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WESTERN ARKANSAS
EDUCATION RENEWAL ZONE
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
WELCOME
REQUEST FOR FUNDING
• Turned in April 13, 2012
ERZ PROGRAM EVALUATION
• External Evaluation
• External consultant, Sue Street of M.
Sue Stone Street Consulting
ERZ PROGRAM EVALUATION
• Internal Evaluation
• Superintendents
• Principals
• Teachers
• Parents
• Community member/Business partners
ACTIVITY UPDATES
SOCRATIC SEMINAR DEMONSTRATION
HACKETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• February 17, 2012
• 11 teachers
STEM EDUCATION
• February 28 – Northside High
School
• Orientation to Teaching and Pre-AP
Geometry
• 41 Students
STEM EDUCATION
• March 12 – Darby Junior High
School
• EITE
• 36 Students
CCSS MATH CIV
• February 29 – Western ESC
• Implementation of CCSS
Mathematics and Transition
“GAPS”
• Dr. Linda Griffith
EDUCATION CAREER FAIR
• March 7, 2012
• College of Education Career Fair
MENTORING PROGRAM
DARBY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• March 28
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After-School tutoring program
6 UAFS students
Program director
4 teachers
MENTORING PROGRAM
DARBY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• April 14
• UAFS International Festival
• Campus Green
• 5 UAFS Students
MENTORING PROGRAM
DARBY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• April 16 and 18
• After-School tutoring program
DONORS CHOOSE GRANT
• Used to fund economics, financial
literacy, and entrepreneurship
projects
• Due May 1st
• Donorschoose.org
CCSS ADE INSTITUTES
• May 10, 2012
• Learning Progressions in ELA and
Math
• Western ESC
CHEMISTRY CARNIVAL
• Fall 2012
SREB
LITERACY DESIGN COLLABORATIVE (LDC) AND
MATHEMATICS DESIGN COLLABORATIVE (MDC)
• March 16, 2012
• Attended Roll-out meeting
hosted by ADE
• April 11,12
• Class Observations
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
• Open to the floor
FOCUS GROUP
• External Evaluator – Sue Street
ADJOURNMENT
LUNCH