ELEMENTARY TEACHER RECEIVES GRANT
Lake Hamilton Elementary School teacher, Emily Smeltzer, was recently named a recipient of the Parsons-Burnett Scholarship Grant. Given out each year by the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association (ARTA), the scholarships support the further education of practicing Arkansas public-school educators.
Smeltzer is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and plans to use the funds to attend the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Academy at Henderson State University (HSU). Attending this program at HSU will enable her to effectively reach more of her students as a second grade teacher.
A total of eight scholarship grants were awarded this year through a competitive application process. The scholarships are funded by memorials and donations from the members of the ARTA.
ARTA was established in 1939-40 with 15 members. Today, the organization has more than 12,500 members who work together to protect and improve the professional, personal, social and economic welfare of retired (and future-retired) public school employees. #southwestesolinstitute #AREnglishLearners #DECSUMMER2019
GREAT week with Ouachita K-2! Curriculum planning with some of the best! They even fed me homemade meals every day!
Dawson will be open tomorrow. We ask that workshop participants and employees exercise caution due to flooding and road damage.
DEC is closed today due to a water line broken in the downtown area. We should be open tomorrow. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Day 4 of ESOL Institute brought us law from Mark Vasquez, area coordinators shared their experiences, and more fun!
Day 4 of ESOL Institute: Mark Vasquez spoke about law and education. ESOL Coordinators from around the state shared their knowledge.
Great group of educators!!! HSSD #RISEArkansas
HSSD Trojans are RISE ready!!!
Great days with Hot Springs School District!! #RISEArkansas
RISE with HSSD!!
DAY 3 of Southwest ESOL Institute was a big success!
ESOL Institute Day 2
Southwest ESOL Institute started with a bang today studying Culture, Immigration, and Perspective! #DECSUMMER2019 #southwestesolinstitute #AREnglishLearners
We have a little secret! The DEC Innovation Center is in the process of creating a great Makerspace/Coding workshop! Here's a hint. Details coming soon.
Congratulations to Poyen High School Junior, Emilee Webb, National Beta Club Speech Competition Champion!
Way to go, Benton School District! Great presentation today at #ADESummit #DECSummer
HSSD’s Melissa Bratton presented the district’s continuous cycle of evaluation, using data to set goals and ensure equitable access to education. #DECSUMMER2019 #ADESummit
Congrats to Malvern Elementary for being named one of the outstanding RISE schools in the state of Arkansas!!!
RISE Academy 2019-2020 #descsummer2019
RISE Academy 2019-2020 #descsummer2019
