APSRC mission
Support the improvement of public education by providing technical support and advocacy services on behalf of public schools with a special emphasis on charter schools and rural districts.
as well as specific technical assistance in
To become a member, your school must
the areas of law, finance, technology and
commit to the APSRC Values that reflect
teaching and learning.
both what the organization expects of itself – through the services provided to
APSRC also provides members with
members and the advocacy conducted on
professional development training and the
their behalf – and expects of the public
most up-to-date education information on
schools and districts serving the children
everything from best practices to policy
of Arkansas.
decisions.
WHAT MAKES APSRC SCHOOLS DIFFERENT?
APSRC expects its member schools to exemplify eight core values:
It all comes down to quality. We expect our
Quality – agree to a statement of quality
members to provide the highest caliber of
principles and strive constantly to increase
education, and we give them the resources
student achievement and narrow the
and support to do just that.
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