Pea Ridge School District board approves three new junior-high positions and several personnel changes

May 12, 2025

At its meeting, the Pea Ridge School District Board approved three new junior-high positions for the 2025–26 school year, accepted multiple resignations and retirements, and authorized a slate of hires and internal transfers to address enrollment growth at the junior high.

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At a regular meeting, the Pea Ridge School District Board approved adding three positions for the 2025–26 school year: an English teacher who will also serve as a dyslexia interventionist, a special education teacher and an elective teacher to staff the junior high. The staff member presenting the recommendation said the hires respond to junior-high enrollment growth and "are to make sure that we have the appropriate staff to meet the needs of the kids."

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