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MC3 Work in Arkansas

The Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3), in conjunction with each state education agency (SEA), develops an annual state work plan. The MC3 work plan for the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) addresses the following capacity building goals.

• Build ADE’s capacity to support districts and schools most in need of improvement and close the achievement gaps among diverse student populations.
• Enhance ADE’s capacity to to support districts and schools in their use of supplemental educational services to include approval, monitoring, and evaluation of vender services and performance.
• Increase ADE's capacity to provide quality instruction to low achieving students in alternative education settings.

Read the full MC3 Arkansas Work Plan.

Latest Work

Parents Advancing Readiness for Educational Success Training of Trainers (March 3, 2010)

Arkansas Alternative Learning Environments Disaggregated Student Data Review (March 18, 2010)

MC3 Arkansas State Coordinating Council Quarterly Meeting (December 8, 2009)

MC3 Introductory meeting with new AR Commissioner (December 8, 2009)

MC3 Director Belinda Biscoe, MC3 Associate Director Donna Richardson, MC3 Arkansas Technical Assistance (TA) Coordinator Sharon Brooks, and MC3 Arkansas TA Liaison Janie Russell participated in a meeting of introduction with newly appointed Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Commissioner Tom Kimbrell.  ADE Deputy Commissioner Diana Julian also attended the meeting. 

The meeting was held at ADE in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the Commissioner's Conference Room at 1:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday, December 8, 2009.  Belinda Biscoe asked each MC3 representative to introduce herself and to provide a brief background of professional experiences.  Following the introductions, Belinda Biscoe gave an overview of the services provided to ADE by MC3.  Following the meeting of introduction, participants joined the MC3 Arkansas State Coordinating Council (SCC) meeting which was held beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the ADE Auditorium.

MC3 Technical Assistance (TA) Team

MC3 Arkansas TA Liaison Janie Russell
MC3 Arkansas TA Coordinator Sharon Brooks

Arkansas State Coordinating Council

• Dr. Tom Kimbrell, Commissioner
• Ms. Phoebe Bailey, Teacher Center Coordinator
• Ms. Annette Barnes, School Improvement Coordinator
• Dr. Alice Barnes Rose, Division of Learning Services Assistant Commissioner
• Mr. Deborah Coffman, Professional Development Associate Director
• Dr. Barbara Hunter Cox, Teacher Center Coordinator
• Dr. Dee Cox, Director of Special Programs
• Ms. Barbara Culpepper, Teacher Quality Education Coordinator
• Ms. Polly Davis, Public School Program Advisor
• Mr. Shelley Dirst, iTunes U Coordinator
• Ms. Heather Gage, Special Advisor to Commissioner
• Ms. Lisa Haley, Arkansas State Improvement Grant Literacy Coordinator
• Ms. Marcia Harding, Special Education Associate Director
• Mr. Tom Hicks, Special Education Coordinator
• Mrs. Becky Jester, Director
• Dr. Diana Julian, Deputy Commissioner
• Mr. Lori Lamb, Director of Alternative Education Programs
• Ms. Norma Lowery, Curriculum, Assessment and Research
• Ms. Bernice Martin-Russell, ASCIP Program Support Manager
• Dr. Bill Nielsen, Program Support Manager
• Dr. Dennis Plyler, K-12 Science Program Manager
• Mr. Jim Short, Curriculum, Assessment & Research
• Ms. Otistene Smith, School Improvement Federal Programs Liaison
• Ms. Julie Thompson, Communications
• Ms. Beverly Williams, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Human Resources/Licensure