Siloam Springs teachers receive grants from local school foundation

January 17, 2024 at 8:23 a.m.

by Marc Hayot

Marc Hayot/Herald-Leader Randy Torres (right), a member of the Siloam Springs Public School Foundation, presents third-grade teacher Denise Wilmott with a check for $1,073 on Dec. 18. Wilmott's project was External Monitors for use with Small Group Literacy Instruction.
Marc Hayot/Herald-Leader Randy Torres (right), a member of the Siloam Springs Public School Foundation, presents third-grade teacher Denise Wilmott with a check for $1,073 on Dec. 18. Wilmott's project was External Monitors for use with Small Group Literacy Instruction.

Rhonda Asencio understands language barriers are common in Siloam Springs schools as a teacher of English as A Second Language classes.

"So I'm teaching them English," Asencio said.