Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast

8:49

Week 2: First Full Week with Full Hearts

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/08/23

Happy Friday!I want to start this week's Wrap-up by thanking each of you for your hard work and dedication throughout the week. Your efforts make a difference as we kick off the school year. In this Wrap-up, I will share some reflections on the back-to-school process, discuss the growing cell phone-free school movement across the nation, and highlight some opportunities for additional pay. I will also emphasize the importance of engaging students in conversations about what they are reading and

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12:44

Week 1: Getting Back in Bearcat Shape

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/08/16

Happy Friday!The first Friday of the school year is here, and I feel like I just wrote about the last Friday of last year. Time does fly. I want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of our teachers, bus drivers, custodians, food service workers, office staff, paraprofessionals, maintenance staff, administrators, techs, volunteers, and all other school employees for the incredible work you have done throughout the summer leading up to our first day. Your dedication and preparation ensured that

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6:02

Wrapping Up the 2023-2024 School Year

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/05/23

Happy Last Day!Although this is not the last day for several of you, it is for most. But, as we conclude another remarkable year at Mena Public Schools, it is with great pride that we reflect on our journey and accomplishments. This year, our focus was on achieving specific performance targets that would enhance the educational experience for our students and foster a culture of excellence within our community. Through the unwavering dedication of our staff, the enthusiasm of our students, and the

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9:21

Week 36: Our Final Friday of This School Year

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/05/17

Happy Final Friday!Welcome to this week's Bearcat Wrap-up! With only three school days remaining, we conclude another productive week at Mena Public Schools. I extend my deepest appreciation for everyone's hard work and commitment. This week, we celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students in the final days of the school year and recognize the unwavering support of our parents and community members. Each accomplishment this week reflects our district's performance targets and embodies our

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10:32

Week 35: Recognizing Our Seniors and Their Teachers

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/05/10

Happy Friday!Welcome to this week's Bearcat Wrap-up! With only eight school days remaining, we conclude another productive week at Mena Public Schools, I extend my deepest appreciation for everyone's hard work and commitment. This week, we celebrate the remarkable achievements of our senior class and the dedication of our educators during Teacher Appreciation Week. Each milestone reached this week reflects our district's performance targets and embodies our mission to prepare every student for

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6:41

Week 34: Start With Why

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/05/03

Happy Friday!Welcome to this week's Bearcat Wrap-up! As we conclude another productive week at Mena Public Schools, I extend my deepest appreciation for everyone's hard work and commitment. This week, we celebrate our diligent Child Nutrition department on School Lunch Hero Day, reflect on the enriching experiences provided by early career exposure activities, and commend the strong finishes of our baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Each of these highlights aligns with our performance targets and

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9:52

Week 33: Measuring the Impact of our Work

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/04/26

Happy Friday!As we wrap up another productive week, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to each of you for your dedication and hard work. Your efforts continue to make a significant impact on our school’s performance targets and fulfill our mission and vision to impact our community. In this week's update, we delve into several key areas that are essential to our collective success. We will discuss the newly implemented roster verification procedures, provide insights into the Teacher Value-Added

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10:42

Week 32: A Week of Celebration, Success, and Assessment

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/04/19

Happy Friday!Welcome to the Week 32 Wrap-up! As we near the end of another enriching school year, our community continues to thrive, filled with vibrant events and significant achievements. Thank you for all you did this week! This week, we celebrated the arrival of our future Kindergartners with a big registration event, cheered on our students at the Special Olympics, and watched more of our students set the finality of our instruction in state ATLAS testing. Additionally, we finalized this year’s

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6:54

Week 31: Scholarship Season

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/04/12

Happy Friday!To the entire Bearcat Family, thank you for your dedication and hard work this week as we push forward to meet our performance targets and fulfill our mission and vision. With just 27 days left in the school year, it is crucial that we maintain our momentum and uphold our high standards to maximize the positive impact on our students.As scholarship season is upon us, this week we turn our focus to an exciting and crucial time for many of our students. Scholarships open doors to new

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6:04

Week 30: Honoring Assistant Principals, Librarians,...

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/04/05

Happy Friday!To the entire Bearcat Family, thank you for your efforts this week to draw us closer to our performance targets and accomplish our mission and vision! There are only 31 days left in the school year for us to do our greatest amount of good for our students so it is ever important that we continue our pace and keep expectations high.This week, we are casting a well-deserved spotlight on the pillars of our educational community: our assistant principals, librarians, and paraprofessionals

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8:22

Week 29: Planting Seeds

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/03/29

Happy Friday!I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break! This first week of the last quarter started very well with our professional development at the Ouachita Center on Monday. I want to start by extending my deepest gratitude to all staff members at Mena Public Schools for your unwavering dedication and hard work. Your commitment is the backbone of our progress toward our performance targets and instructional vision that was delivered to you all on Monday. As we navigate through this spring

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7:25

Week 28: Spring Break and Gearing Up Before the Final...

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/03/15

Happy Friday!As we approach the eagerly anticipated Spring Break at Mena Public Schools, I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to every one of our staff members for their unwavering dedication and effort. Your hard work is vital in helping us advance toward our performance targets, mission, and vision. The rest and renewal we embrace this break is not just a pause but a preparation to maintain momentum towards our collective year-end success. In this week's Wrap-up, we reflect on the

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7:15

Week 27: Committed to Tier One Instruction

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/03/08

Happy Friday!As we close another week at Mena Public Schools, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to all our dedicated staff members for the incredible work done throughout the week to reach our performance targets, mission, and vision. Your commitment to fostering a supportive and enriching environment for our students did not go unnoticed, especially the Read Across America activity. This week, our Wrap-up focuses on crucial educational strategies that are essential for the success of our

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6:37

Week 26: Looking Ahead and Advancing Together

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/03/01

Happy Friday!As we reflect on the strides we have made in Week 26 and look forward to the remaining fifty instructional days, it is clear that our collective efforts are bearing fruit, bringing us closer to our performance targets, mission, and vision. We have fallen below the 93.5 percent target for attendance and I have shared in previous Wrap-ups why our discipline numbers will be higher this year. Our academics are improving, however, and this progress is a testament to the dedication and hard

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7:57

Week 25: Read, Read, Read

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/02/23

Happy Friday!As we wrap up Week 25 of our academic year, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our dedicated staff at Mena Public Schools. Your continuing commitment and tireless efforts have been instrumental in steering our students toward our district performance targets. As we continue to foster a culture of excellence and learning, this week we turn our focus to a cornerstone of educational and personal development—reading practice. Emphasizing the importance of literacy, we encourage our

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8:13

Week 24: Milestones to Celebrate

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/02/16

Happy Friday!Thank you for all you have done this week! Week 24 encapsulates a week filled with remarkable achievements across our school community, from the collective pride in our Special Olympics heroes and the recognition of our innovative Alternative Education program to the joyous celebration of a dedicated volunteer's 90th birthday and the steadfast journey of our bus drivers ensuring every student’s safe passage. Also, we can now retrieve data from COGNOS again, so our performance targets

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10:38

Week 23: Elevating Excellence by Reflective Practice

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/02/09

Happy Friday!Thank you for all you did this week for our students and each other! I am sorry to inform you that our data system, COGNOS, is still down so updates to our performance are not completely available and we still await some assessment results for the academic portions of our performance targets. Nevertheless, our resolve to increase learning and attendance while decreasing discipline issues continues. Thank you!In this week’s Wrap-up, I want to emphasize the need for personal reflection

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5:54

Week 22: The 100th Day of School

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/02/02

Happy Friday!I want to express my deepest appreciation for all of your hard work and dedication this week. COGNOS, the state data reporting system, has been down since last Friday and there are still academic assessments to finish, so there are no updates but your efforts to reach our performance targets have not gone unnoticed. We are still collecting walkthrough observation data of our own and from the Bailey Group and continue to be encouraged by the level of effort being put forth in our

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6:30

Week 21: Regaining Momentum

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/01/26

Before getting the the Wrap-up, it is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that we share the news of the unexpected passing of Sonja Stueart, our esteemed School Resource Officer at Holly Harshman Elementary. Sonja was not just a guardian of safety; she was a cherished member of our school family, beloved by staff and students alike. Her dedication to our school went beyond her role, touching many lives with her kindness and commitment. Her absence leaves a void in our hearts and our halls. We

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6:00

Week 20: Not Much of a Week

Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast ·

2024/01/19

Happy Friday!This week at Mena Public Schools, we have experienced a whirlwind of events, quite literally! Our week was as brief as a snowflake's journey, starting and ending on Friday due to a picturesque yet pesky blanket of ice and snow that chilled our town from Sunday through Thursday. It is not every week that our calendar looks like a sandwich with the bread missing, but we made the most of our one-day week with enthusiasm and warmth, melting away any icy blues!Please be aware that more

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