Northcentral ESC has qualified for the $25,000 NIET Lead Teacher Designation grant. WAY TO GO!!!
Continuing our efforts to provide quality support for novice teachers.

Coaching for our Singletons! Jon Yost, Solution Tree Associate spent the day at NAESC coaching teachers from several northcentral school districts. We learned how to implement collaborative processes no matter how many classes we have!



Onsite coaching at ICC last week with Luke Francois, a Solution Tree Associate. Collaborative Teams are looking at current and past data to make informed decisions on what is best for our students.



NAESC staff is learning the power in coaching collaborative teams at the Amplify Your Impact conference with Michael Maffoni.



Day 1 of Elementary Literacy at Northcentral Cooperative with Lisa May. Teacher engagement is key to student achievement. The focus today was definitely on student learning!



These dedicated Year 1 ArPEP candidates spent their Saturday with Gia Taylor (NAESC ArPEP Facilitator) reflecting and refining their practice to maximize student learning in their classrooms. #arpep #studentsmatter

We got to spend our day Tuesday with Midland Guiding Coalition in Cabot. Administrators from the district are committed to their teachers & students!

Thank you so much Cabot School District for hosting our first PLCs @ Work, From the Boardroom to the Classroom this entire week! Lots of great things happening in Arkansas schools & coops this year! Several distinguished guests with some motivational words to start us off.




NAESC Story. We are so excited about sharing our story about restructuring our team and improving our culture! Looking forward to a bright future!

Systems of Support training at Midland School District! Emily Feltner, Solution Tree associate worked with both elementary and high school teachers on PLC processes. This was the first day of many throughout the year. We are excited to support in this journey!

Great Friday! Northcentral and DeQueen Mena Education Cooperatives spent the day collaborating on PLC processes and co-op restructuring.

Systems of Support Training at Batesville School District! Day 1 of 2. Dan Cohan, Solution Tree Associate, spent the day getting to know the staff at all 3 elementary schools. It's so great to be a part of the PLC process with Northcentral School Districts!

Systems of Support Training at ICC School District on August 31, 2023! Luke Francois, a Solution Tree Associate, did an amazing job setting the stage for the next year! It is amazing to be a part of the PLC process with our School Districts!

Systems of Support Training at Mountain View School District! Amy Cockcroft, a Solution Tree Associate, did an amazing job setting the stage for the year! It is amazing to be a part of the PLC process with our School Districts!

Gia Taylor, Mentoring Program Coordinator and ArPEP Facilitator, provided training for year 1 candidates last week. These professionals are starting their new school year with a bang!


STEMVOLUTION is almost here! Northcentral Education Cooperative and Ozarka are partnering this September with area businesses. We can't wait for the opportunity to serve our students!

Day 1: Thank you Mandy Blevins, NAESC COSA, Ms. Dorothy Doolittle and TNTP for coordinating HQIM representatives for our district leadership. Looking forward to Day 2!




We finished up the 2023 AAEA Conference Wednesday with Secretary Jacob Oliva speaking about data! There were so many great sessions offered this year. Arkansas Administrators are ready for the school year!




Year 2 ArPEP candidates finished up with summer training by taking a deep dive into EdTPA



Last week, Arkansas Cooperative Technology Coordinators (ACTC) and Arkansas Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) presented multiple sessions this week at the ADE Summit in Hot Springs. Sessions focused on cyber awareness regarding insurance, timeline & system reconnections, superintendent cyber panel, MFA, COOP, data responsibility, and Google for school leaders.

