Have you signed up for Summer PD yet? If you want to make sure you get a seat in the high-demand sessions, you might want to register now! Many sessions are filling and waiting lists are growing!
https://sites.google.com/archford.org/summer2025/home
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Happy Arkansas Children’s Week!
This year’s theme is “Fall in Love with Reading!”
Our local lead had a wonderful time celebrating with early childhood providers in our area by bringing stories to life and sparking a love for books in young minds.
Reading aloud to young children isn't just fun. It plays a powerful role in their development. It supports language skills, boosts cognitive growth, and nurtures social-emotional connections.
Fun Fact:
Children who are read to regularly hear 1.4 million more words by the time they enter school than those who aren't. That’s the power of a good story!
If you are a pre-k educator, director, or support staff, and you want to know more about engaging young children in read aloud, check out the link below to see professional development opportunities at Arch Ford this summer!
https://sites.google.com/archford.org/summer2025/early-childhood?authuser=0
Mr. Harrison, middle school principal at Two Rivers School District, is known for his barber skills! He has completed over 200 haircuts in the past couple of years! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution
A new session has been added to the summer lineup at Arch Ford ESC!
Join as Arkansas A+ fellows guide educators through hand on strategies, and how to integrate art into the curriculum. Leave with creative tools, practical techniques, and digital resources to engage diverse learners and enhance your curriculum!
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A new session has been added to the summer lineup at Arch Ford ESC!
Join Arkansas A+ fellows to explore experiential learning to transform your classroom with arts integration and innovative assessment strategies!
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School support specialist Jennifer McMahan spent the afternoon at Dardanelle Middle School modeling lessons from their HQIM. Great things are happening in this district!
Arch Ford ESC Specialists, Mindy Mann and Melissa Gasaway, harvest tulips and jonquils from the Arch Ford Learning Garden before the storm hits! 🌺🌸🌻🌷
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Our Summer PD Site is now live! Please share!
https://sites.google.com/archford.org/summer2025?usp=sharing
Our Local Lead at Arch Ford was thrilled to provide supplies and resources to childcare providers in Yell and Van Buren counties through the Local Lead grant!
It's a privilege to support those who nurture our little ones. We are looking forward to the many opportunities this grant will bring to our providers.
School Support Specialist Jennifer McMahan spent the day with Anne Watson's teachers watching them teach their HQIM. Great things are happening at this school!
We recently wrapped up the CLASS Pre-K Observer Training that took place here at Arch Ford! Over the course of three days, our dedicated participants underwent rigorous training to become reliable observers, gaining invaluable skills that will benefit our early childhood programs greatly.
A special thank you to Tammy and Lisa from the Office of Early Childhood for leading the training, and to our furry friend Huck for keeping the energy high and spirits lifted throughout! 🐾
Congratulations to Ms. Shavon Jackson, Principal of Crawford Elementary, Russellville School District, for being named the 2025 AAESP Elementary Principal of the Year! 🎉
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The Arch Forward Learning Partnership team made a trip to the Nemo Vista School District today! They visited lots of classrooms and enjoyed the excellence in teaching and learning! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution
Arch Ford Specialists had a great day doing learning walks in the Vilonia School District! They visited every building and saw great things happening. It was awesome for the specialists to calibrate and celebrate teaching and learning! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution
📚 "Open a book and you open the door to a thousand adventures."
This week, we had the incredible privilege of celebrating Read Across America Week with our local lead and her amazing providers. She had the privilege of spreading the joy of reading to 44 classrooms of eager little listeners!
A big THANK YOU to the wonderful schools and organizations who helped make this possible: Dardanelle ABC Site 1 and Site 2, Building Blocks, Good Morning Sunshine, Mainstreet Kids Shirley, and Mainstreet Kids Clinton.
Your partnership helps open the door to new adventures for every child, and we're so grateful for your support in fostering a love for reading. 📚
Mentoring Specialist Bethany Hill spent some time in the Conway School District with first year teachers and their support people. Their learning was focused on the engaging students through authentic relationships. CSD's Sarah Jerry has formed a great partnership with our novice program. We are so grateful for her leadership and her collaboration with us to create mentoring system in the district! #archfordserves #yourBESTsolution #sixlegsforever
This Read Across America Week has been nothing short of incredible for our local lead! So far, she’s read to 24 classes of children, and it’s only Wednesday! 📚✨ We’re so grateful for her dedication to inspiring young readers.
A huge THANK YOU to Dardanelle Primary, Danville ABC, Friendship in Danville, Two Rivers Preschool, Hugs Preschool at Western Yell, and Kidzplace for welcoming her into your classrooms and helping make literacy a priority in our community!
Stay tuned to see where her adventures in reading take her next! 🌟📖
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Mentoring Specialist Bethany Hill visited first year teacher Sarah George this week. She teaches kindergarten at Maumelle Charter Elementary. Her students were working on writing! #ArchFordServes #yourBESTsolution
Become a Certified CLASS Observer!
📅 Training Dates: March 12th-14th
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Arch Ford
Are you ready to enhance your skills in classroom observations? The CLASS 2nd Edition PreK-3rd Observer Certification Training is a comprehensive, multi-day workshop designed to prepare you to become a certified, reliable PreK-3rd CLASS observer.
During this training, you will gain in-depth knowledge of the CLASS framework, learn effective observation techniques, and be equipped to assess early childhood and elementary classrooms with confidence. This is the perfect opportunity for educators, coaches, and administrators to build their expertise and improve classroom interactions.
Training Highlights:
Hands-on training for PreK-3rd grade observation
Learn to assess classroom quality with the CLASS system
Get certified as a reliable observer
🔗 Register Now: https://www.escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=547435
Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your observation skills and make a lasting impact in the classroom. Reserve your spot today!
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The Early Childhood program hosted the annual Kindergarten Transition meeting with our member districts. Staff from district agencies were given the opportunity to collaborate on students who will be changing school settings in the fall. It's always fun to catch up with our school-age friends! #archfordserves #yourBESTsolution
