Arkansas Code
Subchapter 9 - The Positive Youth Development Grant Program
§ 6-5-906. Evaluation

(a) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall be responsible for evaluating the impacts of the Positive Youth Development Grant Program.
(b)
(1) The division shall provide grant recipients with technical assistance, evaluation, program monitoring, and professional development.
(2) The division may retain up to four percent (4%) of the amount appropriated for the Positive Youth Development Grant Program for this purpose.

(c)
(1) Program evaluation and outcome measures shall be incorporated into the application and award procedure rules adopted by the division.
(2) Outcome measures shall include without limitation:
(A) Student achievement and academic skills;
(B) School engagement;
(C) Social, emotional, and behavioral development;
(D) Health and wellness; and
(E) Reduced contact with the judicial system.


(d) A minimum of one (1) time each year, the division shall report its findings and recommendations concerning the Positive Youth Development Grant Program and technical assistance provided to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the House Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.

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