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6-16-603. Local programs mandated — Placement test.
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6-16-603. Local programs mandated — Placement test.
(a) Every public school in Arkansas shall:
(1) Identify eligible students under this subchapter using the results from college and career readiness assessments under the Arkansas College and Career Readiness Planning Program, § 6-15-441 [repealed]; and
(2)(A) Provide the counseling required under subsection (b) of this section.
(B) The public school shall make every reasonable effort to involve parents or guardians in student counseling and placement of students.
(b) A public school counselor serving students in any of grades eight through eleven (8-11) shall:
(1) Counsel and strongly encourage each student enrolled in grades eight through eleven (8-11) who is identified through college and career readiness assessments as not meeting the college and career readiness benchmarks in mathematics or English language arts to enroll in a postsecondary preparatory program if a program is available to the student;
(2) Advise each public school student enrolled in grade eleven (11) in Arkansas that the student may take a placement test under § 6-16-605; and
(3) Counsel and strongly encourage each student who takes a placement test under § 6-16-605 and scores below the statewide minimum scores established by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board for mathematics or English language arts to enroll during the student's senior year of high school in regular school instructional courses designated by:
(A) Local school officials to assist in the improvement of the student's scores in the areas of deficiency; and
(B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Higher Education as appropriate courses for college and career readiness.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-16-603
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6-16-603. Local programs mandated — Placement test.
(a) Every public school in Arkansas shall:
(1) Identify eligible students under this subchapter using the results from college and career readiness assessments under the Arkansas College and Career Readiness Planning Program, § 6-15-441 [repealed]; and
(2)(A) Provide the counseling required under subsection (b) of this section.
(B) The public school shall make every reasonable effort to involve parents or guardians in student counseling and placement of students.
(b) A public school counselor serving students in any of grades eight through eleven (8-11) shall:
(1) Counsel and strongly encourage each student enrolled in grades eight through eleven (8-11) who is identified through college and career readiness assessments as not meeting the college and career readiness benchmarks in mathematics or English language arts to enroll in a postsecondary preparatory program if a program is available to the student;
(2) Advise each public school student enrolled in grade eleven (11) in Arkansas that the student may take a placement test under § 6-16-605; and
(3) Counsel and strongly encourage each student who takes a placement test under § 6-16-605 and scores below the statewide minimum scores established by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board for mathematics or English language arts to enroll during the student's senior year of high school in regular school instructional courses designated by:
(A) Local school officials to assist in the improvement of the student's scores in the areas of deficiency; and
(B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Higher Education as appropriate courses for college and career readiness.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
6-16-605. Testing — Acceptance of test scores.
(a) A student may take a placement test at no cost to the student at the date, time, and location set by the State Board of Education if the student:
(1) Is enrolled in grade eight (8) or grade (10) in a public school of Arkansas; or
(2) Completes a postsecondary preparatory program successfully and in the student's senior year of high school enrolls in a mathematics or English language arts course that is designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Higher Education as an appropriate course for college and career readiness.
(b) At the request of a student, the student's score on a placement test taken under authority of this subchapter will be made available to and will be accepted by and recognized toward meeting enrollment requirements of state-supported colleges, universities, and postsecondary vocational schools in Arkansas.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-16-605
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 6-16-605. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.