Below are district vacancies posted on the AAEA Job Board for the week of January 11 - 16, 2021.
In its Thursday COVID update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,491 new cases; 24,740 active cases; 1,295 hospitalized, which is down 67 from Wednesday; 241 on ventilators, which is down 14 from Wednesday; deaths added today, 42, for a total of 4,228.
DESE Releases 2020-21 Preliminary ESSER II Allocations. For details: http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?Id=4638
DESE will be providing a CARES Act *ESSER II Funds* Webinar January 19, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Details in Commissioner's Memo COM-21-065.
http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?Id=4637
Governor Hutchinson will provide an update to media today at 1:30 regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response. The news conference will be live-streamed here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/GovernorAsaHutchinson/live
The ADE, Division of Career and Technical Education is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 State Start-Up Awardees. The list of each awardee by school district, program of study, and grant award amount is at this link: https://dcte.ade.arkansas.gov/Page/FundingAndAccountability
DESE releases information on school employee COVID leave. For details: http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4632
Watch this afternoon's COVID-19 update by Governor Hutchinson here: https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan/events/archived_events_folder/january_5_coivd-19_update_by_governor_asa_hutchinson
Governor Hutchinson will provide an update to media today at 1:30 regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response. Vaccine distribution and hospitalizations will also be discussed. The news conference will be live-streamed here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/GovernorAsaHutchinson/live
During today's COVID update, Secretary Key reported an additional $558M in federal relief aid to K-12. Key's remarks start at the 25:02 minute mark. https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan/events/archived_events_folder/december_29_covid-19_update_by_governor_asa_hutchinson
Arkansas minimum wage rate increasing to $11.00 per hour effective January 1, 2021.
Happy Holidays!
Congratulations to Kyria Wilson with the Hot Springs SD, the 2020-2021 Arkansas Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year! #AAMLA #AAEA
Governor Hutchinson will provide an update to media today at 1:30 regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response. The news conference will be live-streamed here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/GovernorAsaHutchinson/live
The Joint Education Committee meets this morning at 9:00 a.m. Here's the agenda and a video link. https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
In its Friday COVID-19 update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,770 new cases; 20,706 active cases; 1,059 hospitalized, which is up 54 from Thursday; 185 on ventilators, which is up 4 from Thursday; deaths added today, 55, for a total of 2,875.
In its Thursday COVID-19 update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,202 new cases; 19,723 active cases; 1,005 hospitalized, which is down 59 from Wednesday; 181 on ventilators, which is up 2 from Wednesday; deaths added today, 34, for a total of 2,820.
Governor Hutchinson will deliver a statewide address on the current surge in COVID-19 cases, the upcoming holidays, and vaccines from at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 10. The address will be broadcast on various media outlets.
The DESE School Health Services office is pleased to announce the 2021 Arkansas AWARE Advancement School Mini-Grant Project Request for Applications (RFA). Deadline: Jan 15. For additional details: http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4617