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(a) The authorizer may designate a public charter school as a “School for Agricultural Studies”.
(b) To be designated as a “School for Agricultural Studies”, the applicant must include in its original application or charter amendment request:
(1) A request to be designated as a “School for Agricultural Studies”;
(2) The school's agricultural studies plan, which shall include without limitation:
(A) The type of agricultural industry in the school's local region;
(B) How the school will address the needs of that industry and the state's agricultural-based economy; and
(C) Anticipated support from the agricultural industry; and
(3) A written review of the agricultural studies plan from the Division of Career and Technical Education.
(c)(1) A School for Agricultural Studies may petition the State Board of Education for creation of a new school district by detachment under § 6-13-1501 et seq. if the School for Agricultural Studies meets the conditions of this subsection.
(2) To be eligible to petition for detachment, the school shall:
(A) Complete three (3) academic years serving students as a School for Agricultural Studies;
(B) Not currently be classified in need of Level 5 -- Intensive support, fiscal distress, or facilities distress;
(C) Not be in probationary status for violation of the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts; and
(D) Show evidence that the school is meeting its stated goals.
(3) A School for Agricultural Studies:
(A) Is exempt from the minimum student enrollment and square mileage requirements under § 6-13-1501(a)(2) and § 6-13-1502; and
(B) Shall not be approved to create a new school district by detachment with fewer than three hundred fifty (350) students as determined by a feasibility study included with the petition.
(d)(1) Nothing in this section prohibits a public charter school from offering agricultural programming without the designation as a “School for Agricultural Studies”.
(2) A public charter school shall not refer to itself as a “School for Agricultural Studies” unless it is designated as a “School for Agricultural Studies” under this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-23-108. School for Agricultural Studies - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-6-education/ar-code-sect-6-23-108/
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