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AR Code § 6-15-2004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 20 - Public School Student Progression|§ 6-15-2004. Reading deficiency and parental notification

 (a)  (1) It is the ultimate goal of the General Assembly that every student read at or above his or her grade level.  (2)  (A) Any student who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading, based upon statewide assessments conducted in grades kindergarten through two (K-2), or through teacher observations, shall be given intensive reading instruction based on the science of reading as soon as practicable following the identification of the reading deficiency.  (B) The student shall continue to be provided with intensive reading instruction until the reading deficiency is corrected.      (b) Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, the parent or guardian of any student who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading, as described in subsection (a) of this section, shall be notified in writing of the following:  (1) That his or her child has been identified as having a substantial deficiency in reading;  (2) A description of the current services that are provided to the child; and  (3) A description of the proposed supplemental instructional services and supports that will be provided to the child that are designed to remediate the identified area of reading deficiency.
AR Code § 6-15-2005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 20 - Public School Student Progression|§ 6-15-2005. Elimination of social promotion

 No student may be assigned to a grade level based solely on age or other factors that constitute social promotion except as provided by applicable federal and state law.
AR Code § 6-15-2006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 20 - Public School Student Progression|§ 6-15-2006. Annual report

 (a)  (1)  (A) In addition to the requirements in § 6-15-2004(b), each school district board of directors shall annually report to the parent or guardian of each student the progress of the student toward achieving state expectations for proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics.  (B) The school district board of directors shall report to the parent, guardian, or the student if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, the student's results on each statewide assessment test.  (C)  (i) At least two (2) times per year, a public school district shall report in writing to the parent or legal guardian and each teacher of a student in kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) the independent reading level at which the student is reading.  (ii) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may promulgate rules to implement this section.      (2) The evaluation of each student's progress shall be based upon the student's classroom work, observations, tests, state assessments, and other relevant information.  (3) Progress reporting shall be provided to the parent, guardian, or the student if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, in writing in a format adopted by the school district board of directors which is consistent with § 6-15-2101(b).    (b)  (1) A school district board of directors shall publish annually the school performance report required by § 6-15-2101 on its website not later than ten (10) days after it is posted on the division's website, with the option of also publishing it in the local newspaper.  (2) The school performance report shall be easily identifiable on the website.    (c) A printed copy of the school performance report under § 6-15-2101 shall be made available upon request.  (d) This section shall apply to the extent that it is not in violation of applicable state or federal law.
AR Code § 6-15-2007 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 20 - Public School Student Progression|§ 6-15-2007. State Board of Education authority and responsibilities

 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 6-15-2008 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 20 - Public School Student Progression|§ 6-15-2008. Technical assistance

 (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide technical assistance as needed to aid school districts in administering this subchapter.  (b)  (1) At least semiannually, the division shall provide a report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education setting forth the school districts requesting assistance, the date of the requests, and the dates and actions taken.  (2) The division shall further report the results of the action taken or assistance provided.
AR Code § 6-15-2012 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 20 - Public School Student Progression|§ 6-15-2012. College and career readiness assessments — Secondary intervention programs — Transitional courses

 (a) Before a student's graduation from high school, a high school shall assess the student's college readiness based on the statewide college and career readiness standards determined and implemented by the State Board of Education.  (b) A high school shall provide for each student who does not meet the college and career readiness standards under the assessment:  (1) One (1) or more transitional courses designed to help the student reach college and career readiness standards; and  (2) Related strategies to allow for accelerated skill and knowledge development consistent with the college and career readiness standards.    (c) A transitional course:  (1) Is based on the college and career readiness standards; and  (2) May be composed of digital transitional modules that allow a student to progress at his or her own pace in the specific area of intervention needed.    (d) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall exempt from the placement exam under § 6-61-110 a first-time entering freshman at a state-supported institution of higher education who meets the college and career readiness standards.  (e) A high school shall award the same credit for a full mathematics transitional course as it does for a fourth-year mathematics course.  (f) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AR Code § 6-15-2101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 21 - School Rating System|§ 6-15-2101. School rating system — Annual reports

 (a)  (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall prepare annual reports of the results of the statewide assessment program that describe student achievement in each school district and each school in the state and the school performance category levels under § 6-15-2103.  (2) The division shall prescribe the design and content of these reports that shall include without limitation descriptions of achievement of all schools participating in any assessment program and all of their major student populations as determined by the division, provided that the provisions of § 6-15-2909 pertaining to student records apply to this section.  (3) Annual school performance reports shall be:  (A) Made available in hard copy to all parents or guardians;  (B) Posted on the division's website;  (C) Posted on the local school district's website; and  (D) Published by the local school district in the local newspaper.      (b)  (1) The division shall provide information regarding performance of students and educational programs as required under §§ 6-15-2907 and 6-15-2301 and implement a system of school reports as required by statute and State Board of Education rule.  (2) Annual school performance reports shall be in an easy-to-read format.    (c) The annual report shall separately list the following measures by school:  (1) Student performance on statewide student assessments as required by law or rule of the state board;  (2) Student academic growth based on statewide student assessments as required by law or rule of the state board;  (3) For a secondary school, the school's graduation rate; and  (4) Any other criteria required by law or by rule of the state board.
AR Code § 6-15-2103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 21 - School Rating System|§ 6-15-2103. School rating system — School annual performance category levels

 The annual report shall identify schools as being in one (1) school performance category level defined according to rules of the State Board of Education.
AR Code § 6-15-2104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 21 - School Rating System|§ 6-15-2104. Mobility

 The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall study the effects of mobility on the performance of highly mobile students and recommend programs to improve the performance of such students.
AR Code § 6-15-2105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 21 - School Rating System|§ 6-15-2105. School rating system — School ratings and performance category level measurement — Publication

 (a) School performance category level designations or ratings shall apply to each school's achievement for the year in which the achievement is measured.  (b)  (1) Each school's designation or rating shall be published annually by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and by the school district and shall be available on the division's website.  (2) Each parent and guardian is entitled to an easy-to-read written report describing the designation or rating of the school in which his or her child is enrolled.  (3) Effective with the 2014-2015 school year, the report required under this section shall identify the levels of improvement and performance on the report as:  (A) “A” for schools that are rated “exemplary” by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Level 5 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 5 under § 6-15-2103;  (B) “B” for schools that are rated “achieving” by the division, Level 4 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 4 under § 6-15-2103;  (C) “C” for schools that are rated “needs improvement” by the division, Level 3 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 3 under § 6-15-2103;  (D) “D” for schools that are rated “needs improvement — focus” by the division, Level 2 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 2 under § 6-15-2103; and  (E) “F” for schools that are rated “needs improvement — priority” by the division, Level 1 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 1 under § 6-15-2103.
AR Code § 6-15-2106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 21 - School Rating System|§ 6-15-2106. School rating system — Rules

 (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (b) The state board may, by rules adopted under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and reviewed and approved under § 10-3-309, redesignate the levels of performance categories and improvement categories under this subchapter to be consistent with:  (1) The Arkansas academic standards;  (2) Assessments that correlate with Arkansas academic standards; and  (3) Rules adopted under the requirements of a law enacted by the United States Congress for general education, including without limitation the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-10, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act, Pub. L. No. 114-95, or any supplementary federal regulations, directives, or decisions of the United States Department of Education pertaining to that legislation.
AR Code § 6-15-2108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 21 - School Rating System|§ 6-15-2108. School rating system

 (a) The school rating system shall be a multiple-measures approach that shall include without limitation:  (1) Academic achievement on the annual statewide student assessment;  (2) Student growth on the annual statewide student assessment;  (3) School-level graduation rate or rates; and  (4) English-learner progress or growth in acquiring English.    (b) The school rating system shall consider without limitation at least one (1) or more of the following indicators:  (1) Closing the achievement gap;  (2) Academic growth of student subgroups, including without limitation economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, English learners, and students with disabilities;  (3) The percentage of the grade nine (9) cohort with on-time completion of credit attainment at the end of grade nine (9);  (4) Equity in resource allocation;  (5) The percentage of students who earn:  (A) Advanced placement credit;  (B) Concurrent credit;  (C) International Baccalaureate credit; or  (D) Industry-recognized certification that leads to articulated or concurrent credit at a postsecondary institution;    (6) Student access to multiple flexible learning continua, including but not limited to personalized, competency, or mastery learning;  (7) Student access to preschool offered by the public school district;  (8) The proportional percentage of qualified educators who hold a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification or have an advanced degree beyond their bachelor's degree; and  (9) Public school district and community partnerships.    (c) Indicators included or considered as part of the school rating system shall:  (1) Allow for meaningful differentiation in school performance; and  (2) Be valid, reliable, comparable, and applicable statewide.    (d) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
AR Code § 6-15-2202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 22 - School Improvement and Education Accountability|§ 6-15-2202. Access to public school information on school improvement plans

 (a) This section is intended to:  (1) Improve student achievement and close achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to school-level improvement plans;  (2) Improve parental involvement and communication with parents;  (3) Increase transparency and accountability of public schools and public school districts to the public; and  (4) Make public school and public school district data more accessible to researchers and policymakers.    (b) By the twentieth day following the date a public school or public school district is required by law or rule to provide the applicable information listed in this subsection, a public school district shall post the most recent version of the following information on its website:  (1) The public school district's annual report card and the annual report card of each public school in the public school district;  (2) A parent-friendly explanation of why the public school district is receiving Level 5 — Intensive support, a school is identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or the public school district is in fiscal distress and what the public school district is doing to be removed from Level 5 — Intensive support, to remove the school or schools within the public school district from being identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or to be removed from fiscal distress;  (3) The public school district's parental involvement plan and the parental involvement plan of all public schools in the public school district and informational packets required under § 6-15-1702; and  (4) Teacher qualifications for all public schools in the public school district.    (c) Not less than annually, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall monitor compliance with the requirements of this section when the division:  (1) Directly monitors a school for compliance with standards for accreditation; or  (2) Assists a school with its school-level improvement plan or school district support plan.    (d)  (1) The division shall report a failure to comply with this section to the State Board of Education.  (2) The state board shall establish by rule that compliance with this section is a requirement for accreditation of a public school or public school district.
AR Code § 6-15-2302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 23 - Best Financial Management Practices for School Districts|§ 6-15-2302. General business manager — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “general business manager” means a chief financial officer or business manager, however the position is titled, who:  (1) Is responsible for the fiscal operations of the public school district; and  (2) Performs his or her duties under the direction of the superintendent of schools of the public school district.    (b)  (1) On and after July 31, 2007, a general business manager for a public school district shall meet the minimum qualifications established by rule of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.  (2) This subsection is intended to require minimum qualifications for a general business manager that support the implementation of best financial management practices for public school districts.    (c) A general business manager who was employed before July 31, 2007, shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
AR Code § 6-15-2401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 24 - Postsecondary Feedback|§ 6-15-2401. Review of Arkansas Placement Status Reports — Reports of students needing remediation

 (a)  (1) Representatives from the Division of Higher Education and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall meet with the respective chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education, or their designees, along with the selected superintendents, high school principals, and high school counselors, one (1) time every biennium to review the Arkansas Placement Status Reports to determine whether any revisions in the format of the reports, the information that is reported, or the reporting process need to be made.  (2) Agreed-upon changes would be reported to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the State Board of Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Education.    (b) [Repealed.]
AR Code § 6-15-2501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 25 - Education Renewal Zones|§ 6-15-2501. Division of Education Renewal Zones — Creation

 (a) There is created the Division of Education Renewal Zones.  (b) The Division of Education Renewal Zones shall be under the supervision of the State Board of Education.  (c)  (1) The state board shall select an individual to serve as the Director of the Division of Education Renewal Zones.  (2) With guidance and approval from the state board, the Director of the Division of Education Renewal Zones shall be responsible for hiring all employees of the Division of Education Renewal Zones.  (3) The Director of the Division of Higher Education shall assign one (1) individual from the staff of the Division of Higher Education to serve as a liaison to the Division of Education Renewal Zones.    (d) The Division of Education Renewal Zones shall be responsible for developing guidelines for the approval of education renewal zone strategic plans and for the evaluation and reporting of education renewal zone activities.  (e) The Division of Education Renewal Zones shall approve any education renewal zone strategic plan before the disbursal or annual renewal of funds to participating institutions of higher education.
AR Code § 6-15-2503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 25 - Education Renewal Zones|§ 6-15-2503. Inclusion of schools within designated education renewal zone

 (a)  (1) The Division of Education Renewal Zones, the State Board of Education, and the local school districts shall exercise due diligence to assure, to the extent that funds are available, that each school identified as a school in need of support under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Pub. L. No. 114-95, is included in a designated education renewal zone.  (2) The state board may promulgate rules establishing criteria for the placement of schools in need of support in a designated education renewal zone if insufficient funds exist to place all schools in need of support in a designated education renewal zone.    (b) At its discretion, the division may include any school regardless of its eligibility under the criteria in § 6-15-2502(d)(3)(C)(i)-(v) if it determines, on the basis of location, characteristics of its faculty or leadership, needs of the students, or other factors, that the inclusion of such a school significantly strengthens the prospect of the education renewal zone in meeting its school improvement goals.  (c) At its discretion, the division may change participating schools within each education renewal zone.