Greenbrier School District 19 (GSD) is a school district based in

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. GSD supports more than 3,100 students in kindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 390 faculty and staff on a

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basis for its six schools. The school district encompasses of land in

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and

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. In Faulkner County it serves Greenbrier, Wooster, the majority of

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, a small section of Twin Groves, and a very small part of Conway. The district also includes Springhill.

Schools

The Greenbrier School District and all of its schools are accredited by the

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(ADE) but not by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association).

Secondary schools

Interscholastic athletic activities for the middle, junior high and high schools are not administered by the

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. Greenbrier High School is the home of the pilot program that formed the national

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. Greenbrier is affiliated with the Conway Area Career Center to support the students' career and technical education needs. * Greenbrier High School, serving grades 10 through 12. * Greenbrier Junior High School, serving grades 8 and 9. * Greenbrier Middle School, serving grades 6 and 7.

Elementary schools

* Eastside Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5. * Springhill Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 5. * Westside Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5. * Wooster Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 5.

Awards and recognition

In 2011, Greenbrier School District and its high school were recognized in the ''AP District of the Year Awards'' program in the

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's 2nd Annual Honor Roll that consisted schools which increased or had the same the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam as well as those which offered more exams to students.
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'' high school scoring system and ranked 50th in Arkansas with an index score of 2.677, which is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2011 divided by the number of graduates that year.

Notable Controversies

In 2018, the Greenbrier School District came into national prominence for the punishment of student protestors via

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. Three students joined the nationwide school walk-out in March 2018, and were given a choice between suspension or corporal punishment as a consequence.

References

External links

* {{Portal, United States, Schools Education in Conway County, Arkansas Education in Faulkner County, Arkansas School districts in Arkansas Conway, Arkansas