📢 Computer Science Teachers—Save the Dates! 💻🗓️
1st meeting this year - September 23rd
The 2026–2027 CS Impact meeting schedule is here! Be sure to mark your calendars and use the registration numbers below to secure your spot. We can't wait to learn and collaborate with you this year!
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1st meeting this year - September 23rd
The 2026–2027 CS Impact meeting schedule is here! Be sure to mark your calendars and use the registration numbers below to secure your spot. We can't wait to learn and collaborate with you this year!
#thinkcoop1st
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We Serve and Support our schools so that ALL students Succeed
We Serve and Support our schools so that ALL students Succeed
🩺 Supporting Our School Nurses!
Leigh Garner, DMESC Community Health Nurse Specialist, hosted our Mandatory School Screening Workshop for DMESC school nurses.
We appreciate our school nurses and the important role they play in supporting the health, safety, and well-being of students each day! 💙💚
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Leigh Garner, DMESC Community Health Nurse Specialist, hosted our Mandatory School Screening Workshop for DMESC school nurses.
We appreciate our school nurses and the important role they play in supporting the health, safety, and well-being of students each day! 💙💚
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Capturing Kids’ Hearts and the Leadership Blueprint 360
On Thursday members of the DMESC Early Childhood Team Participated in the Leadership Blueprint training with Ron Fox from CKH. It was a meaningful and eye opening experience for leaders to bring awareness to their leadership strengths and weaknesses.
Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH) is a relationship-centered approach designed to strengthen school culture, increase student engagement, and create safe, supportive learning environments. The framework equips educators and leaders with practical strategies for building meaningful relationships, establishing clear expectations, promoting student responsibility, and responding to behavior in ways that preserve connection and dignity. Through intentional relationship building and consistent implementation of CKH processes, staff develop environments where students feel connected, valued, and ready to learn.
The Leadership Blueprint 360 extends these principles to school and organizational leadership. The process provides leaders with comprehensive feedback regarding their leadership practices and their impact on others. By gathering perspectives from multiple sources, the 360-degree approach allows leaders to identify strengths, recognize areas for growth, and better understand how their leadership is experienced by colleagues and staff. Results are used to support reflection, establish meaningful leadership goals, and develop an individualized plan for continued professional growth.
Together, Capturing Kids’ Hearts and the Leadership Blueprint 360 support a culture of relational leadership, accountability, trust, and continuous improvement. Leaders model the same relationship-based practices expected in classrooms, creating greater consistency between organizational leadership, staff interactions, and the experiences provided to children and families.
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#LittleStepsBigFuture
#BuildingBrightFutures
On Thursday members of the DMESC Early Childhood Team Participated in the Leadership Blueprint training with Ron Fox from CKH. It was a meaningful and eye opening experience for leaders to bring awareness to their leadership strengths and weaknesses.
Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH) is a relationship-centered approach designed to strengthen school culture, increase student engagement, and create safe, supportive learning environments. The framework equips educators and leaders with practical strategies for building meaningful relationships, establishing clear expectations, promoting student responsibility, and responding to behavior in ways that preserve connection and dignity. Through intentional relationship building and consistent implementation of CKH processes, staff develop environments where students feel connected, valued, and ready to learn.
The Leadership Blueprint 360 extends these principles to school and organizational leadership. The process provides leaders with comprehensive feedback regarding their leadership practices and their impact on others. By gathering perspectives from multiple sources, the 360-degree approach allows leaders to identify strengths, recognize areas for growth, and better understand how their leadership is experienced by colleagues and staff. Results are used to support reflection, establish meaningful leadership goals, and develop an individualized plan for continued professional growth.
Together, Capturing Kids’ Hearts and the Leadership Blueprint 360 support a culture of relational leadership, accountability, trust, and continuous improvement. Leaders model the same relationship-based practices expected in classrooms, creating greater consistency between organizational leadership, staff interactions, and the experiences provided to children and families.
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#LittleStepsBigFuture
#BuildingBrightFutures
Today Beau spent time with new Career Development teachers from across DMESC at Dawson for New Career Development Teacher Training!
These educators are adding a new endorsement to their teaching licenses and preparing to build strong career exploration and career development programs for students in the early and middle grades.💼📚
We’re proud to support them as they get started! 💙💚 #thinkcoop1st
These educators are adding a new endorsement to their teaching licenses and preparing to build strong career exploration and career development programs for students in the early and middle grades.💼📚
We’re proud to support them as they get started! 💙💚 #thinkcoop1st
Applicants must successfully pass required background checks.
Interested applicants should submit a resume to Kelli Parson, kelli.parson@dmesc.org
30 DMESC CTE Teachers were introduced to the Sage AI for CTE Tool today. Teachers spent the day learning how to utilize the tool to build curriculum aligned with DCTE standards. Many left saying today’s training and resources were the best they have received since they began teaching!!
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DMESC Back-to-School Staff & Specialist Meeting
Our DMESC team came together to kick off a new school year! Mr. Weston shared important updates, welcomed and recognized our new employees, and celebrated staff members receiving Years of Service certificates. 💙
We also looked ahead—setting expectations and goals for continued growth, reflecting on a busy summer of professional development, and making plans for how we can best serve and support our districts in the year ahead.
We’re excited for another great year of working together and supporting our schools! 💚💙 #thinkcoop1st
Our wonderful early childhood special education team attended the ASEP -Arkansas Special Education Professionals conference where they learned strategies for working with students with Autism and techniques for inclusion. They also sat on the front row and were star students!
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#BuildingBrightFutures
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#BuildingBrightFutures
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Congratulations to Kelli Parson, Early Childhood Coordinator for DMESC, who will serve as the 2026–2027 president of the Arkansas Early Childhood Special Education Professionals (ASEP)!
Kelli is pictured with early childhood coordinators from across Arkansas. We are proud of her leadership and dedication to supporting young children, families, and educators across the state.
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#BuildingBrightFutures
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Kelli is pictured with early childhood coordinators from across Arkansas. We are proud of her leadership and dedication to supporting young children, families, and educators across the state.
#LittleStepsBigFuture
#BuildingBrightFutures
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On August 19, the ASEP Conference was held in Conway. Local Lead Captain Karen Garner, Cheryl Green, ABC/ECH Assistant Coordinator, and Kelli Parson, ABC/ECH Coordinator, attended this wonderful conference, where they provided support and assistance throughout the event.
The conference featured valuable presentations designed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and guidance of educators across Arkansas. Opportunities such as ASEP allow professionals to learn from one another, build meaningful partnerships, and work together to better serve children and families.
Through continued collaboration, we can help ensure that Arkansas children receive the individualized support and resources they need to learn, grow, and thrive. Arkansas children are our focus!
#LittleStepsBigFuture
#BuildingBrightFutures
#thinkcoop1st
The conference featured valuable presentations designed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and guidance of educators across Arkansas. Opportunities such as ASEP allow professionals to learn from one another, build meaningful partnerships, and work together to better serve children and families.
Through continued collaboration, we can help ensure that Arkansas children receive the individualized support and resources they need to learn, grow, and thrive. Arkansas children are our focus!
#LittleStepsBigFuture
#BuildingBrightFutures
#thinkcoop1st
We’re currently updating ESCWorks accounts.
If you experience any issues with your account during this process, we’re happy to help!
Please contact Crystal Willey for assistance: crystal.willey@dmesc.org
479-385-4319
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If you experience any issues with your account during this process, we’re happy to help!
Please contact Crystal Willey for assistance: crystal.willey@dmesc.org
479-385-4319
#thinkcoop1st
DMESC's Community Health Nurse Specialist, Leigh Garner, enjoyed welcoming educators and students at Cossatot River High School on their first day of school. Wishing students, educators, and staff a wonderful year ahead!
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We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
Foster Grandparent volunteers attended back to school workshops in July and August to revisit Foster Grandparent guidelines and regulations as well as the importance of the relationships they form with students in order to be able to assist them in the classroom. Volunteers also reviewed tutoring methods and innovative ideas on how to engage students in the classroom.
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We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
DMESC's Foster Grandparent Volunteer, Ann Frachiseur, enjoyed welcoming educators and students at Cossatot River on their first day of school. Wishing students, educators, and staff a wonderful year ahead!
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We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
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We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
YOU MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST DAYS. 💙
Maybe everything didn’t go according to plan.
That’s okay.
Because your students don’t need perfection.
They need someone who sees them.
Someone who believes in them.
Someone who keeps showing up.
And that’s exactly what you’re doing.
✨ The routines will come.
The lessons will happen.
But the relationships you’re building right now?
Those can change everything.
Keep going. Your work matters.
— Your friends at DMESC
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Maybe everything didn’t go according to plan.
That’s okay.
Because your students don’t need perfection.
They need someone who sees them.
Someone who believes in them.
Someone who keeps showing up.
And that’s exactly what you’re doing.
✨ The routines will come.
The lessons will happen.
But the relationships you’re building right now?
Those can change everything.
Keep going. Your work matters.
— Your friends at DMESC
#thinkcoop1st
📦 Special deliveries for Nashville & Dierks!
Beau hit the road to deliver Early Career Exploration Boxes from the Arkansas Division of Career and Technical Education (DCTE) to Nashville and Dierks! These boxes are packed with promotional materials designed to support Early Career Exploration and introduce the exciting launch of the new Career Clusters and Pathways — helping educators connect students with possibilities for their futures. 🌟
Each box also included a special letter from DCTE Director Ross White, wishing educators a successful start to the new school year. 🍎
We’re excited to help get these resources into the hands of our schools and can’t wait to see how they help students explore, discover, and dream about what’s possible!
And, of course, Beau makes a pretty great delivery guy. 📦😊
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Beau hit the road to deliver Early Career Exploration Boxes from the Arkansas Division of Career and Technical Education (DCTE) to Nashville and Dierks! These boxes are packed with promotional materials designed to support Early Career Exploration and introduce the exciting launch of the new Career Clusters and Pathways — helping educators connect students with possibilities for their futures. 🌟
Each box also included a special letter from DCTE Director Ross White, wishing educators a successful start to the new school year. 🍎
We’re excited to help get these resources into the hands of our schools and can’t wait to see how they help students explore, discover, and dream about what’s possible!
And, of course, Beau makes a pretty great delivery guy. 📦😊
#thinkcoop1st
DMESC's CTE Coordinator, Beau McCastlain, enjoyed welcoming educators and students at De Queen on their first day of school. Wishing students, educators, and staff a wonderful year ahead!
#LeopardPride
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We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
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We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
DMESC's specialists and coordinators enjoyed welcoming educators and students at Mena on their first day of school. Wishing students, educators, and staff a wonderful year ahead!
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DMESC's Community Nurse Health Specialist, Leigh Garner, enjoyed welcoming educators and students at ORSD's Acorn campus on their first day of school. Wishing students, educators, and staff a wonderful year ahead!
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We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
