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6-15-1704. Annual review of parental involvement plans — Monitoring.

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6-15-1704. Annual review of parental involvement plans — Monitoring.

6-15-1704. Annual review of parental involvement plans — Monitoring. (a) Annually by August 1, every school district shall review and update the school district's parental involvement plan and: (1) File a copy of the plan with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (2) Place a copy of the plan on the school district's website; and (3)(A) Place a parent-friendly summary of the plan as a supplement to the student handbook. (B) The parent shall sign a form acknowledging receipt of the summary and return the signed form to the school where the student is enrolled. (b)(1)(A) The division shall: (i) Review each plan; (ii) Determine whether the plan is in compliance with provisions of this subchapter; and (iii) Indicate on the school's performance report under § 6-15-1402 whether or not the school district is in compliance with this subchapter. (B) Periodically on a rotating schedule, the division shall monitor each school district's plan to: (i) Evaluate whether the school district is implementing its plan and the implementation's effectiveness; and (ii) Assess the areas in which a school district needs to revise its plan or its implementation of the plan. (C) The division shall place priority for monitoring under subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section on school districts that have been identified as being in: (i) Level 4 — Directed support; or (ii) Level 5 — Intensive support. (2) By January 1 of each year, the division shall provide any recommendations in writing to a school district: (A) Concerning areas of noncompliance with §§ 6-15-1701 — 6-15-1703; or (B) As a result of the department's monitoring under subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section. (3) The division shall allow the school district an opportunity to implement the

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-1704

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6-15-1402. Purpose — Report — Confidentiality — Rules.

6-15-1402. Purpose — Report — Confidentiality — Rules. (a)(1) In order to generally improve public school accountability, to provide benchmarks for measuring individual school improvement, and to empower parents and guardians of children enrolled in Arkansas public schools by providing them with the information to judge the quality of their schools, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall prepare and publish annually a school performance report for each public school in the state, including without limitation the Arkansas School for the Deaf, the Arkansas School for the Blind, and the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, and shall notify the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education of the availability of the report on the division's website no later than April 15 each year. (2)(A) The school performance report for each school shall be made available to every parent or guardian of a child in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in the public schools of Arkansas by posting the school performance report for each school on the website of the division by April 15 each year. (B) Each school district shall post the school performance report for each of its schools on the district's website not later than ten (10) days after it is posted on the division's website. (b)(1)(A) The school performance report shall be based on reliable statistical information uniformly required to be collected and submitted by each local school district to the division and shall be published in a format that can be easily understood by parents or guardians who are not professional educators. (B) The information necessary to produce the school performance report, including the names and addresses of parents and guardians, sha

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-1402

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6-15-1701. Findings.

6-15-1701. Findings. The General Assembly recognizes that: (1) A child's education is a responsibility shared by the school and family during the entire time the child spends in school; (2) To support the goal of the schools to educate all students effectively, the schools and parents must work as knowledgeable partners; (3) Although parents are diverse in culture, language, and needs, they are an integral component of a school's ability to provide for the educational success of their children; (4) Engaging parents is essential to improve student achievement; and (5) Schools should foster and support active parental involvement.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-1701

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6-15-1703. Professional development.

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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