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WESTERN ARKANSAS
EDUCATION RENEWAL ZONE
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013
WELCOME
SPECIAL GUEST
• Mr. Jeff Adams
• Director for the Center for Lifelong Learning
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Math CCSS PD
with Dr. Linda Griffith
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April 25 & 26
4 half-day sessions
8 school districts participating
UAFS faculty
185+ educators
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• TICAL Conference
• Technology Information Center for
Administrative Leadership
• Sponsored by AAEA
• Little Rock, February 11—13, 2013
• www.ticalconference.org
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Remind101
• www.remind101.com
• Text messaging service for teachers to
communicate with students and
parents
• Free
• Protects phone numbers of both
teachers and students
• http://vimeo.com/r101/remind101
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• LiveBinders
www.livebinders.com
Digital three-ring binders
Free
Can be public or private
YouTube tutorials available
Presenter: Susan Brooks-Young,
www.sjbrooks-young.com/id55.html
• http://youtu.be/9hK6BeE9HCQ
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GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• LDC/MDC
• (Literacy Design Collaborative/Math Design
Collaborative)
• Applications for 2013-14 due: April 19, 2013
• Announcement: May 3, 2013
• Each COOP area will work with up to 7
schools
• Trainers will be staffers from the COOPs, ERZs
and Math-Science Institutes
• Opening PD at Western COOP July 22—25,
2013
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• LDC/MDC
• Training responsibilities are shifting from SREB
to “Arkansas Trainers”
• Incorporation of Understanding by Design
(UbD) is being discussed
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Strategy Cards
• Springdale Public Schools
• http://www.springdaleschools.org/UserFiles/
Servers/Server_2942959/File/Departments/ES
OL/Strategy%20Cards.pdf
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Julius Caesar Outreach Project
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Sept., Oct., Nov. 2013
Day-long classes and workshops for students
Day-long PD for teachers
Community performance of the play
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• ARTeacher Fellowship
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Interisciplinary Learning and Teaching
Application due: April 19, 2013
Hackett teacher, Katy Buehrer participated
this year in the pilot launch
• Stipend or graduate credit offered to
selected participants
• 1 fieldtrip for a class
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GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Northwest Arkansas Writing Project
• Two summer “open” institutes
• 12 days in June—Eureka Springs
• 9 days in July—Fayetteville
• Open to any teacher interested in writing
• See handout for registration fees
GOAL 1 A
PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION
• Curricular Advisory Meeting
• May 9, 2013—1:00-3:00 p.m.
• 114 Mentor Teachers received surveys
regarding UAFS pre-service teachers
• Focus groups with UAFS faculty
• Outcome of meeting directs the fall
Curricular Advisory Conference
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Global Speakers
• Spring 2013
• 9 school visits to Fort Smith Elementary
Schools for Gifted and Talented Classes
• Japanese culture and tradition—Mr.
Takeo Suzuki
• Options for art classes include Japanese
calligraphy and origami
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Festival of Science
• Planning for Fall 2014
• Expanding content areas—
engineering, computer science
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Thea Foundation
• http://theafoundation.org/supplies
• Matching grant opportunities for art supplies
• Past recipients have included schools
from Sebastian and Crawford Counties
• A+ Schools program
• Art infused curriculum
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=606v
V_SlOhY&feature=player_embedded
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Adopt-a-Classroom
• Means to engage K-12 teachers and UAFS
faculty in collaboration
• Assist with incorporating greater depth of
knowledge in classroom (CCSS)
• University faculty learn about current K-12
practices and methods
GOAL 3
MENTORING PROGRAMS
• UAFS Mentoring Project
• Chancellor’s Leadership Council, Student
Government Association, Students Helping
Students Succeed
• 4 sessions Spring
Semester
GOAL 4
RECRUIT/RETAIN TEACHERS
• On going effort-focus STEM
education
• 8 education classes addressed
• 7 STEM classes addressed
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
CCRPP Grant
• Applications for 2013-14
due: May 1, 2013
• For more information for
your school, contact
Stephanie Freeman with
FSPS at
[email protected]
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
• ERZ Grant update
• Application Deadline: April 19, 2013
• Announcement: Late-April to Early-May
• 2013-14 grant will fund Director, Admin.
Assistant, and funds for programming
• Cuts:
• Assistant Directors (in effect last year)
• Funds for programming
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
• ERZ 2012-13 Budget Review
• Assistant Director positions across
state eliminated
• 37% cut in Travel/Mileage
• 17% cut in Maintenance/Operations
• 40% cut in Materials/Supplies
• Salaries for Administrative Assistant
and Director maintained—no cut,
nor increase
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
• Proposed schedule for ERZ Advisory
Board Meetings for 2013-14
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
• Staffing changes
• Marshal Hurst will be leaving position of
Assistant Director on June 30
• Jennifer Hodges will be joining the ERZ on
April 22 as the new Administrative
Specialist
CONGRATS, MARGARET!
COMMENTS & ROUND TABLE TOPICS
• Open to the floor
ADJOURNMENT