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Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-16-1604. Public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools--Requirements

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

(a) Each participating public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall:

(1) Submit a plan for the administration of the Arkansas High-Impact Tutoring Pilot Program in the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education that addresses the research-based criteria under § 6-15-3104;

(2) Provide a funding match to support the high-impact tutoring program funding that is distributed by the division; and

(3)(A) Submit to the division, using a template and guidance established by the division and leveraging existing reporting processes where possible, a report that includes without limitation the following:

(i) The number of students who participated in the program at each public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation related student metrics using tutoring subjects, grade levels, attendance, dosage, previous performance on state assessments, and demographic information;

(ii) How the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school maintained consistent access for participating students to non-core academic instruction;

(iii) How grant funding for the program was used by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation a summary of additional resources, if any, used to provide the tutoring;

(iv) The academic achievement results or other criteria used to enroll students in the program;

(v) The impact on student academic and non-academic outcomes that are associated with the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's program, including without limitation interim assessments or other outcome metrics; and

(vi) Other information as requested by the division to complete its annual report to the General Assembly required under § 6-16-1603.

(B) The report required under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section shall be submitted on a timeline established by the division.

(b) Subject to the availability of funding, the General Assembly shall provide for:

(1) The program to be made available as competitive grants to public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools; and

(2) Funding to be made available to the division to administer and manage the program.

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

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