Happy Labor Day from DMESC! This Labor Day Weekend, we would like to recognize our amazing team of hard workers for everything they do to make our students successful!
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Employee Recognition
Stacey Southerland
ACTE Administrator of the Year
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DMESC districts came together to express their interest in the Commissioned School Security Officer (CSSO) Program. Thanks to the expertise of Kurt Banta in emergency response training, districts were provided with invaluable information regarding this program.
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DMESC Employee Recognition
New Employees
Autumn Pope - LEA Specialist
Cindy Hensley - GT Specialist
Brandi Myrick - Migrant Student Support Staff
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Tyra Hobson, DMESC Instructional Technology Coordinator, provided Data Security training for the staff. The focus of the session was on updating privacy and security settings in the Chrome browser to enhance data protection. Participants gained valuable insights on how to safeguard their data effectively.
Employee Recognition
New Roles
Crystal Willey - Preschool Tech
Kelli Parson -ABC/ HIPPY Director
Cheryl Green - Preschool Assistant Director
Sandra Trinidad - Central Office Administrative Assistant
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The SchoolSafety.gov Back-to-School Campaign aims to help schools learn more about how to enhance school safety, access federal school safety resources and information, and join with others across the country in supporting #BacktoSchoolSafety. Find information and materials to get involved in the campaign and learn how you can support safe and supportive learning environments for students and educators: schoolsafety.gov/back-to-school-campaign
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Kelli Parson, Early Childhood and Arkansas Better Chance Coordinator is representing DMESC at the Arkansas Early Childhood Coordinators at the AESP Conference.
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Today, Mr. Weston took on the role of a teacher as he led the faculty in Tier II training at the co-op. Additionally, we went over Tier I and Ethical Guidelines and Prohibitions.
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Cindy Hensley, DMESC GT Coordinator, conducted her first meeting with the school GT Coordinators. The participants engaged in a statewide informative session to gain valuable insights and updates. Following this, they actively collaborated to develop plans for the upcoming school year, focusing on the specific needs and goals of the GT students.
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DMESC STEM Hub recently harvested a delicious crop of lettuce and cilantro from the hydroponic growing system, Grow Tower. Perkins funding has provided Grow Towers for many Agriculture and Family & Consumer Science departments across the Coop. These alternative growing systems inspire students to practice scientific and entrepreneurship skills through the production and marketing of alternatively grown foods.
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Cheryl Green recently met with Early Childhood educators in her new capacity as ABC Assistant Coordinator to discuss updates regarding special education. This annual review meeting covered various topics, including regulations, evaluations, and procedures.
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Shout out to our TCC, Dana Ray! Thank you for your courageous leadership and thoughtfulness.
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Thank you Northeast Education Service Cooperative for hosting the ACTC (Arkansas Cooperative Technology Coordinators) for their August meeting.
SchoolSafety.gov empowers districts, schools, and parents to improve safety and security as we head #BacktoSchool and throughout the year. Through the website, members of the K-12 academic community can use tools to prioritize school safety actions, find applicable resources and funding opportunities, connect with state and local school safety officials, and develop school safety plans. Visit today: schoolsafety.gov #BacktoSchoolSafety #thinkcoop1st
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DMESC continues to make progress as Don, Lucas, and Bruce work on the renovations of the Special Services Building. This facility accommodates Amy Montgomery - R&R Specialist, Cindy Hensley - GT Specialist, and Autumn Pope - LEA Supervisor.
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We had the BEST Summer Help EVER!!
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Shout out to our Summer Help, Lucas and Xitlali “Golly"! Lucas did a little bit of everything to help us get started and kept us rolling thru the summer while Golly ran our Coop Pantry, along with setting up and tearing down workshops.
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