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6-17-703. Arkansas history professional development.
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6-17-703. Arkansas history professional development.
(a) A school district shall provide two (2) hours, or professional learning credits as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, of substantive and meaningful professional development in Arkansas history for its teachers who provide instruction in Arkansas history according to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709.
(b) The school district may provide the professional development:
(1) By contracting with an education service cooperative; or
(2) By using the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative under § 6-17-707.
(c) The professional development under this section shall count toward satisfaction of requirements for professional development in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-703
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6-17-703. Arkansas history professional development.
(a) A school district shall provide two (2) hours, or professional learning credits as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, of substantive and meaningful professional development in Arkansas history for its teachers who provide instruction in Arkansas history according to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709.
(b) The school district may provide the professional development:
(1) By contracting with an education service cooperative; or
(2) By using the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative under § 6-17-707.
(c) The professional development under this section shall count toward satisfaction of requirements for professional development in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts.
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6-17-707. Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative.
(a) There is created the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative.
(b) Under the initiative, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall identify teacher professional development needs in the state and prioritize the needs based on the areas of professional development most needed to improve academic and teaching knowledge and skills of licensed personnel.
(c) Based on the needs and priorities identified in the assessment under subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall work with the Director of the Educational Television Division and local school districts to develop a statewide online professional development program that includes quality professional development courses that:
(1) Are aligned to the required focus areas identified in the State Board of Education rules governing professional development and the Arkansas Educational Support and Accountability Act, § 6-15-2901 et seq.;
(2) Are aligned with the clear, specific, and challenging academic content areas as established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as required under § 6-15-2906;
(3) Are aligned with the Arkansas academic standards established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education for each class level or subject area included in the respective professional development programs;
(4) Are research-based and available from sources with expertise in technology-delivered professional development courses;
(5) Are consistent with the Southern Regional Education Board multistate online professional development standards in existence on January 1, 2005;
(6) Focus on improving student academic achievement by improving a teacher's academic and teaching knowledge an
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-707
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 6-17-707. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-17-709. Professional development schedule.
(a) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, a school district or an open-enrollment public charter school shall make available to the appropriate licensed personnel the following professional development:
(1) In the 2013-2014 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the professional development for mandated reporters and licensed elementary and secondary public school personnel required under § 6-61-133;
(2) In the 2014-2015 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the family and community engagement professional development under § 6-15-1703;
(3) In the 2015-2016 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the teen suicide awareness and prevention professional development required under § 6-17-708; and
(4) In the 2016-2017 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the Arkansas history professional development required under § 6-17-703.
(b)(1) Two (2) hours of the professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, required by subsection (a) of this section shall be counted in one (1) school year toward the professional development required for licensed educators under the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Professional Development.
(2) If additional hours or professional learning credits are obtained by a licensed educator, the school district may count those hours or credits as part of the professional development required for licensed educators under the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Professional Development.
(c) Annually, the State Board of Education may require up to six (6) hours of integrated professional development, or pro
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-709
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 6-17-709. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.