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Date	Event
April 4	Statewide presentation on the rollout of the Literacy Design Collaborative and the Mathematics Design Collaborative of the Common Core State Standards (1:00-2:30 PM)
April 13	The PLSB Meeting scheduled for April 13, 2012 has been cancelled. The next scheduled meeting will be on May 11, 2012.
April 19	Decision Making for Results: Data Driven Decision Making for Early Childhood Programs
April 21	Educator's Career Fair
April 24-25	Beginning Administrator Induction Spring Follow-up
April 30	Common Core English Language Arts 2
May 1	>May 1st ACSIP Amendments & Adjustments Deadline
May 2	Decision Making for Results: Data Driven Decision Making
June 10-13	AR ASCD Summer Conference
June 19	Diane Sweeney, Student-Centered Coaching , Maumelle HS
June 20	Diane Sweeney, Student-Centered Coaching , Nettleton Performing Arts Center
June 21	Diane Sweeney, Student-Centered Coaching, Northwest Co-Op

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Common Core in Arkansas

Arkansas has joined 43 other states to participate in the Common Core State Standards Initiative, an effort to improve college and career readiness across the nation. The Arkansas Board of Education voted in July, 2010, to adopt the Common Core, which is a set of shared learning expectations from state to state in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The move began this school year in Arkansas in Kindergarten through 2nd Grade.

"To be competitive in the 21st century, Arkansas students must have the skills and knowledge needed to be successful in college and in today's knowledge-based economy. All Arkansas students deserve an education that prepares them for college and careers. Access to a college and career ready education shouldn't be determined by a student's ZIP code. That's where Common Core comes in."
— Arkansas Education Commissioner
Dr. Tom W. Kimbrell

To learn more about Common Core, click on the logo above.

To see a new video about Common Core with Gov. Mike Beebe, Dr. Kimbrell and others, click here.

For the national Common Core State Standards Initiative website, click here.

For links to other Common Core material and contact for ADE personnel on this topic, click here.