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6-17-709. Professional development schedule.
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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
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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 professional learning credits determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, for licensed educators in educational technology.
(d) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish the curriculum under this section in collaboration with educational agencies and associations, including without limitation the:
(1) Division of Higher Education;
(2) Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators;
(3) Arkansas Education Association;
(4) Arkansas School Boards Association;
(5) Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development;
(6) Arkansas State Teachers Association; and
(7) Arkansas Rural Ed Association.
(e)(1) The professional development under this subsection shall not be provided by a school district but shall be provided by:
(A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;
(B) An institution of higher education; or
(C) Providers approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(2)(A) Before a person receives a building level administrator's license, the person shall successfully complete the teacher evaluation professional development program.
(B) A person who receives an initial building level administrator's license shall complete the certification assessment for the teacher evaluation professional development program before or after receiving the initial building level administrator's license.
(3)(A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall not issue an initial teaching license until the applicant verifies that he or she has obtained the required professional development concerning:
(i) Mandated reporters under § 6-61-133;
(ii) Family and community engagement under § 6-15-1703;
(iii) Teen suicide awareness and prevention under § 6-17-708;
(iv) Arkansas history under § 6-17-703; and
(v) Human trafficking under § 6-17-710.
(B) For a teaching license issued under the state's reciprocity provisions to an out-of-state teacher, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall issue a provisional license until the licensee obtains the professional development identified in subdivision (e)(3)(A) of this section.
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6-15-1703. Professional development.
(a) The State Board of Education's Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts shall require the following professional development according to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709:
(1) Two (2) hours of professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, as part of the professional development required for teachers, designed to enhance understanding of effective family and community engagement strategies; and
(2) Two (2) hours of professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the division, as part of the professional development required for administrators, designed to enhance understanding of:
(A) Effective family and community engagement strategies; and
(B) The importance of administrative leadership in setting expectations and creating a climate conducive to family and community participation.
(b) A school district shall provide training at least annually for volunteers who assist in an instructional program for families and the community.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-1703
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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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6-17-708. Teen suicide awareness and prevention professional development.
(a)(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require two (2) hours of professional development, or professional learning credits as determined by the division, in teen suicide awareness and prevention for licensed public school personnel according to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709.
(2) The professional development under this section may be accomplished through self-review of suitable suicide prevention materials approved by the division.
(b) The professional development under this section shall count toward the satisfaction of requirements for professional development in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts and for licensure requirements for licensed personnel.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-708
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6-61-133. Professional development for mandated reporters and licensed elementary and secondary public school personnel — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Child maltreatment” means the abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, or abandonment of a child under the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq.; and
(2) “Licensed school personnel” means a person who works with students in an elementary or secondary public school, a public charter school, a school district, or an education service cooperative for whom a license issued by the State Board of Education is a condition of employment, including without limitation a:
(A) School or school district administrator;
(B) Teacher;
(C) Coach for a school athletics program;
(D) School counselor;
(E) School social worker;
(F) School psychologist; and
(G) School nurse.
(b) For each degree program at an institution of higher education in this state that is a prerequisite for licensure or certification in a profession in which the professional is a child maltreatment mandated reporter under the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq., the Division of Higher Education shall coordinate with all the institutions of higher education to ensure that before receiving a degree, each graduate receives the professional development identified in subdivision (d)(1) of this section.
(c) Licensed school personnel shall obtain the professional development identified in subsection (d) of this section:
(1) Not more than one (1) year before the individual's initial licensure; and
(2) According to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709.
(d)(1) The professional development required under this section shall include without limitation:
(A) Recognizing the signs and symptoms of
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-133
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