Carter named new principal
Amy Carter is the new principal of Pea Ridge Intermediate School.
Carter, who comes to Pea Ridge from Jonesboro, began working last week. Her hiring was approved during a special School Board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12.
“I’m excited to be here,” Carter said. “I’m ready to call a community home, get settled and become a member of the community where I live.
“I’m excited to be working for Pea Ridge —when you look it up, it’s great. I look forward to putting all that energy and knowledge into one place,” she said.
An educator for 22 years, Carter has most recently been an educational consultant and a school improvement specialist.
“She’s able to process school improvement strategies and literature and math strategies,” school superintendent Rick Neal told board members. “We’re really interested in seeing her expertise in devising a plan to improve teaching and learning.”
There are 486 students (third through fifth grades) in Pea Ridge Intermediate School and 32 certified staff members.
Carter earned a master of science degree from Arkansas Tech University. A native of Van Buren, Ark., she taught in Van Buren schools from 1995 to 2002 and was a teacher evaluator and master teacher from 2002-05. She was most recently the senior consultant with Elbow2-Elbow Consulting.
In other business, during the special board meeting, board members:
• Hired Thomas Wanket, bus driver; Jason Smith, social studies, Middle School; Maggie Weeks, math, Middle School; Dennis Magee, social studies, Middle School; Kody Montgomery, English, Middle School; Joyce Sharp, science, Middle School; and Brenda Huston, food service;
• Transferred Robyn Scott, High School food service to Intermediate food service manager; and Sarah Stokes to the High School and PRMBA.