ADH hosted a retirement party in the Grand Hall to honor Cheryl Byrd, our esteemed Community Health Nurse Specialist since 2006. We want to extend our heartfelt best wishes to Cheryl, her presence will be greatly missed. Think Co-op Always! #thinkcoop1st
Excited to kick off the new school year with our amazing staff at DMESC! 🍎📚 Our back-to-school staff meeting was full of energy, ideas, and dedication to make this year the best one yet for our districts. #thinkcoop1st
📚 August is National Truancy Prevention Month! Let's rally together to support our students in attending school. Encouraging a positive and engaging learning environment, offering mentorship, and celebrating attendance milestones can make a huge difference. #thinkcoop1st
Mr. Weston presenting a motivational talk to Mt. Ida School District with a challenge “Go Be Awesome”! #thinkcoop1st
Andria Miller, System Support Specialist, and Shannon Miller, Math Coach, dazzled the Mineral Springs faculty with engaging presentations on ATLAS assessment, classroom tools, and unit planning over the past few days. #thinkcoop1st
🍎📚 Exciting start to the school year as we celebrate "Get Ready for Kindergarten" month! The kids are settling in and making friends, and we praise our DMESC Kindergarten teachers for their hard work and patience! #thinkcoop1st
Ashdown ABC preschool hosted an early childhood screening day for students in their community. The early childhood team and DMESC Local Leads assisted with developmental, speech, and hearing and vision screenings. Local medical professionals Courtney White and Krystal Walker from White”s Family Clinic in Ashdown and Alex Davis from Southern Grace Healthcare Inc in Ashdown provided free health screenings for students getting ready to attend preschool. We are so grateful to these ladies for VOLUNTEERING their time and talents. Close to 100 students participated! For more information about Arkansas Better Chance preschool contact Kelli Parson or Cheryl Green at DMESC!
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Don't forget to reach out to DMESC for any needs you have as you go BACK TO SCHOOL! #thinkcoop1st. We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
Everyone has a role to play in #BacktoSchoolSafety. @SchoolSafetyGov’s Back-to-School Campaign shares resources and guidance that #K12 leaders, educators, staff, and parents and guardians can use to help prepare for a safe return to school: go.dhs.gov/3NB
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Telia Dunn, a therapist at Cornerstone Counseling in Nashville, AR, spoke to our DMESC Foster Grandparents at DMESC, Nashville, and GFESC these past few weeks. Her topic was Childhood Trauma and how that affects the students they will deal with this year. She also discussed benevolence, how a spirit of kindness and love can reach those students, and how to keep themselves mentally healthy to keep going and share with our students.
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Amy and Andria supported Foreman educators in launching the new school year by delivering presentations on Generational Diversity and current Assessment information to help prepare the teachers for the upcoming year. #thinkcoop1st
To celebrate National Book Lover's Day, Share with us.....
What book has had the most impact on you?
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SAVE THE DATE!
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Cheryl Byrd, DMESC's Community Health Nurse Specialist, led the Back to School Nurse Workshop where she addressed the roles and responsibilities of school nurses, delegation of nursing tasks, and the guidelines set forth by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. #thinkcoop1st
Thank you Ken Trenholm from Boss Laser for the specialized training today at DMESC. Both teachers and students were able to test their skills on multiple materials in his hands-on training experience. It was a great learning opportunity for all involved. #thinkcoop1st
Foster Grandparent Director Terry Young and Volunteer Coordinator Ann Frachiseur attended the Americorps Seniors Convening 2024. It was the 30th anniversary of Americorps and 1300 program leaders were in attendance from all over the US. They attended sessions on how to enhance and better serve their program and got to network and share ideas with all of the other Arkansas program directors and coordinators. #thinkcoop1st. We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
Don and Lucas, members of the DMESC Maintenance Crew, are currently occupied with delivering supplies to schools and preparing districts for the upcoming school year. #thinkcoop1st. 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
Members of the Early Childhood Team, Karen and Kelli recently completed and passed their certification to become CLASS-Classroom Assessment Scoring System-observers. CLASS is a result of the LEARNS Act, which requires that a uniform classroom evaluation tool be established for all early childhood programs. They will soon attend the Train the Trainer portion so they will have the ability to create new assessors and build local capacity. #thinkcoop1st. We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed.
Celebrating Arkansas' #1 position in Early Childhood Education and DMESC's contribution with 50 ABC preschool classrooms in 5 counties!
https://wallethub.com/edu/e/states-with-the-best-and-worst-early-education-systems/62668
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