SCHOOLS Cotter – The Cotter
School District covers 35 square miles in western Baxter County including the cities of Cotter, Gassville and the outlying area. Cotter provides a com-
prehensive academic educa- tional program for students in grades K-12 that complies with the Standards for Ac- creditation as established by the Arkansas State Board of Education. The enrollment for Cot-
ter Public School District is approximately 605 students, 70 percent of whom are eligible for free or reduced- price meals. An additional 40 students are enrolled at the ABC and Head Start preschool programs at Cot- ter.
Cotter School District
employs 60 certified staff and 46 support staff, and runs eight bus routes. Stu- dent test scores have con- tinued to improve over re- cent years, specifically in elementary math, junior high math, algebra and ca- reer and technical educa- tion. Results of the 2014 Ar-
kansas Benchmark Exami- nation showed Cotter stu- dents to be at or above the state average on most math, literacy and science exams, and above the regional aver- age on most tests as well. Students who are not profi- cient on Benchmark exams are provided remedial in- struction. The district offers an
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Cotter
opportunity for a strong academic education with Advanced Placement of- ferings in all four of the core academic disciplines. The graduating seniors of 2014 were eligible for $853,032 in academic schol- arships for post-secondary education programs. The Cotter Junior High
Quiz Bowl Team finished first in region and second in the state competitions. The senior high team finished second in the region and lost in the quarterfinals at the state level. They were both invited to attend the National Quiz Bowl Compe- tition in May in New Or- leans. Cotter High School
teachers have been partici- pating in Understanding by Design and Literacy Design Collaborative training to help prepare them to think utilizing a backward design when planning for student achievement. Teachers have been focusing on writing and reading skills across the curriculum in order to better prepare students for college success. They have been utilizing skills gained to collaborate on ideas of utilizing technology in the classroom. CHS has been a 1:1 school
the past four years. Admin- istrators have transitioned from 1:1 iPads to 1:1 Chro- mebooks in order to better fit the needs of students and faculty. In 2014, CHS offered an
Chad Harp Reneta Dewey
ACT academy to students, in which many students improved scores 3 points and one even improved his composite score by 6 points. Faculty and administration plan to offer two ACT Acad- emies to students in 2016. The schools also offer a
variety of extracurricular and athletic programs that help develop well-rounded students. The Students Against Destructive Deci- sions chapter hosted a “Last Dance” reenactment of a car crash for local high schools in order to promote sober driving around the times of prom and gradua- tion. The Gifted and Tal- ented Program was named as an Arkansas Gifted and Talented Program of the year in 2014. The Amanda Gist Ele-
mentary School has re- ceived an OEP Math award from the Office of Educa- tional Policy of the Univer- sity of Arkansas for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 2013 and 2014. Amanda Gist Elemen- tary has also been named an Arkansas Recognition and Reward School by the De- partment of Education for 2013 and 2014, both years the award existed. The award is based on
the high academic perfor- mance of its students on state benchmark exams.
Allen Franks
School Administration Mailing address: P. O. Box 70, Cotter, AR 72626 Phone: 435-6171 Fax: 435-1300 District Website: cotter-
schools.net Superintendent Chad Harp (effective July 1) Principals Cotter High School Dan Beckwith Mable and Lithia Streets Cotter, AR 72626 Phone: 435-6323 Amanda Gist Elemen- tary Airl Cheek Mable and Lithia Streets Cotter, AR 72626 Phone: 435-6655 School Board President Reneta Dewey Vice President Luke Walker Secretary Jimmy Morgan Board Member Allen Franks Board Member Donald Marler
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