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Attention LITERACY TEACHERS 3-12--Sarah Stratton will be offering a writing session on Thursday, February 6th called Writing on Command for Newbies. If you have heard about Writing on Command from your colleagues or have dabbled with it from the information you've gathered and you want to know more, then this is the session for you. If you are a newbie to Writing on Command and want your students in on the action--sign up using the link below. Learn how to turn your students into writers and how to incorporate Writing on Command into all 3 ATLAS genres--narrative, informative, and opinion/argumentative. https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=547102 #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Attention LITERACY TEACHERS 3-12--Sarah Stratton will be offering a writing workshop on Wednesday, February 19th called Writing on Command--Teaching the Parts. If you have taken the Writing on Command Training, and you want to take it to the next level, then this is the session for you. Learn how to support ATLAS reading and writing and introduce the Writing on Command techniques by teaching the parts of the narrative, informative, and opinion/argumentative using YOUR curriculum. Use this link to sign up today! https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=547106 #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Celebrating the Take Flight Training at Arch Ford! Dyslexia Specialist Mindy Mann hosted the Take Flight Training, bringing together therapists from across Arkansas to strengthen our community and foster collaboration! This event offered participants a valuable opportunity to revisit program fidelity and connect with fellow professionals. A huge thank you to all the therapists who joined us!

District leaders met with Fueling Brains to discuss the mid-year data of students in the pilot program for building executive functioning in PreK students. The results are amazing! Our kids are growing their brains by leaps and bounds! 🐬 Want to know more about the program? Check out https://www.fuelingbrains.com/

Arch Ford Curriculum Coordinators met today to discuss DESE updates, Curriculum initiatives, acceleration, and high impact teaching practices. It was an excellent day of collaboration and learning! #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Our next review session for those needing to pass the Foundations of Reading test is on Saturday, February 1st. Please share with anyone who needs to pass the test! https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=546576

We’re excited to introduce Kristen Weatherall as the new Local Lead Captain at Arch Ford, serving Yell and Van Buren Counties. Kristen brings 15 years of experience in education, with a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education and a Master's in Educational Leadership. In her new role, Kristen will work to expand access to early childhood programs, build partnerships, and create a more coordinated approach to services in our community. She's excited to connect with local providers, businesses, and families to make a lasting impact on early learning! Welcome aboard, Kristen! We’re excited for the positive change you’ll bring! #ArchFord #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution #CommunityLeader

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Danville Encore K-12 educators spent the morning with Jacob Sisson, Arch Ford System Support Specialist, exploring eight high-impact practices to enhance core instruction and student achievement. Teams worked collaboratively to redefine instructional strategies, focusing on setting clear learning targets, employing rigorous questioning and assessment, strengthening comprehension and writing to support ATLAS, and designing instruction that ensures bell-to-bell learning and engagement. This dedicated team is committed to driving achievement forward in 2025! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

Recently, Arkansas Dyslexia Specialists came together to share effective methods for supporting districts and students. Together we're paving the way for brighter futures!

Conway K-4 ALE was visited by Groovy Smiles Pediatric Dentistry to show the students how important dental health is. They learned how to properly brush their teeth and also got to hug the mascot. #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Mentoring Program Specialist Bethany Hill and Conway School District's Sarah Jerry visited novice teachers at Sallie Cone Pre-K Center! They walked through right-brained and left-brained classrooms and saw the impact of Fueling Brains on their students. Great things are happening here, and it was an awesome reminder of the bright futures our young children have! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

Students at the 5-8 ALE Campus in Conway decided to give back to the community by brainstorming ways to help out. They came up with helping the homeless, volunteering at animal shelters, food drives, cleaning up litter, and volunteering at the nursing home. After they voted, they decided to go with helping the residents at a nearby nursing home or rather the nursing home residents helping them. The students wrote letters to the their elders asking for advice on various topics. Their "elder buddy" wrote them back! What a great way to span a couple of generations! #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Curriculum Coordinators met today at Arch Ford to discuss regional interim data, ATLAS updates, and to collaborate on PLDs for high impact teachers. It was a great day of networking and collaborating! 🎄 #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution

Students at the Conway HUB campus contributed to Project Linus, which is an organization that makes blankets and quilts for children in need. After getting the go-ahead from the organization for them to be donors, they became “blanketeers.” This project allowed the Conway HUB students to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.” It also provided a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children. If you want to know more about Project Linus, go to the following website. http://www.projectlinus.org #yourBESTsolution #ArchFordServes

Mentoring Program Specialist Bethany Hill facilitated a session for North Little Rock School District teacher leaders. These incredible educators are supporting novice teachers in their buildings. They learned how to tell the difference between stress and burnout, and focused on several areas of support for new teachers. These leaders are reflective practitioners who are making a huge difference! #archfordserves #yourBESTsolution

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