Several school districts applied for approval of a combined or embedded course, which allows curriculum frameworks from two separate courses to be taught in a single course.

The State Board of Education approved the embedded courses for Oral Communication with English 9/10 in the following New Tech Networks:

COHORT I (Began 2011-12)
Cross County High School
Lincoln High School

COHORT II (Began 2012-13)
Arkadelphia High School
Dumas High School
El Dorado High School
Highland High School
Hope High School
Marked Tree High School
Riverview High School
Van Buren High School

COHORT III (Began 2013-14)
Blytheville High School
Hillcrest High School
Trumann High School
Rogers New Technology High School