{"id":17,"date":"2014-07-21T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impactpossible.com\/voice\/index.php\/2014\/07\/21\/nine-rogers-public-schools-honored-wi\/"},"modified":"2017-06-20T16:16:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T16:16:16","slug":"nine-rogers-public-schools-honored-wi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/impactpossible.com\/voice\/index.php\/2014\/07\/21\/nine-rogers-public-schools-honored-wi\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Rogers Public Schools Honored with Reward Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nNine Rogers Public
\nSchools Honored with Reward Funds
\nthrough the Arkansas School Recognition and Reward Program<\/b>
\nBy Brad Phillips<\/div>\n
\nVice President, Marketing and Communications<\/div>\n
\nRogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

The
\nRogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Arkansas State
\nRepresentative Dan Douglas and Arkansas
\nLearns<\/i>, the private sector alliance for excellence
\nin public education, recognized nine high performing schools in Rogers June 10.
\nFor the 2013-2014 school year, a total of 206 public schools in Arkansas were
\nrecognized through the Arkansas School
\nRecognition and Reward Program<\/i>.  The
\nprogram recognizes the top 20 percent of schools based on academic achievement,
\nacademic growth and graduation rates. 
\nSchools in the top 20 percent received $45.35 per student this year;
\nschools in the top 10 percent received $90.70 per student.<\/b>
\nHonor Ceremonies Held June 10<\/b>
\nA total of $406,388.40 was rewarded to the nine Rogers schools for outstanding
\nperformance.  The Chamber, Representative
\nDan Douglas and Arkansas Learns<\/i>
\npresented checks to Principals of the Reward Schools in honor ceremonies on
\nJune 10 (see photograph with caption). 
\nRecipients of the Top 10% Reward Schools are Bellview Elementary,
\nEastside Elementary, Reagan Elementary, Tucker Elementary, Elmwood Middle
\nSchool and Kirksey Middle School.  Also
\nhonored as Top 20% Reward Schools are Lowell Elementary, Northside Elementary
\nand Benton County School of the Arts. “I am so proud of our schools and
\ntheir high achievement being recognized, ” said Dr. Janie Darr,
\nSuperintendent of the Rogers Public Schools. 
\n“We’re encouraged by the Arkansas
\nSchool Recognition and Reward Program<\/i>, and look forward to many of our
\nschools being rewarded in the future.”<\/b>
\nFunds Helping Schools with Student
\nAchievement<\/b>
\nSchools receiving recognition and reward funds established a committee to
\ndetermine the best use of the funds.  The
\ncommittee included the principal, a teacher elected by the faculty, and a
\nparent representative selected by the local Parent Teacher Association or other
\nparental involvement group.  The schools
\nmay use the funds for faculty and staff bonuses, educational equipment and
\nmaterials, or personnel to assist with improving or maintaining student
\nperformance.  “The funds are a great
\nbenefit to the schools.  The committees
\nworked hard at assessing the needs of the schools and selected items that would
\nreally help with student achievement, like technology,” said Dr. Darr.<\/p>\n

Originally passed as part of the 2004’s Act 35, school rewards had never been
\nfunded until
\nthis year.  Act 1429 of 2013 revised the
\nprogram, and Act 703 of 2013 appropriated funding.
\nA total of $7 million from the governor’s allocation of the General Improvement
\nFund was designated for the program this school year.  Arkansas
\nLearns<\/i> championed annual funding in both the 89th General Assembly and the
\nrecent Fiscal Session.  The Legislature
\nsupported Beebe’s recommendation to fund the program with $7 million from the
\nGeneral Revenue in school year 2014-15. 
\nFor more information about the program visit ArkansasLearns.org.  <\/b><\/p>\n

\n

\n

\n<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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