Mission of the O.U.R. Education Service Cooperative
Building Educational Bridges Through Professionalism, Collaborative Relationships and Responsive Services
Vision of the O.U.R. Education Service Cooperative
To Provide Quality Educational Services Through Resourceful Partnerships
Goals of the Teacher Center
To align professional development services with district and school needs
To provide educators with content knowledge and effective instructional strategies to be used in the classroom to improve student learning and with strategies to use in analyzing student performance data to guide next steps in students learning
To improve the learning of all students by providing resources to support adult learning and collaboration
To provide curriculum development and selection assistance in order to most effective deliver the Arkansas Academic Standards
To support school improvement initiatives as advanced by the ADE Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
The Teacher Center Coordinator has the primary responsibility for reviewing, along with the Teacher Center Committee, the data sets from the districts in planning professional development to meet the major needs of the districts. Each district has a representative on the Teacher Center Committee. A listing of those representatives is below. The Teacher Center Coordinator schedules professional development opportunities which target the focus areas as outlined by the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Professional Development. In addition, sessions are provided based on the needs assessment survey results, feedback from role-alike groups, and the educational priorities of the state as established by the General Assembly or the State Board of Education.
District | Alpena | Bergman | Berryville | Cotter | Deer/Mt. Judea | Eureka Springs | Flippin | Green Forest | Harrison | Jasper | Lead Hill | Omaha | Ozark Mountain | Searcy County | Valley Springs | Yellville-Summit |
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Representative | Ashley Massengale | Debbie Atkinson | Heather Zouladek | LaDonna Mendleski | Tammy Vanderpool | Gideon Keas | Jan Bandy | Tim Booth | Mark Ditmanson | Todd Parker | Alesha Deweese | Shelly Collins | Alisha Dixon | Bennetta Caston | Melanie Middleton | David Wyatt |
Position | K-4 Teacher | K-4 Principal | 5-8 Teacher | 9-12 Teacher | K-4 Teacher | 5-8 Teacher | 5-8 Teacher | 9-12 Principal | K-4 Principal | 9-12 Principal | K-4 Teacher | 5-8 Principal | K-4 Teacher | 5-8 Principal | 9-12 Teacher | 9-12 Principal |
Term Expires | 2021-2022 | 2023-2024 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2021-2022 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2023-2024 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 |
