NWAESC

NWAESC wishes you a relaxing spring break! We will reopen on March 30 for all services.

Visited Middle School Principal Becca Bramwell today at @pgschools.

DESE Math provided training today for Educator Prep Programs.

Nathalie Brunell from @PeaRidgeSD and Terri Raskiewicz from Siloam Springs School District shared budgeting tips and strategies for treasurers and business managers today.

ArPEP year 1, led by Mentoring Director, Cayce Neal, continued their deep dive into The New Classroom Instruction that Works, learning about strategies to help students w/ new learning. T selected a strategy to focus on HQIM & will collect evidence on the impact on S learning.

University of Arkansas School Leadership Summit where Decatur School District Principal Matt Boeving had the honor to be on the Principal Panel.

University of Arkansas School Leadership Summit attended by NWAESCs Director, Jody Wiggins and Assistant Director, Dr. Missy Hixson.

"In Our Learning Era" Summer PD at NWAESC 2026-Register at the link by date/content: (more added daily) sites.google.com/nwaesc.org/mis…

U of A College of Education Partnership Spring meeting.

Direct Jody Wiggins and Math Specialist Lydia Noll, were able to attend Oakdale Middle School's preview of "Teach to One Roadmaps". This new digital tool is used in mathematics instruction.

Beginning Principals and others worked this week on Preparation for Annual Teacher Ratings, Deep Dive into TESS, Planning Summer PD with ESCs. This session was led by Gentry High School Principal Justin Blanchard.

Karon Parrish, from the NWA School Counselor Association presented Dr. Missy Hixson "The Rodney Ford Spirit Award" for exemplifying the grit, compassion and advocacy that uplift the school counseling profession.

Thanks to these three Teacher Center Committee members for their time and service to helping NWAESC create and develop summer PD for area staff.

NWAESC is so proud of our Year 2 ArPEP for completing and passing their edTPA portfolios. More to come!

ArApp Work Day led by Dr. Missy Hixson and Rogers Public Schools Melody Sebastian.

Natalie Williams, Dyslexia Specialist, led a Dyslexia Day at Gentry Public Schools with interventionists Carmen Tromp and Crystal King.

Do you want to see more engagement and motivation from your students? Explicit Instruction PD Details: 📅 Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 ⏰ Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM 📍 Location: NWAESC 👩‍🏫 K-12 register: escweb.net/ar_esc/catalog… Contact: Brittney Bair at brittneybair1020@gmail.com

Maximizing Growth: Academic Language Access to Core (K-5) led by Education Northwest.

Cognitive coaching Day 3 and Day 4 led by Dr. Curtis Cunningham in partnership with The Office of Innovation for Education.

Natalie Williams, Dyslexia Specialist, visited Rogers Public Schools for a Dyslexia Day Walk with Specialist Summer Swaim and Amy Christian.