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6-16-1204. Implementation.
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6-16-1204. Implementation.
(a)(1) In order to prepare students for the rigor inherent in Advanced Placement courses, school districts shall offer pre-Advanced Placement courses to prepare students for the demands of Advanced Placement coursework.
(2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall approve all classes designated as pre-Advanced Placement courses.
(b) An endorsed concurrent enrollment course must meet the following requirements:
(1) The course must be a course offered by an institution of higher education in this state that is:
(A) Approved through the institution of higher education's normal process; and
(B) Listed in the institution of higher education's catalog;
(2) The course content and instruction must meet the same standards and adopt the same learning outcomes as those developed for a course taught on the campus of the institution of higher education, including without limitation:
(A) The administration of any departmental exams applicable to the course; and
(B) The use of substantially the same book and syllabus as is used at the college level;
(3) The course must be taught by an instructor with the qualifications required under § 6-16-1203(b);
(4) The institution of higher education offering the course must:
(A) Provide to the course instructor staff development, supervision, and evaluation; and
(B)(i) Provide the students enrolled in the course with:
(a) Academic guidance counseling; and
(b) The opportunity to utilize the on-campus library or other academic resources of the institution of higher education.
(ii) Nothing in this subdivision (b)(4) shall preclude institutions of higher education from collaborating to meet the requirements of this subdivision (b)(4);
(5) To be eligible to enroll in an end
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-16-1204
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6-16-1204. Implementation.
(a)(1) In order to prepare students for the rigor inherent in Advanced Placement courses, school districts shall offer pre-Advanced Placement courses to prepare students for the demands of Advanced Placement coursework.
(2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall approve all classes designated as pre-Advanced Placement courses.
(b) An endorsed concurrent enrollment course must meet the following requirements:
(1) The course must be a course offered by an institution of higher education in this state that is:
(A) Approved through the institution of higher education's normal process; and
(B) Listed in the institution of higher education's catalog;
(2) The course content and instruction must meet the same standards and adopt the same learning outcomes as those developed for a course taught on the campus of the institution of higher education, including without limitation:
(A) The administration of any departmental exams applicable to the course; and
(B) The use of substantially the same book and syllabus as is used at the college level;
(3) The course must be taught by an instructor with the qualifications required under § 6-16-1203(b);
(4) The institution of higher education offering the course must:
(A) Provide to the course instructor staff development, supervision, and evaluation; and
(B)(i) Provide the students enrolled in the course with:
(a) Academic guidance counseling; and
(b) The opportunity to utilize the on-campus library or other academic resources of the institution of higher education.
(ii) Nothing in this subdivision (b)(4) shall preclude institutions of higher education from collaborating to meet the requirements of this subdivision (b)(4);
(5) To be eligible to enroll in an endorsed concurrent enrollment course, the student must:
(A) Be admitted by the institution of higher education as a non-degree or non-certificate seeking student; and
(B) Meet all of the prerequisites for the course in which he or she is enrolled; and
(6)(A) Credit for the endorsed concurrent enrollment course may only be awarded by the institution of higher education offering the course.(B) Nothing in this subdivision (b)(6) shall preclude institutions of higher education from collaborating to provide the course and award course credit.
(c) Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, all school districts shall offer one (1) College Board Advanced Placement course in each of the four (4) core areas of math, English, science, and social studies for a total of four (4) courses.
(d)(1) The requirement under subsection (c) of this section shall be phased in over a period of four (4) years beginning with the 2005-2006 school year.
(2) Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, all high schools in Arkansas shall offer a minimum of four (4) Advanced Placement courses by adding at least one (1) core course each year to the list of courses available to high school students.
(e)(1)(A) A state-supported two-year or four-year institution of higher education may offer a reduced tuition rate for endorsed concurrent enrollment courses offered by the institution of higher education to high school students under this subchapter.
(B) The reduction in tuition under subdivision (e)(1)(A) of this section or any tuition paid by the institution of higher education under subdivision (e)(3)(B) of this section shall not be considered an institutional scholarship.
(2) The number of students enrolled and the semester credit hours for endorsed concurrent enrollment courses shall be included in the calculation of full-time-equivalent enrollment for the institution of higher education.
(3)(A) A national school lunch student, as defined in § 6-20-2303, shall not be required to pay any of the costs up to a maximum of six (6) credit hours of endorsed concurrent enrollment courses that are taught:
(i) On the grounds of the public school district in which the student is enrolled; and
(ii) By a teacher employed by the public school district in which the student is enrolled.
(B) The costs for endorsed concurrent enrollment courses under subdivision (e)(3)(A) of this section shall be paid:
(i) By the public school district in which the student is enrolled;
(ii) By the institution of higher education offering the course; or
(iii) Through a cost-sharing agreement between the public school district and the institution of higher education.
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6-16-1203. Teacher skills and training.
(a)(1) A teacher of an Advanced Placement course must obtain appropriate training.
(2) The State Board of Education shall establish clear, specific, and challenging training guidelines that require teachers of College Board advanced placement courses and teachers of pre-Advanced Placement courses to obtain College Board sponsored or endorsed training.
(3) The training may include vertical team training.
(b) An instructor of an endorsed concurrent enrollment course shall have:
(1)(A) No less than a master's degree that includes at least eighteen (18) hours of completed course work in the subject area of the endorsed concurrent enrollment course.
(B) The instructor's credentials shall be approved by the academic unit or chief academic officer of the institution of higher education offering the endorsed concurrent enrollment course; and
(2) The relevant credentials and experience necessary to teach from the syllabus approved by the institution of higher education granting the course credit.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-16-1203
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6-20-2303. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Additional education categories” means state funds distributed to school districts for alternative learning environments, English-language learners, national school lunch students, and professional development;
(2) “Alternative learning environment” means a student intervention program in compliance with § 6-48-101 et seq. that seeks to eliminate traditional barriers to learning for students;
(3)(A) “Average daily membership” means the total number of days of school attended plus the total number of days absent by students in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) during the first three (3) quarters of each school year divided by the number of school days actually taught in the school district during that period of time rounded up to the nearest hundredth.
(B) In those instances in which the average daily membership for fewer than three (3) quarters is specified, the number of days used in the calculation shall be the days in the specified period of time.
(C) As applied to this subchapter, students who may be counted for average daily membership are:
(i) Students who:
(a) Reside within the boundaries of the school district;
(b) Are enrolled in a public school operated by the school district; and
(c) Are enrolled in a curriculum that fulfills the requirements established by the State Board of Education under the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts;
(ii)(a) Students who reside within the boundaries of the school district but due to geographic barriers attend school out-of-state under a tuition agreement.
(b) This subdivision (3)(C)(ii) shall apply even if the students enrolled in an out-of-state school are not enrolled in a curriculum that fulfills the
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-20-2303
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-20-2303. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.