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ARCC Newsletter Archive
Access the archive of newsletters from the Applachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) here.  Check back often for updates!
  • July 2016 Momentum
  • This issue examines ARCC's facilitation of peer-to-peer meetings for boards of education across the region, planning with states for the Every Student Succeeds Act, and the annual meeting of the ARCC Advisory Board.
  • March 2016 Momentum
  • This issue reports on the ARCC's role in West Virginia's selection of a teacher performance assessment, Tennessee's mathematics standards revision, a webinar cosponsored by ARCC and the Virginia Department of Education on the use of data notebooks with formative assessment, and the Every Student Succeeds Act.
  • January 2016 Momentum
  • This issue profiles the Kentucky Department of Education Delivery Unit, describes a public television show concerning dropout prevention in rural schools, reports on a profile of the Redlands eAcademy, and summarizes a comprehensive center discussion of how SEAs use evidence.
  • September 2015
  • This issue offers a Spotlight interview with Kathy D'Antoni on West Virginia's simulated workplace, discussions of work-based learning in Tennessee and Kentucky's statewide apprenticeship program, and reflections from the ARCC's director on the work of state education agencies across the region.
  • June 2015
  • This issue describes an idea exchange between the Kentucky and West Virginia state boards of education facilitated by the ARCC, a collaborative webinar series on states' roles in school turnaround, and news from the region.
  • March 2015
  • Featured in this issue are two new chief state school officers in the ARCC region, as well as information about a series of "fireside chats" on school improvement facilitated in collaboration with the Center on School Turnaround.
  • December 2014
  • In this issue, we look at the ARCC's new regional initiatives, our exciting work in Virginia on formative assessment instructional practices, the College & Career Readiness & Success Center, and an array of other resources for education reform.
  • September 2014
  • This issue announces the new ARCC leadership team of Dr. Caitlin Howley and Dr. Kimberly Hambrick. Also featured is our assistance to the Tennessee State Board of Education as its members explore market-based teacher compensation strategies, and ARCC collaboration with the Building State Capacity and Productivity Center to support Virginia's performance management agenda.
  • March 2014
  • Featured in this issue are our new work with Appalachian states to enhance the capacity of rural districts to implement reforms and a recent webinar about teacher data literacy.
  • December 2013
  • In this issue, we discuss our work with Kentucky's Unbridled Learning initiative and West Virginia's Commission on School Governance and Administration. In addition, we introduce the Center on Innovations in Learning and share several technical assistance resources.
  • September 2013
  • This issue features descriptions of our early education collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Education, the inaugural meeting of the ARCC advisory board, and resources available from the Center on School Turnaround. We also include links to the archive of our rural district capacity building webinar series.
  • June 2013
  • In this issue, we introduce new resources, including a webinar on building professional capacity and archived television interviews with staff about capacity building and technical assistance. We also share links to several technical assistance centers and upcoming events.
  • March 2013
  • Featured in this issue are an interview with ARCC Director Sharon Harsh, an overview of the foundational capacities we help state education agencies augment, and a description of the process we use to ensure quality services.
  • December 2012
  • Our inaugural issue features articles about the partners comprising the ARCC, planned technical assistance to the region, and how we intend to evaluate our services.
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Charleston, West Virginia 25301
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