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Springdale board celebrates teachers, ESL award, National Merit semifinalists and gains in AP performance
Summary
The board recognized several staff and students: Judy Hobson was named Arkansas ARC TESOL Educator of the Year; Alan Showalter was honored as Region 5 Choral Director of the Year; Brad Lemons won Arkansas Foreign Language Teacher of the Year; district highlighted eight National Merit semifinalists, rising AP participation and multiple teachers meeting/exceeding performance metrics; several schools received Office for Educational Policy recognitions and School Recognition funds.
At its Nov. 11 meeting Springdale School District recognized multiple staff and students for recent honors and academic gains. Judy Hobson of the district’s ESL team was named Arkansas ARC TESOL Educator of the Year; the board read her nomination and Hobson described her long career supporting multilingual learners.
Alan Showalter, choir director at Southwest Junior High, was celebrated as Region 5 Choral Director of the Year. Showalter thanked…
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