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WESTERN ARKANSAS
EDUCATION RENEWAL ZONE
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011
WELCOME
COMMENTS FROM
DR. JOHN JONES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, DEAN
SCHOLASTIC AUDITS
• Hartford High School
• Week of Nov. 13, 2011
• Alma Intermediate
• Week of Jan. 8, 2012
• Alma Primary
• Week of Jan. 8, 2012
Each ERZ partner school has a comprehensive professional
development program aligned to the growth needs of staff
and learning goals of students.
ERZ Goal 1
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Common Core Math Grant
• ADHE & UAFS Math Faculty
• Hartford, Ozark, Paris, Waldron
• Common Core Math Conference
• Early May or Mid-September
• Possible speakers:
• Dr. Linda Griffith—Professor of Math
Education @ UCA
• Dr. Bernard Madison—Professor of
Mathematics @ U of A
Students in ERZ partner schools have access to a rigorous,
intentionally aligned P-16 curriculum that reflects their
needs and the needs of the community.
ERZ Goal 2
BEST Robotics – River Valley– October 22, 2011
Darby-Kimmons Team
Under direction of Coach Bill Becker
Waldron Middle School
Under direction of Tracie Adams
BEST Robotics – River Valley– October 22, 2011
Coaches Table
Lion’s Den
Future BEST Coach
Mike Hughes from Northside High
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• BEST Robotics-River Valley (local)
• Waldron and Darby-Kimmons (38
middle/junior high school students)
• Waldron Middle School
• 2nd place overall (BEST Award)
• 1st place Robot Competition
• Advancing to compete at regional
• BEST Robotics-Frontier Trails (regional)
• Saturday, December 10, 2011
• Links to curriculum suited to BEST Robotics
can be found at:
http://www.bestinc.org/b_resources1.php
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Global Speakers
• Nov. 30—Mansfield Elementary
• 3 UAFS international students representing
the countries of Japan, Korea, and France
• 90 elementary students
• Elementary Teach-a-Round
• Nov. 29—Cedarville Elementary
• UAFS pre-service elementary teachers
• 125 elementary students
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Multi-Media Program
• Connections with Charleston High School
• UAFS student tutors
• Kimmons Junior High
• Work with individual students identified as
needing extra assistance in a structured
setting at Kimmons
All teachers (pre-service, beginning, and career) and students
in every ERZ school have an appropriate mentoring
program.
ERZ Goal 3
GOAL 3
MENTORING PROGRAMS
• Bridging the Rigor Gap
• Lavaca High School
• Authentic discussions between
content high school and university
faculty on rigor and student
transition into university
GOAL 3
MENTORING PROGRAMS
• YOU!-niversity
• Darby Junior High
• Pilot mentoring program with UAFS’s
Chancellor’s Leadership Council
Students
• Long-term; multi-year program
partnering at-risk junior high
students with UAFS students
• Structured mentoring opportunities
both on and off campus
ERZ partner schools have a system in place to recruit and
retain highly qualified teachers. The university has a system
for sharing its faculty with partner schools in core subject
areas or by using electronic delivery when needed.
ERZ Goal 4
GOAL 4
RECRUIT/RETAIN TEACHERS
• Teaching English as a Second
Language (TESL)
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Certificate of Proficiency
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
GOAL 4
RECRUIT/RETAIN TEACHERS
• “Methods Menu”
• Many ERZ partners identified as need
• Classroom Management
• Problem Solving/Higher Order
Teaching Skills
• Teaching Diverse Learners (gifted,
special ed, low-socioeconomic)
• Integrated Teaching Strategies
• ETC . . .
Each ERZ partner school has a parent and community
involvement program which implements ongoing,
sustainable programs that promote academic and social
interactions among family, community, and schools.
ERZ Goal 5
GOAL 5
PARENT/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Parent/Community Education
Classes
• Waldron School District
• Good Nutrition for Good Learning
• Personal Finance
• Parenting ADHD Children
• ETC . . .
GOAL 5
PARENT/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Experts in the Classroom
• Alma Middle School
• Baldor Engineers, IT Specialists from
Rheem, Cardiologist, Structural
Engineer
• Exposure to exciting career options
• Motivational talk—”You can do it,
too!”
• Steps to take now (in junior high) to
reach your goal
The ERZ will promote meaningful collaboration among the
university partners, COOPs, partner schools, and community
in a manner that carries forth the ERZ mission and goals.
The ERZ promotes networking among partners to increase
leadership capacity.
ERZ Goal 6
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
• Middle School Principals’ Summit
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Cedarville Middle School
Tentative for Spring Semester
Panel discussion format
Peer-to-peer
Topics being considered:
• Scheduling , especially with
shared faculty
• Issues facing the middle school
learner
• ETC . . .
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
• “Topic Round Table” for each ERZ
Advisory Board Meeting
COMMENTS FROM
DR. BARBARA HUNT
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ASSOCIATE DEAN
WE NEED YOUR ADVICE!
• ERZ Advisory Board Membership
• Community Members
• Parent Members
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
• Open to the floor
ADJOURNMENT