CHRISTLE CARTER
DISTRICT INNOVATIONS COORDINATOR
The Appalachian Renaissance Initiative is part of the 2013 U.S. Department of Education Race to the Top Grant. ARI is a consortium of 17 rural school districts that made the commitment to share resources and professional learning opportunities to impact teaching and learning in rural Kentucky. ARI Initiatives are as follows: Personalized Learning, Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, College and Career Success, Next Generation Classrooms and Advanced Technology, and Accessible Data Systems.