Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-13-109. School superintendent

(a) The public school districts in the state shall each employ a superintendent of schools, whose qualifications and duties shall be prescribed by the General Assembly and the State Board of Education.

(b) “Superintendent of schools” is defined as the executive officer of a school district board of directors directing the affairs of the school district and teaching not more than one-half ( 1/2 ) of the time in the school day.