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The Early Childhood program staff is excited to be back for the 2025-2026 school year! We had a full week of training and even had a little "game show" fun! #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordserves

🚨 Calling All Science Teachers! 🚨
The Assessment Office is building a fresh bank of Arkansas science teachers to participate in Cambium item events throughout the year.
✅ Please take a moment to fill out this quick form — and share it with other science teachers and instructional facilitators in your network!
Your participation helps strengthen science assessment for students across the state.
📋 Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHruGm1cCZaX-g4jKJXbaux8Ee1v-iswzkwtYEABXY2xZiRQ/viewform
Let’s make sure science has a strong voice at the table!

The Warhawks are soaring to new heights this year at Nemo Vista School District! 🦅 Teachers and administrators teamed up with Systems Support Specialists Bethany Hill and Jacob Sisson to dive deep into ATLAS data—while keeping the young person behind every data point front and center. Their mission? 🚀 Avoid the language of low expectations and ensure learning at high levels for ALL students. With principals Johnna Setzer and Chase Fresneda, and superintendent Logan Bailey leading this amazing crew, the Warhawks are ready to launch into a year of growth, connection, and achievement! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution #aflp

On Saturday, our Local Lead, Kristen Weatherall, had the honor of partnering with River Valley United Way, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, the River Valley Adult Learning Alliance, and the Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System for a special Family Storytime at the Dardanelle Library. She read Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson to a wonderful group of young learners, sparking curiosity, imagination, and a love for reading. We are grateful for community partners who share our commitment to early literacy and lifelong learning!

Soaring to New Heights in 2025! Mount Vernon-Enola K-12 teachers and administrators teamed up with Arch Ford Learning Partnership Specialists Jacob Sisson and Bethany Hill to kick off the school year with purpose and power! 🚀 The Warhawks spent the day defining their instructional model, diving into the profile of a highly effective educator, and embracing a renewed sense of urgency. From boosting engagement and maximizing bell-to-bell learning to locking in tight systems for safety, belonging, and instructional excellence — this team is fueled and flight-ready! Here’s to a 2025 school year full of achievement, growth, and Warhawk wins! 🦅💥 #archfordserves #yourbestsolution #aflp

Kicking off the year building a system of excellence! Western Yell K-6 educators teamed up with Arch Forward Specialist Jacob Sisson for a high-energy day of learning focused on John Wink’s Hierarchy of Student Excellence, Learning Ladders, Essential Standards, and designing timely interventions driven by assessment. With best practices and reflection in hand, these Wolverines are geared up and ready to make the 2025-26 school year their best yet! 💪📚✨ #archfordserves #aflp #yourbestsolution

The Gators are at it again! 🐊 Two Rivers 5–12 educators teamed up with Arch Forward Leadership Partnership System Support Specialist Jacob Sisson to supercharge instruction and level up learning! From aligning units to ATLAS to crafting learning ladders that fuel Tier 1 differentiation, these teams are making HQIM their secret weapon. The path to excellence and achievement? They’re blazing it—Gator-style! 💪📚✨ #yourbestsolution #AFLP #ArchFordServes

The Guy Perkins Thunderbirds are cleared for takeoff! 🚀 K–12 educators spent the day soaring toward excellence with Arch Forward Specialist Jacob Sisson. From launching bell-to-bell instruction strategies to fueling student independence and engagement, these teachers explored powerful practices to boost achievement and growth in 2025–2026. The sky’s the limit for this high-flying crew! #YourBestSolution #ArchFordServes #AFLP

Systems Support Specialist Bethany Hill worked with Morrilton Primary and Morrilton Elementary for two days on building their tier one system of support for behavior expectations. This is part of a district wide effort to align common language and expectations in every building! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution #AFLP

East End went all in on excellence at this year’s retreat! ✨ Arch Ford Learning Partnerships (AFLP) specialists Jacob Sisson, Dr. Archibald Ford & Bethany Hill, recently hit the jackpot at the East End School District Retreat presenting “High Stakes, High Impact!” With a full-on Vegas theme, educators doubled down on building a system of excellence—focusing on high-quality instruction, safety, belonging, and a district-wide definition of urgency. From rolling the dice on bold instructional moves to stacking the deck with strategies for student success, East End teachers are ready to deal out greatness in the 2025–2026 school year! 🎉🎉🎉 #yourbestsolution #archfordserves

Archie took some time to greet and get some lovies from two of Russellville School District's elementary principals. He loves educators! #archibaldford #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

Early childhood educators had an incredible time at Tiny Toy Tales with Kassie Misiewicz from Focus 5. This hands-on training brought storytelling to life through drama, movement, and play, offering a powerful multimodal approach to learning that is both engaging and developmentally appropriate. Educators explored strategies that directly support CLASS dimensions like Language Modeling, Concept Development, and Teacher Sensitivity, all while learning how to spark creativity and connection in their classrooms using the tiniest of props. Thanks to Kassie for showing us that big learning really can come in small packages.

It has been an exciting week for first year Arch Ford Superintendents at the DESE Summit in Hot Springs learning from current and former Superintendents and networking with leaders from around the state.

Danville 3–12 Math educators are stepping up as a united force—teaming up to vertically align instruction and drive excellence across every grade level! 💪📊 With support from Jacob Sisson, Arch Forward Learning Partner, this powerhouse team is aligning critical skills, turning up the rigor, making every minute count with bell-to-bell learning, and using learning targets to respond with purpose. Math systems in motion at Danville! 🚀🧮

Morrilton Intermediate spent two full days with Systems Support Specialist Bethany Hill working on common language for behavior expectations, and creating lesson plans for teaching the expectations. This work is part of a K-12 system of common language for staff and students in every building! MIS teachers also learned about basic neuroscience, executive function development, the role of the student success team, and focusing on self regulation during challenging moments. They are gearing up for a great school year and are preparing to create a culture of safety and belonging for all students! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution #aflp

Jacob Sisson with the Arch Forward Learning Partnership teamed up with the amazing educators of Morrilton Intermediate (Grades 4–8) for two powerful days of learning and leveling up! From bell-to-bell engagement to scaffolding strategies, rigorous instruction, and highly effective practices—this crew is building systems that spark student success and teacher excellence. 💥📚👏 #archfordserves #yourBESTsolution #aflp

Local Lead Captain Kristen Weatherall, and Systems Support Specialist Bethany Hill spent the day with Amna from Fueling Brains! Nurturing Minds is a program they have to support kindergarten students with executive functions. Some of our districts are continuing Fueling Brains from their prek classrooms to their kindergarten classrooms. Kristen and Bethany learned alongside them so they can support the process. It was a great day! Thanks to Morrilton Primary for hosting this training for the region! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

There is still room for YOU! 🌟 Calling all early childhood educators! 🌟 Get ready for a magical day of literacy, laughter, and learning at Arch Ford with the amazing Kassie Misiewicz Tiny Toy Tales is a hands-on, make-and-take workshop where storytelling meets tiny toys to boost comprehension and make literacy come alive! Props, chants, gestures, and repetition—this 3-hour session is packed with practical strategies you’ll use right away. 🗓 July 14, 2025 📍 Arch Ford ⏰8:30-11:30 OR 12:30-3:30 Don’t miss it!

Busy day at Arch Ford! Sessions included: An Atlas for Atlas, High School Computer Science, Teaching Asia in Our Communities, Dyslexia Interventions, Having Higher- Not Hurried Goals for ESL, Teaching Fractions for Understanding, and a RISE Refresher! The parking lot was full and smiles were plentiful! Summer is in full effect around the co-op! 🌞 We 🩷 educators! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolutions

🚨 Inquiry in Action at Arch Ford! 🚨 We’re thrilled to welcome Paul Andersen as he leads an incredible day of learning focused on Phenomena and Three-Dimensional Instruction. Teachers are fully engaged—exploring, modeling, questioning, and thinking deeply about what real science learning looks like. 📦 Whiteboards full of ideas 🔍 Hands-on investigation 💬 Powerful collaboration It’s not just PD—it’s a shift in mindset. Science teachers are walking away inspired and ready to bring authentic inquiry into the classroom! #ArchFordScience #PhenomenaBasedLearning #3DInstruction #NGSS #PaulAndersen #TeacherPD #InquiryMatters