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AR Code § 6-17-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies|§ 6-17-208. Grievance procedure — Definitions

 (a)  (1) It is the public policy of the State of Arkansas that:  (A) Each school district shall have a written grievance procedure that provides for an orderly method of resolving concerns raised by an employee at the lowest possible administrative level and in a clear and timely manner for both parties; and  (B)  (i) All school employees shall have the right to file grievances and have those grievances heard.  (ii) A group of employees who have the same grievance may file a group grievance.      (2)  (A) “Grievance” means any concern related to personnel policy, salary, federal laws and regulations, state laws and rules, or terms or conditions of employment raised by an employee.  (B) “Employee” means a person employed by a school district under a written contract.      (b)  (1) The grievance policy shall include at least the following provisions:  (A) A procedure for resolving the matter informally with the employee's immediate supervisor;  (B) A procedure to appeal in writing an unsatisfactorily resolved grievance from the immediate supervisor to the superintendent of schools or his or her designee;  (C)  (i) A procedure to appeal in writing an unsatisfactorily resolved grievance from the superintendent or his or her designee to the school district board of directors at the next regularly scheduled school district board of directors meeting unless both parties have agreed to a different date.  (ii) The hearing shall be open or closed at the discretion of the employee.  (iii) If the hearing is open, the parent or guardian of any student under eighteen (18) years of age who gives testimony may elect to have the student's testimony given in a closed session; and    (D) The right of a party to be represented by a person of his or her own choosing, but not by a member of a party's immediate family at any level of the procedure.    (2)  (A) The determination by the principal, superintendent, or their designees that the concern expressed by the employee is not a grievance may be appealed to the school district board of directors for a final decision.  (B) At the hearing:  (i)  (a) The employee shall have an adequate opportunity to present the grievance.  (b) The employee shall be provided no less than ninety (90) minutes to present the grievance, unless a shorter period is agreed to by the employee; and    (ii) Both parties shall have the opportunity to present and question witnesses.        (c) The grievance policy shall be adopted in accordance with this subchapter and other applicable policies of the school district.  (d) There shall be no reprisals of any kind against any individual who exercises his or her rights under this section.  (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a school district to enter into an agreement recognizing an organization for the purpose of negotiating personnel policies, salaries, and educational matters of mutual concern.
AR Code § 6-17-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies|§ 6-17-210. Right to witness or representative

 An employee shall be entitled to and shall be offered the opportunity to have a witness or representative of the employee's choice present during any disciplinary or grievance matter with any administrator.
AR Code § 6-17-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies|§ 6-17-211. Use of personal leave when administrator or school employee is absent from campus — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Personal leave” means absence for illness, annual leave, or other personal leave as defined by the personnel policies of a school district or an education service cooperative; and  (2) “School functions” means:  (A) Athletic or academic events related to a public school district; and  (B) Meetings and conferences related to education.      (b) Each school district and education service cooperative shall establish in its personnel policies guidelines requiring an administrator or an employee of a public school district to use personal leave or leave without pay when away from the school premises for reasons other than attendance at school functions that occur away from the school premises.
AR Code § 6-17-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 3 - Employment and Assignment|§ 6-17-301. Employment of licensed personnel

 (a)  (1) A school district board of directors may employ superintendents, deputy superintendents, assistant superintendents, and high school principals, as well as department heads, coaches, teachers, and other licensed personnel by written contract for a period of time not more than three (3) years.  (2) A contract may be renewed annually.    (b) A superintendent's contract of employment with a school district may be terminated for cause and without the school district's having any further financial obligation to the superintendent if:  (1) The school district has:  (A) Been placed on fiscal distress by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education because of:  (i) Commitments made by the superintendent of which the school district board of directors had no notice or knowledge; or  (ii) A material misrepresentation made by the superintendent concerning the school district's finances that the school district board of directors relied upon to the detriment of the school district;    (B) Exhausted all appeals of the division's decision regarding the fiscal distress determination;    (2) The superintendent was provided:  (A) Notice of the reason for termination;  (B) A hearing to allow the superintendent to explain or rebut the reasons stated in the notice; and  (C) A record of the hearing provided at the expense of the school district; and    (3) The superintendent's contract was terminated by a majority vote of the full school district board of directors after the hearing described in subdivision (b)(2) of this section.    (c)  (1) An individual whose license is suspended or revoked by the State Board of Education for a disqualifying offense under § 6-17-410 or an ethical violation under § 6-17-428 is not eligible to be employed at a school district, public school, or public charter school, including as a substitute teacher whether directly employed by the school district or public charter school or providing substitute teaching services under contract with an outside entity.  (2) The restriction in this subsection shall expire upon the expiration of the term of a suspension of the license.  (3) The employment of a person in violation of this subsection is a violation of the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts.
AR Code § 6-17-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 3 - Employment and Assignment|§ 6-17-302. Public school principals — Qualifications and responsibilities

 (a) The school district board of directors shall employ through written contract public school principals who shall hold valid supervisory or administrative licenses and who shall supervise the operation and management of the school and property as the board of directors shall determine necessary.  (b) The principal shall assume administrative responsibility and instructional leadership, under the supervision of the superintendent and in accordance with the legal rules and regulations of the board of directors, for the planning, management, operation, and evaluation of the educational program of the attendance area to which he or she is assigned.  (c) The principal shall submit recommendations to the superintendent regarding the appointment, assignment, promotion, transfer, and dismissal of all personnel assigned to the attendance area.  (d) The principal shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the superintendent pursuant to the legal rules and regulations of the board of directors.
AR Code § 6-17-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 3 - Employment and Assignment|§ 6-17-303. Assignment and reassignment of teachers

 School district boards of directors shall have authority to assign and reassign or transfer all teachers in schools within their jurisdiction upon the recommendation of the superintendent.
AR Code § 6-17-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 3 - Employment and Assignment|§ 6-17-304. Employment of teacher obligated to another school district — Liability of hiring school district

 (a) Any school district which employs a teacher or administrator whom the school district knows, or should have known, is contractually obligated to another school district shall be liable to the other school district for an amount of money equal to the salary in the violated contract exclusive of fringe benefits.  (b) Either school district may petition the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to satisfy the liability by transferring such amount to the entitled school district from funds which the division would have distributed to the liable school district.  (c) Upon receipt of such a petition, the division shall determine the amount of the liability and satisfy the same by such transfer.  (d) If a substantial question arises as to the existence of a contract, the State Board of Education may decline to assess the penalty.
AR Code § 6-17-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 3 - Employment and Assignment|§ 6-17-305. Student teachers

 (a) Any primary or secondary school which has been accredited by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may be entitled to assignments of student teachers from institutions of higher education in this state, irrespective of accreditation by any other agency, private or public.  (b) Any school district board of directors desiring to cooperate with any tax-supported institution of higher education one (1) of whose functions is the training of teachers is authorized to enter into a contract with the board of trustees of the institution for the operation and maintenance of a public school, grades one through twelve (1-12) or any part thereof, located in the county, to be used for training school purposes by the institution.  (c) The school district boards of directors in this state are authorized to enter into contracts with colleges and universities for the use of student teachers in the public schools.  (d) The State Board of Education, by rules, may approve students authorized by the college to do student teaching.  (e) Student teachers in the public schools shall, while engaged in the performance of their student teaching duties, enjoy the same immunities provided by law for teachers in the public schools.
AR Code § 6-17-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 3 - Employment and Assignment|§ 6-17-307. Interviewing expenses in particular regions

 The school district board of directors of any school district situated within the Delta or within a geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers as designated by the State Board of Education may reimburse any person who interviews for employment as a licensed teacher with the school district for the mileage and other actual expenses incurred by the person in the course of travel to and from the interview.
AR Code § 6-17-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 3 - Employment and Assignment|§ 6-17-308. Moving expenses in particular regions

 (a) The State Board of Education shall prescribe rules that allow for reimbursement to state-licensed teachers for the expense of moving when the employment necessitates the relocation of the teacher to a different geographical area from that in which the teacher resided before entering into a contract.  (b)  (1) The expense reimbursement shall be allowed for both in-state and out-of-state teachers who enter into a contract for employment in a school district situated in the Delta or within a geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers.  (2) The region that is included in the Delta and the geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers shall be designated by the state board.    (c) In order to be eligible for the reimbursement, the teacher must apply to the local school district, and the school district must obtain the prior approval from the Division of Higher Education for reimbursement before the relocation occurs.  (d)  (1) If the reimbursement is approved, the division shall provide funds to the school district to reimburse the teacher an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the documented actual expenses incurred in the course of relocating.  (2) Allowable expenses shall include:  (A) The expense of any professional moving company or persons employed to assist with the move;  (B) Rented moving vehicles or equipment;  (C) Mileage in the amount authorized for state employees if the teacher used a personal vehicle or vehicles for the move;  (D) Meals; and  (E) Other expenses associated with the relocation in accordance with the division's established rules.      (e) No teacher may be reimbursed for moving expenses under this section on more than one (1) occasion.  (f)  (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the actual residence to which the teacher relocates to be within the boundaries of the school district that has executed a contract for employment with the teacher or within the boundaries of the area designated by the state board as the Delta or a critical teacher shortage area in order for the teacher to be eligible for reimbursement for moving expenses.  (2) Teachers must relocate within the boundaries of the State of Arkansas.    (g) The provisions of this section shall be contingent on the availability of funding for the purpose of reimbursing teachers for interviewing and moving expenses under the terms of this section.
AR Code § 6-17-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 3 - Employment and Assignment|§ 6-17-309. Licensure — Waiver

 (a)  (1) No class of students shall be under the instruction of a teacher who is not licensed to teach the grade level or subject matter of the class for more than thirty (30) consecutive school days in the same class during a school year.  (2) This provision shall not apply to:  (A) Nondegreed vocational-technical teachers;  (B) Those persons approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to teach the grade level or subject matter of the class in the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education's distance learning program;  (C) Those persons teaching concurrent credit courses or advanced placement courses who:  (i) Are employed by a postsecondary institution;  (ii) Meet the qualification requirements of that institution or the Division of Career and Technical Education; and  (iii) Are teaching in a course in which credit is offered by an institution of higher education or a technical institute;    (D) Licensed teachers teaching in the following settings:  (i) An alternative learning environment;  (ii) A juvenile detention facility;  (iii) A residential and day alcohol, drug, and psychiatric facility program;  (iv) An emergency youth shelter;  (v) A facility of the Division of Youth Services; or  (vi) A facility of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Human Services; and    (E) A licensed special education teacher teaching two (2) or more core academic subjects exclusively to children with disabilities.      (b)  (1) If this requirement imposes an undue hardship on a school district, the school district may apply to the State Board of Education for a waiver.  (2) The state board shall develop rules for granting a waiver.  (3) Any school district that obtains a waiver shall send written notice of the assignment to the parent or guardian of each student in the classroom no later than the thirtieth school day after the date of the assignment.  (4) The state board may waive or modify the requirement that an applicant seeking licensure as a special education teacher complete an additional performance-based program of study if the applicant:  (A) Is licensed in another state with a special education license or endorsement; and  (B) Has taught special education students for not less than five (5) years.
AR Code § 6-17-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-401. Teacher's license requirement

 (a) Except as permitted under § 6-17-309 and § 6-17-2601 et seq., no teacher shall be employed in any public school of the state who is not licensed to teach in the State of Arkansas by a license issued by the State Board of Education.  (b) Any person who shall teach in a public school in this state shall only be entitled to receive any compensation from the school funds for such services if the person has:  (1) A valid license issued by the state board; or  (2) Other documentation from the Office of Professional Licensure of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education authorizing employment as a teacher under the conditions set forth by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in the documentation.
AR Code § 6-17-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-403. Provisional licensure for teachers trained and licensed in other states

 (a) The State Board of Education may issue a one-year nonrenewable provisional license to any teacher who seeks Arkansas licensure and is trained in and licensed by a state other than Arkansas if the teacher has been in good standing during the most recent three (3) years of teaching in another state.  (b)  (1) A person who has not successfully completed the licensure tests required under § 6-17-402 and who has not previously held an Arkansas standard license but meets degree, course work, and experience requirements for a standard license and who otherwise qualifies to teach in the public schools of this state may receive a three-year nonrenewable provisional license and be employed by any public school district in this state for a period not to exceed three (3) years while completing the professional development, course work, or training necessary to successfully pass the stand-alone reading assessment under § 6-17-402.  (2) A school district that hires a teacher who has not successfully completed the licensure tests required under § 6-17-402 shall not be penalized by the state board provided that the length of employment of the teacher while nonlicensed does not exceed one (1) year.    (c) The state board shall issue a standard five-year teaching license to an individual who furnishes to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education proof of the following:  (1) A valid, standard teaching license or its Arkansas equivalent that:  (A) Was issued in another state; and  (B) Has been in good standing during the most recent three (3) years of the applicant's teaching experience;    (2) Successful completion of the criminal records checks and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check under § 6-17-410;  (3) Higher education transcripts evidencing the award of at least a baccalaureate degree;  (4) Successful completion of the licensure tests required under § 6-17-402;  (5) Completion of a program for:  (A) Teacher education at a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education;  (B) Teacher education nationally accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation; or  (C) Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; and    (6) Payment of applicable licensure fees.
AR Code § 6-17-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-404. Certain teachers and administrators licensed in adjoining state

 (a) Any person who is licensed as a schoolteacher or administrator in an adjoining state, who serves as a teacher or administrator in any public school in this state located in a county having a population of at least forty-two thousand (42,000) but not more than forty-seven thousand (47,000) according to the 1970 Federal Decennial Census and having an intermix of students from Arkansas and an adjoining state, and who is compensated for services in this state by an adjoining state or school district or districts in such adjoining state shall without further qualification be allowed to serve in such school in a capacity for which the person is qualified in the adjoining state without affecting the rating of the school.  (b) However, no such teacher or administrator shall receive a license issued by the State Board of Education until that person complies with the provisions of § 6-17-410.
AR Code § 6-17-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-406. License revocation generally — Superintendents and supervisors

 The State Board of Education may revoke the license of any superintendent or supervisor in any and every instance where the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration has found it necessary to proceed upon the bond of the superintendent or supervisor to recover funds wrongfully used. Revocation shall be mandatory in any and every instance where there is recovery on the bond.