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6-18-215. School enrollment census — Determining student dropout rates.
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6-18-215. School enrollment census — Determining student dropout rates.
(a)(1)(A) On or before October 1 of each school year, a public school shall conduct a census of all students enrolled at the school to arrive at a school enrollment census total for each grade.
(B) The number of students transferring into the school October 1 through September 30 of the following school year shall be added to the October 1 school enrollment census total for each grade.
(C) The number of students transferring out of the school October 1 through September 30 of the following school year shall be subtracted from the October 1 school enrollment census total for each grade.
(2) The number of students transferring out of a school shall be based on the number of official transcripts requested by other schools.
(3) Each school shall maintain separate records regarding students who leave the public school system to be home-schooled under § 6-15-503.
(b) The school enrollment census total as calculated and adjusted under subsection (a) of this section shall be used to determine the dropout rate for each school as follows:
(1) For grades two through twelve (2-12), the school enrollment census total for the current school year is compared to the school enrollment census total for each of the previous grades of the previous school year; and
(2) For grade one (1), the school enrollment census total for the current school year is compared to the school enrollment census total for the kindergarten class of the previous year.
(c) The graduation rates, as defined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall be tracked for students in grades nine through twelve (9-12).
(d) The division shall use this section for in-state reporting purposes related to school dropout
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-215
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6-18-215. School enrollment census — Determining student dropout rates.
(a)(1)(A) On or before October 1 of each school year, a public school shall conduct a census of all students enrolled at the school to arrive at a school enrollment census total for each grade.
(B) The number of students transferring into the school October 1 through September 30 of the following school year shall be added to the October 1 school enrollment census total for each grade.
(C) The number of students transferring out of the school October 1 through September 30 of the following school year shall be subtracted from the October 1 school enrollment census total for each grade.
(2) The number of students transferring out of a school shall be based on the number of official transcripts requested by other schools.
(3) Each school shall maintain separate records regarding students who leave the public school system to be home-schooled under § 6-15-503.
(b) The school enrollment census total as calculated and adjusted under subsection (a) of this section shall be used to determine the dropout rate for each school as follows:
(1) For grades two through twelve (2-12), the school enrollment census total for the current school year is compared to the school enrollment census total for each of the previous grades of the previous school year; and
(2) For grade one (1), the school enrollment census total for the current school year is compared to the school enrollment census total for the kindergarten class of the previous year.
(c) The graduation rates, as defined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall be tracked for students in grades nine through twelve (9-12).
(d) The division shall use this section for in-state reporting purposes related to school dropout rates.
(e) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to require school districts to report graduation and dropout data each year in accordance with this section.
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6-15-503. Prerequisites to home schooling.
(a)(1) Parents or legal guardians desiring to provide a home school for their children shall give written notice to the superintendent of their local school district of their intent to provide a home school for their children and agree that the parent or legal guardian is responsible for the education of his or her children during the time the parent or legal guardian provides a home school for the children:
(A) At the beginning of each school year but no later than August 15; or
(B)(i) Subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, fourteen (14) calendar days before withdrawing the children from the local school district and at the beginning of each school year thereafter.
(ii) The superintendent or the local school district board of directors may waive the fourteen-day waiting period.
(2) Within thirty (30) calendar days of establishing residency within the school district, parents or legal guardians moving into the school district during the school year shall give written notice to the superintendent of their local school district of their intent to provide a home school for their children and agree that the parent or legal guardian is responsible for the education of his or her children during the time the parent or legal guardian provides a home school for the children.
(3) The notice shall include:
(A) The name, sex, date of birth, grade level, and name and address of the school last attended, if any, of each student involved;
(B) The mailing address and telephone number of the home school;
(C) The name of the parent or legal guardian providing the home school;
(D)(i) A statement of plans to participate during the school year in public school interscholastic activities under § 6-15-509.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-503
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