Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva visited the Hermitage School District on Monday, January 6, 2025, as a special surprise guest to speak to the Hermitage educators while they were learning about key Literacy strategies to implement across the curricula, student character-building principles, and the enhancement of the Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) processes.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed Jacob Oliva, a lifelong educator, as secretary of the Arkansas Department of Education in January 2023.