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💡 WIN Leadership Academy – Day 4
In the morning, we tackled the soft skills gap through book study and brainstorming ways to embed these skills into everyday school life—think bell ringers, RTI, gamification, PLC days, student leadership, and even creating videos featuring local students!

After lunch (thank you Melissa Collins with Weichert! 🙌), we heard from a fantastic banking panel and ended the day with a tour of Wabash to see local industry in action.

#OURCoop #OURcte #yourBESTsolution #WINLeadershipAcademy #SoftSkillsMatter #CareerReady

🔥 Best CTE Summit Yet! This year’s OUR Co-op CTE Summit—also Day 2 of WIN Leadership Academy—was data-driven and future-focused.

Educators reviewed workforce data, compared it to current programs, and shared what’s working—live, in front of the room. From Perkins V to LEARNS updates, the collaboration sparked real strategies for student success. 💼📊🔍

#OURCoop #OURcte #yourBESTsolution #WorkforceReady #DataToAction

Day 3 of WIN Leadership Academy: We explored how soft skills can be woven into school culture—not taught as one-off lessons, but embedded in CTE programs, classroom routines, and extracurriculars.

The day also featured:
📖 Book Study
🧠 Career software insights from Defined Careers & Pathway2Careers
💻 IT Industry Panel
🏭 Tour of Northark’s Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Innovation (CRMI)
🍽 Lunch Sponsor: Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District via Boone County Economic Development District funding

#OURCoop #OURcte #yourBESTsolution #WINLeadershipAcademy #SoftSkillsMatter #SchoolCulture

Participants in the BLS Instructor Course at OUR Co-Op are now certified to take the lead in CPR and First Aid education. Thanks to Emergency Education Associates and our Community Health Nurse Specialist for making it happen! 🩺 #OURCoop #yourBESTsolution #LifesavingSkills

We had an incredible first day of Summer 2025 WIN Leadership Academy! Educators from across the co-op gathered to focus on bridging the soft skills gap—a crucial step in preparing students to thrive after high school. 👏 Huge thanks to our community partners: 🍽 Stone Bank for lunch 🏥 NARMC and Baxter Health Ambulatory Surgery Center for for offering behind-the-scenes tours of their facilities and sharing crucial intel about local healthcare careers. Together, we’re shaping the future of our community. #OURCoOp #OURcte #yourBESTsolution #WINLeadershipAcademy #CommunityPartners #SoftSkillsMatter #FromClassroomToCareer #NARMC #BaxterHealth #StoneBank

Exciting news about Beginning Principal Mentoring for the 2025-2026 school year!!! #yourBESTsolution

Our leaders are walking away with fresh strategies and tools to drive student success and support thriving school communities! #yourBESTsolution #InstructionalLeadership #OURCoop #Arkansas Education

It's a summer of collaboration for educators!

🧪 Science Fair Success! 🎉 Big thanks to all our volunteers and judges who made the day run smoothly, and a special shoutout to Home Depot and Anstaff Bank for sponsoring our fair! 🤝🌱 We’re proud of our students and their amazing work! #OURscience #ScienceFair2025 #STEM # #HomeDepot #StudentSuccess #yourBESTsolution

🎉🌟 BIG NEWS! 🌟🎉 A huge round of applause to Deer Preschool for earning a SIX STAR ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating from Better Beginnings — the highest possible designation! This incredible achievement is a testament to the love, learning, and nurturing that happens every single day in this classroom. 💛📚 A special shout-out to Ladonna Love and Latesha Williams for their passion, expertise, and unwavering dedication to helping little minds grow — and to the Cindy Lambe, OUR’s Early Childhood/ABC Coordinator, for her continued leadership and support. 🌱✨ We’re so proud of the Deer Preschool team — your commitment to excellence is shaping bright futures! 💫👏 #EarlyLearning #BetterBeginnings #SixStarsStrong #Teamwork #ProudMoment #OURLEADS #ARLEARNS #yourBESTsolution

Teacher Appreciation Week May 5th-9th OUR Cooperative Mentoring Program Specialist, Monica Springfield, and Mentoring Support Personnel, Suzanne Grant and Linda Pledger, delivered trays of cookies to each school building for teachers to show our appreciation of all they do!

Great opportunity for Technology PD!

Join our Early Childhood Special Education team as an IDEA Due Process Clerk 🧾✨ Help ensure children ages 3–5 receive the services they deserve! ✅ Track IEPs & evaluations ✅ Keep records organized & compliant ✅ Support families & staff 📍 200-day contract | 📎 High school diploma/GED required Apply today and make an impact! 🌟 #NowHiring #EducationJobs #SpecialEducation #ClericalJobs #EarlyChildhoodEducation Send resume to lannab@oursc.k12.ar.us

🎉 Please join us in celebrating two incredible members of our team as they head into retirement! 🎉 Their contributions have made a lasting impact on our co-op and community, and we’d be honored for you to help us send them off with gratitude and good cheer.

🏠Happy National Home Visiting Week!!! The O.U. R. Education Cooperative thinks our HIPPY/PAT Home Visitors are the greatest! 🚶 We appreciate all they do for families and children in our school districts!

NOW HIRING! Key Responsibilities & Requirements: ✔️ Keep buildings clean and orderly ✔️ Perform basic maintenance and repairs ✔️ Sanitize restrooms and restock supplies ✔️ Assist with event and furniture setups 💼Must be able to lift heavy objects and work on ladders 💼 Reliable and able to work independently

Computer Science students from schools across the OUR region got together for Cybersecurity fun and games. CSforAR specialists Alex Moeller and John Hart and Director of Computer Science, Adam Musto, led Flagriculture, a Capture-The-Flag (CTF) styled event where both beginner and advanced students could learn about and overcome all kinds of cybersecurity challenges.

🙌 Big thanks to all the OUR schools that attended last Friday’s DCTE Pathway Revision Guide Meeting led by Director White — we had an incredible turnout! It’s an exciting time for CTE in Arkansas, and we appreciate the counselors, administrators, and teachers who are leading the way in navigating these important changes. #yourBESTsolution #OUR #ourCTE #PathwayRevisions #CareerReady #FutureReady

North Central Arkansas's FIRST Draft Day! 🚀 316 students 👨‍🎓 21 companies 🏢 19 schools 🏫 81 interviews 🤝 Students walked away with: - 9 full-time job offers 💼 - 2 part-time offers ⏱️ - 17 conditional offers 📝 - 34 internship opportunities 🌱 - 93 encouraged to apply online 💻 - 43 invited for facility tours 🏭 This historic first Draft Day for North Central Arkansas was made possible through the partnership of OUR Co-Op, Be Pro Be Proud, Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce, and North Central Education Co-Op. Special thanks to Emilee Tucker for heading outreach and ensuring all OUR Co-Op schools participated in an Arkansas Draft Day event! 🌟 #yourBESTsolution #OUR #ourCTE #CareerReady #CTEWorks #BeProBeProud

Great Group of state Tech Coordinators Collaborating and presenting at the WRS Security Summit! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ARVWxDrCG/