(a) The State Board of Education shall promulgate and adopt such rules as it deems appropriate providing minimum standards, including program standards and teacher licensure standards, for the conduct of public school kindergarten programs.
(b) Program standards shall include, but shall not necessarily be restricted to, facilities, staffing, articulation with the elementary program other than the kindergarten, and finance.
(c) Parental participation in program planning, development, and evaluation shall be encouraged.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act
§ 6-16-302. Administration of federal funds
§ 6-16-303. Acceptance of gifts, grants, donations, etc
§ 6-16-304. Limits on expenditure
§ 6-16-305. Funds for research and demonstration centers — Consultative services
§ 6-16-306. Vocational-technical high schools
§ 6-16-307. Rules and regulations for orderly school operation
§ 6-16-308. Maximum age of persons admitted to public schools — Exceptions
§ 6-16-309. Authorization for adult education expenditures
§ 6-16-310. Early childhood and kindergarten programs — Approval and funding generally
§ 6-16-311. Early childhood education — Approval of private programs
§ 6-16-312. Early childhood and kindergarten programs — Tuition, etc., prohibited
§ 6-16-313. Early childhood and kindergarten programs — Minimum standards