Dennis Felton

This District Engagement Plan establishes a framework for fostering effective parental and family involvement to enhance student academic success. It outlines strategies for jointly developing expectations and objectives with families, building staff capacity to collaborate with parents as equal partners, and equipping parents with the understanding and resources to support their children's learning. The plan also details coordination with community organizations and includes processes for annual evaluation of engagement efforts and the strategic reservation of Title I funds to continuously improve academic quality across all schools.

The Comprehensive School Counseling Plan for ResponsiveEd Arkansas outlines a multi-tiered approach designed to support students' academic, social, emotional, and career development. The plan aims to provide hope through innovative, character-based, and personalized learning environments, fostering academic success and lifelong learning. Key strategic areas include individualized and group counseling, classroom guidance, student success plans, dropout prevention, and robust programs for bullying and suicide prevention. It emphasizes leadership, advocacy, collaboration, data analysis, and continuous program review to ensure all students achieve success.

This document outlines Premier High School Springdale's plan for utilizing American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. The plan focuses on three key areas: creating safe and healthy learning environments through prevention and mitigation strategies for COVID-19, addressing the academic impact of lost instructional time through evidence-based interventions, and supporting educator and staff stability and well-being. The overarching goal is to ensure continuous and safe in-person learning while responding to the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of all students.

This document outlines the superintendent's performance targets, focusing on two primary areas: student achievement and graduation rates. The plan aims to significantly increase the percentage of students testing at grade level across various Premier HS campuses for the 2023-24 test cycle. Additionally, it sets goals to improve both 4-year and 5-year cohort graduation rates for students entering the 4-year cohort in 2023-2024, with specific targets to be met by the 2026-2027 school year.

The board reviewed and approved the fourth quarter financial reports for the 2020-2021 fiscal year and the budgets for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Additionally, the board held an executive session to discuss the appointment and promotion of an employee, which resulted in the formal appointment of Rhonda Bradford as the new Superintendent of ResponsiveEd Arkansas schools.