Mrs. Carmen Langston willjoin the North Little Rock School District as the Coordinator of ElementaryReading and Integrated Literacy. Shecomes to the NLRSD from the Little Rock School District, where she served asDistrict Literacy Facilitator.
Mrs. Langston willbegin this role on July 1.
In this role, Mrs.Langston will serve as the liaison between the Arkansas Department ofEducation’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and theschool district. She will collaboratewith classroom teachers in Pre-K through fifth grades and building-levelleaders to develop and monitor a comprehensive elementary reading program thatvertically aligns with secondary reading programs to improve teaching andlearning.
“I am excited aboutjoining the district and working with teachers and leadership to build their skilland understanding in the area of reading instruction,” said Mrs. Langston.
Prior to becoming aLiteracy Facilitator in the Little Rock School District, Mrs. Langston servedas a Reading Intervention Specialist at Brady Elementary. She also served as a Behavior InterventionSpecialist and Kindergarten Teacher, respectively, at Romine Elementary Schooland George Washington Carver Magnet Elementary School. She taught Kindergarten, First, and SecondGrades at Northside Elementary School in the Cabot School District.
Mrs. Langston’sprofessional career began as a Kindergarten Teacher at LISA Academy.
Mrs. Langston earned aMaster of Science Degree in Educational Leadership at Arkansas StateUniversity. She received a Bachelor ofScience Degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of CentralArkansas.
“I welcome Mrs.Langston to the district, and I look forward to her leadership in the area ofliteracy,” said Dr. Gregory J. Pilewski, Superintendent of the North LittleRock School District.
The Coordinator of ElementaryReading and Integrated Literacy is one of the reorganized Central OfficeAdministration positions in the North Little Rock School District, which Dr.Pilewski proposed in the NLRSD CentralOffice Administration Reorganization Plan (Phase I) and presented at theRegular Board Meeting in February. Theplan was created to improve the level of services and support to school leadersand classroom teachers to drive continuous improvement in student learning.