Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-15-2903. Definitions

(1) “Academic growth” means the calculation of a student's academic progress from one school year to the next, as measured by assessments and other criteria required by rule of the State Board of Education;

(2) “College and career readiness assessment” means a set of criterion-referenced measurements of a student's acquisition of the knowledge and skills that the student needs to:

(3) “Consolidated state plan” means the Arkansas consolidated state application accountability plan required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-10, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-95;

(5) “English language arts” means the academic standards for English, reading, and writing;

(6) “English learner” means an individual whose native language is a language other than English or who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual's level of English language proficiency, and is not considered proficient in English as measured by an approved English language proficiency assessment;

(7) “Personally identifiable information” means the same as in 34 C.F.R. § 99.3, as it existed on January 1, 2017;

(8) “Public school” means:

(9) “Public school district” means:

(10) “School-level improvement plan” means a plan that at a minimum:

(11) “School district systems” means the operations and procedures that occur within a public school district, including without limitation:

(12) “Student success plan” means a personalized education plan intended to assist students with achieving readiness for college, career, and community engagement.