Mountainburg Middle School Math Shines in Little Rock!
The National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) and Just for the Kids Awards hosted a symposium on "Helping More Arkansas Students Achieve College and Career Readiness: What's Next?" for Arkansas Educators.
The NCEA had more than 250 educators for across the state attend. At the symposium, Just for Kids recognized 138 higher performing Arkansas schools which included the Mountainburg Middle School Math Department.
The symposium was held at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Guest speakers included: Governor Mike Beebe, Dr. Tom Kimbrell-Commissioner of Education, Dr. Jim Purcell-Director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Ed Drilling-President of AT&T Arkansas, as well as teachers, principals, and superintendents from across Arkansas.
Governor Beebe presented a certificate of acknowledgement for committment to quality public education in Arkansas to Mr. Dennis Copeland-Superintendent of Mountainburg Schools, Mrs. Stephanie Shepherd-6th Grade Math Teacher at Mountainburg Middle School, and Sharon Pense-Retired 5th Grade Teacher from Mountainburg Middle School.
The Mountainburg School District and the Community of Mountainburg is extremely pround of the accomplishments of the Mountainburg Middle School Math Department!
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