ADE Memos - Received 10-7-96 Compensatory Education 9th Annual Title I Mid-Winter Conference Arts Education Thirteenth Portfolio Day Review Mathematics Education College Board Sponsored Math Course Student Withdrawal from School/Drop Outs Annual Report of the Number of Students Being Removed from Pupil Attendance Rolls, 1995-96 Arts Education Chicago Art Institute Exhibition "Degas: Beyond Impressionism" Mathematics Education Joint Conference on Teaching Science & Math ,- REC Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION .,._ STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: CUR-97-025 OCT 7 1996 Page: 1 of2 Office ol oesegregauon MomtilrklQ Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals Other: Title I Coordinators Parent Coordinators Date: October 3, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Compensatory Education Title I Mid-Winter Conference January 29-31, ! 997 Regulatory Authority: 20 USC 6301 Contact Person: Shirley Thomas Index Code: IHBD Phone No: 682-4847 The annual Title I Mid-Winter Conference will be held at the Park Hilton Hotel, Arlington Hotel and Hot Springs Convention Center, January 29-31, 1997. Registration opens in the Convention Center Lobby at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 1997. The first general session starts at I :00 p.m. and the final breakout sessions conclude about noon on Friday, January 31, 1997. Parking will be available at the Convention Center. Registration is $35 .00 per person. The $35.00 NON-REFUNDABLE registration fee (one day or three days) includes two continental breakfasts and refreshments during breaks. The Advance Registration Form is included in the attached brochure. You may duplicate the form as many times as necessary. The completed Advance Registration Form should be mailed to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau in Hot Springs, along with a check for $35.00 per person, not later than Friday, January 24, 1997. This year the Convention and Visitor's Bureau WILL NOT MAKE HOUSING RESERVATIONS. Individuals will need to contact the hotel directly to make their own reservations. The Hot Springs Park Hilton, Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, Majestic Hotel-Spa, and the Downtowner Hotel & Spa have blocked rooms for this convention. Rooms will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Hotel rates and telephone numbers arc included in the attached brochure. The cut-off date for hotel reservations varies, please see the enclosed conference brochure for exact dates. Hotel rates quoted for the Mid-Winter Conference are NOT valid past the dates of the conference. This is mentioned to avoid any inconvenience, since the racing season will be underway at that time. For your convenience, shuttle bus service from the hotels will be available starting at I 0:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29. A schedule will be posted at all hotel registration desks and at the Convention Center registration desk. In an effort to allow more opportunities for state educators to be involved in presenting and/or facilitating quality sessions during the conference, an invitation is being extended to persons who may want to present or facilitate at a conference session. The attached Invitation to Present and Facilitate may be distributed to interested persons in your school district. Attachments (2) Mid-Winter Conference Brochure Invitation to Present and Facilitate 9TH ANNUAL TITLE 1 MID-WINTER CONFERENCE OCT 7 1996 Offl ce of Desegregati.o n Monitoring ' .._,.._ JANUARY 29-31, 1997 HOT SPRINGS PARK HILTON HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS CREATING THE LEARNING COMMUNITY: BUILDING SCHOOL CAPACITY EMPOWERING FAMILIES STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS INVITATION TO PRESENT AND FACILITATE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES WHO SHOULD PRESENT? The conference committee invites: 1. Federal Coordinators 2. Sen:ice Providers 3. Researchers 4. Model Program Developers 5. Other recognized leaders who are involved with Title 1 Presenters should submit presentations (abstracts) of no more than one page for one of the following areas/categories: Presenters Categories: Building School Capacity (assessment, teaching & learning. school reform, Goals 2000) Empowering Families (paremal inrolvement, family literac
parent education) Strengthening Partnerships (school-to-work, business/industry, governmental agencies, wage programs, public/private partnerships) HOW WILL PRESENT A TIO NS BE ORGANIZED? 1. Presenters will be allotted SO-minute time slots 2. Sessions may be repeated 3. Extended/two-part workshops 4. Pre-post conference training - WHEN ARE PROPOSALS (ABSTRACTS) DUE? Date: October 25. 1996 Send proposals to the following address by the due date above: Phone: (501) 682-4847 Ms. Shirley Thomas, Conference Chairperson Arkansas Department of Education 4 State Capitol Mall, Room 202-B Little Rock, AR 72201 Fax: (501) 682-5010 E-Mail: thomass@loki.k12.ar.us HOW ARE PROPOSALS EVALUATED? 1. Proposals will be reviewed by the Program Committee. 2. Selectfons will be made based on: * ** Interest of target audience Conference appropriate needs Advancing the Conference theme WHAT EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED? * TVNCR * Overhead projector and screen * Microphone * Easel *** Additional equipment must be provided by or secured by the presenter. HOW WILL I BE NOTIFIED? Notification of acceptance, as well as all other correspondence, will be mailed to the presenter listed on the application. Letters of acceptance will be mailed out by November 8. 1996. PROPOSAL FORM NAME: ____________________________ _ TITLE: __________________________ _ ORGANIZATION/INSTITUTE: _________________ _ ADDRESS: _________________________ _ (City) (State) (Zip) Model Type of Presentation: (Check One v') ( ) Workshop ( ) Panel ( ) Demonstration Co-Presenters' Names and Titles: ____________________ _ Topic Category: Please (v'). ( ) Building School Capacity ( ) Empowering Families ( ) Strengthening Partnerships Equipment Needs: Please (v') one or more. ( ) Overhead Projector ( ) TV NCR ( ) Podium ( ) Microphone ( ) Easel Target Audience of Presentation: ____________________ _ (e.g., teachers, coordinators, parents, instructional assistants, administrators) I do not wish to present, but I will be available to serve as a facilitator: Name: __________________ .Phone: ________ _ Address: ____________________________ _ I am available for: Please check (v'): ( ) 1 session ( ) More than one session * Please attach your presentation abstract and mail no later than OCTOBER 25.1996 to the Conference Chairperson at the following address: Ms. Shirley Thomas, Conference Chairperson Arkansas Department of Education 4 State Capitol Mall, Suite 202-B Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: (501) 682-4847 Fax: (501) 682-5010 E-Mail: thomass@loki.k12.ar.us ..
H O TE L\ C O NF E RE N C E REGISTRATION INFORMATION LOCATION AND HOTEL INFORMATION: HOTEL RATE TELEPHONE Majestic Hotel $48.00 (single/double/triple/quad) (501) 623-5511 Arlington Resort Hotel $48.00 (single/double) (501) 623-7771 Hot Springs Park Hilton $48.00 (single/double) (800) 844-7275 Downtowner Hotel $46.00 (single/double) (800) 251-1962 $48.00 (triple) $50.00 (quad) Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas Address: One Convention Plaza P.O. Box K Hot Springs National Park, AR 71902 DEADLINE DATE January 15, 1997 January 15, 1997 December 28, 1996 December 28, 1996 Phone: (501) 321-2835 or 1-800-922-6478 Those accepted to present should make reservations at the individual hotels in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Be sure to mention the " Mid-Winter Conference" for special rates!! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EACH OF YOU AT THE "9TH ANNUAL MID-WINTER CONFERENCE~ "TITLE I MID-WINTER CONFERENCE" January 29-31, 1997 Convention Center Hot Springs, Arkansas OCT 7 1996 Sponsored by Title I Office of Desegregation Mornton Arkansas Department of Education CONFERENCE THEME CREA TING THE LEARNING COMMUNITY: BUILDING SCHOOL CAPACITY EMPOWERING FAMILIES STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS Plan to attend this exciting conference designed to showcase exemplary programs and provide effective curricular and instructional strategies for school personnel and professional staff involved in making decisions about teaching students in at-risk situations. Featured Speakers Dr. A. Wade Boykins, Director, Center for Research on Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR), Howard University, Washington, D.C. (Invited) Dr. Lisa Delpit, Director, Center for Urban Educational Excellence, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia (Invited) Phyllis McClure, Education Consultant, Chair - Title I Commission on Reauthorization, Washington, D.C. Dr. Barbara Sizemore, Consultant, Chicago School District
Dean, School of Education, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois Dr. Grace Ross, Education Program Specialist, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Compensatory Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. Registration Information Conference Registration Fee is $35.00 per person. Advance registration is strongly encouraged. The deadline for advanced registration is Friday, January 24, 1997. Registration Benefits The registration fee includes two continental breakfasts and refreshments during breaks, plus admission to all conference sessions. The special feature of advance registration is it eliminates conferees standing in line to register on site. PRE/POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS An opportunity to participate in several pre/post conference training workshops will enhance the 1997 Title I Mid-Winter Conference. Areas to be covered include Parent Involvement, Federal Programs Coordinators' Business Meeting, State Title I Parent Advisory Council, Parent Coordinator Association, Family Literacy and model instructional strategies. These bonus workshops require only pre-registration to assure availability of workshop materials. Tuesday. January 28. 1997 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Training - Family Literacy Awareness (Only Pre-Registration Required) Wednesday. January 29. 1997 8:30 a.m. - Noon Family Literacy Awareness (Continued) 8:30 a.m. - Noon The EXACT Word 9:00 a.m. - Noon State Title I Parent Advisory Council Meeting 9:00 a.m. - Noon Title I Federal Programs Coordinators' Association Meeting 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Thursday. Jan'uary 30. 1997 Conference Registration/Entertainment OPENING AND GENERAL SESSION I Speaker - Dr. Lisa Delpit, Georgia State University (Invited) Concurrent Workshop Sessions 7:30 a.m - 9:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast/Networking/Entertainment 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:20 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. GENERAL SESSION II Speaker - Dr. A. Wade Boykins, Howard University (Invited) Concurrent Workshop Sessions Concurrent Workshop Sessions LUNCH (On Your Own)- Mezzanine Food Court Entertainment GENERAL SESSION ID Speaker - Phyllis McClure, Education Consultant, Washington, D.C. Concurrent Workshop Sessions Concurrent Workshop Sessions Friday, January 31. 1997 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 1 :00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast/Networking/Entertainment CLOSING/GENERAL SESSION IV Speaker - Dr. Barbara Sizemore, DePaul University Chicago, Illinois Concurrent Workshop Sessions Post Conference Training (Only Pre-registration Required) Individuals must contact the hotel(s) directly to make reservations. Following is a list of hotels that have blocked rooms for this conference and their telephone numbers. Please pay careful attention to deadline dates for reservations, as they vary among the hotels. Rm! Rak Telephone Deadline Date Majestic Hotel $48.00 (single/double/triple/quad) (SOI) 623-5511 January 15, 1997 Arlington Resort Hotel $48.00 (single/double) (501) 623-7771 January 15, 1997 Hot Springs Park Hilton $48.00 (single/double) (800) 844-7275 December 28, 1996 Downtowner Hotel $46.00 (single/double) (800) 251-1962 December 28, 1996 $48.00 (triple) $50.00 (quad) PLEASE PRINT NAME FEDERAL PROGRAMS MID-WINTER CONFERENCE HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS JANUARY 29-31, 1997 ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM ---------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) TITLE _____________________________ _ (Administrator, Coordinator, Teacher, Parent, Instructional Assistant, Other) SCHOOL/AGENCY/INSTITUTION _____________________ _ ADDRESS _________________________ _ (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) PHONE NUMBER ___________ FAX NUMBER ______ _ REGISTRATION FEE: $35.00 Per Person METHOD OF PAYMENT: __ Check Number _____ _ __ Purchase Order Number _____ _ SEND REGISTRATIO~ FORM AND PAYMENT TO: Convention and Visitor's Bureau P. 0. Box K 134 Convention Boulevard Hot Springs, AR 71902 ADVANCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, January u, 1997 Please contact Shirley Thomas at (50l)682-4847 with any general questions regarding the conference. THIS FORM MAY BE DUPLICATED Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -I S'l'i\'l'I ( l'/\l'ITOI. M/\1.1. 1.l'rl'l,I( IWl'K. /\RK/\NS/\S 722111 - 1117 1 (501) l,X2 -.J475 EC UENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division OCT 7 1996 NO: CUR-97-026 Page: I of I Date: October 3, 1996 Office of Desegregation Monitoring Forward Copfes to: Superintendents, Co-op Directors OTHER: G.T. Coordinators Art Teachers, Counselors Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: None Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Arts Education Thirteenth Portfolio Day Review Regulatory Authority: N/ A Contact Persons: Diane Sutton Brenda Turner Index Code: IHAF Phone No: (50 I) 682-1189 (50 I) 682-4397 The Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Art Educators Association are jointly sponsoring the Thirteenth Portfolio Day Review. We would like to invite you and your students to attend. The purpose of the review is to bring together highly interested and talented art students with representatives of different universities and art schools. The representative will review the portfolios individually and is encouraged to give informal critiques of the student's work. The students will also be furnished scholarship information and literature about each respective school. Please inform your students to limit the number to six pieces of art work. The review will be held on Saturday, November 16, 1996 in the auditorium of the Arkansas Department of Education, Arch Ford Building, Four State Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR, 7220 I. You may begin setting up at 10:00 a.m. and hopefully, we will be able to leave by 3:00 p.m. We look forward to meeting you on November 16, 1996. -R OCT 7 1996 NO: Cl IR-97-024 Page: 1 of2 Office ot oesegregation Mon1torinQ Date: October 3, 1996 Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: James Boardman Subject: Mathematics Education Index Code: IHAB College Board Sponsored Math Course Regulatory Authority: NI A Contact Person: Dr. Charles Watson, Mathematics Specialist, ADE Phone No: 682-4474 Judy Trowell, Math Director, Ark. Statewide Systemic Initiative 3 71-2064 How many students in your school district complete the required three units of mathematics during their junior year of high school and take no math course their senior year? This pattern of "stopping out" of mathematics study is one of the foremost reasons many students are illprepared either for the challenge of college-level mathematics or the mathematics required in the workplace. Studies show that a good fourth year mathematics course that helps students build on and integrate all they have learned in their previous three years of studies will enhance their ability to perform and compete in college or the workplace after high school. We are very pleased to be able to offer a unique opportunity for a team of key personnel (i.e .. principal, math teacher (s), counselor) to find out about an innovative fourth year mathematics course, Pacesetter Mathematics: Precalculus through Modeling, that may be an option to many students who otherwise would not enroll in a mathematics course their senior year. -over- Pacesetter Math was launched in 1993, and this year more than I 0,000 students will be enrolled nationwide. The course is sponsored by the College Board and Educational Testing Service and is designed to strongly integrate curriculum, teacher development, and assessment. It is a course you may want to add to your course offerings in the 1997-98 school year. You are invited to attend a Pacesetter Awareness Session on October 30, 1996. The session is jointly sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Statewide Systemic Initiative and will be presented by representatives from the College Board and Educational Testing Service as well as an Arkansas teacher and former students of the course. The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Best Western InnTowne located at 6th Street and 1-30 in Little Rock. Lunch will be provided. If there is sufficient interest in the implementation of this program, we will coordinate efforts to bring the required training to the state in the summer of 1997. Grant funds for partial funding of the training may also be available. Please complete the attached form and return it by October 18, 1996, to Judy Trowell, ADHE, 114 East Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201 or fax your response to Judy at (501) 371-2001. ,. PACESETTER AWARENESS CONFERENCE OCTOBER 30, 1996 REGISTRATION FORM LOCATION: Best Western InnTowne 6th & 1-30 Little Rock, Arkansas TIME: 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. School: ------------------------ School District: --------------------- Names/Positions of School Personnel Attending the Session: Contact Person: Name: ------------------------ Mailing Address: ____________________ _ City/Zip: ______________________ _ Phone: -------------Fax: ---------- Please complete and return by October 18, 1996 to: Judy Trowell ADHE 114 East Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 Fax: 501/371-2001 Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 - 1071 (501) 682-4475 R CE GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division OCT 7 1996 Office of Desegregation Monitilring Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors NO: FIN-97-044 Page: 1 of 1 Date: October 3, 1996 Type of Memo: Administrative Response Required By: All There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Student Withdrawal from School/Drop Outs Index Code: JFC Annual Report of the Number of Students Being Removed from Pupil Attendance Rolls, 1995-96 Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-214 (Repl. 1993) and 6-18-222 (Supp. 1995) Contact Person: Brandy Vogelpohl Phone No: 682-4488 Enclosed you will find instructions and reporting forms for the Annual Report of the Number of Students Being Removed from the Pupil Attendance Rolls for the time period of October 31 , 1995, through October 31, 1996. Please complete and return these original forms by November 8, 1996. The names of the schools and grade spans on these forms are provided by the Department of Education, Local Fiscal Services. Do not change the information in the upper left corner of the report forms
instead, attach a note listing the changes that should be made. The changes will be checked for approval by Local Fiscal Services. Please make a copy of each report for your records. Should you have any questions, please contact Brandy at 682-4488. Thank you for your time and assistance in this matter. ,. Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 RC GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division OCT 7 1996 Office of Desegregation Monitormg F-orward Copies"Ttl:' A Superintendents, Co-op Directors Secondary Principals Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals Other: Art Teachers, G.T. Coord. NO: CUR-97-027 Page: 1 of2 Date: October 3, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: None There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Arts Education Index Code: IHAF Chicago Art Institute Exhibition "Degas: Beyond Impressionism" Regulatory Authority: N/ A Contact Person: Brenda Turner Phone No: (501) 682-1189 Please join me on a trip arranged by ARKANSAS CUSTOM TRAVEL and the ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION for a visit to the most exciting art exhibit in our area: Degas: Beyond Impressionism. Hailed as "an unmissable show by a great painter" by the London newspaper, The Independent, Degas: Beyond Impressionism opened to critical acclaim and record-breaking crowds at the National Gallery of London this past spring. The exhibition is a rare display of late works by Edgar Degas and will be shown in the United States only at the Art Institute. Degas has been long recognized for his achievements as a leading member of the Impressionist School, but his later life and work have remained largely enigmatic. For decades, myths of Degas failing eye-sight and self-imposed isolation obscured the great achievements of this body of work. Degas:Beyond Impressionism penetrates the mystery that once shrouded the late years of the artist's life by focusing for the first time on these powerful and beautiful works. The exhibition brings together more than 90 paintings, pastels, and sculptures and reassembles groups of works in various media never before seen together outside of the artist's studio. (over) We will depart by air on Friday morning, December 6, 1996 at 9:35 a.m. Our hotel accommodations are at the Essex Hotel. Saturday, December 7, 1996 after breakfast, we will walk down Michigan Avenue to the Chicago Art Institute for the Degas: Beyond Impressionism. Sunday, December 8, 1996, depart Chicago and arrive in Little Rock at 11 :05 a.m. The cost is $315. 00 based on two to a room. Add $85. 00 for a single room supplement. Reservations must be RECEIVED by October 21, 1996. A check payable to ARKANSAS CUSTOM TRAVEL or Money Order in the amount of $100.00 must accompany your reservation. The balance of $215.00 ($300.00 single room) is due no later than November 6, 1996. I hope you will be able to join me for this fabulous weekend! Chicago Art Institute Exhibit In-Senrice REGISTRATION FORM Please return to: Arkansas Custom Travel Joseph Rouse, CTC 6105 Lee Avenue Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 663-9635 NAME: ________________________ _ HOME ADDRESS: ____________________ _ SCHOOL ADDRESS: ----------------------- HOME PHONE:- ---------SCHOOL PHONE:- ------- __ Enclosed is my registration check for $100.00 __ Enclosed is my total payment $3 15. 00 __ I would prefer a single room and enclosed is my total payment of $400.00 ./ R C OCT 7 \996 omce ol oesegre9auon MonitOnng Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Middle/Jr. High Principals DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICJ\TION OF EDUCATION NO: ClJR-97-021 Page: l of l Date: October 3, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There arc attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: James Boardman Subject: Mathematics Education Index Code: IHAB Joint Conference on Teaching Science & Mathematics Regulatory Authority: N/ A Contact Person: Charles Watson Bill Fulton Phone No: 682-4474 682-4471 The Department of Education is pleased to endorse the collaborative efforts of mathematics and science professional associations and the Arkansas Education Association to bring the national conference of the School Science and Mathematics Association to Little Rock. This national conference, scheduled for November 7-9, 1996, at the Little Rock Convention Center, brings over 100 national, regional and state mathematics and science speakers to lead workshops and sessions. The program committee has worked diligently to select outstanding session speakers for all levels pre-kindergarten through college. These sessions are scheduled concurrently with the AEA meeting
however, separate registration is required for this conference. The attached conference summary, registration and hotel reservation information should be helpful in planning for teachers of mathematics and science to attend. Expenses for registration and travel to participate in this conference are eligible - expenditures under the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program. CONFERENCE DATES: NOVEMBER 7-9,1996 IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS S1uu1'ming ()rganlr.utions SSMA Dr. Donald Prati School Science and Mathematics Association Bloomsburg University 400 East 2nd Bloomburg. PA 17815-1301 717-389-4639 (w) pra11@plane1x.bloomu.edu ASTA Ms. Liz Fulton Arkansas Science Teachers Association North Lillie Rock High School West 2705 North Fillmore Lillie Rock. AR 72207 501-663-9380 (h) 501-771-8100 (w) eful1on@aristo1le.ne1 ACTM Dr. Linda Griffith Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics University of Central Arkansas UCA Box 4912 - 20 I Donaghey Avenue Conway. AR 72035-0001 501-589-2758 (h) 501-450-5663 (w) lindag@cc I .uca.edu ALME Mr. David Young Arkansas Leaders in Mathematics Education Arkansas School for Mathematics and Science 833 Eas1 Ash Streel Fayetteville, AR 72703 501 -443-9061 (h) 501-444-3011 or 3000 (w) davidy@asms I .k 12.ar.us AAA Ms. Bonnie Moody Arkansas Academic Alliances Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR 71923 501-245-2523 (h) 501-230-5048 (w) moody@holly.hsu.edu MAA Dr. Davis Lawrence Mathematics Association of America (Arkansas, Oklahoma Section) Southwestern Oklahoma Stale University 100 Campus Drive Weatherford. OK 73096 405-774-3748 (w) AAS Arkansas Academy of Science Dr. Richard Kluender Uni~ily of Arkansas at Monticello Mon1iccllo. AR 71656-3468 501-460-1949 (w) kluender@uamont.edu AEA Ms. Cora McHenry Arkansas Education Association 1500 Wes! 41h Little Rock, AR 72201-1064 501-375-4611 (w) ASSI Suzanne Mitchell, Project Director Arkansas Statewide Systemic Initiative 114 East Capitol Avenue Lillie Rock, AR 7220 I 501-J71-2062(w) SEDL Mr. Wess Hoover Southwest Educational Developmenl Laboratory 211 E. 71h Street Suite 200 Austin. TX 78701-9915 1996 Joint Conference on Teaching Science and Mathematics A GREAT conference is just around the comer. .. This will be the first-ever for Arkansas in bringing the science and math education communities together. The national organization , School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA), Arkansas Science Teachers Association (ASTA), Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ACTM), Arkansas Leaders in Mathematics Education (ALME), Arkansas Academic Alliances (AAA), Mathematics Association of America (MAA-Arkansas, Oklahoma Section), Arkansas Academy of Science (AAS), Arkansas Education Association (AEA), Arkansas Statewide Systemic Initiative (ASSI), and Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) are participating as partners in sponsoring this conference. The conference will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 7, with short courses and will end at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 9. The conference committee has designed an incredibly rich program for K-14 teachers and teacher educators with 64 workshops and over 130 sessions! The names and addresses of the contact people are to the left of this article. The general session speakers are Dr. Steve Leinwand, Mathematics Specialist for the Connecticut Department of Education, Dr. Shirley Malcom, Head of Directorate for Education and Human Resources Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ms. Nancy Letts, Education Consultant, and Dr. Betty Crocker, Professor of Science Education at University of North Texas and Director of the Southwestern region of the Association of Educators of Teachers of Science. Thursday evening, the Conference will present "Weird Science", a fast paced series of demonstrations on chemical and physical phenomena. This zany, humorous, and informative series of science concepts will entertain you with an interesting and_ unusual science twist. Lee Marek and De Wayne Leineman are the presenters. RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! An exciting time is awaiting you on Saturday morning at the Math Crusade, Science Crusade, and K-4 Crusade Rallies! Celebrate with other Arkansas Crusade participants! Show your support of the Arkansas Crusades by wearing your Crusade T-shirt. Door prizes and more will be given, so don't forget to sign up for the Rallies on your registration form. PLEASE return your conference registration as soon as possible. We have provided a partial listing of workshops on the next pages to give you a taste of this exciting Science/Math Conference. Suzanne Mitchell, General Conference Chair, on behalf of the Conference Steering Committee Vendors and Exhibitors The Governors Hall I at the State House Convention Center (partial listing) LOGAL Software, Inc. School Mart, Inc. Curriculum Associates, Inc. Videodiscovery, Inc. NASCO Earth Foundation Creative Publications The Wright Group Glencoe/McGraw Hill Design Science, Inc. Cuisenaire Company of America ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Texas Instruments Safe-T Products, Inc. Rigby Saxon Publishers Mu Alpha Theta Carolina Biological Supply Co. Casio, Inc. Wordsworth Books Prentice Hall Fisher Scientific Co. Arkansas Geological Commission American Mathematics Competitions Sorenson and Associates (Hands on Equations) The Ohio State University Research Foundation University of Arkansas at Little Rock -NASA Center Addison Wesley/Scott Foresman Publishing Company ITP School Publishing/Southwestern/Delmar/Wadsworth University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-Partners in Health Science The 1996 Joint Conference on Teaching Science and Mathematics "Creating Science and Math Links" November 7 - 9, 1996 Arkansas Excelsior Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas HOTEL RESERVATION FORM You must use this form to assure space and group rates. Complete the fonn below and mail to Arkansas Excelsior Hotel, Three Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock, AR 7220 I Phone: 50 l-375-5000/1-800-527-I 745 Name of Group: 1996 Science/Math Conference -ACTM/ASTA/SSMA Date of Conference: NOVEMBER 7-9, 1996 Room rates: ___ Single $83.00 ___ Double $83.00 King __ _ Two Queens __ _ ___ Triple $93.00 ___ Quad $93.00 ____ Suites (on Request) All local and .,ratr raxt.t annlv. Pltast nott: Sptcial conftrtnce ratt.r are baud on reservation dtadlint. Afttr thi.< datt, all .,ubuquent rturvations will be subjtct to arailabiliry and rack ratt! Wt regret wt cannot accept pel.<. CUT OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS: OCTOBER 6, 1996 Name ______________________________________________ _ Organization Address _________________________________________ _ . one( PLEASE RESERVE: ___ Room(s) for ___ Adult(s) and ___ Children 18 & under ____ Smoking Non-smoking Do you need DRo!laway(s) ____ DCrib(s) __ _ Others Sharing Room 1) _______________ 2) ______________ _ 3) 4) ___________ _ Arrival Date ___ Approx. Time __ Arrival Method: Auto __ Airplane __ Group Bus __ _ Departure Dal6-____ Approx. Time ___ _ (CHECK-IN 3:00 PM. CHECK-OUT 11 :00 AM) METHOD OF PAYMENT: AMEX CB DC DIS VISA/MC Check# __ Amount ___ _ Card Number __________ _ Expiration Date. _________ _ Signature ____________________ Date: _________ _ I authorize the Excelsior to charge my account for one night"s deposit and all applicable taxes. Check-out time Is 11 a.m. Rooms may not be available for check-In until arter 3:00 p.m. Reservations requested beyond the cut-off date are subject to availability. Rooms may still be available artcr the cut-off date but not necessarily at the above rate. All reservations arc subject to local room tax. 1r preferred room type is not available when reservation is received, an alternate room type will be assigned. If paying by check, please add $20.00 REFUNDABLE telephone coverage charge . .... .. A deposit of one-night's room rate or credit card guarruitee is required. Please make reservations prior to cut off date to guarantee your room and rote . 72-Hour Cancello.tion notice required for deposit refund. To cancel your reservation call l-800-527-1745 Where: Cost: Time: ,- Airport: Shuttle: Joint Conference on Teaching Science and Mathematics Conference Dates: November 7-9, 1996 in Little Rock, AR Excelsior Hotel & Statehouse Convention Center Three Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock, AR 7220 I (501) 375-5000 advance registrntiQn on-site 3 Days: $30.00 $40.00 I Day: $20.00 $30.00 Student: $20.00 $30.00 8:30 a.m., Thursday, November 7 to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 9 Short Courses: Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m. Sessions and Workshops: Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6:00p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Little Rock, AR Free Airport Shuttle Service to and from the Excelsior Hotel & Statehouse Convention Center - - PRIORITY REGISTRATION The 1996 Joint Conference on Teaching Science and Mathematics November 7-9, 1996 Excelsior Hotel and Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock REGISTER EARLY! I. Registrant Information Name: ______________________________ _ First Name or Nickname for Name Badge: __________________ _ Mailing Address: __________________________ _ City, State, Zip Code: _________________________ _ Home Phone: __________ _ Work Phone: ___________ _ Job Title: School, District, or Business: Fax: E-mail: ~: Elementary Middle/Jr. High High College Supervisor Business Full-time Student Administrator Other ~: Mathematics Physical Science Earth Science Teacher Educ. Bio/Life Science Chemistry Physics Elem.Math Computers Envi. Science Elem. Science Other To which of the sponsoring organizations do you belong? (Check all that apply) ASTA SSMA - ACTM ALME AEA Academic Alliances I. Conference Registration Fees Advance Registration Fee (On-site Fee: $40) One-Day Registration Fee (Check One) ,- Thursday Friday Saturday (On-site Fee: $30) Full-time Student Registration Fee (Institution: ____ ~ (On-site fee $30) Non-teachin Guest Bad e [II. Membership Dues School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA) Arkansas Science Teachers Association (ASTA) Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ACTM) Joint ASTA/ACTM Arkansas Leaders in Mathematics Education (ALME) (See other side) Amount Enclosed (Please circle) $30.00 $20.00 $20.00 $ 5.00 (Please circle) $30.00 $10.00 $10.00 $15.00 $ 5.00 JV. V. VI. Short Courses - Thursday, November 7, 1996 8:30 -11:30 a.m. (see enclosed description) K-4EQUALS Hands-On Equations (5-8) The Potato in the Classroom Paper Towel Testing: A GEMS Solution TI-82/CBL: How Do You Turn These Things On? A Day with the CBL Tours (see enclosed description) Thursday, November 7. 1996 Heifer Project International (8:30 a.m. - I :00 p.m.) Aerospace Education Center (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) University of Arkansas for Medical Science Facility (9:30 a.m. - I :30 p.m.) Friday, November 8. 1996 Museum Tour (8:30 a.m. - I :00 p.m.) National Center for Toxicological Research (9:00 a.m. - 1 :30 p.m.) Social Functions Thursday Night Hors d'oeuvre Reception (5:00 pm) NO FEE ACTM/ASTA Friday Breakfast (7:00 am) A Taste of Arkansas: Food and Entertainment, Friday Night (6:00 pm) Cash Bar available !VII. Arkansas Crusade Graduates Special Attraction-Reservation Required Saturday, November 9, 1996 (Please circle which you plan to attend) Math Crusade Rally NO FEE Science Crusade Rally NO FEE K-4 Crusade Rally NO FEE IEIII. Total Amount Enclosed (Circle only one) $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $I0.00 $I0.00 $10.00 (Please circle) $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 $20.00 $15.00 YES/NO $ 5.00 $ 5.00 YES/NO YES/NO YES/NO $ _ ____ Check enclosed (Checks should be made payable to: 1996 Science/Math Conference) School Division may pay by purchase order. P.O. Number: ________ _ Contact Person: ________________ Phone: (Please include a registration form for each person covered by the purchase order!) Faxed registration with school purchase order only. NOTE: Hotel Reservations Do not mail hotel form with this registration form. Please mail your completed Hotel Reservation form directly to The Excelsior. Cut off date for reservations is OCTOBER 6, 1996. Please make your reservations prior to this date! Registration Cancellation Policy Cancellations made prior to October 6th will receive a I 00% refund. Cancellations made from October 6 - November Isl receive a 50% refund. Cancellations made after November 1st will receive NO refund. RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR PAYMENT BY OCTOBER 6, 1996 TO: 1996 Science/Math Conference do Little Rock Convention Bureau P.O. Box 207, Little Rock, AR 72203 501-3 7 6-4 781/1-800-844-4 781 Fax: 501-376-4143 The 1996 Joint Conference on Teaching Science and Mathematics "Creating Science and Math Links" November 7 9, 1996 Excelsior Hotel and Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock SHORT COURSES Thursday, November 7, 1996 8:30 - 11 :30 a.m. Short courses will provide participants extended time to become involved in integrated math/science learning and will provide participants with additional resources. Cost for each short course is $10.00. Please make your reservation early on the attached registration form and enclose payment. I. Title: Presenter(s): Level/Discipline: Description: Location: 2. Title: Presenter(s): Level/Discipline: Description: Location: Title: Presenter(s): Level/Discipline: Description: Location: 4. Title: Presenter(s): Level/Discipline: Descrjption: Location: 5. Title: Presenter(s): Level/Discipline: Description: Location: Title: Presenter(s): Level/Discipline: Description: Location: K-4 EQUALS Sampler Kay McClure and Ann Freeman K-4 Integrated Equity in education is one of THE catch phrases for the 90's. By weaving hands-on math and science activities together with appropriate literature, K-4 EQUALS provides an opportunity for K-4 educators to focus on equity in their classrooms. Along with the "safe" environment needed for meaningful discussion, K-4 EQUALS provides strategies for equity in relation to gender, ethnic, physical and learning disabilities, and socioeconomic issues. Participants will receive numerous handouts, sample activities, and materials to set up at least two classroom stations. Convention Center: Caraway 3 Room Hands-On Equations Belinda Robertson 5-8 Math Leaming algebra is "child's play." Use the Hands-On Equations system to teach algebraic concepts to middle level students. Convention Center: Pope Room Cut it, stab it, slice it, dice it! The Potato in the Classroom Bonnie Moody 5-8 Science Use the potato to study stratigraphy, topography, and Pangaea. Then determine the potato's density, use it to produce oxygen, generate electricity, demonstrate inertia, and finally to study the path of satellites! Participants will receive extensive handouts plus materials to conduct similar activities in their classrooms. Convention Center: Izard Room Paper Towel Testing: A GEMS Guide Shelby Vanoven and Martha Davidson 5-8 Integrated Paper Towel Testing will help you and your students decide which paper towel to buy. Using a constructivist approach to experimental design, you will test and retest paper towels for absorbency, durability, etc. Using consumer product testing as the 'hook' for involving students, this GEMS guide helps students develop skills in experimental design, research, and data collection. Alternative assessment methods will be explored in depth. Participants will each receive their own copy of the Paper Towel Testing book. Convention Center: Caraway 1 Room TI-82/CBL: How Do You Tum These Things On? Linda Griffith, Beverly Williams, and friends 7-12 Technology This is for beginners. How to hook it up, tum it on, and use it. Hands-on activities in a non threatening environment. Convention Center: Miller Room A Morning With The CBL David A. Young and Dennis Plyler General Technology Spend a morning with the calculator based lab in an effort to use the device to collect data that will be used to construct or confirm mathematical models for physical events. Convention Center: Caraway 2 Room (See other side) The 1996 Joint Conference on Teaching Science and Mathematics "Creating Science and Math Links" November 7 - 9, 1996 Excelsior Hotel and Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock TOURS Minimum 20 people required for each tour. Please make your reservations early on the attached registration form and enclose payment. Check in at the tour desk by 8: 15 a.m. at the Statehouse Convention Center. Thursday. November 7 I 996 Heifer Project International's Learning and Livestock Center is a hands-on campus for education about world hunger and solutions through animal agriculture. Heifer Project International is a nonprofit organization that promotes wise agricultural and animal husbandry practices in 35 third-world countries worldwide. The tour (via haywagon) will include outdoor living classrooms designed to acquaint visitors with HPI's mission and the needs of those it serves. You will learn about the root causes of hunger and poverty and the ways in which animals--and people--can make a difference. The Center's Global Village (including Guatemala, Appalachia, and Africa Houses) is designed to familiarize visitors with environmentally sound. sustainable methods for fighting hunger and poverty. At the Guatemala Hillside Farm visitors learn how 2.5 acres of steep. eroded hillside can be transformed into a diversified farm system. The tour will include visits to the farm and global village and lunch at the HPI cafeteria. Perryville (West of Little Rock) 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. $20.00 per person (includes lunch) Aerospace Educatio11 Center established in 1995, the Aerospace Education Center features an IMAX theater, FAA Resource Center, Russian exhibit, and an incredible educational gift shop. The tour will include an IMAX movie and all exhibits. Little Rock 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon $15.00 per person University of Arkansas Medical Science (UAMS) UAMS is Arkansas' only school of medicine and pharmacy as well as the only institution offering a doctoral program in nursing or the basic sciences. Recognized as a leader in the treatment of multiple myeloma, UAMS is also gaining recognition as a research institute. In the course of your tour you will hear about the development of the new 24-hour tuberculosis (TB) test and find out how fingerprints can be used to trace the source of a TB outbreak
you'll also learn how lasers are being used to draw blood without breaking the skin or to numb the skin before an injection. Cutting edge research on the treatment of aneurysms and strokes, and a myriad of other topics, hefp keep UAMS in the forefront of medicine. During your tour of the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the resident ophthalmic photographer will provide lively narration associated with a slide presentation on eye diseases and their treatment. You will also get a chance to try your hand with Adam's Software, a program designed to accompany traditional gross anatomy classes. You can even practice surgical techniques such as hip replacement! You will also visit the Pathology Laboratory where discussions will focus on the pathology of health issues relevant to teachers and their students. Little Rock Friday November 8 1996 9:30 a.m. - I :30 p.m. $10.00 per person - lunch available at your own expense in the UAMS Food Court Arkansas Territorial Restoration, Arkansas Museum of Science and History a11d Llmch i11 The Vineyard
at the Arkansas Territorial Restoration you will tour the oldest structure in Little Rock. Visit the Hinderliter Grog Shop and explore the site where William Woodruff printed the first Arkansas Gazette in mid 1820's. The exhibit includeS'a reproduction the ramage press Woodruff used. Experience a living history presentation in which professional actors portray life during early I 800's. You will also have time to visit the "All Arkansas Made" Gift Shop, so bring your checkbook! The Arkansas Museum of Science and History tour will feature a series of 15 minute sessions will provide an overview of in-house museum activities and outreach programs including live animal programs, lending boxes, and earth and science programs. The tour will also include an overview of the "new" museum (to be located in Riverfront Park) and regular museum exhibits including the "Gerstacker Exhibit," which includes a representation of the cabin, a com field, a cave he encountered in his journeys through Arkansas. Additional exhibits include "Arkansas Indians: Roots, Removal, and Rebirth," a nature gallery and an Indian village diorama, and a "The History of the Little Rock Arsenal." Lunch at "The Vineyard in the Park" in the adjacent Arkansas Arts center is included in the price of this tour. Little Rock 8:30 a.m. - I :30 p.m. $20.00 (lunch included) NatiollLll Center for Toxicological Research, often referred to as Arkansas' best kept secret, the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) is the only institution of its kind in the United States. This federally funded laboratory is involved in fundamental and applied research on the toxicology of products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. NCTR's scientists are involved in ground breaking research in reproductive and developmental toxicology, biodegradation, and microbial, chemical, and environmental monitoring. Practicing scientists will discuss their research as you tour this state-of-the-art facility. Lunch will be served at the NCTR cafeteria. Jefferson (near Pine Bluff) 9:00 a.m. - I :30 p.m. $15.00 (lunch included) (See other side) ADE Memos - Received 10-15-96 Special Education Programs Special Education Program Approval and Required Data Collection Special Education Programs 1996 NASDSE Teleconferences on Current Issues in Special Education Reauthorization of IDEA Special Education Programs Paraprofessional Training Special Education Programs - .. Workshop: Developing School Policies on Students With Special Health Care Needs Textbook Selection an Adoption State Textbook Selecting Committee School District Legal Status Student Laws and Professional Development Material Announcements F. YI. Safe & Drug-Free Schools Date: /t}-/t - '-l't ~ Skip ii?"' Polly ~ Linda Rerurn to: ~ d,-,. -- R Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division r T 1 5 1996 NO: FIN-97-048 Page: 1 of 1 Office of Desegregation Monitorm9 OCT 1 5 1 ' Otlice of D .segregauo . ... Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Date: October 10, 1996 Type of Memo: Administrative Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Textbook Selection and Adoption State Textbook Selecting Committee Index Code: IJJ Regulatory Authority: Arkansas Annotated Code 6-21-401-413 (Repl. 1993) Contact Person: Sue McKenzie Phone No: 682-4593 The Department of Education is seeking to identify a cadre of exemplary educators to be considered for service on the State Textbooks/Instructional Materials Selecting Committee. This committee will review, evaluate and recommend new textbooks and other instructional materials for a State-approved list of core and supplemental language arts materials. Language arts, for this forth-coming adoption, will include grammar, composition, study skills, vocabulary. and dictionaries for grades kindergarten through eight. It will not include handwriting, spelling or reading because these areas have their own adoption cycles. We invite you to make recommendations for this committee by completing the attached form and returning it to Department of Education, Textbooks/Instructional Materials Office, Room 304-B, Little Rock, AR 72201. Thank you for your assistance in identifying exemplary educators for this important task. Arkansas Department of Education State Textbook/Instructional Materials Selecting Committee Language Arts & Dictionary, grade K-8 1997 Recommendation Form Please identify an exemplary certified individual in your district who displays exceptional qualities as an educator and has expertise in the language arts areas. Name of Educator: ______________________ _ School Name: School Address: __________ School Phone: (Number, Street, or P.O. Box) ___________ School Fax: School District: _____________ _ County: _______ _ Number of Years of Experience: Current Working Level: Teacher___ Principal___ Superintendent. __ _ Assistant Superintendent Curriculum Directors __ _ Grade Level (s) and/or Area(s) of Expertise: Ethnicity: Please check ___ African-American ___ American Indian ___ Asian ___ Filipino ___ Hispanic ___ White Brief Reason for Recommendation: _________________ _ Please return your completed form to: Sue McKenzie, Textbook/Instructional Materials Program, Arkansas Department of Education, 4 Capitol Mall, Room 304B, Little Rock, AR 72201 Signature/position of person making recommendation: _________ _ (Signature) (Position) -- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: CUR-97-029 OCT 1 5 1996 Page: 1 of2 Date: October 10, 1996 Office of Desegregation Monito1111u Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: School District Legal Status Index Code: AA Student Laws and Professional Development Material Announcements Regulatory Authority: N/ A Contact Person: Barbara Patty Phone No: 682-5303 The Educational Service Cooperatives now have a compilation of all laws affecting students, provided by the Legal Office of this Department. This packet is available on loan from the cooperatives and may be helpful when utilizing the materials sent with Director's Memo CUR- 97-006 dated August 1, 1996. These materials are applicable to grades 7-12. Accompanying this memo are attachments concerning professional development, materials, and academic competitions to assist social studies educators in Arkansas. These include information about the annual meeting of the Arkansas Council for the Social Studies, November 7-8
Geography Awareness Week, November 17-23
the continued availability of the popular "Traveling Geography Teacher
" and regional resource fairs sponsored by the Teachers of Arkansas Studies Council. Districts and schools should also know that there is now an Arkansas social studies listserve which facilitates communication among social studies educators. This is particularly important as districts begin to develop their local curriculum guides in social studies. To subscribe, an educator must have an e-mail address and follow this procedure: Send a -over- 1996-97 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN SOCIAL STUDIES ARKANSAS COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS OF ARKANSAS STUDIES COUNCIL AND ARKANSAS GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE COOPERATIVES SEPTEMBER 1996-MA Y 1997 *The Unification of Germany: Free lesson plans and materials for K-1 2 Contact the Teacher Center Coordinator at your Educational Service Cooperative. * Arkansas Geographic Alliance Traveling Geography Teacher School based inservice program Contact Dr. Jerry Hanson, AGA, at 501 /569-8730. OCTOBER 1 996 *Northeast Geography Day Workshops, October 11 Information on accompanying flyer NOVEMBER 1 996 * Arkansas Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, November 7-8 *National Geography Awareness Week, November 17-23 Information on accompanying flyers MARCH 1997 *Northwest Geography Day Workshops, March 10 Information on accompanying flyer APRIL 1997 * Arkansas Studies Regional Resource Fair April 4 hosted by Dumas School District sponsored by Teachers of Arkansas Studies Council For further information, contact Tom Dillard at 501 /450-3418. Arkansas Geography Bee, Russellville Information on accompanying flyer JULY 1997 * Arkansas Geographic Alliance Summer Geography Institute Information on accompanying flyer AUGUST 1997 * Arkansas Studies Regional Resource Fair August 1 in Conway sponsored by Teachers of Arkansas Studies Council For further information, contact Tom Dillard at 501 /450-3418. *Educational Service Cooperatives Pre-school Workshops Contact the Teacher Center Coordinator at your local cooperative. Contact Barbara Patty, Arkansas Department of Education, 4 Capitol Mall, Little Rock 72201, pattyb@loki.k12.ar .us or 682-5303 during the year to inquire about additional professional development opportunities. KEYNOTE ADDRESS* The honorable Lu Hardin, Arkansas Senator from Russellville, will deliver the keynote address Thursday morning at 8:30. Senator Hardin is a strong supporter of public education, especially social studies education. If you believe that good citizenship is important you will want to hear what Senator Hardin has to say about teaching these skills to our young people. 7 :45 - 8: 15 - Registration, Breakfast 8: 15 - 9:05 - Welcome, Keynote Address AEROSPACE FIELD TRIP* -View the world from the window of a space shuttle - Examine artifacts and records of American space exploration -Enjoy an elegant catered supper served "under the stars" All of this, and more, if you attend the workshop, 'Using the History of Space Travel" at the Aerospace Center, Thursday, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Program includes an IMAX film, museum tour and presentation, and supper provided by corporate sponsors. NO SEPARATE COST FOR PROGRAM OR SUPPER, BUT PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. DOlfT MIU THE DPPO/tTtllftrr TD EXAMl#E KEW SOC/At UtlDID IIIATUIAU AKO TAlK WITH PfJIUSNERS IHl/tllfll THE "CNAIITAUqUA" SUS!Otrr PROVIDE NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND IN-SERVICE CREDIT: ARKANSAS RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS, FRAMEWORKS AND YOUR CI.ASSROOM USING TI-IE INTERNET IN SOCW. STUDIES INSTRUCTION" PEOPLE AND .TIIE PLANET: HANDS-ON HUMAN GEOGRAPHY USING HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND FOLK ARTS IN THE CI.ASSROOM TEACHING AFRICA IN THE CI.ASSROOM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHING ABOUT AFRICA EFFECTIVE SOCW. STUDIES INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WITII SPECW. NEEDS HAND IN HAND WITII AETN TIIE WHEELS OF TIME TIIE HOLOCAUST TIIROUGH LITERATURE AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC &ACOUSTICS USING HISTORY DAY TO EXPLORE 1.ASTING CONCEPTS CWSEUP: TIIR.EEBRANCHESOFGOVERNMENT AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN YOUR ELEMENTARY CI.ASSROOM TIIE CONWAY EXPERIENCE: DEVELOPING A DISTRICT 5. 5. CURRICULUM GUIDE Separate registration required for Technology Workshop: --Register for ACSS Conference as directed. --E-mail a separate registration to PATTYB@LOKI.K12.AA.US wiith subject line of ACSS Tech Workshop. Include name, school and district, grades or subjects taught, and phone number. Space is limited
confirmation by e-mail. BOATMEN'S BANK BUILDING 200 West Capitol Llttle Rock, Arkansas Sponsored by Arkansas Council for the Social Studies Registration Form Please mail to the address below, with your check, by October 20, 1996. This conference is open to ACSS members only. Registration fee for the Fall Conference includes annual dues. Conference site is 4th floor, Boatmen Building, Capitol and Center Sis. Little Rock. REGISTRATION FOR: ACSS Dues & Conference Fee $15.00 Thurs. Lunch & Program at Decorative Arts Museum $6.00 (reservation required) $ Tech. Workshop (registration by e-mail only. See details inside) $ -We The People" Training Session (Pre-registration required
Thurs. p.m.) $ Aerospace Education Center Program and Supper (no cost, but check here for reservation) $ ACSS Awards Luncheon The Little Rock Club @ $13.00 $ Total Payment $ Name _____________ _ Address ____________ _ Phone: _____________ _ School: Home: Professional Position: _ Elementary _ Middle/Jr. High _ High School _ Higher Education Mai/To: Connie Mason P.O. Box 124 Lonoke, AR 72086 Phone: 501-676-3474 ARKANSAS GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE GEOGRAPHY NEWS GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK: NOVEMBER 17-23, 1996 The theme for the 1966 Week is "Geography: Exploring a World of Difference." Classroom materials include an activity booklet, posters, and reproducible maps. To request this material, you may write to National Geographic Society, P.O. Box 98171, Washington, D.C. 20090-8171. Packets cost $3.50 each if you order 10 or fewer. They can be purchased in lots of 50 for $1 .00 each. 1997 GEOGRAPHY BEE The Geography Bee is a classroom and school-based competition which increases interest in the world and in geography education. If your school competed in the Geography Bee last year, your principal should have received a packet in the mail. Check with your principal to see if it has arrived. If your school has not participated in the past, your principal must request participation in a letter on school letterhead by October 15, 1996. Write to Ms. Mary Lee Eldon, Director, National Geography Bee, National Geographic Society, 1145 17th Street, Washington, D.C. 20036-4688. The Arkansas Geography Bee finals will be held on Friday, April 4, 1997, at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. For more information, contact the State Bee Coordinator, Ms. Bette Hendrix, 1218 Town & Country, Russellville, AR 72801. AGA REGIONAL CONFERENCES: Northwest and Northeast Arkansas Jonesboro: Friday, October 11, 1996 Reng Center Contact: Ms. Becky Douglas Philadelphia Elementary School 213 E. Thomas Green Road Jonesboro 501-933-5845 Fayetteville: Monday, March 10, 1997 Site to be announced Contact: Ms. Maenette LaRue Alma Intermediate School P.O. Box 2259 Alma 501-632-2166 Both are one-day workshops with numerous sessions and materials. 1996-97 TRAVELING GEOGRAPHY TEACHER This program offers professional development through school-based workshops. For information on these opportunities or any of the Alliance activities, contact Dr. Jerry Hanson, Arkansas Geographic Alliance, P.O. Box 45216, Little Rock, AR 72214 (501-569-8730). Aricansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILIIOIT, Director, General Education Division or.r 1 s 1996 Office of Desegregauon Monitormg Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors NO: CUR-97-028 Page: 1 of 4 Date: October 10, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Safe & Drug-Free Schools Index Code: ADB Regulatory Authority: 20 USC 5962 (P.L. 103-382 sections 4011-4017) Contact Person: Gayle Morris Phone No: 501-682-4217 Cool or Fool: Alcohol, Tobacco and You, an hour-long program targeting students in grades 6-8 and their parents will be broadcast at 7 :00 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, 1996, on the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN). The program is designed to give students information about the harmful effects of alcohol and tobacco use, as well as ways to handle peer pressure to use these drugs. The program will also give parents of middle school level students helpful strategies on how to talk to their children about alcohol and tobacco use and their harmful effects. The program is sponsored by the National Family Partnership of Arkansas, the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program of the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), and the Tobacco Control and Prevention Unit of the Arkansas Department of Health. Hosted by Karen Fuller ofKATV-Channel 7, the program will also offer students an opportunity to participate in a statewide drawing for a Sanyo television. During the broadcast, three questions concerning information presented throughout the program will appear across the bottom of the television screen. Students watching the program should write down the answers and mail them to the National Family Partnership, 2020 West 3rd, Suite 1 C, Little Rock, AR 72205. Those with correct answers will be placed in a drawing for a television set donated by the Sanyo Corporation. Students must mail their correct answers in time to be received by the Wednesday, October 23, 1996, deadline. The winner will be announced on AETN on Sunday, October 27, 1996. The ADE would like to encourage all teachers of grades 6-8 to incorporate issues surrounding alcohol and tobacco use into their classroom lessons. This will serve to make the program viewing experience more meaningful for the students, as well as emphasize to our young people the many health risks associated with using alcohol and tobacco. Listed below are several ideas that teachers can use in their classrooms and schools. However, teachers are encouraged to develop activities that will best address the needs of their students and schools. Some suggestions include: Have students write a short paragraph on their views concerning program, Cool or Fool: Alcohol, Tobacco and You as a homework assignment on the evening of the broadcast. Encourage students to have their'parents watch the show with them, and offer them extra points if their parents sign their homework showing that they watched the program together. Have students write an essay on why it is important to have age limits for purchasing alcohol and tobacco. Have students debate whether age limits for purchasing alcohol and tobacco should be changed. Have students discuss with their parents/guardians the local and state laws concerning minors and alcohol and tobacco. As a follow-up, have the students and their parents/guardians research the laws and the penalties for use and possession of alcohol and tobacco as a minor. This activity may include interviewing a local attorney, county prosecuting attorney, or a staff member from the state Attorney General's office. Have students interview local health care professionals to determine the effects of drug and alcohol use. Also, have students contact their local chapters or the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, and the American Heart Association to get statistical information on the number of cases of lung cancer that occur each year, the number or heart attacks that result from smoking, etc. Also, info re: Affects alcohol has on youth. Have peer and student groups conduct discussions with students, peer-to-peer, about the effects of negative peer pressure on the decision to use drugs. Invite local law enforcement officials, along with city mayor, city council members, county judge, school superintendent, and/or director of the local health department, to conduct a panel discussion on the effects that tobacco and alcohol have on the entire community. Ask them to speak in terms of the necessary additional community services, i.e., additional police patrols, higher hospital costs, etc. Have students write essays on measures they would use to reduce tobacco and alcohol use among the nation's population. Hold a class discussion on the types of messages concerning alcohol and tobacco use they receive through television, newspapers, and radio. Show examples of advertisements in newspapers and magazines and on television that make alcohol and tobacco use look attractive. Explain why cigarette advertising is no longer allowed on television, and point out how ads glamorizing alcohol and tobacco fail to show the adverse effects of their use - addiction, disease, etc. Have students review your local school policies on drug use, and discuss the consequences of being found using or selling tobacco, alcohol or illegal drugs. The ADE would like to encourage superintendents and principals to share this information with teachers and students. Attached is a flyer announcing the program. Please feel free to make copies of the flyer and post in areas frequented by teachers and students. COOL OR FOOL ... ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND YOU. Tune in with your parents! Teens from all over Arkansas will be talking about pressures they face every day! Thursday AETN October 17th Karen Fuller of KA TV Channel 7 is hosting this show designed to talk about the two most widely used ~ I? I drugs among teens today. 7:00 P.M. This program sponsored by: National Family Partnership of Arkansas, Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Department of Health ADE Memos - Received 10-21-96 Professional Staff Recruiting Minority Teacher and Administrator Recruitment Plan School Choice/Open Enrollment Alternative School Programs Training Workshops in Alternative Learning Environment Student Health Services and Requirements Screening Examinations Training for Nurses Compensatory Education Title I Information Meetings Date: F.Y.I. o Ann rGene ~oraca ~argie / Melissa IZ Skip s--Polly ff' Linda Return to: ~ c/4 Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 SJt\I~ $
/\PITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (50 I) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, D1rcctor, General Education Division OCT ~ I 1996 NO: TEC-97-013 PAGE: 1 of 2 Date: October 17, 1996 FORWARD COPIES TO: TYPE: X SUPERINTENDENTS, CO-OP DIRECTORS X Other: Equity Coordinators X REGULATORY ATTACHMENTS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/SECTION: Frank Anthony, Technical Assistance SUBJECT: Professional Staff' Recruiting Minority Teacher and Administrator Recruitment Plan RESPONSE REQUIRED BY: OPTIONAL NONE INDEX CODE: REGULATORY AUTHORITY: Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-1901-1903 (Supp.1991) CONTACT PERSON: Oliver Dillingham Berthena Nunn Equity Assistance Center PHONE NO: 682-4213 Arkansas Code Annotated 6-17-1901 (Supp. 1991), requires school districts with more than five percent(S%) minority students (African-American and other minorities) to annually prepare and submit a minority teacher and administrator recruitment plan. The plan should be sent on or before November 6. 1996 to: Arkansas Department of Education Equity Assistance Center #4 Capitol Mall Room 405B Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 The recruitment plan shall include, but not be limited to the following: l. List data which includes the following: a. Racial composition of the teachers and administrators for each of the past five (5) years
b. Racial composition hired each of the past five (5) years
c. Racial composition of the present student body
d. Racial composition of the district's residents. (Use latest census data) 2. Give analysis and summary of the data collected
3. List short term goals
4. List long term goals
5. Identify improvements that are needed
6. Give objectives and identify strategies and activities for recruiting administrators
7. Give objectives and identify strategies and activities for encouraging students to pursue a career in education
8. Give action plan, including procedures for implementing and monitoring progress and evaluating. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MINORITY TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR RECRUITMENT PLAN The purpose of this report is to comply with Ark. Code Ann. 617- 1901-03 (Act 1164, Repl. 1993), which requires school districts with more than five percent (5%) African-American or other minority students to prepare and submit a minority teacher and administrator recruitment plan. INSTRUCTIONS: Complete this form and attach the recruitment plan as required. The plan should include the following: 1. District goals for recruiting minorities. (Minority teacher and administrator goals shall at least equal the percentage of minority students.) 2. 3. 4. Steps to meet the goals. Steps to encourage minority students to pursue a career in education. Number and percentage of racial minorities employed during the last five years. PLEASE RETURN BY NOVEMBER 15, 1996 TO: EQUITY ASSISTANCE cENTER ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION #4 CAPITOL MALL, ROOM 405-B LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDRESS COUNTY TELEPHONE MINORITY RECRUITMENT PLAN COORDINATOR: The district certifies that the district's Minority Recuritment Plan Coordinator is: NAME TITLE / POSITION ADDRESS TELEPHONE STUDENT ENROLLMENT DATA: TOTAL ENROLLMENT rn NUMBER PERCENTAGE - WHITE AFRICAN-AMERICAN OTHER MINORITIES (SPECIFY) : RACIAL COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT RESIDENTS: TOTAL ____ _ RAC]
NUMBER PERCENTAGE WHITE AFRICAN-AMERICAN . OTHER MINORITIES (SPECIFY) : This is to certify that the information included accurately describes the district ' s plan to recruit minority teachers and administrators . Superintendent's Name Signatures: Superintendent Date Signed Board President Date Signed Board Secretary Date Signed Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATU ITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division OCT , 1 1996 NO: TBC-97-014 PAGB: 1 of 3 OfliC of D gregation Morntonr DATE: October 17, 1996 FO~WARD COPIES TO: X SUPERINTENDENTS, CO-OP DIRECTORS SECONDARY PRINCIPALS, MIDDLE/JR. HIGH PRINCIPALS, MIDDLE/JR. HIGH PRINCIPALS, ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS TYPE: ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATIONAL X REGULATORY X ATTACHMENTS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/SECTION: Frank Anthony, Technical Assistance SUBJECT: School Choice/Open Enrollment INDEX CODE: JFB REGULATORY AUTHORITY: Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-206 (Supp. 1995} RESPONSE REQUIRED BY: ALL THOSE AFFECTED OPTIONAL NONE CONTACT PERSON: Oliver Dillingham Phone No. (501) 682-4213 Fax No. (501) 682-5177 The Arkansas Public School Ch0ice Act of 1989 (Act 609 of 1989)requires that "All school districts shall report to the Equity Assistance Center of the Department of Education on an annual basis th 0 race, gender, and other p i.nent information needed to properiy monitor comp~iance with the provisions ot this section" (6-18- 206-(j) (1). Additional information on School Choice is contained in Director's Memo No. 96-010 of March 21, 1996. Enclosed is a copy of the School Choice Report Form to be completed and returned to the Equity Assistance Center by November 29, 1996. Please mail form to: Oliver Dillingham Arkansas Department of Education Equity Assistance Center 4- State Capitol Mall Room# 405-B Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Chamnan JAMES McLARTY Ill. Newpon Voce Cha,nnan JAMES WHITMORl <,atrna, Members EDWIN B ALDERSON. JR. El Dorado CARLE BAGGETT. Roi
ers GARY BEASLEY. Crossett MARTHA Dl\O'- .. -\1kadelph1 \','lLLlA"1 B FISHER. Parai
ould '' 'KE GORDY. Van Buren BETTY PICKETT. Conway ELAINE SCOTT. Little Rock RICHARD C SMITH. JR . McGehee SHERRY WALKER. Lottie Rock An t:q ual Opportunity Employer INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE REPORT FORM Fill in all blanks in the upper portion of the report form. Please complete each item requested with the following information: (1) Please indicate if your school district is participating in School Choice. If your school district is not participating in School Choice, please indicate the date on which your School Board made that decision. (2) Number of students attending by choice. (3) Write the name of the residential school district where the student is coming from. (4) County in which the residential school district is located. (5) Grade level of students listed. (6) Race of students listed. (7) Gender of students listed. (8) Indicate if students listed are participating in special education. (9) Indicate if the students listed are identified as Limited English Proficient. (10) Indicate if the students listed are participating in Title I programs. (11) Indicate if the students listed are participating in the migrant program. Please write the totals for each column in the space provided at the bottom of the table. ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE REPORT FORM School Year 1996-97 School District: _________ _ Date: _______ _ County: ___________ _ Telephone: ------ Superintendent: ___________________ _ Signature: _____________________ _ (1) "A school board may, by resolution, determine that it will not admit any nonresident pupils to its schools pursuant to this Act. " School District participating in School Choice Yes_ No If not participating, date of School Board decision: _____ _ (2) (3) Students Residential attending School by choice District I Totals: I I Please return to: (4) (5) (6) (7) County Grade Race Gender level - I I I Oliver Dillingham Equity Assistance Center Arkansas Department of Education #4 Capitol Mall, 405-B Little Rock, Ar 72201-1071 (501) 682-4213 Deadline: November 29, 1996 (8) (9) Sp. LEP Ed. I I (10) (11) Title Mig. I I I I Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals NO: CUR-97-032 Page: 1 of 1 Date: October 17, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Alternative School Programs Index Code: IHBH Training Workshops in Alternative Learning Environments Regulatory Authority: N/ A Contact Person: Ann Smith Phone No: 682-4392 The Arkansas Department of Education is presenting five training workshops for those involved in Alterative Learning Environments (ALE) and other interested people. The five training sites are located around the state and feature different topics and trainers. The host program will also give a presentation of its alternative program. Each of these ALEs is quite different and will demonstrate different ways to work with high risk youth. Participants may attend as many workshops as they desire. Workshops will be from 4-8 p.m. with a light supper during the networking break. There will be no charge for the workshops or supper. Participants are asked to call the program (or programs) they wish to attend at least five days prior to the training. Early registration will be appreciated. Visiting other ALE programs en route to the training is an excellent method for getting new ideas for ALE programs. Anyone who wants some suggestions of possible visitation sites is welcome to call the Program Advisor (Ann Smith-682-4392). There are many fine ALE programs across Arkansas and visitations are encouraged. DATE SITE PHONE TRAINER TOPIC Call for NUMBER reservations 11/12/96 Kristi Moody, (501)935-3381 Ray Lumpkin Learning Styles (Tuesday) Director, AR Department Nettleton School of Education District-Admin. Bldg. 4207 Race St., Jonesboro, AR 11/19, 1996 Ron Harvill, (501)423-5322 Horace Love, Choices and (Tuesday) Director, AR Department Consequences Berryville Upper of Health Elementary Bldg. College & Ferguson Berryville, AR 11/21/96 Theo Parham, (501)338-4400 Debbie Stepp, Violence (Thursday) Director, (501)338-4401 - Health Teacher, Prevention & Rt. 1, Box 368 Glenda Vance, Implementation (Old Helena Alternative in the Crossing School, Wynne Alternative Elementary) School District School Helena, AR 12/2/96 Robert (501)772-4792 Joanie Turner Violence (Monday) McDonald, Lawrence Intervention: Director, Brooks, Making a 4-A School Pulaski County Difference 3500 Garland Street Alternative Texarkana, AR School 12/4/96 Clee Lowe, (501)864-5091 Sue Castleberry Best Practices (Wednesday) Director, AR State University From Across the I 401 East Center Doctorial Student State El Dorado, AR Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION R4E STCATE= C AvPITO '-L MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division OCT , 11996 Office of Desegregation Monitoring FORWARD COPIES TO: X SUPERINTENDENTS, CO-OP DIRECTORS X SECONDARY PRINCIPALS X MIDDLE/JR. HIGH PRINCIPALS X ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS X OTHER: ALL SCHOOL NURSES NO: CUR-97-030 PAGE: 1 OF 2 DATE: October 17, 1996 TYPE RESPONSE REQUIRED BY: ADMINISTRATIVE ALL INFORMATIONAL X THOSE AFFECTED X REGULATORY OPTIONAL NONE X ATTACHMENT (S) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/SECTION: James Boardman, Planning and Curriculum SUBJECT: Student Health Services and Requirements Screening Examinations Training for Nurses INDEX CODE: JLC REGULATORY AUTHORITY: Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools CONTACT PERSON: Charlotte Yates PHONE NO: 682-5169 The Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools (VI and VI.E) Revised May 17, 1993, states, "All enrolling kindergarten students shall furnish evidence of a comprehensive and developmental preschool examination of the type done in an EPSDT (Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment) examination." School nurses who are Registered Nurses (RN) are eligible to attend the EPSDT Certification Workshop. The College of Nursing and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will be offering a two-day certification workshop for RN' s employed in schools. This certification is one of the requirements for licensing your facilities for reimbursement for EPSDT examinations provided to Medicaid eligible students. School districts have an exemption from the Department of Human Services and will not have to go through the "Managed Care System" now in place. A school district can get a Medicaid provider number. Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) may attend, but will not receive certification. The Department of Human Services states an RN is required for a school district to obtain the provider number necessary for Medicaid reimbursement. - OVER - The 1996 workshop location will be at Easter Seal, 3920 Woodland Heights, Little Rock, AR. Please contact Kathy Cathcart at (50 I) 686-5163 for further workshop information. The workshop date and time is: Thursday and Friday, November 21 & 22, 1996 8:30am to 3:30pm each day REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 14, 1996 There is a $75.00 registration fee which must accompany each registration form. Please make a copy of the attached registration form if you are planning for more than one RN or LPN to attend the workshop. For additional workshop and Medicaid billing information contact: WORKSHOP REGISTRATION: Kathy Cathcart or Benni Ogden, 686-5163 UAMS College of Nursing 4301 West Markham, Slot 529 Little Rock, AR 72205 MEDICAID BILLING: Carleen Peterson, 682-8297 Manager, Child Health Services Department of Human Services Slot 1101, P.O. Box 1437 Little Rock, AR 72203-1437 Application for Training Program for School Nurses Performing EPSDT Examination Name: I Present Position: Home Address: I Home Telephone: Work Address: I Work Telephone: Past Work Experience: (List three) 1. 2. 3. Educational Background(List professional training program and degrees, diploma, certificates earned, etc.) Have You Had a Physical Assessment Course? If Yes, when and where? _YES NO I will be attending the two day Training Program and understand the responsibilities of completing a Self-Assessment Exam and docwnenting physicals with a preceptor. Signature of Applicant _____________ _ Signature of District Superintendent _________ _ RETURN TO: Registration Fee: Checks Payable To: Ms. Benni Ogden UAMS College of Nursing 4301 West Markham, Slot 529 Little Rock, AR 72205 $75.00 UAMS College of Nursing - OVER - Date ------- Date ------- The following is a list of Reimbursement Rates & Procedures Codes Child Health Services (EPSDT) Effective 7/1/92 Child Health Services (EPSDT) services Must be billed with a Type of Service 6. Z0612 EPSDT Periodic Full Medical Screen 0 through 20 years of _age Z1652 EPSDT Interperiodic Full Medical Screen Z1638 EPSDT Comprehensive Health and Development History (including assessment of Physical Development) (PARTIAL Medical Screen) Z1639 EPSDT Comprehensive Health and Development History (including Assessment of Mental Development) (PARTIAL Medical Screen) Zl644 EPSDT Health Education (PARTIAL Medical Screen) 00110 EPSDT Periodic Denta1 screen Zl641 EPSDT Interperiodic Dental Screen Zl636 EPSDT Periodic Vision Screen Z1642 Interperiodic Vision Screen Zl637 Periodic Hearing Screen Z1643 EPSDT Interperiodic Hearing Screen $51.28 $41.00 $10.26 $10.26 $10.26 $14.40 $14.40 $12.80 $12.80 $10.93 $10.93 -- - - Arkansas DIRFCl'OR'S COMMUNICt\TION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 ST .' : ' Pl RE LL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (.SOI) 682-447.S .,....,.,._.,::E,oo. . ILHOIT, Director. (Jcncral Education Oivision OCT 2 11996 Office of oesegre9at1on Moniiorin9 .... .,.- Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Other: Title I Coordinators NO: CUR-97-031 Page: 1 of 1 Date: October 17, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Compensatory Education Title I Information Meetings Regulatory Authority: 20USC 6311 Contact Person: Bob Kerr Index Code: IHBD Phone No: 682-4269 Mr. Clearence Lovell and Mr. Bob Kerr have planned a series of meetings to discuss current issues dealing with Improving America's School Act of 1994. Some of the topics discussed will be Accountability, Adequate Yearly Progress, School Improvement and Funding for the 1997-98 school year. Listed below is the schedule and location of the area meetings. November 1, 1996 9:30-12:00 A.M. Helena Parent Center (across from High School) November 5, 1996 9:30-12:00 AM. Batesville Middle School November 6, 1996 9:30-12:00 AM. Harrison High School November 8, 1996 9:30-12:00 AM. Perryville High School November 25, 1996 9:30-12:00 A.M. Walker High School Auditorium November 26, 1996 9:30-12:00 AM. McGehee Elementary School ADE Memos - Received 10-28-96 Student Transportation Improving Student Safety on School Buses School Funds Rules and Regulations Governing the Distribution of Growth Facility Funding Rules and Regulations Governing the Distribution of General Facility Funding Facilities Planning Rules and regulations Governing School District Facilities Needs Assessment Use and Dissemination of Assessment Results Stanford 9 Test Interpretation Workshop Special Education Programs Computerized IEP Training Special Education Programs Education Reimbursement Request for Students Served in Approved Residential Facilities Special Education Programs Training in the Indirect Services Model: Cooperative Consultation I Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ... .,-...:TE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 OCT 2 8 1996 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: FIN-97-053 Page: I of I Ottice of Desegregation Momtcr111w Date: October 24, 1996 lo.i....>- _ ,-----.--~-:. -- _-.... ...... ,=-,-_-_-,----------, ....----------------~ Forward Copies To: Superintendents. Co-Op Directors Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Student Transportation Improving Student Safety on School Buses Regulatory Authority: N/ A Contact Person: Bill Meggenberg, Superintendent Eureka Springs School District Index Code: EEA Phone No: 501/253-5999 Attached is a paper written by Dr. Harold Griffin, Ed.D. Dr. Griffin is an associate professor in the Department of Administration and Secondary Education, College of Education. University of Central Arkansas. The paper focuses on a school bus safety program established in the Eureka Springs School District. Superintendents may wish to give consideration to key parts of the program that might be applied to their local school districts. Superintendents may wish to contact Mr. Bill Mcggenberg, superintendent at Eureka Springs for additional program information. ... IMl'IU)VIN<
STllllENT SAFETY ON SCIIOOI. IUISES llarold 1-.. < inllin. l.(.1.1). An outstanding program for dealing with discipline and safety on district school buses has been developed and implemented in the Eureka Springs (Arkansas) School District by the Board of Directors and Superintendent Bill Meggenberg. The results have been quite positive. The district with an enrollment of 81 I in 1994-95, operates eight school buses with an average of 670 students transported daily at a cost of $194.19 per child. per year. During a series of meetings the superintendent, the bus drivers, and the transportation director identified and discussed discipline problems on the buses. Superintendent Meggenberg then presented a proposal to the board of education to address the problems. The board approved the purchase of three video camera ($900 each) and the installation of a Silent Witness camera box ($95) each on every bus. The Silent Witness holds the video tape camera. Students cannot determine whether the videotape recorder is in use by looking at the Silent Witness. After several weeks of viewing tapes of the students' conduct while riding the buses. Superintendent Meggenberg devised the plan that is now in place to help encourage and maintain good behavior and safety on the buses. To solicit support Mr. Meggenberg sent the following memorandum to several selected local businesses. Eureka Springs Board o_/Education approved the installalion of'video tapes in our huses this year ro help mwntatn student behavior and student safety. In viewing these tapes I noted the well-behaved students on all our bus routes as well as the few students that aren't so well-behaved. As the school administrators deal daily with behavior problems, it would also be positive to reward the students that are doing their part to maintain safety. Would you help us in some way to recognize our good students on our buses:} Response from the community was outstanding. Most who were contacted agreed to support the plan. The components of the plan are as follows. Each quarter of the school year. each bus driver submits a list of names of students who have been well-behaved on the bus during that time. Each driver is allowed to select one student for every seven students who rode the bus. For example, if 49 students ride the bus, the driver selects 7 outstanding students. Each selected student is awarded a certificate and is further recognized by having his or her name published in the local newspaper in an Excellent Behavior on the Bus Student column. The businesses in town, mostly fast food service enterprises. also present prizes and free food to each selected student. This event occurs four times during the school year. Each student who is selected each quarter -- and students could be selected more than once -- had their names put together for a drawing to be held at the end of the year. The annual awards for presentation were sixteen $50 U.S. Savings Bonds donated by merchants in the community. On the last day of school a drawing for the savings bonds was held for each bus. Students had to be present to win . A large group of parents and community supporters anended the event. Mr. Spence Holder. director of transportation for the Arkansas Department of Education, presented the bonds to the winning students. Additional persons were also recognized by the school at this end of the year drawing and were presented,, ith a Tshirt. These included eight bus drivers who worked hard to make the program successful. Without their cooperation and dedication the program would not have been as successful. Others presented with T-shirts were the managers of the fast food cafes who donated food to the students. and other community merchants who dorrnted time, money, prizes, awards and other items to the program. When questioned about the success of the program Superintendent Meggenberg made these comments about the bus drivers. whom he sees as the key to the success of the program. The district searches hard.for drivers when a bus driving vacancy occurs. We prefer people who have experience us over-the-road truck drivers, military retirees. highway patrol, and others who have previous experiences driving large trucks. The school has inservice training each year for all drivers. A get-together supper starts the year. While the salary is not the highest in the state. the drivers average $750 per month for ten months. Some drivers are paid $30.00 more per month for longer routes. but no child is on the bus for longer than one hour each way. Another key member of the transportation team is the bus mechanic, who is paid $23,000 per year. Bus drivers are required to leave their buses at the garage during the day and night. In the past. some drivers kept their buses at home during the day and/or night. This required drivers to have a second car and did not allow sufficient time for upkeep of the buses. Each year the students are furnished a pamphlet informing them of the opportunity to be recognized and to receive special treats. They can also be eligible at the end of the year for the drawing of the $50 savings bond. The superintendent states that the number of discipline problems on the buses has dwindled to almost none. However, three cameras are in use daily and are still being reviewed by the drivers and superintendent. sometimes together. other times individually. The district is proud of the results and is willing to share information with those who are interested. The Eureka Springs School District, the board of education, the superintendent of schools and his administrative staff, the bus drivers in the district, and the students who ride the buses are to be congratulated on the fine program for safety in transportation that they have in place. Special thanks should be given to local business leaders who supplied time. money. food. gifts and other assistance in making this project successful. These include managers from Rally s. McDonald's, Pizza Hut. Ice Cream Delights. First Eureka Springs Bank. Bank of Eureka Springs. First National Bank of Berryville. and Walker Sales. Special recognition is also due to the Arkansas School Bus Mechanics l Association and to Spence Holder. Transportation Coordinator for the Arkansas l,._._,,-!.1 : :,_:::., Department of Education. -~- Dr. Griffin is an associate professor in the Department of Administration and Secondary Education. College of Education. University of Central Arkansas. He served as principal and superintendent for 25 years in the public schools in Missouri. Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ......,...,...,._.,...PITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division OCT 2 8 1996 Office of Desegregation Mon1torm9 ~-- Fonvard Copies To: Superintendents. Co-Op Directors Other: Educational Agencies NO: FIN-97-051 Page: I or I Date: October 24. 1996 Type of Memo: Regulatory Response Required By: None There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: School Funds Index Code: DIB Rules and Regulations Governing the Distribution of Growth Facility Funding Rules and Regulations Governing the Distribution of General Facility Funding Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and 6-20-305 (Supp. 1995) Ark. Code Ann. 6-20-301 et seq. (Supp. 1995) Contact Person: John Kunkel Phone No: 682-4258 Attached are the final rules and regulations governing the distribution of Growth Facility Funding and General Facility Funding. These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993). 6-20-301 et seq. and 6-20-305 (Supp. 1995). If you have any questions. please contact John Kunkel at 682-4258. 1.00 ., !JLED Arkansas Department of Education . ~ , ... , Rules and Regulations 96 n.c- ,
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.. - -. - Regulatory Authority STAT:?' ~-~R '( Qc: '~--~ t ey- --- 1 i' "' Fii. lfA' N.:, sIA,T (<.'. .: "'"' 1.01 These regulations shall be known as Arkansas Department ofEclucatian regulations governing the distribution of Growth Facility Funding. ~ 1.02 These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Arkansas Code Annotated 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and 6-20-305 (Supp. 1995). 2.00 Purpose 2. 01 It is the purpose of these regulations to provide the calculation for distribution of Growth Facility Funding. 3.00 Definitions 3.01 Growth Facility Funding --The amount budgeted by the State Board of Education to be provided to qualifying school districts in any specified year for capital outlay which means for the acquisition of land or a school site, construction of new school facilities and bond payments for the same purposes. 3.02 Growth Facility Funding Factor -- The amount of funding per Average Daily Membership (ADM) growth sufficient to expend the funds budgeted by the State Board of Education in any specified year for those Districts who qualify as defined by Section 3.06. 3.03 Average Daily Membership (ADM) -- The total number of days attended plus the total number of days absent by students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) during the first three quarters of the previous school year, divided by the number of school days actually taught in the school district during that period oftirne / rounded up to the nearest hundredth 3.04 Average Daily Membership Growth (ADMG)--The difference between the ADM for the previous year and the ADM for first quarter of the current year. 3.05 State's Gross Increase in ADM -- The gross increase in ADM growth. 3.06 Qualifying School Districts -- The school districts whose ADM growth exceeds the state average ADM growth and which have a Department of Education approved facilities needs assessment justification. ADE 043-1 J ' 4.00 Calculation 4.01 For districts qualifying for growth facility funding, multiply the Average Daily Membership Growth (ADMG) times the ratio of total funds available for allocation divided by the state's gross increase in ADM. 5.00 Funds Carried Forward 5.01 Funds may be carried forward but shall remain restricted to purchases defined in Section 3.01. ADE 043-':. 1.00 Arkansas Department of Education Rules and Regulations ~ ( J .... .. -- Governing the Distribution of General Facility Funding .. '
--:i : c:::, , J 1.02 These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Arkansas Code Annotated 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and 6-20-301 et seq. (Supp. 1995). 2.00 Purpose 2.01 It is the purpose of these regulations to provide the calculation for distribution of General Facility Funding. 3.00 Definitions 3.01 Average Daily Membership (ADM) -- The total number of days attended plus the total number of days absent by students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) during the first three quarters of the previous school year, divided by the number of school days actually taught in the school district during that period of time/ rounded up to the nearest hundredth. 3.02 Base Local Revenue Per Student -- The revenue per student to which the state equalizes calculated by taking the sum of the total available State aid for State Equalization Funding per student and ninety-eight percent (98%) of the base millage times the total state assessed valuation, and seventy-five percent (75%) of miscellaneous funds collected in the previous year, divided by the total state ADM. 3.03 Base Millage -- Twenty-five (25) mills excluding mills required for debt service. 3.04 General Facility Funding -- The amount of funds budgeted by the State Board in any specified year provided to qualifying school districts for the purchase of school buses, furniture, equipment, computer software or renovation or repairs of existing facilities. 3.05 General Facility Funding Factor -- The amount of funding per Average Daily Membership (ADM) not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00). ADE 045-1 3.06 Local Revenue Per Student-- In each year ninety-eight percent (98%) of the amount A of revenue available, whether or not collected, in a local school district, solely from W, the levy of the base millage plus seventy-five percent (75%) of the miscellaneous funds collected in the previous year divided by the ADM of such local school district for the previous year. 3.07 Miscellaneous Funds -- Those funds received by a local school district from federal forest reserves, federal grazing rights, federal mineral rights, federal impact aid federal flood control, wildlife refuge funds, severance truces, and funds received by the district in lieu of truces. 3.08 Qualifying School Districts -- The school districts having a base millage no less than 25 and a Department of Education approved facilities needs assessment justification. 3 .09 State Equalization Funding Per Student -- The amount of state financial aid per ADM provided to each local school district calculated by subtracting the Local Revenue Per Student from the Base Local Revenue Per Student. 3.10 Wealth Index -- The difference between one (1) and the ratio of the local revenue per student and state equalization funding per student. 4.00 Calculation 4.01 For districts qualifying for general facility funding, multiply the Average Daily Membership (ADM) times the product of the wealth index and the general facility funding factor. 4.02 One calculation to determine the distribution of general facility funding shall be made each school year. No adjustments in general facility funding will be made during that specified year. 4.03 Local districts whose local revenue per student is above the state equalization funding per student shall not be eligible for general facilities funding . 5.00 Funds Carried Forward 5.01 Funds may be carried forward but shall remain restricted to purchases defined in Section 3.04. ADE 045-2 -- Arkansas DIREC'TOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION , "!A,fE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS 72201 - 1071 (50 I) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Din:c.:tor. General Education Division OCT 2 8 1996 NO: FIN-97-052 Page: 1 of 1 Office ot Daseg regatio n Monitonng Date: October 24, 1996 Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Other: Educational Agencies Type of Memo: Regulatory Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Facilities Planning Index Code: FB Rules and Regulations Governing School District Facilities Needs Assessment Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and Act 917 of 1995 Contact Person: Dave Floyd Phone No: 682-4261 Attached are the final Rules and Regulations Governing School District Facilities Needs Assessment. These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Arkansas Code Annotated 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and Act 917 of 1995. 1.00 Arkansas Department of Education 96 OCT Rules and Regulations -8 PH 2: 52 Governing School District Facilities Needs Assessment :: /, , . , , . .. :1[Cr, ,:.:,. :~,, 1 .1 ,, ..:.ST Regulatory Authority .:: , /:,
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_!:I 1 GI- STATE ,., '" '- u,. I, ,/,':',' (A1"1~:i AS 8'(_ --- 1.01 These regulations shall be known as Arkansas Department of Education Regulations governing needs assessment of school district facilities. 1.02 These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and Act 917 of 1995. 2.00 Purpose 2.01 It is the purpose of these regulations to define how the Department will conduct facilities needs assessment of school districts. 3.00 Application Process 3.01 Each school district seeking general facilities funding or growth facilities funding shall submit a facilities needs assessment to the Department of Education by August 31 of the school year during which the district desires general facilities or growth facilities. 4.00 Agency Review and Approval of Justifications 4.01 The Department of Education in consultation with State Building Services will review all submitted facility needs assessments and approve those which show substantial legitimate justification for facility projects. 5.00 General Facility Needs Justification 5.01 A local school district may demonstrate general facilities needs by documenting that the purchase with general facilities funding of school buses, furniture, equipment, computer software, or renovation or repairs of existing facilities is: (A) necessary to meet an important educational goal, or (B) necessary to comply with Department of Education rules and regulations, and/or State and Federal statutes and regulations. 6.00 Growth Facility Needs Justification 6.01 A local school district may demonstrate growth facilities needs by documenting that the acquisition with growth facilities funding of land, school site, or construction of ADE 044-1 new school facilities is: (A) necessary to meet an important educational goal, or: (B) necessary to comply with Department of Education rules and regulations and/or State and Federal statutes and regulations. 7.00 Arkansas Department of Education Assistance 7.01 If a local district has difficulty determining facility needs, a written request for assistance can be submitted to the School Plant Service section of the Department of Education. Assistance will be provided on a first come, first served basis. ADE 044-2 Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION \ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STA"tf'. CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS 72201-1071 ('ill I) <,X2 -H7'i (,1 \NE WILIIOIT. Dircclm. (
cncral l\ducation Division OCT 2 8 1996 Office of Desegregation Monitoring Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals Other: Test Coordinators NO: TEC-97-015 Page: I of 1 Date: October 24, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: None There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Technical Assistance: Frank Anthony Subject: Use and Dissemination of Assessment Results Star!ford 9 Test Interpretation Workshop Regulatory Authority: Conti1ct Person: Vicki Gray Index Code: ILC Phone No: 682-4252 The Arkansas Department or Education is pk:ased to invite you to the Stw1j(JrJ 9 frsl /111erpn:lalio11 Workshops. The focus or these workshops will be the interpretation and utilization of the new score reports for the S1a11f<Jl'd 9. It is strongly suggested that school districts send a team composed of teachers, curriculum coordinator, counselor, principal, and superintendent. Attendees should bring a copy of ''Stan.ford Achie11ement Test, Ninth Edition, Interpreting tlie Reports: A Guide." These guides were included with the district shipment of score reports. The dates and times of the workshops are included on the enclosed schedule. Registration is not necessary . " 1996 Stanford 9 Test Interpretation Woakshops - Meeting times *8:30 - 11 :00 a.m. **1:00 - 3:30 p.m. November 18 *Forrest City Forrest City High School Lecture Room 467 Victoria Street **Jonesboro Nettleton High School Performing Arts Center 4207 Race Street November 19 *Harrison Harrison High School Auditorium 925 Goblin Drive November 20 *Springdale Northwest Coop 409 N. Thompson Springdale **.Fort Smith Service Center Auditorium 3500 Jenny Lind Road November25 *Little Rock Wilbur Mills High School Auditorium 1205 East Dixon Road **Hope Hope Community Center Fair Park November 26 *Monticello Drew Central High School Auditorium 440 Highway 83 South - I Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 REC fr--' GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: FIN-97-054 OCT 2 8 1996 Offic:e of Desegregation Monitoring Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-op Directors Other: LEA Supervisors Page: 1 of 1 Date: October 24, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Special Education Programs Computerized IEP Training Index Code: IHBA Regulatory Authority: 20 U.S.C. Chapter 33, Section 1400-1485 Contact Person: Rose Merry Kirkpatrick Lisa Johnson Phone No: (501) 663-3835 or 1-800-482-843 7 Training in the Arkansas Computerized IEP -- School-Age Model -- is being made available at the Arkansas Department of Education's Management Information Systems (MIS) Computer Lab. One-day training sessions for the 1996-1997 school year have been scheduled as follows: November 4, 1996 December 6, 1996 February 6, 1997 March 21 , 1997 November 5, 1996 January 9, 1997 February 7, 1997 April 3, 1997 December 5, 1996 January 10, 1997 March 20. 1997 April 4, 1997 May 8, 1997 May 9, 1997 The Computer Lab has limited seating. In order to best serve as many districts as possible, it is requested that districts send people to training that can serve as instructors/consultants to others within their districts. Training sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude by 3:30 p.m. There is no charge for training. Lunch is on your own. To register for training on one of the above dates, complete the enclosed registration form and return to the Arkansas Special Education Resource Center (ASERC), 1405 N. Pierce, Suite 101 , Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 or FAX (501) 6p3-7363 by October 30, 1996. You must register in advance. There will be no on-site registration. ,. REGISTRATION FORM ARKANSAS COMPUTERIZED IEP TRAINING: SCHOOL-AGE MODEL Training Date Requested ------------------------ Local Contact Person -------------------------- District ------------------------------ School Name ---------------------------- Telephone Number- ---------- FAX Number- --------- Return by October 30, 1996 to: Participants Arkansas Special Education Resource Center 1405 North Pierce, Suite 101 Little Rock, AR 72207 Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 - 107 1 (501) 682-44 75 R GENE WILHOIT, Di rector, General Educa ti on Division ,, - OCT 2 8 1996 Office of Desegregation Monitoring ........... - Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-op Directors Other: Special Education Supervisors NO: FIN-97-055 Page: 1 of2 Date: October 24, 1996 Type of Memo: Administrative Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Special Education Programs Index Code: IHBA Education Reimbursement Request for Students Served in Approved Residential Facilities Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-202, Ark. Code Ann. 6-20-104, and Act 1194 of 1995 Contact Person: Clent Holly Phone No: (501) 682-4223 Enclosed are the application forms used for the education reimbursement for disabled and nondisabled students. Due to the enactment of Act 1194 of 1995, funding for educational services in approved residential facilities has been changed from a "set-aside" to a "line-item appropriation." Also, funding from this appropriation will be used to reimburse school districts for education services provided to juveniles housed in detention facilities around the state. As a result, a limited amount of funds will be available to reimburse school districts for the per day costs for students receiving educational services. The methodology for calculating the per day reimbursement will remain the same
however, the following changes have been made in order to remain within the line-item appropriation. (over) Director's Communication No.: FTN-97-055 Page 2 of2 Reimbursement for Identified Students with Disabilities Reimbursement will be determined on a per school day basis for each identified student with disabilities. The maximum reimbursement for the school year is calculated by multiplying 2.10 by the Base Local Revenue per Student (BLRS). To determine the per school day amount, the maximum annual reimbursement is divided by the number of days school is in session. At the current BLRS of3,759.72, the per school day amount is $44.36 (2.10 x 3,759.72 [BLRS] = $7,895.41/178 [number of school days] = $44.36). Reimbursement for Nondisabled Students Maximum reimbursement for the educational cost of nondisabled students placed in approved residential facilities for non-educational reasons is actual cost up to the amount determined for students with disabilities. The maximum per school day amount is $44.36. Because of the limited amount of funds available, it is very important that all reimbursement requests are submitted before each quarterly deadline. Several requests submitted by districts for fiscal year (FY) 1996 were received after June 30, 1996. Funds from the FY 1997 appropriation were used to pay these requests, further limiting the amount available for FY 1997. Please remind the residential facilities in your area of the A importance of submitting their invoices in a timely manner. W Prior to submitting a request for reimbursement, all forms (disabled and nondisabled) must include the following: (1) student name and ID number, (2) name and address of the residential treatment center, (3) number of days served, and ( 4) verification of residency in Arkansas, as defined by Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-202. Copies of paid invoices reflecting individual student charges must also accompany claims for nondisabled student reimbursement. The handbook of instructions has been updated to reflect the changes enacted by Act 1194 of 1995. Please replace pages E-1 and E-2 of the "Special Education Administrative Handbook for State and Federal Funds" with the revised pages E-1 and E-2. Completed reimbursement forms should be mailed to: bt Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Grants and Data Management 4 Capitol Mall, Room 105-C Little Rock, AR 72201-1071 EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR STUDENTS SERVED TN APPROVED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES Separate application forms are used for the education reimbursement for disabled and nondisabled students served in approved residential facilities. The gold form should be used to claim reimbursement for students with disabilities, and the green form should be used for nondisabled students. For students in state-operated facilities, the facility assumes the cost. 1. Reimbursement for Identified Students with Disabilities Act 1194 of 1995 provides for current year funding for identified students with disabilities receiving educational services in approved residential treatment facilities. Reimbursement will be determined on a per school day basis for each identified student with disabilities. The maximum reimbursement for the school year is calculated by multiplying 2.10 times the Base Local Revenue per Student (BLRS). To determine the per school day amount, the maximum annual reimbursement is divided by the number of days school is in session. The per school day amount will remain constant until the BLRS changes. When the BLRS changes, the per day amount will be adjusted. At the current BLRS of $3,759.72, the per school day amount is $44.36 (2.10 x $3,759.72 [BLRS] =$7,895.41/178 [number of school days]= $44.36). Reimbursement request forms must include the student's name and identification code, number of school days served, and the name and address of the residential treatment center. Also, verification of Arkansas residency must be indicated according to the following: A Arkansas resident receiving education in a residential facility in Arkansas. B. Arkansas resident receiving education through a day treatment program in a residential facility in Arkansas. C. Arkansas resident receiving education in a residential facility outside of Arkansas. 2. Reimbursement for Nondisabled Students Maximum reimbursement for the educational cost of nondisabled students placed at approved residential treatment facilities for non-educational reasons is actual cost up to the amount determined for students with disabilities. The current maximum per school day amount is $44.36. Reimbursement request forms must include each student's name and identification code, the number of school days served, and the name and address of the residential treatment center. Also, indicate on the form that the student is an Arkansas resident. Districts cannot be reimbursed for non-residents of Arkansas. Copies of paid invoices showing individual student charges .!lli!fil also accompany claims for nondisabled student reimbursement. E-1 Reimbursement requests will be processed by the Special Education Grants and Data Management Office on a quarterly basis. Each quarter's request must be received by the deadlines indicated on the application form for it to be processed and included in that quarter's payment. Payments will be sent from the Department's Finance and Administration Office to the County Treasurer. For additional information regarding the request for reimbursement forms, please call Grants and Data Management at 682-4223. Completed reimbursement forms should be mailed to: Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Grants and Data Management 4 Capitol Mall, Room 105-C Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071 Prepared in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-202 and Act 1194 of 1995. E-2 REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR EDUCATIONAL COSTS OF NON DISABLED STUDENTS IN APPROVED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS 1996-97 District ____________________ LEA# ------- Check() Submission Deadline: D 1st quarter D 2nd quarter D 3rd quarter D 4th quarter (11-15-96) (02-15-97) (04-15-97) I. Number of nondisabled students for which reimbursement is requested 2. Total number of student days this billing period 3. Current per school day amount 4. Actual cost (Attach legible copies of paid bills showing the education costs of individual students. Reimbursement cannot be made without (06-15-97) X $44 36 adequate documentation.) $ ___ _ 5. Total reimbursement requested this billing period $ ----- Maximum reimbursement for nondisabled students will be .a.Q1yfil educational costs not to exceed current per school day amount. The per day amount will vary with changes in Base Local Rebenue per Student. I certify that these data are accurate, that each nondisabled student was placed in a residential treatment facility approved by the Arkansas Department of Education and that each nondisabled student was IlQ1 placed in the residential center for the primary purpose of receiving educational services. Further, no student counted on this report is counted on the district's request for reimbursement for students with disabilities placed in a residential treatment facility nor included in the district's average daily membership on the quarterly report (Form F APD-3). Superintendent's Signature Phone Date Contact Person Phone ADE USE ONLY Approved: Yes__ No Amount Approved: $ ___ _ Approved By: ____________ _ Date: ----------- Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-202 Act 1194 of 1995 ADE Form No. SPED-02-00-029R 10/96 District _ ____________ Period Covered -------- - 1996-97 SUMMARY OF REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST NON DISABLED STUDENTS IN APPROVED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS Verified Student Name Name and Address of No. of Days Residency Status and ID Number Residential Treatment Center Served (Yes or No) Verified Status (yes or no) - Nondisabled students must be residents of Arkansas as defined by Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-202. Reimbursement is available for students served in Arkansas facilities only. 2 REIMBlJn.SEMENT REQllEST FOR EDUCATIONAL COSTS 01<' STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN APPROVED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS 1996-97 District ___________________ LEA#- ----- Check() Submission Deadline: D 1st quarter (11-15-96) D 2nd quarter (02-15-97) D 3rd quarter D 4th quarter (04-15-97) (06-15-97) 1. Number of students with disabilities for which reimbursement is requested 2. Total number of student days this billing period 3. Current per school day amount X $44 36 4. Total reimbursement requested this billing period (line 2 x line 3) $ ----- I certify that these data are accurate, that each student counted is identified as disabled according to eligibility guidelines and that each student with disabilities is placed in a residential treatment facility approved by the Arkansas Department of Education. Further, no student counted on this report is counted on the district's request for reimbursement for nondisabled students placed in a residential treatment facility nor included in the district's average daily membership on the quarterly report (Form FAPD-3). Superintendent's Signature Phone Date Contact Person Phone ADE USE ONLY Approved: Yes__ No Approved By: ___________ _ Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-202 Act 1194 of 1995 Amount Approved: $ ___ _ Date: ---------- ADE Form No. SPED-02-00-028R 10/96 District _ __________ _ Period Covered 1996-97 SUMMARY OF REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN APPROVED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS Verified Residency No. of Status of Student Student Name Name and Address of Days and ID Number Residential Treatment Center Served A B C Residency Status of Student: Column A - Check column A if the student is an Arkansas resident receiving education in a residential facility in Arkansas. Column B - Check column B if the student is an Arkansas resident receiving education through a day treatment program in a residential facility in Arkansas. Column C - Check column C if the student is an Arkansas resident receiving education in a residential facility located outside of Arkansas. 2 Arkansas DIRFCTOR'S COMMlJNIC/\TION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION R :-im CAPlTOL MALL LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS 72201 - 1071 (:iOI) 682 -447:i ' GENE WILHOIT. Director. General Education Division OCT ~ 8 1996 Office of Desegregation Monitonng Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-op Directors Other: LEA Supervisors NO: FIN-97-056 Page: 1 of 2 Date: October 24, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Special Education Programs Index Code: IHBA Training in the Indirect Services Model: Cooperative Consultation Regulatory Authority: 20 U.S.C. Chapter 33, Sections 1400-1485 Contact Person: Linda Lewis Rose Merry Kirkpatrick Phone No: (501) 578-5426 (501) 663-3835 The Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education, will provide a one-day training in the Indirect Services Model, Cooperative Consultation, for building-level teams at the following site and dates: Site Best Western Inntowne, Little Rock, AR Dates November 19, 1996 November 20, 1996 In July 1989, the State Board of Education approved guidelines for the eligibility for and provision of indirect services using the consultant teacher model. Since that time, the Special Education Unit of the ADE has researched and reviewed several models compatible with this type of instructional delivery. The Cooperative Consultation Model has been selected for statewide dissemination. In selecting this Model, the Special Education Unit carefully chose one which is generic in nature. Although the Model is presented in the context ofuse with special education students, the underlying principles make it applicable to other students with special needs by offering an alternative to traditional "pull out" programs. Thus, regular education personnel trained in the Model will have acquired skills that enable them to more effectively address the needs of nondisabled students who experience learning difficulties. Training in the Cooperative Consultation Model. however. is not - a requirement for the provision of indirect services to students with disabilities as defined 111 Administrative Director's Memo No. R<J-24. Although the training is geared for school teams that have not already received the training, it will also serve as a follow up for previously trained teams. In addition to instruction on the Cooperative Consultation Model, the training will also address the topics of modifications and strategies for successful implementation of indirect services. Attached is the necessary information for your district to make application to participate in training in the Cooperative Consultation Model. Application information should be returned by November 11, 1996 to: Rose Merry Kirkpatrick Arkansas Special Education Resource Center Forest Heights Office Building 1405 North Pierce, Suite 101 Little Rock, AR 72207 OVERVIEW The training will consist of a one-day workshop scheduled for November 19 or November 20, 1996. The training will be limited to 60 people per day. Attendance will be by registration only and every effort will he made to per111 it districts to attend on the date they desire. The training will be provided to building-based teams only. These teams must include the principal or assistant principal, a regular education teacher, a special education teacher and a speech/language pathologist ( optional). In order to meet the needs of new and previously trained teams, each day's training will be divided into two parts. District personnel that are attending the training for the first time should plan to attend both the morning and afternoon sessions. Previously training district personnel may attend one or both sessions. The morning session will focus on indirect services and the role of the consulting teacher as described in Administrative Director's Memo No. 89-24. Participating team members will be instructed in the Cooperative Consultation Model of problem solving. This collaborative method of problem solving will enable those individuals whose role includes consulting with regular and special education teachers regarding the modification and/or adaptation of instruction for specific students with a disability to obtain professional knowledge and competence in their roles. The afternoon session will cover the use of modifications and strategies for successfully implementing indirect services. TRAINERS The training will be conducted by Linda Lewis from the Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education and Rose Merry Kirkpatrick from the Arkansas Special Education Resource Center. GOAL After the training, the building-based team will be expected to implement the Cooperative Consultation Model of problem solving in their building. They will also be provided with materials and technical assistance to enable them to provide training to additional district personnel that have an interest in the model. LOCATION AND EXPENSES The training will be held at the Best Western Inntowne, Little Rock. Registration will be from 8:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. The morning session will begin at 8:30 A.M. and conclude at 11 :30 A.M. The afternoon session will begin at 12:30 P.M. and conclude at 3:30 P.M. Attending teams will receive free copies of the Cooperative Consultation materials. All other expenses associated with attending the training must be paid by the district. These expenses can be charged to the VI B-budget under Personnel Preparation as part of the district's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development. SELECTION 111 sclcding team members lo participate 111 the training, district personnel should consider lhose prolcss1011als who possess the lollowing characlerislics: Special Education Teachers and Speech/Language Pathologists (optional) - effective communication skills, especially interpersonal communication skills - high level of problem-solving skills - strong organizational skills - flexible, open to change - willingness to learn from others - respectful of divergent points of view These team members should also possess a familiarity with the regular curriculum, demands of large group instruction and possibilities for curricular adaptation and behavioral change in the regular classroom. Regular Education Teachers - effective communication skills, especially interpersonal communication skills - high level of problem-solving skills - flexible, open to change - willingness to learn from others - strong classroom management - respectful of divergent points of view Principals/ Assistant Principals - willingness to initiate innovative programs at the building level - strong site-based management skills - flexible, open to change - willingness to openly and visibly support cooperative consultation - willingness to maintain an enduring commitment to the cooperative consultation process HOW TO APPLY Districts interested in sending teams to participate in the Cooperative Consultation training should complete the attached registration form and send to: Rose Merry Kirkpatrick, Arkansas Special Education Resource Center, 1405 North Pierce, Suite 101, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 or FAX 501- 663-7363. For additional information, contact Rose Merry Kirkpatrick at 1-800-482-8437 or 663-3835 or rmk@loki.kl2.ar.us byemail. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATION LETTER Completed registration forms must be received no later than November 11, 1996. Registration applications by
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