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Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 6-15-101. Academic standards and expected outcomes - By September 1, 2003, and as updates are necessary each...
§ 6-15-102. Division of Public School Accountability - (a) (1) To enhance the public's access to public school...
§ 6-15-103. School district waivers - (a) A public school district may petition the State Board...
Subchapter 2 - The Quality Education Act of 2003
§ 6-15-201. Title - This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited...
§ 6-15-202. Accreditation — Development of rules, criteria, and standards - (a) (1) The State Board of Education is authorized and...
§ 6-15-203. Notification of failure to meet standards for accreditation — Appeal - (a) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education annually...
§ 6-15-206. Subsequent failure to meet standards for accreditation - (a) Any school or school district which fails to meet...
§ 6-15-207. Enforcement of standards - (a) The State Board of Education may take any number...
§ 6-15-208. Publication and dissemination - When any school of a school district or the school...
§ 6-15-209. Rules - The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules as necessary...
§ 6-15-213. Course considered as taught under certain circumstances - A course shall be considered as taught by a school...
§ 6-15-214. Advanced placement course counted as core curriculum course taught - (a) The purpose of this section is to assist small,...
§ 6-15-215. The Arkansas Smart Core Incentive Funding Program — Definitions - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The skills and...
§ 6-15-216. Flexibility in awarding course credit - (a) (1) Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, a public...
Subchapter 5 - Home Schools
§ 6-15-501. Definition - As used in this subchapter, “home school” means a school...
§ 6-15-502. Rules and procedures for monitoring and enforcing provisions - (a) The provisions of § 6-18-201(a) shall be self-executing, and...
§ 6-15-503. Prerequisites to home schooling - (a) (1) Parents or legal guardians desiring to provide a...
§ 6-15-504. Enrollment or re-enrollment in local schools - (a) A local public school district: (1) Shall afford a...
§ 6-15-507. Ineligibility of home schools for local, state, or federal funds - (a) (1) Home schools authorized by this subchapter are not...
§ 6-15-508. Home schooling prohibited if a sex offender resides in the home - (a) No child may be home schooled if any person...
§ 6-15-509. Participation of home-schooled students in interscholastic activities — Definitions - (a) The General Assembly recognizes that all students should have...
§ 6-15-510. Participation in interscholastic activities at private schools — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Athletic activity” means...
Subchapter 9 - Uniform Grading Scale for Public Schools
§ 6-15-901. Definition - For the purposes of this subchapter, “advanced placement course” means...
§ 6-15-902. Grading scale — Exemptions — Special education classes - (a) The following grading scale shall be used by all...
§ 6-15-903. Report cards - (a) (1) Every public school district shall provide a report...
Subchapter 10 - Arkansas Public Education Act of 1997
§ 6-15-1001. Title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Public Education...
§ 6-15-1002. Legislative findings - (a) The General Assembly recognizes that students in Arkansas deserve...
§ 6-15-1003. Academically competent students - (a) (1) Arkansas public school students will achieve competency in...
§ 6-15-1004. Qualified teachers in every public school classroom — Definition - (a) (1) Arkansas teachers will demonstrate competency in subject matter...
§ 6-15-1005. Safe, equitable, and accountable public schools - (a) (1) Arkansas schools will have safe and functional facilities....
§ 6-15-1006. Assistance and support - (a) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education will...
§ 6-15-1007. Arkansas Leadership Academy - (a) There is established the Arkansas Leadership Academy. (b) (1)...
§ 6-15-1011. Rules - The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules necessary for...
Subchapter 11 - Attaching Seals to High School Transcripts and Diplomas
§ 6-15-1101. Legislative findings - (a) The General Assembly hereby recognizes and acknowledges that in...
Subchapter 13 - Safe Schools Committee
§ 6-15-1301. Creation — Composition — Powers and duties - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall create...
§ 6-15-1302. Emergency plans and panic button alert system requirements - (a) On or before September 1, 2015, a public school...
§ 6-15-1303. Safe Schools Initiative Act - (a) A school district shall develop a school safety plan...
§ 6-15-1304. Emergency or security records or information — Disclosure exempted - The following records or other information related to a public...
Subchapter 14 - School Performance Report Act
§ 6-15-1401. Title - This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited...
§ 6-15-1402. Purpose — Report — Confidentiality — Rules - (a) (1) In order to generally improve public school accountability,...
Subchapter 15 - Comprehensive Plan for Consistency and Rigor in Course Work
§ 6-15-1502. Revisions, compliance, and implementation - (a) The State Board of Education shall develop a comprehensive...
§ 6-15-1504. Review - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall review...
§ 6-15-1505. School district implementation - (a) Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, each local school...
§ 6-15-1506. Rules - The State Board of Education shall promulgate appropriate rules necessary...
Subchapter 16 - Commission on Closing the Achievement Gap in Arkansas
§ 6-15-1601. Establishment of Commission on Closing the Achievement Gap in Arkansas — Members - (a) There is established a commission to be known as...
§ 6-15-1603. Establishment of local task forces on closing the achievement gap - (a) (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt a...
Subchapter 17 - Parental Involvement Plan
§ 6-15-1701. Findings - The General Assembly recognizes that: (1) A child's education is...
§ 6-15-1702. Parental involvement plan - (a) Each public school district and each public school within...
§ 6-15-1703. Professional development - (a) The State Board of Education's Standards for Accreditation of...
§ 6-15-1704. Annual review of parental involvement plans — Monitoring - (a) Annually by August 1, every school district shall review...
§ 6-15-1705. Incorporation of parental involvement into teacher education programs - The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division...
Subchapter 19 - Delta Student Academic Success Plan
§ 6-15-1901. Establishment of plan - (a) The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff may establish...
Subchapter 20 - Public School Student Progression
§ 6-15-2001. Intent - It is the intent of the General Assembly subsequent to...
§ 6-15-2004. Reading deficiency and parental notification - (a) (1) It is the ultimate goal of the General...
§ 6-15-2005. Elimination of social promotion - No student may be assigned to a grade level based...
§ 6-15-2006. Annual report - (a) (1) (A) In addition to the requirements in §...
§ 6-15-2007. State Board of Education authority and responsibilities - The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the...
§ 6-15-2008. Technical assistance - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide...
§ 6-15-2012. College and career readiness assessments — Secondary intervention programs — Transitional courses - (a) Before a student's graduation from high school, a high...
Subchapter 21 - School Rating System
§ 6-15-2101. School rating system — Annual reports - (a) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall...
§ 6-15-2103. School rating system — School annual performance category levels - The annual report shall identify schools as being in one...
§ 6-15-2104. Mobility - The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall study the...
§ 6-15-2105. School rating system — School ratings and performance category level measurement — Publication - (a) School performance category level designations or ratings shall apply...
§ 6-15-2106. School rating system — Rules - (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary...
§ 6-15-2107. Arkansas School Recognition Program - (a) The General Assembly finds that there is a need...
§ 6-15-2108. School rating system - (a) The school rating system shall be a multiple-measures approach...
Subchapter 22 - School Improvement and Education Accountability
§ 6-15-2202. Access to public school information on school improvement plans - (a) This section is intended to: (1) Improve student achievement...
Subchapter 23 - Best Financial Management Practices for School Districts
§ 6-15-2301. Best financial management practices for school districts — Standards — Reviews — Designation of school districts - (a) (1) The purpose of the best financial management practices...
§ 6-15-2302. General business manager — Definition - (a) As used in this section, “general business manager” means...
Subchapter 24 - Postsecondary Feedback
§ 6-15-2401. Review of Arkansas Placement Status Reports — Reports of students needing remediation - (a) (1) Representatives from the Division of Higher Education and...
Subchapter 25 - Education Renewal Zones
§ 6-15-2501. Division of Education Renewal Zones — Creation - (a) There is created the Division of Education Renewal Zones....
§ 6-15-2502. Establishment of education renewal zones — Purpose — Organization - (a) A public school, an education service cooperative, or an...
§ 6-15-2503. Inclusion of schools within designated education renewal zone - (a) (1) The Division of Education Renewal Zones, the State...
§ 6-15-2504. School-level improvement plans — Development — Provisions — Implementation - (a) Each school participating in an education renewal zone shall...
§ 6-15-2505. Annual report - (a) Each education renewal zone, using guidelines and indicators set...
§ 6-15-2506. Subchapter contingent on funding for education renewal zone program - The provisions of this subchapter shall be contingent on the...
Subchapter 26 - The Rewarding Excellence in Achievement Program of 2007
§ 6-15-2601. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 6-15-2602. Legislative intent - It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide...
§ 6-15-2603. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Knowledge and skill...
§ 6-15-2604. Rules - The State Board of Education is authorized and directed to...
§ 6-15-2605. Application forms and procedures for Rewarding Excellence in Achievement Program - (a) (1) (A) A public school district or public charter...
§ 6-15-2606. Contents of Rewarding Excellence in Achievement plans - (a) A Rewarding Excellence in Achievement plan approved for participation...
§ 6-15-2607. Staff development - (a) Staff development activities for a public school district or...
§ 6-15-2608. Evaluation of participants - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall commission...
§ 6-15-2609. Reporting and continued funding - (a) (1) In addition to the program evaluation required by...
§ 6-15-2610. Construction with other state law - To the extent that the provisions of this subchapter or...
Subchapter 27 - Closing the Achievement Gap Program
§ 6-15-2701. Closing achievement gap program — Definition - (a) As used in this section, “school in need of...
Subchapter 28 - District of Innovation Program
§ 6-15-2801. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “District of innovation” means...
§ 6-15-2802. School of innovation designation — Rules - (a) (1) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may...
§ 6-15-2803. School of innovation application - (a) A school district shall submit its school of innovation...
§ 6-15-2804. School of innovation - (a) A school that is designated a school of innovation...
Subchapter 29 - Arkansas Educational Support and Accountability Act
§ 6-15-2901. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 6-15-2902. Legislative findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) Arkansas Constitution, Article 14,...
§ 6-15-2903. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Academic growth” means the...
§ 6-15-2904. Responsibility of Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and...
§ 6-15-2905. Authority of State Board of Education - The State Board of Education shall: (1) Approve: (A) Academic...
§ 6-15-2906. Academic standards - (a) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall...
§ 6-15-2907. Statewide student assessment system — Definition - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall implement...
§ 6-15-2908. Analyses of statewide student assessment data - (a) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall...
§ 6-15-2909. Public availability of test instruments and scores - (a) Any material containing the personally identifiable information, including without...
§ 6-15-2910. Student performance levels - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall recommend...
§ 6-15-2911. Student-focused learning system - (a) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall...
§ 6-15-2912. Educator excellence — Intent - (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that...
§ 6-15-2913. Levels of school district support - (a) (1) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules...
§ 6-15-2914. School-level improvement plans — School district support plans - (a) The General Assembly finds that it is the responsibility...
§ 6-15-2915. School district classification as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support — Student transfer eligibility - (a) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules governing...
§ 6-15-2916. State Board of Education authority over public school district classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support - If a public school district is classified as in need...
§ 6-15-2917. Public school district under authority of State Board of Education - (a) For a public school district under the authority of...
§ 6-15-2918. Comprehensive information systems - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall: (1)...