6-15-2803. School of innovation application.

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6-15-2803. School of innovation application.

6-15-2803. School of innovation application. (a) A school district shall submit its school of innovation application, approved by the school district board of directors, to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education for approval to become a school of innovation. (b) A school of innovation application shall address without limitation: (1) The goals and performance targets for the school of innovation, which may include without limitation: (A) Reducing the achievement gap among one (1) or more groups of students by accelerating learning experiences for academically low-achieving students while increasing all student learning through the implementation of highly rigorous standards for student performance; (B) Increasing student participation in curriculum options; (C) Exploring new avenues for expanding students' college and career readiness; (D) Motivating students by exploring innovative teaching and learning choices; and (E) Transforming a school's culture and climate in a manner that will lead to transformative teaching and learning; (2) Changes needed in the school that will lead to students who are better prepared for success in life and career; and (3) Innovative practices to be used in the school of innovation. (c) Schools of innovation shall document: (1) Parental, school employee, and community engagement; (2) The capacity for the proposed school of innovation; (3) The rationale for law, rule, and local policy exception requests; (4) Progress toward goals and performance targets; and (5) Other information requested by the commissioner.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-2803

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