CTE Day at the Arkansas Capitol. Be Pro! Be Proud!
It’s Career and Technical Education Day in Arkansas! CTE student groups from around the state assembled in the Capitol and met with Governor Asa Hutchinson and Secretary Johnny Key.
Congratulations to Dr. Hernandez for being selected by the AAEA board as the Executive Director. Dr. Mike Hernandez will work hard for kids and school districts and we are proud to have him lead our association.
Entrepreneurs Have Their Day at Paragould School District!
https://www.paragoulddailypress.com/entrepreneurs-have-their-day-at-psd/article_2e57b626-5755-51bb-9a3b-f427629d1ecd.html
Congratulations to Pine Bluff High School art teacher Shalisha Thomas, Arkansas' 2019-2020 Milken Educator Award winner! https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/feb/07/pb-teacher-honored-with-milken-award-20/?news-arkansas
ADE/DESE will host the 2020 Educator Career Fair on Saturday, April 18, 2020, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place in North Little Rock. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4301
Register now for the ArkASPA Drive-In Conference!
https://members.theaaea.org/event/2020ArkASPAConference
The ADE Division of CTE has released the 2020-2021 State Start-up Grant Awardees. For more information and a list of awards. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4298
The State Board of Education has released a number of DESE rules for public comment in Commissioner's Memo COM-20-083. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4297
When Teachers Are Tough Graders, Students Learn More, Study Says. http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/02/when_teachers_are_tough_graders_students_learn_more_study_says.html
Governor Hutchinson has proclaimed the week of February 3-7 as National School Counseling Week in Arkansas to focus public attention on the unique contributions of school counselors and their impact on students. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4293
We're really enjoying our new app!
Download it now and get everything AAEA! Android: http://bit.ly/2MJTkFS or iPhone: https://apple.co/31KbnQC.
Click below to tour the new app.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqn8QICu6YU&feature=youtu.be
Discretionary Grant Application for 2020-2021 for the AR Professional Pathway to Educator Licensure (APPEL) Program. Due date is February 15. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4286
Register Now for the 2020 ArkASPA Drive-In Conference!
https://members.theaaea.org/event/2020ArkASPAConference
The Division of Academic Facilities and Transportation has released a summary of changes to rules governing the Partnership Program and the Master Plan. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4284
Guy-Perkins is 1st public school in the state to fully switch to solar power campus-wide. https://www.thecabin.net/news/guy-perkins-is-st-public-school-to-fully-switch-to/article_798d5754-c046-5b35-96fe-a96d32efb783.html
The High Reliability Schools Survey Window is opening soon. Check out Commissioner's Memo COM-20-080 for additional information. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?Id=4280
The Letter of Intent to participate in the Professional Learning Communities Project - Cohort 4 is due by January 31. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4276
DESE recently announced, in Commissioner's Memo OIT-20-018, the data publish of the 2018-2019 Annual Statistical Report on My School Info (MSI) Portal. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4277