Mark Your Calendar

June 8: Joint House and Senate Education Committee Meeting, 1:30 PM, Room 171, State Capitol Complex, Little Rock

June 9: Arkansas Business & Education Alliance “Heroes in Education” Event; 11:30 AM, Holiday Inn Presidential, Little Rock

June 13: State Board of Education Meeting, 9:30 AM, Arch Ford Education Building at the State Capitol Complex, Little Rock

June 23-24: Sixth Annual Literacy Symposium, 8:30 AM, Fayetteville Town Center, Fayetteville AR. Register Online Here.

Save the Date: June 10, 2011

2011 Summer Leadership Institute

Sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center

Conference Theme: Closing the Achievement Gap

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joseph Murphy, Vanderbilt University, Associate Dean at Peabody College

Breakout Session: Spotlights on Success: Schools Beating the Odds in Arkansas

Speaker: Dr. Gary Ritter, University of Arkansas, Director of the Office for Education Policy

Breakout Session: SREB’s Leadership Training Courses: 13 Critical Success Factors for Effective Principals

Speaker: Kathy O’Neil, Director of the Learning-Centered Leadership Program

Speaker: Kristie Clements, Director Module Development

Click here for more information and to Register for the Leadership Institute