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6-17-2808. Implementation — Applicability.
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6-17-2808. Implementation — Applicability.
(a)(1) A public school shall implement the Teacher Excellence and Support System for all teachers employed at the public school under the rules established by the State Board of Education.
(2)(A) This subchapter is not waived when a public school, charter school, or school district obtains a waiver granted by the state board from the laws and rules governing educator licensure:
(i) In the charter of a public charter school;
(ii) Under § 6-15-103; or
(iii) Under the District of Innovation Program under § 6-15-2801 et seq.
(B) However, a public school, charter school, or school district may seek approval from the state board to opt out of the Teacher Excellence and Support System and utilize a locally adopted system for support, development, and appraisal of teacher performance as part of a system of educator effectiveness that meets federal and state requirements.
(3) A public school that in the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years used a nationally recognized system of teacher evaluation and support that is substantially similar to the Teacher Excellence and Support System may continue to use that system and is deemed to have met the requirements of this section.
(b)(1) Evaluators and teachers shall collaborate in good faith to develop the teacher's professional growth plan under § 6-17-2806(a).
(2) Every teacher contract renewed or entered into after July 27, 2011, is subject to and shall reference this subchapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-2808
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6-17-2808. Implementation — Applicability.
(a)(1) A public school shall implement the Teacher Excellence and Support System for all teachers employed at the public school under the rules established by the State Board of Education.
(2)(A) This subchapter is not waived when a public school, charter school, or school district obtains a waiver granted by the state board from the laws and rules governing educator licensure:
(i) In the charter of a public charter school;
(ii) Under § 6-15-103; or
(iii) Under the District of Innovation Program under § 6-15-2801 et seq.
(B) However, a public school, charter school, or school district may seek approval from the state board to opt out of the Teacher Excellence and Support System and utilize a locally adopted system for support, development, and appraisal of teacher performance as part of a system of educator effectiveness that meets federal and state requirements.
(3) A public school that in the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years used a nationally recognized system of teacher evaluation and support that is substantially similar to the Teacher Excellence and Support System may continue to use that system and is deemed to have met the requirements of this section.
(b)(1) Evaluators and teachers shall collaborate in good faith to develop the teacher's professional growth plan under § 6-17-2806(a).
(2) Every teacher contract renewed or entered into after July 27, 2011, is subject to and shall reference this subchapter.
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6-15-103. School district waivers.
(a) A public school district may petition the State Board of Education for all or some of the waivers granted to an open-enrollment public charter school.
(b) The petition for all or some of the waivers granted to an open-enrollment public charter school that is submitted by a public school district shall include without limitation:
(1) The name of the open-enrollment public charter school that has the requested waiver;
(2) A copy of the waivers granted to the open-enrollment public charter school; and
(3) A list of the waivers that the public school district seeks to have granted.
(c)(1) The state board shall grant, in whole or in part, or deny, in whole or in part, a petition for a waiver submitted by a public school district within ninety (90) days of receiving the petition.
(2) The state board shall notify the superintendent of the public school district in writing of the decision of the state board.
(3) A waiver that is granted to a public school district, in whole or in part, shall be valid for the duration approved by the state board not to exceed the duration that the waiver is valid for the open-enrollment charter school.
(4) A waiver under this section shall not be granted for a period of time exceeding five (5) years.
(d) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may promulgate rules to implement this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-103
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 6-15-103. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-15-2801. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “District of innovation” means a public school district with one (1) or more schools of innovation that has:
(A) Submitted a school of innovation application in compliance with § 6-15-2803;
(B) Obtained necessary exceptions from laws, rules, and local policies to improve the educational performance of students from the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; and
(C) Been approved as a district of innovation by the commissioner;
(2) “Eligible employees” means the employees who are employed at a school that is considering being designated as a school of innovation;
(3) “Innovation” means a new or creative alternative to the existing instructional and administrative practices that is intended to improve academic performance and learning for all students;
(4)(A)(i) “School council of innovation” means a body of individuals from a current or aspiring school of innovation composed of teachers, classified employees, the building-level principal or his or her administrative designee, parents, community members, a minimum of two (2) students from the school of innovation, and other interested parties selected by the school council of innovation to participate.
(ii) The teacher representatives shall be elected by a majority vote of the school's licensed eligible employees.
(iii) The classified representatives shall be elected by a majority vote of the school's classified eligible employees.
(iv)(a) The parent representatives shall be selected by a majority vote of the attendees at a meeting called for the purpose of selecting the school's parent representatives and shall have a child in the school to be eligible to serve on the school council of innovation.
(b) Schools with a ten percent (1
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-2801
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 6-15-2801. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-17-2806. Teacher support system.
(a) In formative years, the Teacher Excellence and Support System aligns professional support and learning opportunities to link a teacher's professional practice with support for targeted, personalized learning.
(b)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(3) of this section, a teacher being evaluated and the evaluator, working together, shall develop a professional growth plan for the teacher that:
(A) Identifies professional growth outcomes to advance the teacher's professional skills; and
(B) Clearly links personalized, competency-based professional learning opportunities to the professional growth outcomes.
(2) The personal growth plan may include without limitation the following professional development activities:
(A) Collaborating with a team of teachers on a shared plan that benefits the whole school, a content area, or a grade level;
(B) Conducting self-directed research related to the teacher's professional growth plan; or
(C) Completing competency-based credentialing.
(3) If the teacher and the evaluator cannot agree on a professional growth plan, the evaluator's decision shall be final.
(4) For a teacher in intensive support status, the evaluator or an administrator designated by the evaluator shall have final approval of the teacher's professional growth plan.
(c)(1) In a formative year:
(A) The teacher shall continue to demonstrate a commitment to student learning by furthering the teacher's professional growth and development as guided by the teacher's professional growth plan; and
(B) The school district shall support teachers on an ongoing basis throughout the school year by:
(i) Providing teachers with immediate feedback about teaching practices;
(ii) Engaging teachers in a collaborative
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-2806
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 6-17-2806. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.