Northcentral Arkansas Education Service Cooperative

NAESC recently hosted an E-Sports Tournament and Code-A-Thon, bringing together high school teams from across our area. Over two incredible days, students showcased their skills, creativity, and teamwork while exploring the worlds of gaming and coding. It was an inspiring blend of competition, collaboration, and hands-on learning — filled with fun, innovation, and new connections!

🇺🇸Patriot Day

It was a full house at the Local Lead's provider meeting last week. Our childcare providers do an amazing job of laying a strong foundation for our youngest learners. We are excited to kick off another year of supporting the early childcare providers in our communities.

Exciting news from the ASBA Fall Leadership Conference. Allyson Dewey, Superintendent, and Molly Morgan, School Board Member, are representing Mountain Home on the "Vision in Action" panel. Proud to see our leaders sharing how they bring their vision to life: Every Student, every time."

Gia Taylor, NAESC’s Mentoring Program and ArPEP Coordinator served on a panel to discuss the role of HQIM in educator preparation programs at today’s NIET Kick-Off PD.

Join us for this fantastic workshop November 6th!

Registration Link: https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=568695

Thank you!!

Our Co-op Back-to-School session was filled with collaboration, planning, and a bit of friendly competition through team-building activities. We’re energized and ready for the new year!

Salem High School was awarded a Modernization Grant from the Arkansas Department of Career & Technical Education. Check out all of the exciting new equipment their students will have the opportunity to learn with!

We want to welcome everyone back to school this week! Hope it is a great school year!!

✏️📚🚌Back to school nurse workshop We ❤️ our school nurses!

Year 1 ArPEP at NAESC finished up their 2 weeks of learning today. Wishing everyone a terrific start to the school year!

Teachers in ArPEP year 1 taught lessons today to their colleagues. We learned everything from action verbs to matrices to careers in CTE and music! Our schools are getting some great early career educators!

New teachers and their mentors learned the importance of setting teaching expectations and establishing structure to create an environment in which students thrive. These teachers are off to a great start through CHAMPS training!

These dedicated mentors are learning from NIET trainers how to elevate coaching conversations and lead novice teachers in effectively using student work to make instructional decisions.

Year 1 ArPEP kicked off this week! NAESC ArPEP Facilitator, Gia Taylor, led a session on TESS and the power of being a reflective practitioner.

We hope everyone has a fun and safe day!!

Join us for R.I.S.K. Training July 17th. Link to register: https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=558628

Several of our school districts attended the RTI at Work conference with Solution Tree, gaining valuable strategies to strengthen Response to Intervention practices in their schools. Educators collaborated, learned from experts, and left with practical tools to better support every student, ensuring no learner falls through the cracks. We're proud of our districts for their commitment to continuous improvement and student achievement!