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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - Division of Academic Accountability *** › Rule 005.19.10-003 - ADE 304: Rules Governing Federal Program Complaint Resolution

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1.00
Regulatory Purpose & Authority.
1.01 These Rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Federal Program Complaint
			 Resolution.
1.02 The State Board of
			 Education enacts these Rules pursuant to its authority under Arkansas Code
			 Annotated §§
									6-11-105 &
			 25-15-201
et seq.;
20 U.S.C. §§
										1232c,
			 7844,
			 & 7883;
			 42
			 U.S.C. §
										11432; and
			 34 C.F.R. Chapter 2, Part 299,
			 Subpart F.
1.03 The purpose of
			 these Rules is to provide a procedure for receiving, reviewing, and resolving
			 complaints made by organizations or individuals against the Arkansas State
			 Board of Education (State Board), Arkansas Department of Education
			 (Department), other state agency, or a local educational agency (LEA). These
			 Rules apply only to complaints regarding the educational placement of homeless
			 children and youths pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education
			 Assistance Improvement Act, and the administration of the following programs
			 contained within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA):
(1) Part A of Title I (Improving Basic
			 Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies);
(2) Part B of Title I (Even Start Family
			 Literacy Programs) (other than the federally administered direct grants for
			 Indian tribes and tribal organizations, children of migratory workers,
			 Statewide family literacy initiatives, and a prison that house women and
			 children);
(3) Part C of Title I
			 (Migrant Education);
(4) Part D of
			 Title I (Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk of
			 Dropping Out);
(5) Title II
			 (Eisenhower Professional Development Program) (other than section 2103 and part
			 C of this Title);
(6) Title III
			 (Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant
			 Students);
(7) Subpart 2 of Part A
			 of Title III (State and Local Programs for School Technology
			 Resources);
(8) Part A of Title IV
			 (Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities) (other than section
			 4114);
(9) Part A of Title V
			 (Innovative Programs);
(10) Title
			 VI (Innovative Education Program Strategies);
(11) Part C of Title VII (Emergency Immigrant
			 Education); and
(12) Section 9503
			 (Equitable participation of private school students in public school
			 programs).
1.04 In
			 computing any period of time described in these Rules, the last day of the
			 period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, legal
			 holiday, or other day the Department is closed, in which event the period runs
			 until the end of the next day that the Department is open. Days shall be
			 counted on the basis of calendar days.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - Division of Academic Accountability *** › Rule 005.19.10-004 - Supplemental Education Service (SES) providers pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

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1.00
Regulatory Purpose & Authority.
1.01 These Rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Supplemental Education Service
			 Providers.
1.02 The State Board of
			 Education enacts these Rules pursuant to its authority under Arkansas Code
			 Annotated §§
									6-11-105 &
			 25-15-201
et seq.;
Section 1116 (e)(4)(D) of the No Child Left Behind
			 Act of 2001,
			 20
			 U.S.C. §
										6316; and
			 34 C.F.R. § 200.47.
1.03 The purpose of these Rules is to provide
			 standards and techniques for monitoring the quality and effectiveness of the
			 services offered by approved Supplemental Education Service (SES) providers and
			 for withdrawing approval from such providers.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - Division of Academic Accountability *** › Rule 005.19.11-003 - ADE 305: Rules Governing Supplemental Education Service Providers

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1.00
Regulatory Purpose & Authority.
1.01 These Rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Supplemental Education Service
			 Providers.
1.02 The State Board of
			 Education enacts these Rules pursuant to its authority under Arkansas Code
			 Annotated §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-15-2011, &
			 25-15-201
et seq.;
Section 1116 (e)(4)(D) of the No Child Left Behind
			 Act of 2001,
			 20
			 U.S.C. §
										6316; and
			 34 C.F.R. § 200.47.
1.03 The purposes of these Rules are to:
1.03.1 Provide standards and techniques for
			 monitoring the quality and effectiveness of the services offered by approved
			 Supplemental Education Service (SES) providers;
1.03.2 Establish procedures for withdrawing
			 approval from such providers;
1.03.3 Increase academic performance of
			 students and reduce student remediation rates;
1.03.4 Ensure that students who qualify for
			 supplemental educational services receive the services they need;
1.03.5 Assist parents in making informed
			 decisions when selecting supplemental educational service providers;
			 and
1.03.6 Assist policy makers in
			 reviewing the effectiveness of supplemental educational service
			 providers.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - Division of Academic Accountability *** › Rule 005.19.11-004 - ADE 206: Physical Education Course Credit for Organized Physical Activity Courses

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1.00
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 The State
			 Board of Education enacts these rules pursuant to its authority as set forth in
			 Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-16-137,
			 6-16-141,
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - Division of Academic Accountability *** › Rule 005.19.12-001 - Rules Governing the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program and the Academic Distress Program

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1.0 Regulatory Authority
1.01 These Rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Arkansas Comprehensive
			 Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP).
1.02 The State Board of Education promulgated
			 these Rules pursuant to implementation of Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-15-401 et seq.,
			 6-15-2009, and
			 25-15-204.
1.03 These Rules have been amended to reflect
			 the decision of the United States Department of Education (USDOE) to grant
			 flexibility to the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) from certain
			 provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). As indicated
			 throughout these Rules, certain provisions of these Rules shall only apply
			 during time periods designated by the USDOE for which the ADE receives
			 flexibility from certain provisions of ESEA.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - Division of Academic Accountability *** › Rule 005.19.18-002 - Rules Governing th eArkansas Educational Support and Accountability Act (AESAA)

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1.00
Regulatory authority
1.01 These rules
			 shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education ("ADE" or "Department")
			 Rules Governing the Arkansas Educational Support and Accountability Act
			 (AESAA).
1.02 These rules are
			 adopted pursuant to the authority of the State Board of Education under Ark.
			 Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-15-2901 et seq.,
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq. and Act 930 of 2017.
1.03
			 These rules are further adopted pursuant to the requirements of the State's
			 plan adopted under 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,
			 20 U.S.C. §
										6301 et seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 22 - School Improvement and Restructuring › Rule 005.22.05-002 - ADE 207: Rules Governing Professional Development

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Arkansas Department of Education
Rules Governing Professional Development
July 2005
1.0
			 Regulatory Authority
1.01 These Rules shall
			 be known as the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Rules Governing
			 Professional Development.
1.02 The
			 State Board of Education (SBE) promulgated these Rules pursuant to Act 1185 of
			 2005, Act 2095 of 2005, Act 2318 of 2005, Act 2007 of 2005, Act 1183 of 2005,
			 §28 of Act 2131 of 2005, Ark. Code Ann. §
									6-17-704,
			 and Ark. Code Ann. §
									6-15-201
et
			 seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 22 - School Improvement and Restructuring › Rule 005.22.18-001 - Parental Involvement Plans and Family and Community Engagement

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ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RULES GOVERNING PARENTAL
				INVOLVEMENT PLANS AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
July 2018
1.00
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules shall be known as Arkansas
			 Department of Education Rules Governing Parental Involvement Plans and Family
			 and Community Engagement.
1.02 The
			 State Board of Education enacts these Rules pursuant to its authority as set
			 forth in Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-15-1005(f),
			 6-15-1701
et
			 seq.,
6-15-2202, 25-15-201
et seq.,
and Act 936 of
			 2017.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.06-003 - ADA 252: Rules Governing the Distribution of Student Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures of Those Funds

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1.00
Authority
1.01 The Arkansas State
			 Board of Education's authority for promulgating these Rules is pursuant to Ark.
			 Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105 and
			 6-20-2305 and Act
			 30 of the First Extraordinary Session of 2006.
1.02 These Rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Distribution of Student
			 Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures of Those
			 Funds.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.07-002 - ADE 275: Guidelines, Procedures and Enforcement of the Arkansas Public School Choice Act

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1.00 PURPOSE
1.01 These rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules
Governing the Guidelines, Procedures, and Enforcement of the
				Arkansas Public School Choice Act.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.11-001 - ADE 237: Rules Governing Required Training for School Board Members

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1.00 REGULATORY
			 AUTHORITY
1.01 The State Board of Education
			 promulgates this Rule pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-13-629
			 and
			 6-11-105.
1.02 This Rule shall be known as the Arkansas
			 Department of Education (ADE) Rules Governing Required Training for School
			 Board Members
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.11-002 - ADE 173: Rules Governing the Guidelines, Procedures and Enforcement of the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act

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1.00
PURPOSE
1.01 These rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Guidelines, Procedures,
			 and Enforcement of the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act.
1.02 The purpose of these rules is to provide
			 enhanced opportunity for students in Arkansas to gain the knowledge and skills
			 necessary for postsecondary education, a technical education, or
			 careers.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.11-004 - ADE 316: Governing the administration of glucagon to students suffering from type 1 diabetes

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1.00
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules
			 shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas State Board
			 of Nursing Rules Governing the Administration of Glucagon to Arkansas Public
			 School Students Suffering from Type 1 Diabetes.
1.02 These rules are enacted pursuant to the
			 Arkansas State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 17-87-103
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq.
1.03 These rules are enacted
			 pursuant to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing's authority under Ark. Code
			 Ann. §§
									17-87-203,
			 17-87-103
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.11-005 - ADE 315: Rules Governing Background Checks and Licensure Revocation

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1.00
REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
1.01
			 These rules shall be known as Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing
			 Background Checks and License Revocation.
1.02 The State Board of Education enacts
			 these Rules pursuant to its authority as set forth in Ark. Code Ann.
			 §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-17-410,
			 6-17-411,
			 6-17-414,
			 6-17-421,
			 and
			 25-15-201
etseq.
1.03 It is
			 the purpose of these rules to set forth the requirements for a criminal
			 background check and a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check for:
1.03.1 Each first-time applicant for a
			 license issued by the State Board of Education;
1.03.2 Each applicant for his or her first
			 license renewal after July 1, 1997;
1.03.3 Each applicant for initial employment
			 in a licensed staff position with a public school district or open-enrollment
			 public charter school; and
1.03.4
			 Each applicant for initial employment or non-continuous reemployment in a
			 non-licensed staff position with a public school district, open-enrollment
			 public charter school, or education service cooperative.
1.04 It is further the purpose of these rules
			 to prescribe the procedure for revocation, suspension, or placing on probation
			 of an educational license.
1.05 It
			 is further the purpose of these rules to clarify whose criminal records check
			 and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check fees shall be paid by the
			 Department of Education.
1.06 It is
			 further the purpose of these rules to clarify that superintendents and charter
			 school directors shall have the responsibility of reporting licensure
			 violations of teachers and fraudulent acts by Fiscal Officers to the State
			 Board.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.13-001 - Rules Governing the Public School Choice Act of 2013

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1.00
PURPOSE
1.01 These rules shall be
			 known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Public School
			 Choice Act of 2013
1.02 The purpose
			 of these rules is to set forth the process and procedures necessary to
			 administer the Public School Choice Act of 2013.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.13-002 - ADE 328: Rule Governing the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act

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1.00
PURPOSE
1.01 These rules shall be
			 known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Arkansas
			 Opportunity Public School Choice Act.
1.02 The purpose of these rules is to set
			 forth the process and procedures necessary to administer the Arkansas
			 Opportunity Public School Choice Act as amended.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.13-006 - Governing Ethical Guidelines and Prohibitions for Educational Administrators, Employees, Board Members, and Other Parties

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1.00
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules and regulations shall be
			 known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Ethical
			 Guidelines and Prohibitions for Educational Administrators, Employees, Board
			 Members and other parties.
1.02
			 These rules are enacted pursuant to the Arkansas State Board of Education's
			 authority under Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-24-101 et seq.,
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.13-007 - Rules Governing the Leader Excellence and Development System

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1.0 PURPOSE
1.01 The purpose of these rules is to
			 establish the requirements and procedures concerning the evaluation and
			 development of public school building and district-level leader
			 performance.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.14-001 - Rules Governing the Administration of Glucagon to Students Suffering from Diabetes

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1.00
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules
			 shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas State Board
			 of Nursing Rules Governing the Administration of Glucagon to Arkansas Public
			 School Students Suffering from Diabetes.
1.02 These rules are enacted pursuant to the
			 Arkansas State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 17-87-103
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq.
1.03 These rules are enacted
			 pursuant to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing's authority under Ark. Code
			 Ann. §§
									17-87-203,
			 17-87-103
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.14-003 - Rules Governing Professional Development

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1.0
Regulatory Authority
1.01 These Rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Professional
			 Development.
1.02 Arkansas law
			 requires the following professional development be provided for educators:
1.02.1 School districts shall provide ten
			 (10) professional development days in the basic contract for educators under
			 Ark. Code Ann. §
										6-17-2402;
1.02.2 Higher education shall provide
			 professional development within teacher preparation programs on:
1.02.2.1 Child maltreatment, under Ark. Code
			 Ann. §
											6-61-133;
			 and
1.02.2.2 Dyslexia, under Ark.
			 Code Ann. §
											6-41-609.
1.03 The State Board of
			 Education (SBE) enacts these Rules pursuant to its authority as set forth in
			 Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-10-122,
			 6-10-123,
			 6-11-105,
			 6-15-1004,
			 6-15-1703,
			 6-17-701
			 et seq.,
			 6-17-402,
			 6-20-2204,
			 6-20-2305,
			 6-41-609,
			 6-61-133,
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq., and Act 2 of the First Extraordinary Session of 2013.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.14-004 - Rules Governing Consolidation and Annexation of School Districts

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1.00
PURPOSE
1.01 The purpose of these
			 rules is to establish the requirements and procedures concerning the
			 consolidation and annexation of school districts; the administrative
			 consolidation and annexation of school districts; and the distribution of
			 consolidation/annexation incentive funding.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.14-005 - Rules Governing the Creation of School Districts by Detachment

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1.00
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules
			 shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the
			 Creation of School Districts by Detachment.
1.02 The State Board of Education (State
			 Board) enacted these rules pursuant to its authority as set forth in Ark. Code
			 Ann. §
									6-13-1501
			 et seq. and Ark. Code Ann. §
									25-15-204.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.15-001 - Rules Governing Standards of Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts

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1.0
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules
			 shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the
			 Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School
			 Districts.
1.02 These rules are
			 promulgated pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-15-207,
			 6-15-202,
			 6-15-209,
			 and
			 25-15-201
			 etseq.
1.03 These rules replace
			 previously adopted Rules Governing Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas
			 Public Schools revised June 2009.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.15-003 - ADE Rules Governing the Public School Choice Act of 2015

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1.00
PURPOSE
1.01 These rules shall be
			 known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Public School
			 Choice Act of 2015.
1.02 The
			 purpose of these rules is to set forth the process and procedures necessary to
			 administer the Public School Choice Act of 2015.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.15-005 - Rules Governing Advertising on School Buses

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1.00
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules shall be known as the
			 Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation
			 Rules Governing Advertising on School Buses.
1.02 The Rules are enacted pursuant to the
			 Commission's authority under Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-19-101
			 and
			 25-15-201
etseq.,
and Act 941 of 2015.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.15-006 - 2015 Open Enrollment Charter School New Application

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ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2015 APPLICATION
				OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
A.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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B.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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C.
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED CHARTER SCHOOL
The applicant for the proposed charter school, if approved by
				the authorizer, agrees to operate the educational program described below in
				accordance with the provisions described within this document, Arkansas Code
				Annotated §
									6-23-101 et seq., the State
				Board of Education Rules Governing Public Charter Schools, and the attached
				assurances.
Provide a narrative description of the various components of
				the proposed charter school by responding to the following prompts:
1. Describe the results of the public
			 hearing, which was held for the purpose of assessing support for the
			 establishment of this public charter school. Provide copies of supporting
			 evidence.
Applicant Response:
Attach documentation to demonstrate that each of the following
				requirements of Arkansas Code Annotated §
										6-23-302
				was met:
A. The notice of the public
			 hearing was published on a weekly basis for at least three (3) consecutive
			 weeks prior to the date of the hearing in a newspaper having general
			 circulation in the school district in which the school will likely be
			 located.
B. The notice of the
			 public hearing was not published in the classified or legal notice section of
			 the newspaper.
C.
The last publication date of the notice was no less than seven days prior to
			 the public meeting.
D. Within seven calendar days following the
			 first publication of the notice of the public hearing, emails announcing the
			 public hearing were sent to the superintendent of each of the school districts
			 from which the open- enrollment public charter school is likely to draw
			 students for the purpose of enrollment and the superintendent of any district
			 that is contiguous to the district in which the open-enrollment public charter
			 school will be located.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.15-007 - 2015 District Conversion Charter School New Application

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ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2015 APPLICATION
OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
A.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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B.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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C.
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE
			 PROPOSED CHARTER SCHOOL
The applicant for the proposed charter school, if approved by
				the authorizer, agrees to operate the educational program described below in
				accordance with the provisions described within this document, Arkansas Code
				Annotated §
									6-23-101 et seq., the State
				Board of Education Rules Governing Public Charter Schools, and the attached
				assurances.
Provide a narrative description of the various components of
				the proposed charter school by responding to the following prompts:
1. Describe the results of the public
			 hearing, which was held for the purpose of assessing support for the
			 establishment of this public charter school. Provide copies of supporting
			 evidence.
Applicant Response:
Applicant response is limited to 7,000 characters/spaces. The
				text box will expand once you have clicked out of it.
Attach documentation to demonstrate that each of the following
				requirements of Arkansas Code Annotated §
										6-23-302
				was met:
A. The notice of the public
			 hearing was published on a weekly basis for at least three (3) consecutive
			 weeks prior to the date of the hearing in a newspaper having general
			 circulation in the school district in which the school will likely be
			 located.
B. The notice of the
			 public hearing was not published in the classified or legal notice section of
			 the newspaper.
C.
The last publication date of the notice was no less than seven days prior to
			 the public meeting.
D. Within seven calendar days following the
			 first publication of the notice of the public hearing, emails announcing the
			 public hearing were sent to the superintendent of each of the school districts
			 from which the open- enrollment public charter school is likely to draw
			 students for the purpose of enrollment and the superintendent of any district
			 that is contiguous to the district in which the open-enrollment public charter
			 school will be located.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.15-008 - ADE 328: Rules Governing the Leader Excellence and Development System (LEADS)

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1.0
PURPOSE
1.01 The purpose of these
			 rules is to establish the requirements and procedures concerning the evaluation
			 and development of public school building and district-level leader
			 performance.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.16-001 - Rules Governing the Monitoring of Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plans (ACSIP)

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1.00
Regulatory Authority
1.01 These Rules
			 shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the
			 Monitoring of Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plans.
1.02 The State Board of Education promulgates
			 these Rules pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-15-424,
			 6-15-426,
			 6-20-2301
et seq.,
and
			 10-3-2101
et seq.,
and Act 841 of 2015.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.16-002 - Rules Governing Access to Public School Information on Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plans (ACSIP)

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Authority
1.01 These Rules are promulgated pursuant to
			 Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-15-2202,
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq., and Act 841 of 2015.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.16-003 - Rules Governing Distance and Digital Learning

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Purpose
1.01 The purpose of these Rules is to set
			 reasonable guidelines for the coordination and implementation of learning where
			 the teacher and student are separated by place and to provide guidance for the
			 implementation of digital learning environments that offer student-centered,
			 personalized, and flexible learning options.
1.02 These Rules are intended to ensure that
			 distance learning is available to every Arkansas student who wishes to
			 participate, to improve content and course offerings available to
			 students-including Advanced Placement courses or other academic courses not
			 otherwise available-and encourage innovation in education, and to prepare
			 students for participation in the information age economy.
1.03 In order to ensure proper
			 implementation, the Arkansas Department of Education shall work with other
			 state agencies involved in distance and digital learning to implement distance
			 and digital learning throughout the state.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.16-004 - Rules Governing the Administration of Insulin and Glucagon to Arkansas Public School Students Diagnosed with Diabetes

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REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas State Board of Nursing Rules
			 Governing the Administration of Insulin and Glucagon to Arkansas Public School
			 Students Diagnosed With Diabetes.
1.02 These rules are enacted pursuant to the
			 Arkansas State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-18-711,
			 17-87-103
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq.
1.03 These rules are enacted
			 pursuant to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing's authority under Ark. Code
			 Ann. §§
									6-18-711,
			 17-87-203,
			 17-87-103
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.16-005 - Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing School District Requirements for Personnel Policies, Salary Schedules, Minimum Salaries, and Documents Posted to District Websites

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REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These
			 rules shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing
			 School District Requirements for Personnel Policies, Salary Schedules, Minimum
			 Salaries, and Documents Posted to District Websites (Rules).
1.02 The Rules are enacted pursuant to the
			 State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. §
									6-11-105,
			 §
									6-11-129,
			 §
									6-17-201,
			 §
									6-17-207,
			 §
									6-17-807, §
									6-17-812,
			 §
									6-17-2203, §
									6-17-2301, §
									6-17-2402, and §
									6-17-2403.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.16-006 - Arkansas Department of Education Rules and Regulations Governing Ethical Guidelines and Prohibitions for Educational Administrators, Employees, Board Members and Other Parties

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REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules
			 and regulations shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules
			 Governing Ethical Guidelines and Prohibitions for Educational Administrators,
			 Employees, Board Members and other parties.
1.02 These rules are enacted pursuant to the
			 Arkansas State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-24-101 et seq.,
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq. and Act 846 of 2015.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.16-007 - Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Education Service Cooperatives

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REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.1 These rules
			 shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing
			 Education Service Cooperatives.
1.2
			 The State Board of Education enacted these rules pursuant to its authority as
			 set forth in Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-13-1001 et seq.,
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq., and Act 846 of 2015.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.16-010 - Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Nutrtion and Physical Activity Standards and Body Mass Index for Age Assessment Protocols in Arkansas Public Schools

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PURPOSE
1.01 The purpose of these
			 rules is to establish the requirements and procedures for governing nutrition
			 and physical activity standards and body mass index for age assessment
			 protocols in Arkansas Public Schools.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.16-011 - Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Distribution of Student Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures of Those Funds

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Authority
1.01 The Arkansas State
			 Board of Education's authority for promulgating these Rules is pursuant to Ark.
			 Code Ann. §§
									6-11-101
et
			 seq
.,
			 6-15-401
et
			 seq
.,
			 6-15-2101
et seq
.,
			 6-15-2201
et
			 seq
.,
			 6-20-401
et
			 seq
.,
			 6-20-2301
et
			 seq
., and
			 6-48-101
et
			 seq
., and Acts 841, 846, 994, and 1115 of 2015.
1.02 These Rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Rules Governing the Distribution of
			 Student Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures
			 of Those Funds.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.17-001 - ADE Rules Governing Education Service Cooperatives

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REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.1 These rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Education Service
			 Cooperatives.
1.2 The State Board
			 of Education enacted these rules pursuant to its authority as set forth in Ark.
			 Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-13-1001 et seq., and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.18-001 - Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Education Service Cooperative

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REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.1 These rules
			 shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing
			 Education Service Cooperatives.
1.2
			 The State Board of Education enacted these rules pursuant to its authority as
			 set forth in Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-13-1001 et seq.,
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq., and Act 741 of 2017.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.19-002 - Commissioin for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilites and Transportation Rules Governing Self- Construction Projects by Public Educational Entities

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			 REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These regulations
			 shall be known as the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities
			 and Transportation Rules Governing Self-Construction Projects by Public
			 Entities.
1.02 The Commission's
			 authority for promulgating these rules is pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
									6-21-109,
			 6-21-301,
			 6-21-304,
			 17-25-101,
			 18-44-503,
			 18-44-507,
			 19-11-259,
			 22-9-101,
			 22-9-203,
			 and
			 25-15-201
et seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 23 - Legal Services *** › Rule 005.23.19-003 - Arkansas Department of Education RUles Governing Federal Program Complaint Resolution

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Regulatory Purpose & Authority.
1.01 These Rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Federal Program Complaint
			 Resolution.
1.02 The State Board of
			 Education enacts these Rules pursuant to its authority under Arkansas Code
			 Annotated §§
									6-11-105 &
			 25-15-201
et seq.
;
			 20 U.S.C. §§
										1232c,
			 7844,
			 7881,
			 & 7883; and 34 C.F.R. Chapter 2, Part 299, Subpart F.
1.03 The purpose of these Rules is to provide
			 a procedure for receiving, reviewing, and resolving complaints made by
			 organizations or individuals against the Arkansas State Board of Education
			 (State Board), Arkansas Department of Education (Department), other state
			 agency, or a local educational agency (LEA). These Rules apply only to
			 complaints regarding the administration of the following programs contained
			 within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA):
(1) Part A of Title I (Improving Basic
			 Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies);
(2) Part B of Title I (Even Start Family
			 Literacy Programs) (other than the federally administered direct grants for
			 Indian tribes and tribal organizations, children of migratory workers,
			 Statewide family literacy initiatives, and a prison that house women and
			 children
(3) Part C of Title I
			 (Migrant Education);
(4) Part D of
			 Title I (Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk of
			 Dropping Out);
(5) Title II
			 (Eisenhower Professional Development Program) (other than section 2103 and part
			 C of this Title);
(6) Title III
			 (Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant
			 Students);
(7) Subpart 2 of Part A
			 of Title III (State and Local Programs for School Technology
			 Resources);
(8) Part A of Title IV
			 (Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities) (other than section
			 4114)
(9) Title VI (Innovative
			 Education Program Strategies);
(10)
			 Part C of Title VII (Emergency Immigrant Education); and
(11) Sections 8015 and 8017 of the Every
			 Student Succeeds Act (Equitable participation of private school students in
			 public school programs).
1.04 In computing any period of time
			 described in these Rules, the last day of the period so computed shall be
			 included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or other day the
			 Department is closed, in which event the period runs until the end of the next
			 day that the Department is open. Days shall be counted on the basis of calendar
			 days.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 24 - Early Childhood › Rule 005.24.06-001 - Rules Governing The Arkansas Better Chance Program

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SECTION 1
- REGULATORY
			 AUTHORITY
1.1 These rules are enacted
			 pursuant to the authority of the State Board of Education under ACA §
									6-11-105 and
			 6-45-101 et seq. as
			 amended.
1.2 The Division of Child
			 Care and Early Childhood Education, Arkansas Department of Health and Human
			 Services, shall coordinate and administer the Arkansas Better Chance Program,
			 providing all appropriate technical assistance and program monitoring necessary
			 to fulfill the requirements of Ark. Code Ann.
			 6-45-101 et seq.,
			 20-78-206
			 and
			 6-11-105.
			 DCCECE will annually provide the State Board of Education a list of grants
			 which are recommended for funding for the next year.
1.3 The State Board of Education will approve
			 all rules developed pursuant to Act 212 of 1991 and Act 49 of 2003 as amended
			 and will approve all programs funded under the Arkansas Better Chance
			 Program.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 24 - Early Childhood › Rule 005.24.12-001 - ADE 257: Rules Governing The Arkansas Better Chance Program

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SECTION 1
-
			 REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules
			 are enacted pursuant to the authority of the State Board of Education under
			 Ark. Code Ann. §
									6-11-105 and
			 6-45-101 et seq. as
			 amended.
1.02 The Division of Child
			 Care and Early Childhood Education (DCCECE), Arkansas Department of Human
			 Services, shall coordinate and administer the Arkansas Better Chance Program,
			 providing all appropriate technical assistance and program monitoring necessary
			 to fulfill the requirements of Ark. Code Ann. §
									6-45-101 et seq.,
			 20-78-206
			 and
			 6-11-105.
			 DCCECE will annually provide the State Board of Education a list of grants
			 which are recommended for funding for the next year.
1.03 The State Board of Education will
			 approve all rules developed pursuant to Act 212 of 1991 and Act 49 of 2003 as
			 amended and will approve all programs funded under the Arkansas Better Chance
			 Program.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 25 - Division of Research & Technology *** › Rule 005.25.05-001 - ADE 210: Distance Learning

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			 REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules shall
			 be known as Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing Distance
			 Learning.
1.02 These rules are
			 enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under
Arkansas Code Annotated§§
										6-47-201,
			 6-47-302,
and Act 2325 of 2005.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - Special Projects *** › Rule 005.26.06-001 - ADE 243: Rules Governing the Arkansas Teacher of the Year Program

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AUTHORITY
1.01 This rule shall
			 be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rule Governing the Arkansas
			 Teacher of the Year Program.
1.02
			 The State Board of Education promulgates this Rule pursuant to the regulatory
			 authority provided in Arkansas Code Ann. §§
									6-11-105,
			 6-17-2501 et seq. and
			 25-11-201 et seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - Public School Accountability › Rule 005.27.18-002 - Rules Governing the Public School Rating System on Annual School Performance Reports and the School Recognition Program

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REGULATORY
			 AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules
			 shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education ("Department") Rules
			 Governing the Public School Rating System on Annual School Performance Reports
			 and the School Recognition Program ("Rules").
1.02 These rules are enacted pursuant to the
			 State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. §§
								6-11-105,
			 6-15-2101
			 et seq., and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq., and Acts 744 and 869 of 2017.
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PURPOSE
The purpose of these Rules is to establish the school rating
				system and designate school performance category levels or ratings pursuant to
				Ark. Code Ann. §§
									6-15-2105
				and
				6-15-2106 and provide
				financial awards to public schools that experience high student performance and
				those with high student academic growth in accordance with Ark. Code Ann.
				§
									6-15-2107.
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SCHOOL RATING
			 SYSTEM
3.01 Each public
			 school will receive a performance category level designation or rating
			 (hereafter collectively referred to as "rating") of "A", "B", "C", "D", or "F"
			 as described in Appendix A.
3.02
			 The Department will engage stakeholder groups in the school rating process and
			 utilize feedback from the stakeholder groups to make a final recommendation to
			 the State Board of Education ("Board") for the total score range for each
			 rating.
3.03 If a school district
			 has an alternative learning environment (ALE) or an alternative education (AE)
			 program and the ALE or AE has a local education agency (LEA) number, the school
			 district shall, for purposes of a rating pursuant to these rules only, include
			 the ALE or AE students in their respective area schools.
3.04 Each school's rating shall be included
			 in the annual School Performance Report, which shall be posted on the
			 Department's and school districts' websites.
3.05 For purposes of these rules only, the
			 following entities shall be exempt from the designation of a school rating:
3.05.1 An open-enrollment public charter
			 school whose mission and enrollment are primarily focused on students who have
			 dropped out of high school or are identified as at risk of dropping out of
			 school;
3.05.2 A conversion public
			 charter school whose mission and enrollment are primarily focused on students
			 who have dropped out of high school or are identified as at risk of dropping
			 out of school;
3.05.3 An adult
			 charter school serving students age 19 or older;
3.05.4 The Arkansas School for the
			 Blind;
3.05.5 The Arkansas School
			 for the Deaf; and
3.05.6 The
			 Division of Youth Services System of Education.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - Public School Accountability › Rule 005.27.18-004 - ADE Rules Governing Consolidation and Annexation of School Districts

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PURPOSE
1.01 The
			 purpose of these rules is to establish the requirements and procedures
			 concerning the consolidation and annexation of school districts; the
			 administrative consolidation and annexation of school districts; and the
			 distribution of consolidation/annexation incentive funding.
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AUTHORITY
2.01 The State Board of Education (State
			 Board) enacts these rules pursuant to the authority granted by Ark. Code Ann.
			 §§
								6-11-105,
			 6-13-1401 et seq.,
			 6-13-1601 et seq.,
			 and
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq., and Acts 745 and 936 of 2017.
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DEFINITIONS
3.01 "Administrative annexation" means the
			 joining of an affected school district or a part of the school district with a
			 receiving school district;
3.02
			 "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;
3.03 "Affected
			 district" means a school district that:
3.03.1 Loses territory or students as a
			 result of annexation or administrative annexation; or
3.03.2 Is involved in a consolidation or
			 administrative consolidation.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 28 - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education › Rule 005.28.19-001 - Rule Governing the Educator Compensation Reform Program

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Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
				Rules Governing the School District Educational Excellence Trust
				Fund
Effective January 1, 2020
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PURPOSE
1.01 These rules shall be known as the
			 Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education ("Division") Rules
			 Governing the School District Educational Excellence Trust Fund.
1.02 The purpose of these rules is to provide
			 the process and procedures necessary to calculate and allocate the Educational
			 Excellence Trust Fund available to school districts.