Schools Partner with the PEER Network to Support Teachers & Leaders

Press Release
Written By Katie Fite

LITTLE ROCK (March 5, 2024) - More than 40 schools across Central and Northeastern Arkansas are taking additional steps to provide support to teachers and school leaders at a time when teacher shortages persist.  The PEER Network is a partnership between the Arkansas Public School Resource Center (APSRC) and the Crowley’s Ridge Educational Service Cooperative (CRESC) designed to help partner schools recruit, develop, and retain diverse and highly qualified staff using distributed leadership.  The PEER Network was established in 2021 through a federal Teacher and School Leader (TSL) grant and expanded to PEER 2.0 through an additional 2023 TSL grant award.  The latest award replicates the successful 2021 grant, which continues to serve nearly 60 schools across Arkansas.  PEER 2.0 will serve 1,616 students and 21,711 teachers in more than 40 high-need charter and rural schools.  The following schools have engaged with PEER 2.0: 

  • Batesville School District

    • Batesville High School Charter

    • Batesville Junior High School Charter

    • Eagle Mountain Magnet Elementary School

    • West Magnet Elementary School

  • Buffalo Island Central School District

    • Buffalo Island Central Elementary School

    • Buffalo Island Central High School

  • Carlisle School District

    • Carlisle Elementary School

    • Carlisle High School

  • Cedar Ridge School District

    • Cedar Ridge Elementary School 

    • Cedar Ridge High School 

  • Greene County Tech School District

    • Greene County Tech Primary School

  • Jonesboro School District

    • Annie Camp Junior High School

    • Douglas MacArthur Junior High School

    • Health/Wellness Envi Magnet

    • International Studies Magnet

    • Kindergarten Center

    • Leadership Magnet School

    • Math & Science Magnet School

    • The Academies at Jonesboro High School

    • Visual & Performing Art Magnet

  • LISA Academy 

    • LISA Academy Arkansas Hybrid School

    • LISA Academy Fayetteville

    • LISA Academy North Elementary School

    • LISA Academy North High School

    • LISA Academy North Middle School

    • LISA Academy Rogers-Bentonville Elementary School

    • LISA Academy Rogers-Bentonville Middle School

    • LISA Academy Springdale

    • LISA Academy West Elementary School

    • LISA Academy West High School

    • LISA Academy West Middle School

  • Lonoke School District

    • Lonoke Elementary School

    • Lonoke Middle School

    • Lonoke High School

    • Lonoke Primary School

  • Pangburn School District

    • Pangburn Elementary School

    • Pangburn High School

  • Southside School District

    • Southside Charter High School

    • Southside Elementary School

    • Southside Junior High School

    • Southside Middle School

  • Trumann School District

    • Trumann Elementary School

    • Trumann High School

    • Trumann Middle School

Through PEER 2.0, partner schools receive training, coaching, and job-embedded support.  Partner schools also receive personalized performance management to ensure schools, school leaders, and teacher leaders meet or exceed their goals. PEER 2.0 supports organizational infrastructure change and leverages powerful results for future generations. 

For additional information, contact the PEER Project Director, Rachel Horn, at (501) 882-5467 ext. 2006 or by email at rhorn@crmail.k12.ar.us.

Katie Fite
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