2014 AGATE Conference

February 5-7, 2014

Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, AR

            

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2012-2013 AGATE Board of Directors
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AGATE Executive Committee:
President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer.
AGATE Officers:
President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President,
Membership Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer,
District Directors, and Affiliate Director.
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 = Board members who may make and second motions and vote during board meetings.
 
   President:        
Romona Sawyer
Crossett School District
Anderson Elementary School
219 Main Street 
Crossett, AR  71635
Work Phone: 870.364.6521
rsawyer@csd.k12.ar.us 
Term expires July 2014
   President-Elect:        
Jill Clogston 
Northeast Arkansas ESC
Northcentral Arkansas ESC
211 West Hickory
Walnut Ridge, AR  72476
Work Phone: 870.886.7717
Fax: 870.886.7719 
jillclogston@yahoo.com 
Term expires July 2014
 
 Immediate Past President /
Nominating Committee Chair: 
Robin Clark 
Greenbrier School District
#13 School Drive
Greenbrier, AR  72058
Work Phone: 501.679.1039
Fax: 501.679.1072
clarkr@greenbrierschools.org  
Term expires July 2014
 
   Membership Vice-President:       
Amy Hoskins
1011 Hoadley Road
White Hall, AR 71602
Phone: 870-267-3987
ahoskins@dishmail.net 
Term expires July 2013
   Secretary:
Chere' Beavers
Vilonia School District
P.O. Box 160
Vilonia, AR 72173
Work Phone: 501.796.2112
chere.beavers@viloniaschools.org
Term expires July 2013
   Treasurer:
Mary Kathryn Stein
Arkansas Dept. of Education 
Office of Gifted & Talented and AP Programs
Four Capitol Mall, Slot 28
Little Rock, AR 72201
Work Phone: 501.682.4224
Fax: 501.682.4220
mary.stein@arkansas.gov 
Term expires July 2014
 
   District I Director:
Brent Miller
Pocahontas School District
2312 Stadium Drive
Pocahontas, AR 72455
Work Phone: 870.892.4573
brent.miller@pocahontaspsd.com
Term expires July 2014
   District II Director:
Karm Prock
Wilbur D. Mills Ed. Cooperative
P.O. Box 850
Beebe, AR  72012
Work Phone: 501.882.8614
Mobile: 501-454-3361
kprock@wilbur.k12.ar.us 
Term expires July 2013
   District III Director:
Jo Vanderspikken
Springdale School District
PO Box 8 / GT
Springdale, AR 72762
Work Phone: 479.750.8800
Mobile: 479.236.4958
jvanders@sdale.org 
javanders@usa.net 
Term expires July 2014
    District IV Director:
VACANT
Term expires July 2013
   District V Director:
Renee' Treadwell
GT Specialist, Southeast ESC
1022 Scogin Drive
Monticello, AR 71655
Work Phone: 870.367.6848
Fax: 870.367.9877
rtreadwell@se2.k12.ar.us
Term expires July 2014
   Affiliate Director:
Laura Binz
Russellville School District
2203 S. Knoxville Ave.
Russellville, AR  72802 
Work Phone: 479.968.3151 
laura.binz@russellvilleschools.net  
Term expires July 2013
Membership Assistance Program & 
    Education Chair (voting mrmber)
 
Sandra Johnson
GT Specialist, OUR ESC
P.O. Box 610
Valley Springs, AR 72682
Work Phone: 870.479.9100, Ext. 106
sandraj@oursc.k12.ar.us  
   AGATE Awards Chair:
Debra Smith
Batesville School District
955 Water St.
Batesville, AR 72501
Work Phone: 870.793.6831
desmith@batesvilleschools.org  
   2014 Spring Conference Chair:

Christine Deitz

Gifted and Talented Programs

Little Rock School District

3001 South Pulaski

Little Rock, AR  72206

Work Phone: 501.447.3346

christine.deitz@lrsd.org 
2014 Spring Conference Co-Chair:
Legislative Liaison/GT Advocacy:
Davis Hendricks

3616 Idlewild Avenue

North Little Rock, AR  72116

Work Phone: 501.758.2595

Mobile: 501.454.9714

dhendricks95@att.net
   Legislative Committee Chair:
Barbara Prichard 
Fayetteville Public Schools
915 Clinton Drive
Fayetteville, AR  72701
Work Phone: 479.973.8633 
Fax: 479.527.3645
barbara.prichard@fayar.net
Legislative Committee Co-Chair:
Dr. Alicia Cotabish
Center for Gifted Education
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 South University Ave., SUA 101
Work Phone: 501.569.3410 (work)
Mobile: 501.346.8228 (cell)
axcotabish@ualr.edu 
   Newsletter:
Bill Shelly
GT Specialist, Arkansas River ESC
912 West 6th Avenue
Pine Bluff, AR  71601
Work Phone: 870.534.6129
Fax: 870.534.7162
http://aresc.arsc.k12.ar.us
 
Teacher-Secondary Representative:
 
Jane Conley
South Conway County Schools
Morrilton High School
701 E. Harding, Morrilton, 72110
Work Phone: 501.208.3505

jconley@sccsd.k12.ar.us  

Nicholas Green/Scholarships:
 
Christy Binns
McGehee School District
McGehee Elementary
409 Oak St.
PO Box 767
McGehee, AR  71654

Work Phone: 870-222-5400

christy.binns@msd.k12.ar.us

 

   Public Relations:
Lynn Harrison

Bryant School District

200 Northwest Fourth St.

Bryant, AR 72022

Work Phone: 501.653.5075

Mobile: 501-650-5765

Fax: 501.847.7217

lharrison@bryantschools.org 
slbharrison@yahoo.com 
Webmaster:
 
Bob Nichols
Arkansas Dept. of Education
Office of Gifted & Talented and AP Programs
Four Capitol Mall, Slot 28
Little Rock, AR 72201
Work Phone: 501.682.4224
Fax: 501.682.4220
robert.nichols@arkansas.gov
webmaster@agate-arkansas.org
AGATE Emeritus Chair &
SENG State Representative
 
Polly Bakker
4920 Canal Place
Conway, AR 72034
bakker14@aol.com

 

Nominating Committee:

Robin Clark, Chair/Immediate Past President

clarkr@greenbrierschools.org  - Term expires July 2014

 

Alicia Sexton - alicia.sexton@eu.dodea.edu
     Term expires July 2013  
    
     Term expires July 2013

 

     Term expires July 2014

 

     Term expires July 2014

 


Special Invited Guests:

AR Department Of Education
Gifted & Talented Program Coordinator:
 
Mary Kathryn Stein
Arkansas Dept. of Education 
Office of Gifted & Talented and AP Programs
Four Capitol Mall, Slot 28
Little Rock, AR 72201
501.682.4224
Fax: 501.682.4220
mary.stein@arkansas.gov 
AR Department Of Education
Gifted Program Advisor:
 
Robert "Bob" Nichols
Arkansas Dept. of Education 
Office of Gifted & Talented and AP Programs
Four Capitol Mall, Slot 28
Little Rock, AR 72201
501.682.4224
Fax: 501.682.4220
robert.nichols@arkansas.gov 
 
AR Department Of Education
Gifted Program Advisor:
 
Krystal Nail
Arkansas Dept. of Education 
Office of Gifted & Talented and AP Programs
Four Capitol Mall, Room 305B
Little Rock, AR 72201
501.682.4224
Fax: 501.682.4220
krystal.nail@arkansas.gov 

Business Representative:

Kris Bertelsen
Economic Education Specialist
Public Affairs
Little Rock Branch - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Work Phone: 501.324.8368
Mobile: 501.351.6126
Fax: 501.324.8202
kris.a.bertelsen@stla.frb.org  

Counties In Each AGATE District

MAP - Click Here

 

District 1 Counties (Northeast):

Searcy, Stone, Cleburne, Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Randolph,
Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett,
Independence, Jackson, Woodruff, Cross, and Crittenden
 

District 2 Counties (Central):

Van Buren, Conway, Faulkner, White, Yell, Perry, Pulaski
and Saline 
 

District 3 Counties (Northwest):

Polk, Scott, Logan, Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson,
Pope, Washington, Madison, Newton, Benton, Carroll,
Boone, Marion, Baxter 
 

District 4 Counties (Southwest)

Montgomery, Garland, Howard, Pike, Hot Springs, Grant,
Clark, Dallas, Little River, Hempstead, Nevada, Quachita,
Calhoun, Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Union, and Sevier

District 5 Counties (Southeast):

Prairie, St. Francis, Lonoke, Monroe, Lee, Arkansas,
Phillips, Jefferson, Cleveland, Lincoln, Desha, Bradley,
Drew, Ashley, and Chicot 
 
 

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