, 2012 Science Curriculum GREC Clarendon H.S. Mary Meacham Science Teachers Technology Planning GREC GREC Tim Vent Feb. 6, 2012 PreSchool Transition Training GREC GREC Tina Grubbs Feb. 7 2012 Teacher Center Committee Meeting APSCN Next Year Scheduling Training for Secondary Schools APSCN Next Year Scheduling Training for Elementary Schools West Memphis Capacity Building Day 3: Coaching Lab GREC GREC Patty Smith GREC GREC Nancy Bramlette GREC GREC GREC GREC Feb. 15, 2012 West Memphis Capacity Building Day 3: Coaching Lab Technology Planning Workday Day II CIV-Statewide for Literacy and CCSSLevel 6-12 West Memphis Maddux Elem. West Memphis High School Feb. 16, 2012 Feb. 7, 2012 Feb. 8, 2012 Feb. 9 2012 Feb. 10, 2012 Feb. 13, 2012 Feb. 17, 2012 Feb. 17, 2012 Feb. 22, 2012 Feb. 23, 2012 Feb. 23, 2012 Feb. 24 2012 Feb. 27, 2012 Feb. 27, 2012 1 1 6 Tech. Coord. GREC PreSchool Teachers Teacher Center Comm. Members Counselors Bookkeepers Secretary 10 6 6 1 1 21 10 8 8 10 9 13 Nancy Bramlette Counselors Bookkeepers Secretary 10 6 12 Vicki Smith Instructional Facilitators 1 1 11 1 1 8 Tech. Coord. Principals Teachers Curriculum Coordinators 10 5 6 10 8 24 Administrators/ 10 6 9 1 1 4 Tech. Coord. 10 4 5 Testing & Curriculum Coordinators 10 7 10 Leigh Price Teachers 1 2 8 Leigh Price Teachers 1 1 6 Testing & Curriculum Coordinators 10 5 5 K-1 Teachers 3 3 5 Parents and Teachers 1 1 30 Cindy Sibley GREC GREC Tim Vent GREC GREC Carol Massey ADE Professional Development Planning Meeting GREC GREC Dianne Bounds Leigh Price CIV Conversations GREC GREC ADE Technology Planning Forrest City Professional Development Planning Meeting GREC GREC GREC Forrest City EACC Tim Vent Leigh Price Dianne Bounds Jimmy Lou Brandon Forrest City Capacity Building Day 3: Coaching Lab Forrest City Capacity Building Day 3: Coaching Lab GREC Forrest City Stewart Elem. Forrest City Stewart Elem. CIV-Target Assessment GREC ELLA-SBOT Marvell Palestine/Wheatley Family Literacy/Science/ Math Night GREC GREC GREC GREC Marvell Elem. Palestine/Wh eatley High School David Shea ADE Vicki Smith Mary Meacham Vicki Smith 76 Instructional Facilitators Principals Coaches GREC Coop Staff Feb. 28, 2012 ELLA –SBOT West Memphis Feb. 28, 2012 Forrest City Capacity Building Day 3: Coaching Lab GREC West Memphis Faulk Elementary Vicki Smith K-2 Teachers 1 1 9 Teachers 1 4 5 10 7 13 10 8 20 GREC Forrest City High School Jimmy Lou Brandon Marsha Cain GT Coordinators Monthly Meeting CIV Mathematics with Dr. Linda GriffithDay III GREC GREC Larry Wilson GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith ADE CIV-Child Nutrition Effective Literacy Day 6 E-Rate 471 Application Workday CIV-PE/Health Frameworks and Driver Education Goals GREC GREC ADE Food Services Bookkeepers 10 9 34 GREC GREC Cindy Sibley Teachers 10 6 17 GREC GREC Tim Vent 10 6 7 GREC GREC ADE Tech Coord. Coaches Teachers Transportatio n Director Principals 10 9 21 March 8, 2012 CIV-CCSS and Community for the Whole Child GREC GREC ADE Administrators 10 6 19 March 9, 2012 CGI-Level I Day 7 GREC GREC Steinthorsdotti r Math Teachers 10 4 21 GREC GREC Cindy Sibley 10 3 10 GREC GREC Cindy Sibley Instructional Facilitators Instructional Facilitators 10 4 9 10 8 23 10 5 6 Feb 29, 2012 Feb. 29, 2012 March 1, 2012 March 2, 2012 March 5, 2012 March 8, 2012 GT Coordinators and Teachers Math Coaches and Teachers Coaches Board Members Olly March 12, 2012 Instructional Facilitator’s Training Yr. II, Day 3 Instructional Facilitator’s Training Yr. II, Day 4 March 13, 2012 CIV-Planning for Formative Assessment GREC GREC ADE March 13, 2012 CIV-Alternative Education GREC GREC ADE Superintendents GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith Math Coaches 10 7 8 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith Math Coaches 10 6 9 March 9, 2012 March 14, 2012 March 15, 2012 CIV-Problem Situations: Addition, Subtraction, & the Nature of Equals TOT-K3 CIV-Problem Situations: Multiplication, Division & the Nature of Equals TOT-K6 77 Testing & Curriculum Coord. Principals Coaches Principals Curriculum Coord. March 28, 2012 CIV-Problem Situations: Addition, Subtraction, & the Nature of Equals TOT-K3 CIV-Problem Situations: Multiplication, Division, & the Nature of Equals TOT-K6 CIV-Informative/ Explanatory Writing TOT Grades 4-5 March 29, 2012 CIV- Text Complexity TOT Grades 6-12 March 26, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 30, 2012 March 30, 2012 April 3, 2012 April 5, 2012 April 5, 2012 April 10, 2012 April 10, 2012 April 11, 2012 April 12, 2012 April 12, 2012 April 13, 2012 April 16, 2012 April 17, 2012 Preschool-Extended School Year: Family Survey, Child Outcomes West MemphisCapacity Building Day 3, Coaching Lab ASBA Risk Management Workers’ Comp. Workshop GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith Math Coaches 10 6 9 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith Math Coaches 10 5 8 GREC GREC ADE 10 5 8 GREC GREC ADE Lit. Specialist Teachers Curriculum Coord. 10 4 8 GREC GREC Tina Grubbs GREC Preschool Teachers 1 1 17 Leigh Price Coaches Lit. Specialist 1 1 10 Bookkeepers 10 8 10 10 10 17 10 2 4 1 1 1 GREC West Memphis Weaver Elementary Dwayne McAnally Misty Thompson Testing & Curriculum Coord. Inst. Facilitators GREC GREC CIV-Child Nutrition CIV-Fraction Concepts: Equal Sharing TOT-Grades 1-6 CIV-GT Specialists’ Meetings CIV-Close Reading TOT Grades 6-12 CIV-Argumentative Writing TOT- Grades 6-12 GREC GREC ADE Food Services Bookkeepers GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith Math Coaches Teachers GREC GREC ADE GREC GREC ADE 6-12 Teachers 10 4 6 GREC GREC ADE 6-12 Teachers 10 3 3 ACSIP Workday GREC GREC LaDonna Spain 10 8 11 GREC GREC ADE 10 1 1 GREC GREC Tina Grubbs GREC Preschool Teachers 1 1 19 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith Math Coaches Teachers 10 3 4 GREC GREC Vicki Smith Teachers 10 1 3 CIV-Close Reading TOT Grades 3-5 Preschool-Due Process: Addressing Monitoring Issues CIV-Fraction Concepts: Equal Sharing TOT-Grades 1-6 ELLA Day 7 GT Specialist 78 Bookkeepers Federal Programs Curriculum Coordinator April 18, 2012 ELLA Day 7 Make-up CIV-Developing the Base 10 System TOT Grades K-6 CIV-Developing Fact Fluency TOT Grades K-3 GREC GREC Vicki Smith Teachers 10 2 10 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith K-6 Teachers 10 3 7 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith K-3 Teachers 10 3 5 ELLA Day 13 SBOT GREC Forrest City Central Elementary Vicki Smith Teachers 10 3 6 GREC GREC ADE K-3 Teachers 10 4 7 GREC GREC Juanita Buckmaster School Nurses 10 0 0 GREC GREC Helen Baldwin GT Coords. 10 7 7 GREC GREC ADE 6-12 Teachers 10 6 9 GREC GREC ADE 4-5 Teachers 10 4 7 GREC Marvell Elementary Cindy Sibley Teachers 10 5 13 GREC GREC ADE K-3 Teachers 10 3 5 GREC GREC Nancy Bramlette 10 6 13 GREC GREC Wand Armstrong Principals Counselors Adm. Assists. Bookkeepers Dist. Treasurers 10 6 7 GREC GREC ADE Carol Massey K-12 Teachers 10 6 10 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith 10 5 7 GREC GREC ADE 10 4 4 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith 3-6 Math Teachers 10 4 5 May 7, 2012 May 8, 2012 May 9, 2012 CIV- Child Nutrition CIV-Fraction Operations: Multiple Grouping TOT Grades 3-6 CIV-Text Complexity TOT Grades 2-5 CIV-Vocabulary TOT Grades 6-12 CIV-ELLA UpdateTOT-Grades K-6 K-6 Math Teachers Food Services Bookkeepers GREC GREC ADE 2-5 Teachers 10 3 5 GREC GREC ADE 6-12 Teachers 10 6 7 GREC GREC ADE 10 3 4 May 10, 2012 CIV-Learning Progressions GREC GREC ADE K-6 Teachers Curriculum Coords. GREC Staff, Teachers 10 3 7 April 18, 2012 April 19, 2012 April 19, 2012 April 23, 2012 April 23, 2012 April 24, 2012 April 24, 2012 April 25, 2012 April 26, 2012 April 26, 2012 April 27, 2012 April 30, 2012 April 30, 2012 May 3, 2012 May 3, 2012 May 4, 2012 CIVInformative/Explanato ry Writing TOTGrades K-3 CIV-Special Health Care Needs Facilitator Training for School Nurses GT Coordinators CIV-Informative/ Explanatory Writing TOT Grades 6-12 CIV-Vocabulary: Greek and Latin Roots TOT-Grades 4-5 Marvell Effective Literacy SBOT CIV-Phonics and Structural Analysis – TOT Grades K-3 APSCN-Net Year Scheduling for Secondary- Part II APSCN-Teacher Retirement Training CIV-Statewide for Literacy & CCSS Level K-12 CIV-Developing the Base 10 System TOT Grades K-6 79 May 11, 2012 May 14, 2012 May 15, 2012 May 16, 2012 May 16, 2012 May 17, 2012 CIV-ELF Update TOT-K-6 CIV-Strategies, Algorithms, and Recording Systems: Multi-digit Addition & Subtractions TOTGR. 1-4 CIV-Strategies, Algorithms, and Recording Systems: Multi-digit Multiplication & Division TOT GR. 3-6 CIV-Mathematics with Dr. Linda Griffith –Day 4 May Teacher Center Committee Meeting CIV-Foundational Skills-TOT Grades K5 GREC GREC ADE Instructional Facilitators 10 0 0 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith & ADE Math I F’s 10 1 1 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith & ADE Math I F’s 10 1 2 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith 10 2 10 GREC GREC Patty Smith Math Teachers Committee Members 10 5 5 GREC GREC ADE Teachers 10 4 4 ADE Mary K. Stein Jennifer Tauntor Coop Staff 1 1 3 GT Coordinators 7 7 7 Instructional Facilitators Counselors, Adm. Assistant 10 2 3 8 15 May 18, 2012 CIV Conversations GREC GREC May 18, 2012 GT Coordinators Monthly Meeting GREC GREC May 21, 2012 CIV Developing Fact Fluency TOT- Grs. K3 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith APSCN- Rollover Review and Workday GREC GREC Nancy Bramlette ELLA Day 8 GREC GREC Vicki Smith Teachers 10 2 7 ELLA Day 8 Fraction Operations: Multiple Grouping TOT Grade 3-6 GREC GREC Vicki Smith 10 2 5 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith Teachers Inst. Facilitators Teachers 10 2 3 APSCN Workday GREC GREC Nancy Bramlette Counselors Adm. Assists. 10 4 7 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith Instructional Facilitators 10 1 1 GREC GREC Mary Meacham Science Teachers 10 5 7 May 21, 2012 May 21, 2012 May 22, 2012 May 22, 2012 May 22, 2012 May 23, 2012 May 23, 2012 Strategies, Algorithms and Recording Systems: Multi-Digit Addition and Subtractions TOT-Gr. 1-4 Next Generation Science Standards Study Group 80 10 May 24, 2012 Strategies Algorithms, and Recording Systems: Multi-digit Multiplication & Division TOT Gr. 3-6 CHAMPS: Discipline in the K-8 Classroom May 24, 2012 Discipline in the 9-12 Classroom GREC Marvell High School Cindy Sibley Mary Meacham J.L. Brandon Vicki Smith May 29, 2012 May 30, 2012 May 30, 2012 Preschool-Extended School Year Services Preschool-Extended School Year Services CIV-Teachers Evaluation & TESS GREC GREC Tina Grubbs GREC GREC Tina Grubbs GREC GREC Dr. Karen Cushman May 24, 2012 GREC GREC Dr. Linda Griffith Instructional Facilitators 10 1 1 GREC Marvell Elementary K-8 Teachers 1 1 28 9-12 Teachers 1 1 27 Preschool Teachers Preschool Teachers Co-op Staff 1 1 15 1 1 22 1 1 7 81
