The Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education and the Arkansas Special Education Resource Center will be offering Arkansas Schools Are For All Kids (AR-SAFAK) training in the fall of 2001. The purpose of this training is to assist schools in developing and implementing inclusive methods and policies that support the achievement of all students. In addition, issues pertaining to general and special education curriculum/accountability will be addressed.
In preparation for enrolling a team in this training, school districts should plan to send interested building level administrators and other selected personnel to the Distance Learning Presentation being offered as an introduction to the training. The presentation will be on April 19, 2001, at each of the 15 educational cooperatives listed below beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 10:15 a.m. This overview of the program will be presented live by Ray Simon, Director of the Arkansas Department of Education; David Westmoreland, Education Curriculum Supervisor Mathematics/School Improvement and Instructional Support, Arkansas Department of Education; Marcia Harding, Associate Director, Special Education, Arkansas Department of Education and others involved in Arkansas Schools Are For All Kids.
Crucial elements of the training, its function within the general education system and information on registering a team to attend next year's training will be outlined during the presentation.
The presentation is being offered at the following locations:
Arkansas Department of Education (at The Ranch on Highway 10, Little Rock)
Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative, Plumerville
Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative, Pine Bluff
Crowley's Ridge Education Service Cooperative, Harrisburg
Dawson Education Service Cooperative, Arkadelphia
Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative, West Helena
Northcentral Education Service Cooperative, Melbourne
Northeast Education Service Cooperative, Walnut Ridge
Northwest Education Service Cooperative, Springdale
(OUR) Ozarks Unlimited Resources Cooperative, Harrison
South Central Education Service Cooperative, Camden
Southeast Education Service Cooperative, Monticello
Southwest Education Service Cooperative, Hope
Western Education Service Cooperative, Branch
Wilbur D. Mills Education Service Cooperative, Beebe
To register to attend the introductory presentation on April 19 at one of the above sites, please respond by completing, printing and faxing the registration form below to Lisa Johnson at 501-663-7363 or by completing, copying and sending the form via e-mail to Lisa at ljohnson@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Please respond by April 12, 2001.