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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1020 - Policies and procedures - Expenditures, reports, and audits

(a)
On or before August 31 of each year, each education service cooperative shall file with the State Board of Education for the state board's approval:
(1)
The policies and procedures of the education service cooperative, including without limitation the board of directors' policies and procedures for overseeing the administrative and program expenditures of the education service cooperative;
(2)
A record of the education service cooperative's employment policies and practices for the year that includes without limitation:
(A)
The race and sex of each person the education service cooperative employed or terminated during the year;
(B)
The race and sex of every person who sought employment with the education service cooperative during the year; and
(C)
The name of each person employed by the education service cooperative during the year who is related by blood or marriage to another employee or board member of the education service cooperative; and
(3)
(A)
A report of its receipts and expenditures made in accordance with uniform accounting procedures adopted by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(B)
The report shall contain without limitation:
(i)
An itemization of administrative and program expenditures; and
(ii)
The result of the board of directors' review of the expenditures made under its oversight function.
(b)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may prescribe the forms and procedures for filing the information required by subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
Each education service cooperative is subject to an annual audit by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
(d)
(1)
(A)
In an annual meeting of the board of directors which must convene between May 15 and July 15, each education service cooperative shall report to its constituent school districts on the year's operations.
(B)
The report also shall include information on fiscal distress under §
6-13-1027
.
(2)
The education service cooperative shall supplement its report with written reports to each school district and to the division on a school-by-school, service-by-service accounting basis.
(e)
Following the end of each fiscal year, any balances in particular service accounts must be apportioned and returned to the schools involved or credited to their accounts for the following year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1141, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1140, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1139, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 19; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.18; Acts 1989, No. 610, § 1; 2009, No. 1289, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1022 - Dissolution of education service cooperative

(a)
After 1990, the State Board of Education shall be authorized to dissolve any education service cooperative upon the request of a majority of its school district boards of directors or upon the recommendation of the evaluation committee provided for in §
6-13-1021
.
(b)
A dissolved education service cooperative's area shall be assigned to one (1) or more adjacent education service cooperatives, the provisions of §
6-13-1003
notwithstanding, with the dissolved education service cooperative's base funding apportioned to all remaining education service cooperatives in the state.
(c)
After payment of debts, the assets of a dissolved education service cooperative shall be distributed to the school districts in its service area based on each school district's three-quarter average daily membership for the immediately preceding school year.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 846,§ 5, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.5; Acts 2005, No. 1181, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1023 - Technology training center - Technology coordinator

(a)
Consistent with funds available and upon a majority vote of the members present and voting, the board of directors of each education service cooperative established under this subchapter is authorized to establish a technology training center and employ a technology coordinator who has demonstrated expertise in computer technology and staff development.
(b)
The duties of the technology coordinator at such technology training center shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1)
To provide staff development for personnel of member schools;
(2)
To assist member schools with determining technology needs and types of computer hardware and software necessary to meet those needs;
(3)
To assist with technology system analysis and local network design;
(4)
To provide member schools with information on technology standards and specifications;
(5)
To develop and coordinate a technology training center located at the education service cooperative;
(6)
To coordinate information with the Arkansas Public School Computer Network, the Instructional Microcomputer Project for Arkansas Classrooms, and the Governor's Technology Task Force so that member schools will be informed on technological activity in the state; and
(7)
To assist with requests for proposal development and bid analysis so that member schools will be better able to spend funds for technology.
Acts 1995, No. 842, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1025 - Mathematics and science resource center - Mathematics and science coordinator

(a)
Consistent with funds available and upon a majority vote of the members present and voting, the board of directors of each education service cooperative established under this subchapter is authorized to establish a mathematics and science resource center and to employ a mathematics and science coordinator who has demonstrated expertise in mathematics and science content, in pedagogy, and in staff development.
(b)
The duties of the mathematics and science coordinator at the mathematics and science resource center shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1)
Providing mathematics and science staff development for and individual technical assistance to personnel of member schools;
(2)
Assisting member schools with determining mathematics and science curricula, with instruction, and with assessment of needs and resources necessary to meet those needs;
(3)
Enhancing curricula and instruction using technology;
(4)
Providing member schools with information for curriculum alignment with mathematics and science standards and state frameworks;
(5)
Developing and coordinating a mathematics and science resource center located at the education service cooperative; and
(6)
Assisting with the development of requests for proposals for teacher enhancement in mathematics and science.
Acts 1997, No. 1283, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1026 - Cooperatives qualify as local education agencies

(a)
The General Assembly designates that the education service cooperatives created by this subchapter meet the definition of "local education agencies" by virtue of the fact that each is a public authority, legally constituted within this state to perform a service function for a public elementary and secondary school in school districts and other political subdivisions of the state and to form a consortium of school districts which are recognized by the General Assembly as administrative agents for public elementary and secondary schools.
(b)
This section intends to recognize the function of the cooperatives and to provide eligibility to cooperatives to receive state and federal funds upon written requests from the school districts.
Acts 2001, No. 1055, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1028 - Fiscal distress plan

(a)
An education service cooperative that is classified by the State Board of Education as being in fiscal distress shall file with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a fiscal distress plan that:
(1)
Addresses each area of fiscal distress identified by the division;
(2)
Describes how the education service cooperative will remedy the areas experiencing fiscal distress; and
(3)
(A)
Establishes the schedule by which the education service cooperative will implement the fiscal distress plan.
(B)
The fiscal distress plan implementation schedule shall not exceed two (2) years from the date of the final classification of fiscal distress.
(b)
The division shall approve the fiscal distress plan before the education service cooperative implements the fiscal distress plan.
(c)
An education service cooperative identified as being in fiscal distress is required to receive on-site technical evaluation and assistance from the division.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1153, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1152, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 1289, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1029 - Fiscal distress actions

(a)
To address the identified areas of fiscal distress of an education service cooperative, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall:
(1)
(A)
Conduct an on-site evaluation and make recommendations regarding the staffing and fiscal practices of the education service cooperative.
(B)
The recommendations of the division are binding on the education service cooperative;
(2)
Every six (6) months during which the education service cooperative is classified as being in fiscal distress, submit to the State Board of Education a written evaluation on the fiscal status of the education service cooperative;
(3)
Monitor the fiscal operations and accounts of the education service cooperative; and
(4)
Require the education service cooperative administrative staff and employees to obtain instruction or training in areas of fiscal concern for the education service cooperative.
(b)
The division also may take one (1) or more of the following actions:
(1)
Reorganize the administrative unit of the education service cooperative by:
(A)
(i)
Removing and replacing the director of the education service cooperative employed under §
6-13-1010
.
(ii)
An individual appointed to replace the director shall administratively operate the education service cooperative under the supervision and approval of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(iii)
The division may compensate nondivision agents operating the education service cooperative from the education service cooperative's funding; and
(B)
Removing, replacing, or reassigning other administrative staff of the education service cooperative; or
(2)
Impose reporting requirements on the education service cooperative.
(c)
Within two (2) consecutive school years of the state board's final classification of fiscal distress, the division shall determine whether to recommend that the education service cooperative be removed from fiscal distress status.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1158, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1157, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1156, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1155, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1154, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 1289, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1030 - Removal from fiscal distress status

(a)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall certify in writing to the education service cooperative that the education service cooperative may be removed from fiscal distress status when the division determines that the education service cooperative has:
(1)
Corrected all of the criteria under §
6-13-1027
that led to the classification of fiscal distress; and
(2)
Complied with all division recommendations and requirements for removal from fiscal distress status.
(b)
(1)
Within thirty (30) days of receiving the division's certification under subsection (a) of this section, an education service cooperative may petition the State Board of Education in writing for removal from fiscal distress.
(2)
An education service cooperative may not petition the state board for removal from fiscal distress status before the division makes the certification under subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
Within sixty (60) days of receiving the petition for removal from fiscal distress, the state board shall deny the petition or remove the education service cooperative from fiscal distress status.
(d)
If an education service cooperative fails to meet the division's requirements for removal from fiscal distress status within two (2) consecutive school years of being classified in fiscal distress, the state board shall:
(1)
Reorganize the administrative unit of the education service cooperative under §
6-13-1029
; or
(2)
(A)
Issue a written finding supported by a majority vote of the state board explaining in detail that the education service cooperative could not comply with this section due to impossibility caused by external forces beyond the education service cooperative's control.
(B)
The state board shall extend the classification of fiscal distress for one (1) additional year within which time the education service cooperative shall comply with all conditions for removal from fiscal distress status under this section.
(e)
Within fifteen (15) days of making a decision under this section, the state board shall notify the education service cooperative of its decision and include with the notice a copy of a written finding issued under subsection (d) of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1161, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1160, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1159, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 1289, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1031 - Appeal

(a)
An education service cooperative may appeal to the State Board of Education the identification of fiscal distress under §
6-13-1027
.
(b)
The education service cooperative may lodge an appeal by filing a written appeal with the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education by certified mail, return receipt requested, within thirty (30) days of the date the education service cooperative received notice of the identification of fiscal distress.
(c)
The written appeal shall state in clear terms the reason why the education service cooperative should not be classified as being in fiscal distress.
(d)
The state board shall hear the appeal within sixty (60) days of receipt of the written notice of appeal.
(e)
Notwithstanding any appeal rights in this section, no appeal shall stay the state board's or the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education's authority to take action to enforce the education service cooperative's compliance with financial management, accounting, auditing, and reporting procedures required by state law or rule or federal law and regulations.
(f)
(1)
The decision of the state board on the appeal is a final order.
(2)
There is no further right of appeal except to Pulaski County Circuit Court pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 198, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1163, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1162, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 1289, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 11 - MODEL RURAL SCHOOL CONSORTIUMS (§§ 6-13-1101 — 6-13-1106) › Section 6-13-1101 - Legislative intent

It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to provide a procedure by which one (1) or more school districts located within this state may, by agreement, reflected by a majority vote of the respective boards of directors of the participating school districts, form a model rural early childhood consortium. It is anticipated that this model rural early childhood consortium would be established to exemplify the best practices available in rural early childhood education. It would further be the purpose of this consortium to serve as a training and development site for both students and teachers within the cooperating school districts. A model rural early childhood consortium created pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter may be organized in ways that are fundamentally different from the ways schools are now organized.
Acts 1989, No. 886, § 1; 1995, No. 830, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 11 - MODEL RURAL SCHOOL CONSORTIUMS (§§ 6-13-1101 — 6-13-1106) › Section 6-13-1102 - Authority

Pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, one (1) or more school districts may by a majority vote of their respective boards of directors agree to create a model rural early childhood consortium for the purposes set forth in §
6-13-1101
.
Acts 1989, No. 886, § 2; 1995, No. 830, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 11 - MODEL RURAL SCHOOL CONSORTIUMS (§§ 6-13-1101 — 6-13-1106) › Section 6-13-1104 - Powers and duties

Any model rural early childhood consortium created pursuant to this subchapter shall have the authority to petition the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the State Board of Education for waivers from present school standards to fulfill the purposes set forth in §
6-13-1101
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1164, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 886, §§ 4, 7; 1995, No. 830, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 11 - MODEL RURAL SCHOOL CONSORTIUMS (§§ 6-13-1101 — 6-13-1106) › Section 6-13-1106 - Criteria - Contingency

(a)
(1)
The State Board of Education shall adopt and publish criteria setting forth the application process to be followed by any model rural early childhood consortium.
(2)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall determine which applications are accepted in accordance with the state board's published criteria.
(b)
Implementation of the provisions of this subchapter shall be contingent upon appropriation.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1165, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 886, §§ 6, 8; 1995, No. 830, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 13 - SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (§§ 6-13-1301 — 6-13-1309) › Section 6-13-1301 - Legislative intent

It is the intention of the General Assembly through this subchapter to:
(1)
Stimulate local innovation and creativity in restructuring Arkansas public schools;
(2)
Facilitate the empowerment of educators and other persons at the local building site level to identify the needs of their particular students; and
(3)
Implement methods of satisfying those needs.
Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 13 - SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (§§ 6-13-1301 — 6-13-1309) › Section 6-13-1302 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Classified employee" means any person for whom licensure is not required as the basis of employment in the public schools of the state;
(2)
"Licensed employee" means any person for whom licensure is required as the basis of employment in the public schools of the state;
(3)
"Parent" means any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or charge of a student enrolled in a public school; and
(4)
"Site-based decision making" means a joint planning and problem-solving process implemented within a local school building, providing for a sharing of power, authority, and responsibility among teachers, administrators, and parents, and designed to shift decision making activity to the local building level.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 13 - SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (§§ 6-13-1301 — 6-13-1309) › Section 6-13-1303 - Adoption of policy

(a)
Following a secret ballot vote by two-thirds (2/3) of the licensed employees in a local building site to implement site-based decision making, the local school district board of directors may adopt a policy for implementing site-based decision making in the school district, to include, but not be limited to, a description of how school district policies have been amended to allow school employees at the local school building site to be involved in the decision-making process as they work to meet educational goals.
(b)
For the policy to be implemented, it must be adopted by a majority of the board of directors of the school district.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 10, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 13 - SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (§§ 6-13-1301 — 6-13-1309) › Section 6-13-1304 - School council established - Members

The school district policy adopted by the board of directors and licensed faculty of a local school district shall require the following when any local school building site elects to implement site-based decision making under the provisions of this subchapter:
(1)
(A)
(i)
A school council shall be established, composed of teachers, classified employees, and the building principal or administrator.
(ii)
A majority of the council shall be made up of teachers.
(B)
(i)
The teacher representatives on the council shall be elected by a majority of the teachers in a secret ballot election conducted by the teachers in the building.
(ii)
The classified employee representatives shall be elected by a majority of the classified employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the classified employees;
(2)
(A)
The school council may include parent representatives if two-thirds (2/3) of the parents present at a meeting called for that purpose vote to participate in site-based decision making.
(B)
The parent representatives on the council shall be elected by the parents at a meeting called for that purpose and shall not be relatives of any employee of the school or any board member; and
(3)
Members of the school council shall elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 11, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 13 - SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (§§ 6-13-1301 — 6-13-1309) › Section 6-13-1305 - School district policy - Contents

The policy adopted by the local school district board of directors to implement site-based decision making shall also address the following:
(1)
Parent, citizen, and community participation, including the relationship of the school council with other groups;
(2)
Cooperation and collaboration within the school district, with other school districts, and with other public and private agencies;
(3)
Professional development plans developed pursuant to the state accreditation standards;
(4)
School-level improvement plans, including the form and function of strategic planning and its relationship to school district planning;
(5)
School budget and administration, including:
(A)
Discretionary funds;
(B)
Activity and other school funds;
(C)
Funds for maintenance, supplies, and equipment; and
(D)
Accounting and auditing;
(6)
Assessment of individual student progress, including testing and reporting of student progress to students, parents, the school district, the community, and the state;
(7)
Requirements for waiver of school district policies;
(8)
Requirements for record keeping by the school council;
(9)
A process for appealing a decision made by a school council; and
(10)
Teacher evaluations, professional growth plans, and teacher support under the Teacher Excellence and Support System, §
6-17-2801
et seq.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1091,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 4; 2011, No. 1209, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 13 - SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (§§ 6-13-1301 — 6-13-1309) › Section 6-13-1306 - School council powers and duties

The school council established under this subchapter may implement policies in the following areas:
(1)
Planning and resolution of issues regarding instructional practices;
(2)
Selection and implementation of discipline and classroom management techniques, including responsibilities of the student, parent, teacher, counselor, and principal;
(3)
Curriculum, including:
(A)
Needs assessment;
(B)
Curriculum development;
(C)
Alignment with state standards;
(D)
Technology utilization; and
(E)
Program appraisal;
(4)
Assignment of all instructional and noninstructional staff time;
(5)
Provision for planning time for instructional staff;
(6)
Assignment of students to classes and programs within the school;
(7)
Determination of the schedule of the school day and week, subject to the beginning and ending times of the school day and school calendar year as specified in the personnel policies or negotiated agreements;
(8)
Determination of use of school space during the school day and week; and
(9)
Selection of extracurricular programs and determination of policies relating to student participation based on academic qualifications and attendance requirements, program evaluation, and supervision.
Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 4; 2009, No. 376, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 13 - SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (§§ 6-13-1301 — 6-13-1309) › Section 6-13-1307 - Other authority - Granted by local board

The local board may grant to the school council other authority as authorized by law.
Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 13 - SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (§§ 6-13-1301 — 6-13-1309) › Section 6-13-1308 - Assistance by Division of Elementary and Secondary Education

(a)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may develop sample guidelines to assist local boards of directors in the development of their policies.
(b)
The division may provide professional development activities to assist schools in implementing site-based decision making.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1166, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 13 - SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING (§§ 6-13-1301 — 6-13-1309) › Section 6-13-1309 - Alternative model

(a)
A local school building site that chooses to have site-based decision making but wishes to be exempt from the administrative structure set forth by this subchapter may develop a model for implementing site-based decision making, including, but not limited to, a description of the membership, organization, duties, and responsibilities of a school council.
(b)
(1)
The local school building site shall submit the model through the local school district board of directors to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and the State Board of Education for approval.
(2)
The application for approval of the model shall show evidence that it has been developed by representatives of the parents, students, and employees of the school and that two-thirds (2/3) of the licensed employees voting in a secret ballot election have agreed to the model.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 544,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 12, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 14 - CONSOLIDATION, ANNEXATION, AND FORMATION (§§ 6-13-1401 — 6-13-1418) › Section 6-13-1401 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Affected district" means a school district that:
(A)
Loses territory or students as a result of annexation; or
(B)
Is involved in a consolidation;
(2)
"Aggrieved district" means the lawfully constituted and existing board of directors of a school district that gains or loses territory or students as a result of an annexation or consolidation;
(3)
"Annexation" means the joining of an affected school district or part thereof with a receiving district;
(4)
"Consolidation" means the joining of two (2) or more affected school districts or parts thereof to create a new single school district;
(5)
"Receiving district" means a school district or districts that receive territory or students, or both, from an affected district as a result of annexation; and
(6)
"Resulting district" means the new school district created from an affected district or districts as a result of consolidation.
Acts 2001, No. 1225, § 1; 2011, No. 989, § 5; 2011, No. 1217, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 14 - CONSOLIDATION, ANNEXATION, AND FORMATION (§§ 6-13-1401 — 6-13-1418) › Section 6-13-1402 - Consolidation and annexation authority

There shall not be any consolidation or annexation of any public school district with any other school district in the state without the prior consent and approval of the State Board of Education.
Acts 2001, No. 1225, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 14 - CONSOLIDATION, ANNEXATION, AND FORMATION (§§ 6-13-1401 — 6-13-1418) › Section 6-13-1407 - Creation of school district - When part of school district taken

(a)
Any receiving district or resulting district created under this subchapter shall become the successor in interest to the property of the school district dissolved, shall become liable for the contracts and debts of such a school district, and may sue and be sued therefor.
(b)
When territory less than the entire school district is annexed or consolidated to a school district, the receiving district or resulting district shall take the property of the school district from which the territory was taken, as the State Board of Education shall deem proper, and shall be liable for that part of all indebtedness of the school district from which the territory was taken as shall be assigned to it by the state board unless otherwise approved by a majority vote of the affected district's or affected districts' board or boards of directors.
Acts 2001, No. 1225, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 14 - CONSOLIDATION, ANNEXATION, AND FORMATION (§§ 6-13-1401 — 6-13-1418) › Section 6-13-1408 - Annexation or consolidation not to negatively impact state-assisted desegregation

(a)
The State Board of Education shall not order any annexation or consolidation under this subchapter or any other act or any combination of acts which hampers, delays, or in any manner negatively affects the desegregation efforts of a school district or districts in this state.
(b)
Before the entry of any order under this subchapter, the state board shall seek an advisory opinion from the Attorney General concerning the impact of the proposed annexation or consolidation on the effort of the state to assist a school district or districts in desegregation of the public schools of this state.
(c)
Any order of annexation or consolidation or combination thereof that violates the provisions of this section shall be null and void.
Acts 2001, No. 1225, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 14 - CONSOLIDATION, ANNEXATION, AND FORMATION (§§ 6-13-1401 — 6-13-1418) › Section 6-13-1409 - State Board of Education

(a)
The State Board of Education shall have the following duties regarding consolidations and annexations:
(1)
To form local school districts, change boundary lines of school districts, dissolve school districts and annex the territory of those school districts to another school district, create new school districts, and perform all other functions regarding changes in school districts in accordance with the law;
(2)
To transfer funds and attach territory that is in no school district to other school districts as may seem best for the educational welfare of the children; and
(3)
To enact rules regarding the consolidation and annexation of school districts under this title.
(b)
The millage rate of the electors of the affected district shall remain the same until an election may be held to change the rate of taxation for the resulting district or receiving district.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 199, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 1225, § 1; 2003, No. 1467, § 20.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 14 - CONSOLIDATION, ANNEXATION, AND FORMATION (§§ 6-13-1401 — 6-13-1418) › Section 6-13-1410 - Appeal and election

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the decision of the State Board of Education regarding a consolidation or annexation shall be final with no further right of appeal except that only an aggrieved district may appeal to Pulaski County Circuit Court pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Acts 2003, No. 1467, § 21; 2011, No. 989, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 14 - CONSOLIDATION, ANNEXATION, AND FORMATION (§§ 6-13-1401 — 6-13-1418) › Section 6-13-1411 - Use of fund balances

(a)
Unless otherwise approved by a unanimous vote of the board of directors of the resulting district, the fund balances of any school district that is consolidated, annexed, or otherwise reorganized shall be used by the resulting district solely for the construction of facilities or the operation, maintenance, or support of the schools that were located in the affected district from which the fund balance was derived if any of the facilities of the affected district from which the fund balance was derived remain open.
(b)
The provisions of this section shall not apply if the consolidation or annexation is because of the school district's failure to meet standards for accreditation, failure to meet fiscal or facilities distress requirements, or failure to meet the requirements to exit Level 5 - Intensive support pursuant to The Quality Education Act of 2003, §
6-15-201
et seq., the Arkansas Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program, §
6-20-1901
et seq., the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act, §
6-21-801
et seq., and the Arkansas Educational Support and Accountability Act, §
6-15-2901
et seq.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1073,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 71, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 14 - CONSOLIDATION, ANNEXATION, AND FORMATION (§§ 6-13-1401 — 6-13-1418) › Section 6-13-1414 - Boundary change by State Board of Education

(a)
(1)
The State Board of Education shall consider a petition from a local board of directors of any school district seeking an adjustment or change of boundary lines between its school district and an adjoining school district.
(2)
The local board of directors must file the petition with the state board at least thirty (30) days before the next regularly scheduled state board meeting, at which time the petition will be presented for hearing before the state board.
(b)
Upon proof to the state board of public notice issued in the local newspapers of general circulation in each affected district no less than one (1) time a week for two (2) consecutive weeks, the state board may, by approval of a majority of the members of a quorum present of the state board, issue an order changing or adjusting the boundary lines between the adjoining school districts.
(c)
If the local board of directors of each of the affected districts is unable to agree on the proposed change in boundary lines, the state board shall adjust and change the boundary lines in accordance with its best judgment subject to the requirement of subsection (f) of this section or shall rule that the boundaries remain unchanged.
(d)
Upon an order from the state board to change or adjust boundary lines, it shall be the duty of the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office to immediately make changes in the maps of the school districts to show the changes of boundaries.
(e)
(1)
The state board shall:
(A)
Issue an order establishing the changed boundaries; and
(B)
File the order with the:
(i)
County clerk in each county in which every affected district lies;
(ii)
Secretary of State; and
(iii)
Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office.
(2)
The county clerk shall make a permanent record of the order.
(3)
The boundaries established under this subsection shall be the boundaries of the affected districts until changes are made according to the provisions of law.
(f)
The state board shall not order any change in school district boundaries which hampers, delays, or in any manner negatively affects the desegregation efforts of the public school districts in the State of Arkansas.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1168, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 103,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2001, No. 1037, § 1; 2011, No. 989, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 14 - CONSOLIDATION, ANNEXATION, AND FORMATION (§§ 6-13-1401 — 6-13-1418) › Section 6-13-1418 - Consolidation incentive

An appropriation for consolidation incentive shall be allocated to a resulting district or a receiving district, respectively, according to rules promulgated by the State Board of Education.
Added by Act 2023, No. 572,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 15 - CREATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BY DETACHING TERRITORY FROM EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICT (§§ 6-13-1501 — 6-13-1505) › Section 6-13-1501 - Creation of school district by detaching territory from existing school district

(a)
(1)
It is the intent of the General Assembly by this subchapter to provide opportunities for children of this state by allowing local community members the opportunity to establish and maintain public schools in a manner that optimizes educational resources within a community.
(2)
The General Assembly finds that the educational needs of the students of this state shall be best served by not allowing creation of a school district under this subchapter with fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) students, thus ensuring adequate educational opportunities for students.
(b)
A school district created under this subchapter shall have all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of other public school districts.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 372,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2001, No. 1673, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 15 - CREATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BY DETACHING TERRITORY FROM EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICT (§§ 6-13-1501 — 6-13-1505) › Section 6-13-1502 - Minimum area and attendance requirements

(a)
A new school district may not be created in an area with fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) students in average daily membership.
(b)
An existing school district shall not be reduced by means of detachment to an area with fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) students in average daily membership.
(c)
A new school district to be created by detachment must only be made up of students from one (1) existing school district.
(d)
This subchapter shall apply only to school districts that:
(1)
Had an average daily membership of at least five thousand (5,000) students in the school year immediately preceding the detachment; or
(2)
Encompass a total area of four hundred fifty square miles (450 sq. mi.) or more, now or in the future.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 528,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 372,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2001, No. 1673, § 1; 2003, No. 1397, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 15 - CREATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BY DETACHING TERRITORY FROM EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICT (§§ 6-13-1501 — 6-13-1505) › Section 6-13-1503 - Initiation of detachment

Creation of a new school district by detachment shall be initiated by:
(1)
Resolution of the board of directors of each school district from which territory is to be detached; or
(2)
A petition that is presented to the State Board of Education pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 2001, No. 1673, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-13-1601 — 6-13-1613) › Section 6-13-1601 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Administrative annexation" means the joining of an affected district or a part of the school district with a receiving district;
(2)
"Administrative consolidation" means the joining of two (2) or more school districts to create a new single school district with one (1) administrative unit and one (1) board of directors that is not required to close school facilities;
(3)
"Affected district" means a school district that loses territory or students as a result of administrative annexation or administrative consolidation;
(4)
"Average daily membership" has the same meaning as defined in §
6-20-2303
;
(5)
"Receiving district" means a school district or districts that receive territory or students, or both, from an affected district as a result of administrative annexation; and
(6)
"Resulting district" means the new school district created from an affected district or affected districts as a result of administrative consolidation.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1073,§ 12, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 60, § 3; 2005, No. 2151, § 21.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-13-1601 — 6-13-1613) › Section 6-13-1602 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 461,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1169, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 60, § 3; 2005, No. 2151, § 22; 2011, No. 989, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-13-1601 — 6-13-1613) › Section 6-13-1606 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 14, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2005, No. 1198, § 1; 2009, No. 376, § 12.