On Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day, we want to express our gratitude to the hardworking maintenance team for their dedication and commitment to keeping our facilities running smoothly. #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools for Student Success.
Celebrate Read Across America Day!
Join us in promoting literacy and education for children.
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DMESC Assistant Director/TCC Dana Ray was honored to present schools from our co-op area their award for maintaining ESSA school letter grades of B or above at SAU on February 29th. Pictured are DeQueen Superintendent Jason Sanders, Middle School Principal Brandon Lindley, and Junior High Principal Jeff Holcombe. Joining by Zoom: DeQueen Elementary Principal Terriann Phillips and DeQueen Primary Principal Amy Barker, Nashville Elementary Principal Tyra Hughes, Oscar Hamilton Elementary-Foreman Principal Pam Smiley, Cossatot River Primary Principal Lisa Cowart, Cossatot River Elementary Principal Jana Richardson and Cossatot River-Umpire Principal Dr. Mary Lowery. DMESC partnered with state ERZs and AAEA to recognize these high-achieving schools for their hard work and dedication. #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools for Student Success.
Take a break from screens and plug into life this National Day of Unplugging - refresh, recharge, and reconnect. #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools for Student Success.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED, STARTING TODAY!!!
Contact Amy Montgomery at DMESC for more information. ARKANSAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PATHWAY (ARPEP) is an affordable two-year, work-based, alternative certification program. #thinkcoop1st
Happy Leap Day!! #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools for Student Success.
Ashley Kincannon, AR CS Specialist, provided an inspirational day for CS teachers, encompassing exploration of CS content, AI (artificial intelligence), and the distribution of Solar Eclipse packets for students to collect data during the April solar eclipse. #thinkcoop1st
DMESC is thrilled to share the news of its collaboration with the Arkansas STEM Coalition in providing solar eclipse glasses to all of our districts!
Stacey Southerland's feature in the March edition of the national magazine, Techniques, has filled us with immense pride. Her representation of DMESC on a nationwide scale is exemplary, characterized by her unwavering commitment and relentless work ethic. #thinkcoop1st
Contact Amy Montgomery at DMESC for more information. Applications to be accepted open March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024. ARKANSAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PATHWAY (ARPEP) is an affordable two-year, work-based, alternative certification program that the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education administers. Enrollment in this program allows a bachelor’s degree or higher candidate to be licensed and employed as a classroom teacher while completing the necessary requirements for a Standard Arkansas Teaching License. #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools for Student Success.
Literacy coaches provide direct coaching, observation, information about student progress, and feedback to teachers in K-3 classrooms and support school leaders in implementing the Science of Reading and improving literacy school-wide.
Lisa and Karla have worked tirelessly this year supporting this initiative to achieve student growth, teacher growth, and leader growth. Thank you, Literacy Coaches for all you do for DMESC schools! #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed
The DMESC educators participated in a workshop focused on the solar eclipse. This workshop was part of the Statewide Solar Eclipse Data Collection project, which was a collaboration between the ADE Office of Computer Science, the University of Central Arkansas, and Science Specialists from education cooperatives. The educators who attended the workshop received specialized training and equipment to monitor light and temperature levels during the solar eclipse, which will take place on April 8th, 2024. #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed
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AAEA and our constituent groups offer several scholarships for high school seniors pursuing a degree in education as well as educators who may be working toward an administration certification. #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
Amy Montgomery, Mentoring Programs Specialist, and Dana Ray, Assistant
Director/TCC attended the Career Connect student event hosted by our
partner, UARM. This event was a partnership between Western Arkansas
Planning & Development District (WAPDD) and Polk and Montgomery
County High Schools. Seniors from these schools were able to practice
interview skills and resume writing. DMESC was honored to be invited
to talk to area students about the greatest profession, teaching! #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
Join Computer Science Specialist Ashley Kincannon at her quarterly Computer Science Impact meetings at DMESC! Dates and ESCworks session # below.
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We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
Thank you to all our GT Coordinators for their outstanding work in the DMESC districts. We appreciate everything you do! Let's celebrate Gifted and Talented Awareness Week February 19 - 23, 2024.
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Happy Presidents' Day!
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A very special thanks to our Foster Grandparents for their participation in our Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project. Over 70 blankets were made by our DMESC foster grandparents for cancer patients and children. Blankets were delivered to The Call of Howard County, Little River Baptist Assoc. Pregnancy Center, Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Mercy Center Oncology (Fort Smith), Baptist Health Cancer Center (Fort Smith), Genesis Cancer Center (Hot Springs), KOTA Cancer Clinic (Hot Springs), and CHI St Vincent Cancer Center (Hot Springs). Hopefully, these blankets will be a blessing to these patients as much as our foster grandparents are to our students. #thinkcoop1st We Serve and Support our Schools for Student Success.
Congratulations to all the teams who participated in the 🏆DMESC Senior High Quiz Bowl competition! 🏆🧠 Your hard work, knowledge, and teamwork have paid off, and we are incredibly proud of your outstanding achievements. #thinkcoop1st
