Greenbrier School District
Greenbrier School District 19 (GSD) is a school district based in Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States. GSD supports more than 3,100 students in kindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 390 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its six schools. The school district encompasses of land in Faulkner County and Conway County. In Faulkner County it serves Greenbrier, Wooster, the majority of Holland, 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 Arkansas Department of Education (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 Arkansas Activities Association. Greenbrier High School is the home of the pilot program that formed the national EAST Initiative. Greenbrier is affiliated with the Conway Area Career Center to support the students' career and technical education needs. 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 College Board'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. In 2012, Greenbrier is ranked No. 968 of 2008 high schools in the "Challenge Index" 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 paddling. Three students joined the nationwide school walk-out in March 2018, and were given a choice between suspension or corporal punishment as a consequence.