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6-15-1703. Professional development.
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6-15-1703. Professional development.
(a) The State Board of Education's Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts shall require the following professional development according to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709:
(1) Two (2) hours of professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, as part of the professional development required for teachers, designed to enhance understanding of effective family and community engagement strategies; and
(2) Two (2) hours of professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the division, as part of the professional development required for administrators, designed to enhance understanding of:
(A) Effective family and community engagement strategies; and
(B) The importance of administrative leadership in setting expectations and creating a climate conducive to family and community participation.
(b) A school district shall provide training at least annually for volunteers who assist in an instructional program for families and the community.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-1703
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6-15-1703. Professional development.
(a) The State Board of Education's Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts shall require the following professional development according to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709:
(1) Two (2) hours of professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, as part of the professional development required for teachers, designed to enhance understanding of effective family and community engagement strategies; and
(2) Two (2) hours of professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the division, as part of the professional development required for administrators, designed to enhance understanding of:
(A) Effective family and community engagement strategies; and
(B) The importance of administrative leadership in setting expectations and creating a climate conducive to family and community participation.
(b) A school district shall provide training at least annually for volunteers who assist in an instructional program for families and the community.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
6-17-709. Professional development schedule.
(a) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, a school district or an open-enrollment public charter school shall make available to the appropriate licensed personnel the following professional development:
(1) In the 2013-2014 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the professional development for mandated reporters and licensed elementary and secondary public school personnel required under § 6-61-133;
(2) In the 2014-2015 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the family and community engagement professional development under § 6-15-1703;
(3) In the 2015-2016 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the teen suicide awareness and prevention professional development required under § 6-17-708; and
(4) In the 2016-2017 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the Arkansas history professional development required under § 6-17-703.
(b)(1) Two (2) hours of the professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, required by subsection (a) of this section shall be counted in one (1) school year toward the professional development required for licensed educators under the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Professional Development.
(2) If additional hours or professional learning credits are obtained by a licensed educator, the school district may count those hours or credits as part of the professional development required for licensed educators under the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Professional Development.
(c) Annually, the State Board of Education may require up to six (6) hours of integrated professional development, or pro
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-709
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