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Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-15-2012. College and career readiness assessments--Secondary intervention programs--Transitional courses

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Before a student's graduation from high school, a high school shall assess the student's college readiness based on the statewide college and career readiness standards determined and implemented by the State Board of Education.

(b) A high school shall provide for each student who does not meet the college and career readiness standards under the assessment:

(1) One (1) or more transitional courses designed to help the student reach college and career readiness standards; and

(2) Related strategies to allow for accelerated skill and knowledge development consistent with the college and career readiness standards.

(c) A transitional course:

(1) Is based on the college and career readiness standards; and

(2) May be composed of digital transitional modules that allow a student to progress at his or her own pace in the specific area of intervention needed.

(d) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall exempt from the placement exam under § 6-61-110 a first-time entering freshman at a state-supported institution of higher education who meets the college and career readiness standards.

(e) A high school shall award the same credit for a full mathematics transitional course as it does for a fourth-year mathematics course.

(f) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement this section.

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