APSRC Bulletin
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Celebrating Outstanding Academic Growth in Arkansas Schools
At APSRC, we are excited to share the announcement of the 2024 OEP Growth Awards, recognizing Arkansas schools for their outstanding academic growth. These awards, presented by the Office of Educational Policy (OEP), spotlight schools focused on student academic progress, which is less influenced by demographics and more indicative of the impact schools have on their students' learning. This year’s awardees from elementary, middle, and high school levels are setting the bar high for academic excellence across the state.
Highlighting Academic Gains: Beating the Odds in Arkansas Schools
At APSRC, we celebrate the incredible progress made by high-poverty schools in Arkansas through the Beating the Odds awards. These schools are recognized for their impressive academic growth in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA), despite the challenges of serving students with higher academic risk factors. This year’s awardees from elementary, middle, and high school levels highlight the outstanding efforts of educators ensuring that financial challenges don’t hinder students’ learning opportunities.
Joining Virtual or Hybrid Events in Discere
Joining virtual or hybrid events in Discere is simple! No Zoom links needed—log in, access the session page, and click the "Join" button 15 minutes before your event begins. Find out how to easily attend and ensure your attendance is properly recorded.
Welcome to Discere: Your Path to Professional Learning
Discover Discere, APSRC's enhanced learning management system designed for seamless event registration, on-demand training access, and professional learning history management. Whether you're new to Discere or a returning user, our comprehensive guide will help you navigate features like downloading certificates, paying with purchase orders, and registering others for events.
Gaining Ground: Lunch Keynote
Don't miss our lunch keynote, featuring a passionate story of a former student to help participants reflect upon how they go about holding all students to high expectations, and as such, the talk will share five tangible moves all teachers can and should make to turn their words of high expectations into tangible action steps.
Gaining Ground 2024: Keynote Announcement
APSRC is thrilled to announce our keynote speakers for our 2024 Annual Fall Conference. Join us as at Gaining Ground, as we explore the ways we can Reach New Heights in Education: Fostering Achievement, Growth, and Innovation.
Celebrating the Start of the 2024-2025 School Year
As we prepare for the fall semester, APSRC would like to highlight and share the work going on in schools across Arkansas.
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Responding and communicating in a crisis is crucial for establishing credibility and building or maintaining trust with your constituents and stakeholders. Planning for such responses should be done before a crisis occurs so that your organization is prepared and your efforts are timely, coordinated, and considerate.
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Being a member of APSRC grants you access to an extensive range of services, resources, and more. From teaching & learning, to finance, or legal & policy, we aim to provide expert guidance no matter the topic. Now, members can find comprehensive professional learning opportunities from all of our departments easier than ever before with Discere.