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AR Code § 6-25-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 25 - Public School Library Media and Technology Act|§ 6-25-104. Library media specialist

 (a)  (1) Only trained and certified library media services program personnel shall be assigned to carry out duties of the library media specialist.  (2) Library media clerks may carry out clerical duties supervised by the library media specialist.    (b) Duties that interfere with library media center responsibilities may not be assigned outside the library media center for the library media specialist.  (c) Equipment and personnel shall be available for the developmentally appropriate production of a wide range of media for students and faculty.
AR Code § 6-25-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 25 - Public School Library Media and Technology Act|§ 6-25-105. Establishment of guidelines for selection, removal, and retention of materials

 (a) Media centers shall have written policies to establish guidelines for the selection, removal, and retention of materials.  (b) The school district shall have a written policy for addressing challenged material.
AR Code § 6-25-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 25 - Public School Library Media and Technology Act|§ 6-25-106. Provision of resources

 The school media collection should provide resources that contribute to lifelong learning while accommodating a wide range of differences in instructional methods, interest, and capabilities.
AR Code § 6-45-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-101. Title

 The title of this chapter shall be the "Arkansas Better Chance Program Act”.
AR Code § 6-45-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-102. Legislative intent

 It is the intent of the General Assembly to expand the availability of developmentally appropriate early childhood programs, including, but not limited to, Head Start program, the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), therapeutic child development programs, and Parents As Teachers. Children have the capacity to learn at very early ages, and participating in high-quality early care and education programs provides preschool children with the skills, enrichment, and learning opportunities that increase their chances of future success in school. Children from all backgrounds who receive high-quality early care and education score higher on tests of both cognitive and social skills in their early school years. Low-income children who receive high-quality early care and education score significantly higher on tests of reading and math from their primary years through middle adolescence. These high-quality early care and education services can be both classroom, center-based, or home-based programs. Therefore, the General Assembly finds that the state should provide assistance to educationally deprived young children by funding successful and innovative programs that are designed to increase the learning of these children and provide for their optimal development.
AR Code § 6-45-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-103. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Appropriate early childhood program” means a developmentally appropriate program for young children, birth through five (5) years of age, approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as complying with the regulatory guidelines of the early childhood state accreditation by the Department of Human Services and Arkansas Better Chance Core Quality Approval Standards of the division to be issued by the division pursuant to this chapter;  (2) “Arkansas Better Chance for School Success” means a developmentally appropriate early care and education program for children three (3) and four (4) years of age created under § 6-45-105(a)(1)(B);  (3) “Arkansas Early Childhood Commission” or “commission” means a twenty-five-member advisory body appointed by the Governor to perform certain duties and responsibilities relating to the development, expansion, and coordination of early childhood programs, including, but not limited to, serving as the advisory body to the division on early childhood program issues;  (4) “Arkansas HIPPY Advisory Board” means a citizen board appointed through the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) regional technical assistance and training center to develop public awareness, to promote program expansion, to encourage local development of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, and to provide consultation and guidance to the center; and  (5) [Repealed.]
AR Code § 6-45-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-104. Construction

 (a)  (1) Except as required under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, this chapter shall not require any school district to participate.  (2) A local school is required to work with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and its local community to establish, promote, and assist in the development of a program under the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program to serve all children in the school as provided in § 6-45-108, if the school is located in a school district classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support.    (b) Furthermore, nothing in this chapter shall require parents or legal guardians to enroll their children under five (5) years of age in any program established pursuant to this chapter.
AR Code § 6-45-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-105. Establishment of Arkansas Better Chance Program

 (a)  (1)  (A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish the Arkansas Better Chance Program to assist in the establishment and funding of the appropriate early childhood programs for children from birth through five (5) years of age.  (B) Within the Arkansas Better Chance Program there is established the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program for providing appropriate early care and education programs for children three (3) years of age and four (4) years of age as identified under § 6-45-108(a).    (2)  (A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall award grants or contracts to appropriate early childhood programs selected by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with specified programmatic standards.  (B)  (i) These standards will be developed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, with the advice and assistance of the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission.  (ii) Standards for funding the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) will be developed in conjunction with the Arkansas HIPPY Advisory Board.    (C) The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) regional technical assistance and training center shall be defined and funded as an integral part of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) to provide necessary training, technical assistance, and program support to program sites in Arkansas.      (b) The programmatic standards and other rules necessary for the implementation of the Arkansas Better Chance Program shall be adopted by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (c)  (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may expend a maximum of two percent (2%) of available funds to administer the Arkansas Better Chance Program and to monitor Arkansas Better Chance Program grantees to ensure compliance with programmatic standards.  (2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may contract with the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education to administer the Arkansas Better Chance Program.
AR Code § 6-45-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-106. Application process — Allocation of funding

 (a)  (1)  (A)  (i) Any early childhood program accredited and quality-approved by the Department of Human Services according to standards approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may apply for funding, regardless of the sponsorship of the program.  (ii) Local school districts may apply for funding to operate early childhood programs, not including public school kindergarten, but an appropriate early childhood program need not be affiliated with a school district in order to receive funding.    (B) All applications submitted by sectarian or sectarian-affiliated programs must first be reviewed to assure that any approval of funding will not result in a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.    (2)  (A) A local-to-state match will be required in the ratio of forty to sixty (40:60), except that the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education may waive the requirement of the local-to-state match if:  (i) The school is in a district that has been classified by the State Board of Education as being in need of Level 5 — Intensive support; and  (ii) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education determines that the school is unable to provide the local-to-state match requirement after the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education has assisted the school in identifying potential funding sources to provide local-to-state match requirements.    (B) The local match may consist of cash or appropriate in-kind services.      (b) In order to be considered, an application must contain all information required by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education's regulatory guidelines.  (c)  (1) In allocating funding for the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program, priority consideration shall be given to a school located in a school district that is classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support.  (2) The goal of the state is to make available an Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program for an additional one-fifth (1/5) of the qualifying students each year over a period of five (5) years, at which time programs shall be available in all schools statewide.  (3) The priority considerations for funding under the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program shall not affect the funding of the Arkansas Better Chance Program and shall not create any priority for funding the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program over the Arkansas Better Chance Program.  (4) Any programs given priority consideration under this subsection shall continue to receive priority funding as necessary to continue an established program even though the criteria under subdivision (c)(1) of this section no longer exist for that school district.
AR Code § 6-45-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-107. Publication of funding availability and program criteria

 The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall annually provide notification to school districts and to other appropriate providers of the availability of funds under the Arkansas Better Chance Program and shall include in such notification the programmatic standards and criteria for determination of eligibility for funding under the program.
AR Code § 6-45-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-108. Criteria for determining need

 (a)  (1) All children three (3) years of age and four (4) years of age who are members of a family with a gross family income not exceeding two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible to attend an Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program if there is an Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program available in the school district where the child resides and if there is available space for the child to attend the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program.  (2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education may develop a fee schedule and establish eligibility based on family income for children who are not eligible under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, but priority enrollment shall be allowed to children eligible under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.    (b) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall review various criteria for identifying and targeting the areas of the state with the greatest need for early childhood programs.  (c) The State Board of Education, with the advice and assistance of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, shall adopt the appropriate criteria for identifying Arkansas children with the greatest need to participate in Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program-funded early childhood programs.
AR Code § 6-45-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-109. Certification by Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education

 (a) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall certify childcare facilities which have an appropriate early childhood program, as defined in § 6-45-103. Certification numbers shall be issued to those childcare facilities that meet the applicable qualifications.  (b) Upon certification of the childcare facilities, the division shall provide a listing of all certified facilities and their certification numbers to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of the income tax credit or refund provided for in §§ 26-51-502 and 26-51-507.
AR Code § 6-45-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-110. Assessment

 (a)  (1) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall be responsible for assessment of students enrolled in the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program.  (2)  (A) Assessment shall begin upon enrollment in the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program and continue until each child completes the fourth grade, so long as the child is enrolled in a public school in the state.  (B) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall work cooperatively to ensure that the assessments are conducted as required by this section.      (b)  (1) Children in the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program shall be assessed annually to provide an indication of each child's progress towards school readiness.  (2) This annual assessment shall be directly aligned with the Arkansas Early Childhood Education Framework/Early Learning Guidelines and shall serve to promote curriculum development and instructional methods that assist in achievement of the intended outcome of readiness for kindergarten.  (3)  (A) The assessment shall address a child's strengths, progress, and needs and shall serve as a central part of an effective early childhood program.  (B) The assessment will be used in making sound decisions about teaching and learning and to identify areas of concern that may require focused intervention.      (c)  (1) A comprehensive research study shall be implemented to evaluate the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program to ensure that the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program goals and intended child outcomes are being achieved.  (2) The study shall be designed to use sound research-based evidence to determine whether the programs meet the expected standards of quality and whether they are achieving the intended child outcomes.  (3) This research shall include children entering the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program at ages three (3) and four (4) years and follow the children through completion of the fourth grade benchmark exams.    (d) Research results will be provided annually to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Education.
AR Code § 6-45-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 45 - Arkansas Better Chance Program Act|§ 6-45-111. Early childhood program assessments

 (a) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall assess each early childhood program in this state that receives state funding under this subchapter based on nationally recognized standards and assessments that may include without limitation the following components:  (1) Curriculum and learning environment;  (2) Training and education of staff;  (3) Adult-to-child ratios;  (4) Student assessments;  (5) Health and safety conditions;  (6) Family involvement; and  (7) Site visits.    (b) The certification under § 6-45-109 of a child care facility that has an early childhood program is subject to the review of the assessment by the division.  (c) The division annually shall provide a summary of the results of assessments conducted under this section concerning the quality of the early childhood programs assessed to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Education.
AR Code § 6-48-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 48 - Alternative Learning Environments|§ 6-48-101. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1)  (A)  (i) “Alternative learning environment” means an alternate class or program within a public school or school district that affords all students an environment that seeks to eliminate barriers to learning for any student whose academic and social progress is negatively affected by the student's personal characteristics or situation.  (ii) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall by rule more fully define the student's personal characteristics and situations applicable under this chapter.    (B) An alternative learning environment is not a punitive environment but one that is conducive to learning.  (C) An alternative learning environment is not a separate school for the purposes of this title even if the division assigns the alternative learning environment a separate local education agency number; and    (2) “Intervention services” means activities within or outside a school that will eliminate traditional barriers to learning.
AR Code § 6-48-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 48 - Alternative Learning Environments|§ 6-48-102. Alternative learning environment required — Reporting

 (a)  (1) A school district shall provide one (1) or more alternative learning environments for all students who meet the minimum criteria established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.  (2) A school district complies with this section if the school district provides an alternative learning environment by one (1) or more of the following methods:  (A) Establishes and operates an alternative learning environment;  (B) Cooperates with one (1) or more other school districts to establish and operate an alternative learning environment;  (C) Uses an alternative learning environment operated by an education service cooperative established under The Education Service Cooperative Act of 1985, § 6-13-1001 et seq.; or  (D) Partners with a state-supported institution of higher education and technical institutes to provide concurrent courses or technical education options for academic learning to students in grades eight through twelve (8-12).      (b) Annually, a school district shall submit to the division:  (1) Information on race and gender of the students educated in the alternative learning environment;  (2) Any other information regarding students educated in alternative learning environments that the division requires by rule; and  (3) An assurance statement that the school district is in compliance with this chapter.
AR Code § 6-48-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 48 - Alternative Learning Environments|§ 6-48-103. Assessment and intervention services

 (a) An alternative learning environment shall:  (1) Assess a student either before or upon entry into the alternative learning environment; and  (2) Provide intervention services designed to address a student's specific educational needs.    (b)  (1) A student assigned to an alternative learning environment for behavioral reasons shall receive intervention services designed to address the student's behavioral needs.  (2) The intervention services shall not be punitive in nature but shall be designed for long-term improvement of the student's ability to control his or her behavior.