Education Renewal Zones

Educators: If you are interested in registering for events throughout the state or surrounding areas, please check out the PLC Professional Development Calendar.

 

The Education Renewal Zone, created by legislation in 2005, is a broad-based P-20 Initiative assigned the task of concentrating and coordinating available resources to improve school performance and student achievement. The ERZ, serving as a bridge between P-12 schools and Higher Education, strives to positively impact both present and future educators. Currently, there are six ERZ Offices in Arkansas located at four-year universities with teacher education programs (Arkansas State University, Henderson State University, Southern Arkansas University, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, and University of Arkansas at Monticello). However, these six ERZs provide statewide support for all public schools, education cooperatives, and higher education institutions in Arkansas.

Since April 2020, the directors have met weekly to develop ongoing support and resources for all state initiatives, which include the High Reliability School model and processes, the Professional Learning Communities at Work model and processes, Highly Effective Schools accreditation, High Reliability Teachers certification, and other school improvement strategies.  

Arkansas State University 
Arkansas State University

 

Henderson State University 
Henderson State University

 

University of Arkansas 
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

 

Arkansas State University 
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith

 

University of Arkansas at Monticello 
University of Arkansas at Monticello

 

Southern Arkansas University 
Southern Arkansas University

 

For more information, please contact:

Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Learning Services
Four Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-5780
Fax: 501-683-6809
 

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