ATC staff recently completed the selection process for our first application deadline of the year. For the Nov 1 expedited deadline, we received 52 applications, interviewed 19 applicants, and accepted 11 fellows. Congratulations to Ashley Hubbard, Betty Leak, Channing Mitchell, Dakota Hamlin, Deadrick Butler, Felicia Dokes, Jennifer Young, Kennedy Jones, Laterica Burton, Raven Wright, and Tavyn Rogers.
Archive for year: 2024

AR Delta Teacher Chosen For Place-Based Project
Congratulations to Johna Burchett, GT teacher at Palestine – Wheatley School District, on being selected as the Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) 2025 Grants in Place...

ATC Fellow Recognized for Highest Interim Scores
The Blytheville School District recently announced that ATC fellow Tonya Osagie (ATC ’23) led her 6th grade science students at Blytheville Chickasaw Preparatory Academy to...

ATC, IMPACT Highlight Represent Arkansas on SEF Panel
ATC executive director Brandon Lucius and alumna TyKesha Cross (ATC ’20) joined IMPACT Arkansas Fellowship director Dr. John Bacon for a panel discussion at the Southern...

ATC Fellow Celebrated as Teacher of the Month
Second-year ATC fellow Dr. Lamario Bell (ATC ’23) was recently recognized as Osceola High School’s Teacher of the Month for the month of November. Great...

ATC Coach, Alum Visit North Carolina Rural School
In November, ATC teacher development manager Nneka Love (ATC ’19) and alumna Ava Hollins-Rogers (ATC ’20) traveled to Henderson, North Carolina as part of the...

ATC Fellows Focus on Mindfulness at 2nd PD
Arkansas Teacher Corps fellows and staff met at Chicot Elementary in Little Rock on Saturday, November 8 for the second All Corps professional development of...

ATC Staff Attend National Rural Ed Conference
ATC staff traveled to Savannah, GA at the end of October to attend the National Forum to Advance Rural Education. ATC executive director Brandon Lucius...

More Coaches Complete 5-Day Jim Knight Training
In October, new ATC teacher development managers Kandace McDonald (ATC ’17), Nneka Love (ATC ’19), and Freda Calloway (ATC ’20) travelled to Lawrence, KS to...

ATC Fellow Chosen For National Advisory Board
ATC 2023 fellow Clara Hellums-Jackson has been selected for the Rural Schools Collaborative’s 2024-25 Emerging Educators Advisory Council (EEAC)! The EEAC provides a platform for...