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things that Mena Public School staff members need or want to know presented in a discussion format.
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- Week 12: Gaining Traction · 8 minHappy Friday! Thank you for a fun and meaningful week. Between Red Ribbon Week and our Halloween activities, our students had plenty of reasons to smile, from dress-up days and…
- Week 11: Staying on Trajectory · 11 minHappy Friday! Thank you for another busy and productive week at Mena Public Schools! Although we had just four instructional days this week, there was certainly no shortage of…
- Week 10: People Before Programs · 11 minHappy Friday! Thank you for a strong start to the second quarter as we work toward our performance targets. Last week, we took an honest look at our first-quarter attendance and…
- Week 9: Checking Our Progress · 12 minHappy Friday! Thank you for all that you have done this week as we come close to the end of the first quarter. Nine weeks ago, we set out with three performance targets…
- Week 8: Making Every Mark Count · 14 minHappy Friday! Thank you for another good week. Coming off homecoming and a professional development day, our buildings settled right back into the work, and that steady return to…
- Week 7: Forty-Five Minutes Out · 12 minHappy Friday! Thank you for another strong week. Last week our report card showed what focused instruction can do, and it showed that an A is only 11.69 points away. This week I…
- Week 6: Twelve Points Away · 14 minHappy Friday! Thank you for another week of good, hard work. Six weeks in, our routines are holding, our classrooms are settled, and the instruction we are seeing is purposeful…
- Week 5: Putting It on the Record · 10 minBefore anything else, today marked twenty-five years since September 11, 2001. Patriot Day is not among the state's required instructional observances, so how the day was handled…
- Week 4: The Story Our Numbers Tell · 16 minHappy Friday! Thank you for another strong week of work. Four weeks in, the routines are holding, the hallways feel settled, and the instruction we are seeing in classrooms is…
- Week 3: Staying Connected, Staying Alert · 10 minHappy Friday! Thank you to our entire Mena Public Schools team for another strong week of collective effort toward our performance targets in academic growth, attendance, and…
- Week 2: Setting Our Benchmarks · 10 minHappy Friday! Thank you to every teacher, bus driver, custodian, food service worker, office staff member, paraprofessional, maintenance worker, administrator, tech team member…
- Week 1: Time to Level Up · 11 minHappy Friday! The first Friday of the 2026-2027 school year is here, and after another summer that felt like it passed in a blink, our campuses are once again filled with the…
- Week 37: Celebrating a Strong Finish to the School Year · 2 minHappy Final Friday! Once again, thank you for all you have done to finish up a good week of school and a great school year! As we close out the school year, our district…
- Week 36: Turning the Tassels · 8 minHappy Friday! Thank you for the steady work, encouragement, and professionalism you continue to bring to Mena Public Schools each day. As we move through the final stretch of the…
- Week 35: Appreciating Our Teachers and Elevating Student Futures · 8 minHappy Thursday! Thank you for the steady, professional work you bring to Mena Public Schools each day. As we move further into the closing stretch of the school year, our goals…
- Week 34: Progress, Opportunity, and the Work That Matters · 10 minHappy Friday! Thank you for the steady, professional work you continue to do across Mena Public Schools. As we move deeper into these final weeks of the year, our performance…
- Week 33: Opportunity in the Weeks Ahead · 9 minHappy Thursday! Being out of school tomorrow brings another early Wrap-up. Thank you for the steady, professional work you continue to do across Mena Public Schools. As we move…
- Week 32: From Spring Effort to Summer Growth · 8 minHappy Friday! As we move deeper into the spring stretch, I remain grateful for the steady, professional way you support students and one another. Our performance targets in…
- Week 31: Verifying What Matters · 13 minHappy Friday! As we move deeper into the spring stretch, I remain grateful for the steady, professional way you support students and one another. Our performance targets in…
- Week 30: Momentum Matters · 8 minHappy Thursday! Thank you for the work you continue to do across Mena Public Schools as we move deeper into the final stretch of the school year. This time of year always brings…
