From the Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas!
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🎄Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ✨
Our office will be closed from December 23rd through January 3rd to allow our team a well-deserved break. We’ll reopen on January 6th and are excited to continue working with you in 2025!
Wishing you a joyful holiday season filled with love, laughter, and quality time with loved ones. See you in the new year! 🎉
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Accepting applications for individuals who meet criteria to be a K-3 Literacy Tutor. Tutoring is held outside of the school day hours.
ATC Application: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/tutoring-services/arkansas-tutoring-corps
Questions about becoming an Approved K-3 Literacy Tutor, please email
arkansastutoringcorps@gmail.com or you can contact Dr. Tracie Jones at jonestr@uamont.edu
Take Flight Recalibration: January 15, 2025
Virtual Session
Register on ESCWORKS: https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=545935
Accepting applications for individuals who meet the criteria to be an approved K-3 Literacy Tutor.
This tutoring is done outside of the regular school day.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to arkansastutoringcorps@gmail.com or Dr. Tracie Jones (jonestr@uamont.edu) who serve as the project leads for ATC.
ATC Application: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/tutoring-services/arkansas-tutoring-corps
Join us for a transformative 6-week journey dedicated to fostering student well-being and empowering educators.
Presenter: The Cook Center for Human Connection
All sessions will be virtual from 9AM - 11AM.
January Sessions: Nurturing Student Mental Health
January 14: Trauma Sensitive Environments in Your School
January 21: QPR Certification for Suicide Prevention
January 28: Bullying Prevention in Schools: Types and Effects
February Sessions: Prioritizing Educator Self-Care
February 4: Minding Your Health: Self-Care & Mindfulness
February 11: Minding Your Health: Compassion Fatigue
February 18: Positively Powerful
Register for the 6-week virtual mental health and self care series: https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=545653
To attend only the 3-week Nurturing Student Mental Health series, register: https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=545656
To attend only the 3-week Prioritizing Self-Care series, register: https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=545660
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Do you need more information? Please contact Allison Ray, SEARK CTE Coordinator at allison.ray@searkcoop.com
Sponsorship form can be found here: Sponsorship Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScm4z0ALEmvKggqNmIXj-eaRkxAtpr_U0vV-IejaRPZjh2-pA/viewform?pli=1
SE Special Education and Related Services: Establishing Connections through Collaborative Goal Writing
January 22, 2025 at Southeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
Collaboration is an evidence-based and High Leverage Practice (McLeskey et al., 2019) and essential to ensuring student’s needs are met. As part of developing an IEP, team members must determine the student’s critical needs and develop goals based on those identified needs. Writing goals collaboratively, is a way IEP teams can leverage their collective expertise and value of related services to support a student’s needs in the school setting (Arner et al., 2022). In this session, we will explore collaborative goal writing, progress monitoring strategies, and apply concepts to anchor learning.
Objectives:
-Understand the benefits of wrap around services to collaboratively meet the needs of students.
-Identify parts of a goal
-Apply collaborative goal writing practices to co-construct a goal
-Participants will need to bring a device with internet access and a redacted (all identifying information completely removed) IEP for personal reflection (not sharing).
ESCworks Registration #540296
https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=540296
Great discussions happened at our December Leadership Symposium among our building-level administrators!
They dove deep into coaching instructional practices and how they can align and implement daily strategies to drive school improvement.
Focusing on strategic goals, they're working to enhance student outcomes, ensuring every child has the tools they need to succeed.
Strengthening our skills as educators is key to boosting student success, and we're committed to making this a year of growth and achievement! Let’s continue to inspire, innovate, and elevate our practices for the benefit of every student.
Looking forward to our next meeting in January!
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Southeast Arkansas Chess Tournament Results!
Today, students from Dewitt, Dumas, Hermitage, Monticello, Drew Central, Woodlawn, Rison, Crossett, Hamburg, and Star City traveled to the Southeast Arkansas Education Co-Op in Monticello to compete in a thrilling Junior/Senior High Chess Tournament! Over 70 talented chess players participated, playing seven challenging games.
Junior High Winners:
1st Place: Jackson Richardson (Crossett) - $50 gift card sponsored by Hope and Company Realty, Monticello
2nd Place: AJ Bentz (Monticello)
3rd Place: Dawsen Dupuy (Dewitt)
Senior High Winners:
1st Place: Van Sang (Rison) - $50 gift card sponsored by Hope and Company Realty, Monticello
2nd Place: Atlan Savage (Monticello)
3rd Place: Claire Grant (Monticello)
A huge THANK YOU to Hope and Company Realty for sponsoring the event and to all the coaches and supporters who made today possible. Your dedication to these players is inspiring!
Congratulations to all participants for making this tournament such a success!
Relating Related Services: The Role of OT, PT, and SLP in the School Setting
Key Objectives:
-Understand the purpose of related services
-Identify key components of OT, PT, and SLP evaluations in schools
-Apply best practices to integrate these services into specially designed instruction
This training is relevant to OTs, PTs, SLPs, teachers, administrators, and other school stakeholders. Bring your team for maximum benefit!
December 4, 2024 at Southeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
Register with ESCWorks #540289
https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=540289
🍂🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative! 🦃🍂
We are so grateful for the educators, administrators, students, families, and communities we serve. May this season bring you warmth, joy, and time to reflect on all the things we’re thankful for. Wishing you all a safe and joyful Thanksgiving!
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🙌🍎The SEARK Cooperative would like to shout out a huge thank you to all substitute teachers! 🙌🍎
You play a vital role in helping students stay on track while teachers are away. Your hard work and flexibility don’t go unnoticed – you make a real difference every day!
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Happy National Parent Involvement Day! 👏💙
Today, we celebrate the incredible impact parents have on their children’s education. Your support, encouragement, and involvement help shape future leaders and make schools stronger. Thank you for all you do!
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🎉 Congratulations to Woodlawn's Cheer team for earning the prestigious AAA Academic State Champion Award for the 2023-2024 season! 🏆
This award recognizes the dedication and hard work of student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. AAA celebrates teams across various sports, including cheer, who have achieved outstanding academic success based on each member's GPA.
Way to go, Woodlawn Cheer! Keep shining academically and athletically! 🎓💪
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Professional Development Opportunity for Educators! ✏️
Handwriting for ALL: Supporting Science of Reading through Transcription Instruction for All K-5 Learners
December 5, 2024
Join us for a comprehensive 6-hour session where you'll gain essential strategies for teaching handwriting effectively to all learners! Learn how to integrate transcription skills aligned with ELA standards and discover the link between handwriting and literacy development.
✅ Practical instruction
✅ Hands-on activities
✅ Improve reading & spelling outcomes
This session is perfect for General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Related Service Providers, Administrators, and Paraprofessionals.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your teaching and support every student’s success! 🌟
Register:
https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=542558
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Happy Education Support Professionals Day! 🎉
✏️ Today, we celebrate the amazing support staff who play a vital role in our schools – from custodians to counselors, to librarians, specialists, and administrative teams. Your hard work and dedication make a world of difference for students and teachers alike. Thank you!
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SE Special Education and Related Services: Establishing Connections through Collaborative Goal Writing
January 22, 2025 at Southeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
Collaboration is an evidence-based and High Leverage Practice (McLeskey et al., 2019) and essential to ensuring student’s needs are met. As part of developing an IEP, team members must determine the student’s critical needs and develop goals based on those identified needs. Writing goals collaboratively, is a way IEP teams can leverage their collective expertise and value of related services to support a student’s needs in the school setting (Arner et al., 2022). In this session, we will explore collaborative goal writing, progress monitoring strategies, and apply concepts to anchor learning.
Objectives:
-Understand the benefits of wrap around services to collaboratively meet the needs of students.
-Identify parts of a goal
-Apply collaborative goal writing practices to co-construct a goal
-Participants will need to bring a device with internet access and a redacted (all identifying information completely removed) IEP for personal reflection (not sharing).
ESCworks Registration #540296
https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=540296
Happy American Education Week! 🎓
Today, we celebrate the educators, students, and families who make learning possible. Let’s continue to support and uplift our public schools, as they shape the future one lesson at a time.
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Happy America Recycles Day! ♻️🌎 Let’s do our part to reduce waste, recycle more, and protect our planet for future generations. Every small action counts!
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