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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The Equity Assistance Center shall provide technical assistance, guidance, and support to public school districts and public open-enrollment charter schools in developing recruitment and retention plans and setting and meeting annual goals.
(b)(1) Each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall designate an employee to coordinate the implementation and review of the public school district's and open-enrollment public charter school's recruitment and retention plan.
(2) The designated equity assistance coordinator in each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school may serve as the coordinator of the public school district's and open-enrollment public charter school's recruitment and retention plan.
(c) The teacher and administrator recruitment and retention plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) The annual goals of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school established pursuant to § 6-17-1901(b);
(2) The actions and steps the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school has taken and will take to meet each of the public school district's and open-enrollment public charter school's goals;
(3) The progress of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school in meeting each of the public school district's and open-enrollment public charter school's goals;
(4) The evaluative methods the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school will use to measure progress towards meeting the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's goals;
(5) If the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school did not meet the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's goals for the previous reporting period, the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall state the reasons for not meeting the goals and the steps the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school will take to overcome the reasons for not meeting the goals;
(6) The steps the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school will take to encourage students to pursue a career in education, including steps specific to students of minority races and ethnicities;
(7) Public school district or open-enrollment public charter school teacher and administrator recruitment and retention data to show the:
(A) Racial and ethnic composition of teachers and administrators employed by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school for each of the previous three (3) years; and
(B) Effectiveness of the plan; and
(8) The racial and ethnic composition of the student body and the racial and ethnic composition of the residents of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school.
(d) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules necessary for implementation of this subchapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-17-1902. Equity Assistance Center--Coordination and contents of plan - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-6-education/ar-code-sect-6-17-1902/
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