Southeast Arkansas

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! #SEARKserves #ServicebeginswithSE #yourBESTsolution #AmericaRecyclesDay #Recycle #GoGreen

Happy World Kindness Day! 🌍💛 Let's spread kindness, not just today, but every day. A simple act of kindness can make the world a better place, one small gesture at a time. #SEARKserves #ServicebeginswithSE #yourBESTsolution #WorldKindnessDay #BeKind #SpreadLove

Happy National School Psychology Week! 🎉 A huge thank you to all the school psychologists who make a positive impact on students' lives every day. Your support, compassion, and dedication help create healthier, stronger communities for our future leaders! #NationalSchoolPsychologyWeek #ThankYouPsychologists

On this Veterans Day, the staff of SEARK Cooperative honors and gives a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of the brave men and women who have served our country. Your sacrifices and dedication ensure our freedom, and we are forever grateful for your courage and service. #yourBESTsolution #SEARKserves #ServicebeginswithSE #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans

✏️📏 Had a great experience observing math lessons using Illustrative Math in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade at Lakeside Elementary Tuesday! It was amazing to see students actively engaged in problem-solving and teamwork throughout their lessons. Thank you Ms. Bowman, Ms. Miller, Ms. Brown, and Ms. Fox for letting Math Specialist, Katlin Hogue, come in each week to collaborate. ✏️📏 #yourBESTsolution #ServicebeginswithSE #SEARKserves

Local high school students are taking their ACT prep to the next level with the ACT Bootcamp! 📝💪 These dedicated students are working hard to sharpen their skills and boost their scores, ensuring they’re ready to conquer the test with confidence. 📚✨ We’re excited to see them succeed and can’t wait to cheer them on as they get one step closer to their college dreams! 🎓 #ACTPrep #FutureLeaders #StudentSuccess #CollegeBound #yourBESTsolution #ServicebeginswithSE #SEARKserves

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

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

🌟 **Job Opportunity: LEADS Specialist** 🌟 Join the Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK Coop) as a Local LEADS Specialist! This key role focuses on enhancing collaboration among early childhood education partners in Ashley, Bradley, and Drew Counties. Facilitate community partnerships, support families, manage resources, and advocate for quality early childhood programs. **Qualifications:** - Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or related field - Strong communication skills - Experience in early childhood settings - Data analysis proficiency Visit our website to see the full job description. 📅 Apply now at https://www.searkcoop.com/page/job-opportunities Help us make a difference in our community! 💼✨

🌟 Join us for a virtual information session about ARPep! 🌟 Are you ready to take the next step in your career and become a teacher with a starting salary of $50,000? ARPep offers a two-year, work-based program that leads to your standard teaching license. If you have a bachelor’s degree and either passing Praxis content exam scores or 18+ credit hours in your content area (or a degree in that area), we want to hear from you! 🗓️ **Information Session Dates:** - November 12 at 4 PM - December 5 at 4 PM Both sessions will be held on Zoom, and Praxis support is available to help you succeed. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more! RSVP to let us know you’ll be there. We can’t wait to see you! 🎉 RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3Y3wpsC #ARPep #Teaching #Education #BecomeATeacher #VirtualInfoSession #ServicebeginswithSE #SEARKServes #yourBESTsolution

Communities of Practice Instructional Leadership Supports and Action Planning is happening now! Area middle and high school principals came together to explore the power of Communities of Practice (CoP) in enhancing instructional leadership. There is power in the rich conversations happening this afternoon at SEARK Cooperative! #SEARKserves #ServicebeginswithSE #yourBESTsolution

🌟 **Job Opportunity: LEADS Specialist** 🌟 Join the Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (SEARK Coop) as a Local LEADS Specialist! This key role focuses on enhancing collaboration among early childhood education partners in Ashley, Bradley, and Drew Counties. Facilitate community partnerships, support families, manage resources, and advocate for quality early childhood programs. **Qualifications:** - Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or related field - Strong communication skills - Experience in early childhood settings - Data analysis proficiency Visit our website to see the full job description. 📅 Apply now at https://www.searkcoop.com/page/job-opportunities Help us make a difference in our community! 💼✨

Communities of Practice Instructional Leadership Supports and Action Planning is happening now! Area elementary principals came together to explore the power of Communities of Practice (CoP) in enhancing instructional leadership. There is power in the rich conversations happening this morning at SEARK Cooperative! #SEARKserves #ServicebeginswithSE #yourBESTsolution

On Friday, October 25th, AmeriCorps members with the Future Teacher and Smart Start AmeriCorps Programs hosted an "Opening Ceremony" to kick off their year of service. State Representatives Jeff Wardlaw and Howard Beaty were in attendance. Representative Wardlaw recited the AmeriCorps pledge with the members. Monticello Mayor Jason Akers and representatives from Options, Inc. spoke about the supportive services to the communities and victims of domestic violence. After the Program, AmeriCorps members completed a service project at Options in Monticello. #yourBESTsolution #SEARKServes #ServicebeginswithSE

🌟 Join us for a virtual information session about ARPep! 🌟 Are you ready to take the next step in your career and become a teacher with a starting salary of $50,000? ARPep offers a two-year, work-based program that leads to your standard teaching license. If you have a bachelor’s degree and either passing Praxis content exam scores or 18+ credit hours in your content area (or a degree in that area), we want to hear from you! 🗓️ **Information Session Dates:** - November 12 at 4 PM - December 5 at 4 PM Both sessions will be held on Zoom, and Praxis support is available to help you succeed. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more! RSVP to let us know you’ll be there. We can’t wait to see you! 🎉 RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3Y3wpsC #ARPep #Teaching #Education #BecomeATeacher #VirtualInfoSession #ServicebeginswithSE #SEARKServes #yourBESTsolution

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 Director and TCC Conference at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute! We had the privilege of diving into the latest information that will shape the future of education. Not only did we hear updates from AAEA and the DESE Leadership team, but we also learned from the wealth of knowledge in the room when all of the education cooperative directors and teacher center coordinators discussed key initiatives. A special shoutout to SEARK Director Dr. Nathan White and Assistant Director/TCC Emilee Dutton for representing our team in these important discussions. We can’t wait to put what we’ve learned into action and continue making a positive impact for our students and schools! #SEARKServes #ServicebeginswithSE #EducationMatters #Teamwork #yourBESTsolution

We had a productive meeting with our local school tech coordinators yesterday! We had insightful discussions about Act 504 and Act 846 with Jeff Killingsworth from DESE and Krissy Cross from DIS about fortifying our Cybersecurity posture to protect our students and staff. Plus, we discovered free resources to help implement these acts and explored upcoming training opportunities. Thanks to everyone for their valuable contributions! #ServicebeginswithSE #SEARKserves

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

In a thrilling display of digital prowess, students from across Southeastern Arkansas converged for an intense Cybersecurity Capture the Flag competition! This event challenged 11 middle school and 11 high school teams to uncover and secure "digital flags" through a gauntlet of complex tasks. Participants showcased their expertise in programming, networking, cryptography, reverse engineering, forensics, and other cutting-edge tech skills. Emerging victorious from this battle of wits were the brilliant minds from Lake Village, claiming the top spot. Hot on their heels, the team from Fordyce secured an impressive second place, while Drew Central's tech savants rounded out the top three. This competition not only tested the students' abilities but also highlighted the region's growing talent in the critical field of Computer Science. Thank you to our sponsors for helping make this happen!! Union Bank Commercial Bank Seark College UAM The GOAT #ServicebeginswithSE