Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Congratulations for being accepted into Cohort 2 for the Highly Effective Schools Accreditation

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Memo Number
COM-21-127
Memo Date
5/6/2021
Memo Type
Informational
Unit
Central Administration
Regulatory Authority
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Federal Programs; Superintendents; Assistant Superintendent; Principals; General Business Managers; Curriculum Coordinators; Bookkeepers; School Counselors; Equity Coordinators (Disability/Race/Gender/National Origin); Data Stewards (SIS; eSchool; eFinance; TRIAND); District Coordinators (ALE; Homeless; ESOL; SDFS & Foster); Parent Involvement Coordinators/Facilitators; CTE Coordinator (COOPs and regular school districts)

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The Office of Education Renewal Zone (ERZ) is sponsoring schools in becoming accredited as a Highly Effective School.  

Congratulations to the following schools for their efforts in beginning the process of achieving the accreditation.  These schools applied and were selected for the continuous support. 

School District
Arkansas High School Texarkana School District
Ballman Elementary School Fort Smith School District
Edward D. Trice Elementary Texarkana School District
Greenbrier Junior High School Greenbrier School District
Hamburg High School Hamburg School District
Hampton High School Hampton School District
Marked Tree High School Marked Tree School District
Parkers Chapel Elementary Parkers Chapel School District
Parkers Chapel High School Parkers Chapel School District
Quitman Elementary School  Quitman School District
Quitman High School Quitman School District
Rose Bud Elementary School Rose Bud School District
Rose Bud High School Rose Bud School District
Southside High School Fort Smith School District
Springhill Elementary School Greenbrier School District
Westwood Elementary Greenwood School District
Wonderview Elementary School Wonderview School District
Woodlawn Elementary School Woodlawn School District

Why Receive Highly Effective Schools Accreditation? (Click on the link for more information)

Through Highly Effective Schools Accreditation, you will:

  • Validate the high-quality work being done across your school community
  • Align your school improvement efforts to the PLC at Work process and HRS mode
  • Identify implementation gaps and develop growth area action plans
  • Receive formal assessment and evaluation of your school’s progress from our team of PLC and HRS experts
  • Demonstrate your commitment to quality to community stakeholders and parents

For additional information, you may contact one of the following Educational Renewal Zone Directors:

Jill Clogston, 870-972-2049, jclogston@astate.edu

Dr. Tracie Jones, 870-460-1713, jonestr@uamont.edu

Dr. Roger Guevara, 870-235-5014, rcguevara@saumag.edu

Lindsey Swagerty, 479-575-3641, lmswager@uark.edu

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