Tis the season to be sweet AND spicy! This group of interventionists worked on analyzing PLDs for math, using their HQIM along with good teaching practice for intervention, and had a little fun with their facilitator, math specialist, Tara Sanders. Christmas games, Christmas PRANKS, and lots of great math discussion made for a fun and productive day!

At the Arch Ford River Valley AE campus, the teachers held an underground spirit week for staff only. Monday- All wore Red. Tuesday-Anything but a Cup Day-Staff drank from unusual items like a spray bottle, hummingbird feeder, a coffee pot, and more. Wednesday-Workout Wednesday-Throughout the day the staff engaged the students with silly workouts. Thursday-Royalty Day-The staff were Queens for a day...including the Baking Queen, Iced Coffee Queen, Campfire Queen, and more! Friday-Duck Hunt Day-Numbered ducks were hidden all over the building and students looked for them throughout the day. At the end of the day, the staff drew numbers and the student with that duck received a prize. #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Math Specialist, Tara Sanders, LOVES Christmas so pausing to play reindeer games at our December CGI Year 3 session was, of course, on the top of the agenda today. That, and loads of discussion on fluency, subtraction, and using CGI purposefully with HQIM. #archfordserves

Perryville Elementary is always buzzing with learning, even for the teachers! Here, Math Specialist Tara Sanders, Curriculum Director Jennifer Denn, and Perryville Elementary's 2nd-grade teachers are working together to implement HQIM strategically, learning from the best: their students.

Early Childhood Coordinator Beth Harness distributed Child Find information at Greenbrier School's Success Fair. Families were provided information about early childhood special education services available to preschoolers on behalf of the school district. #ArchFordServes

Today specialists, Tara Sanders and Jacob Sisson hosted over 70 Geometry and Algebra teachers to work on topics like The 5 R's, PLD mapping, DOK levels, AI, and HQIM. #ArchFordServes

Novice teachers and support people, join us in January for this day of learning focused on brain-based discipline! Register here: https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=528168 #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

Congratulations to our very own Systems Support Specialist Jacob Sisson who was awarded the Linda Griffith Math Leadership Award today at the AAML Conference. We are so proud of you and the work you do to support our educators! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

The mentoring team recently spent the day with novice teachers and their support teachers focusing on increasing rigor in their classrooms. They discussed depth of knowledge, generating higher order thinking questions, dialogic instruction, and maximizing internalization of their lessons for authentic engagement. #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

Dover High CTE, Fine Arts, and Novice teachers recently spent the afternoon working with Systems Specialist Jacob Sisson to align essential standards to assessment and DOK. Teams coordinated assessments to unit plans and set targets to measure student achievement for the year! Great work in building systems at the secondary level. Go Pirates! #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordserves

Principals met today at Arch Ford to network and discuss a variety of topics, including behavior teams, supporting new teachers, literacy look fors, ATLAS data, and more! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

Mentoring Specialists Bethany Hill and Jacob Sisson facilitated a session on tier one behavior systems recently. Participants and behavior teams worked on universal language for expectations, collective commitments for the way adults respond to students, the role of trauma investment as a baseline for the system, establishing essential behavior standards, and analyzing the use of rewards and incentives. Full behavior teams from the West Side and Atkins school districts were in attendance, as well as single participants representing their districts. It was a great day of collaboration and learning! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

Carrie Tuttle was honored at the Transition Summit for 25 years of dedicated service! We are thankful for everything Carrie has done and continues to do for the students around the State of Arkansas! Here's to 25 more Carrie! Congrats!! #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Do you know a teacher graduating in December and looking for a position? If so, please share this with them! We are always looking for quality candidates to share with our districts! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

To encourage student achievement at Horizons Day Treatment, students that earn 80% or higher each week get a turn at popping a balloon for a prize! Prizes include candy, juice, soda, or even bigger prizes! The students LOVE Balloon Pop Friday! #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Do you need help passing the Foundations of Reading test? We have one final review session this fall on Saturday, December 14th from 8:30-3:30. All are welcome! Register here: https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=544434 #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

River Valley ALE in Morrilton partnered with local community members including Morrilton Fire Department, Morrilton School Resource Officers, Century League, and Arisa Health to provide students with a positive and fun experience for a Halloween Trick or Treat event. Even though it rained they were able to bring the fun indoors and the kids and staff dressed up, played games, and collected candy! They were able to use this opportunity to encourage students to network in order to get mental health information, learn about the fire trucks, and positively engage with law enforcement. #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Dr. Norton shared what it means to teach like a P.I.R.A.T.E. with second year teachers in the North Little Rock School District. They learned how to bring learning to life and dig into their own passion for content! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

CyberPatriot Contest Winner: Mena High School Arkansas teachers have once again brought unprecedented enthusiasm to CyberPatriot! Within 24 hours, the quiz system reached its capacity and temporarily stopped accepting responses. While this is a wonderful challenge to face, we're actively working with CyberPatriot to find a solution. We’re thrilled to announce that the winner of this contest is Mena High School! Due to the technical issue, we have decided to conclude the current contest. Rest assured, we will hold another contest once we've resolved these challenges to ensure everyone can participate seamlessly. Students may still pursue CyberPatriot certification, and the quiz will reopen on December 1st. We’ll keep you updated as soon as we have a solution in place. Thank you for your incredible enthusiasm and patience!

Arch Ford and NINE other Education Service Cooperatives across the state have joined together for the Female STEM competitive Event GIRL POWER goes STATE! $520,000.00 was awarded to these cooperatives to purchase CNC equipment and to host a CNC female STEM competition locally, then top winners from across the state will compete for top prizes. Over 75 Industry partners support these cooperatives in this popular event by providing guidance from an industry perspective and to join in with prizes for the competitors...dates will be released soon, so watch for GIRL POWER in a location near you!! #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed. #yourBESTsolution