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6-23-1001. Application for adult education charter school.
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6-23-1001. Application for adult education charter school.
(a)(1) An eligible entity may apply to the authorizer for adult education charter school status for an adult education program that offers a curriculum that culminates in:
(A) A high school diploma; and
(B) An industry certification.
(2) An adult education charter school shall be recognized by the State Board of Education as an open-enrollment public charter school.
(3) An adult education charter school does not count toward the cap for open-enrollment public charter schools under § 6-23-304(c).
(b) A nonprofit entity's application for an adult education charter school shall include without limitation a:
(1) History of the nonprofit entity's success in providing education services, including industry certifications and job placement services, to adults eighteen (18) years of age and older whose educational and training opportunities have been limited by educational disadvantages, disabilities, homelessness, criminal history, or similar circumstances;
(2)(A) Pledge to commit at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) to the adult education public charter school, if approved.
(B) Up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the commitment may be in-kind.
(C) A nonprofit entity that is opening an additional adult education public charter school under this section is not required to commit one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the additional adult education public charter school if it has already pledged to commit at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) to an adult education public charter school under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section;
(3) Description of any partnership with a state-supported two-year institution of higher education, if anticipated;
(4)(A) Description of testimony from a public he
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-23-1001
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6-23-1001. Application for adult education charter school.
(a)(1) An eligible entity may apply to the authorizer for adult education charter school status for an adult education program that offers a curriculum that culminates in:
(A) A high school diploma; and
(B) An industry certification.
(2) An adult education charter school shall be recognized by the State Board of Education as an open-enrollment public charter school.
(3) An adult education charter school does not count toward the cap for open-enrollment public charter schools under § 6-23-304(c).
(b) A nonprofit entity's application for an adult education charter school shall include without limitation a:
(1) History of the nonprofit entity's success in providing education services, including industry certifications and job placement services, to adults eighteen (18) years of age and older whose educational and training opportunities have been limited by educational disadvantages, disabilities, homelessness, criminal history, or similar circumstances;
(2)(A) Pledge to commit at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) to the adult education public charter school, if approved.
(B) Up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the commitment may be in-kind.
(C) A nonprofit entity that is opening an additional adult education public charter school under this section is not required to commit one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the additional adult education public charter school if it has already pledged to commit at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) to an adult education public charter school under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section;
(3) Description of any partnership with a state-supported two-year institution of higher education, if anticipated;
(4)(A) Description of testimony from a public hearing in the community where the adult education charter school is planned.
(B) A copy of the notice of the public hearing that documents that the notice was published in a newspaper having general circulation in the community where the adult education charter school is planned at least three (3) weeks before the date of the public hearing;
(5) Comprehensive plan of how the adult education charter school will meet the industry needs for a sufficiently trained workforce in the state;
(6) Strategy for engaging the community, including business leaders, in carrying out the goals and objectives of the adult education charter school;
(7) Description of the proposed performance criteria that will be used during the initial five-year period of the charter to measure the progress of the adult education charter school in meeting the industry needs for a sufficiently trained workforce in the state;
(8) Detailed budget and governance plan for the operation of the adult education charter school; and
(9) List of any specific state laws or rules of the State Board of Education from which the adult education public charter wishes to be exempt with an explanation of why the exemption is needed.
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6-23-304. Requirements — Preference for certain districts.
(a) The authorizer may approve or deny an application based on:
(1) Criteria provided by law or by rule adopted by the State Board of Education;
(2) Findings of the authorizer relating to improving student performance and encouraging innovative programs; and
(3) Written findings or statements received by the authorizer from any public school district likely to be affected by the open-enrollment public charter school.
(b) The authorizer shall give preference in approving an application for an open-enrollment public charter school to be located in any public school district:
(1) When the percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches is above the average for the state;
(2) When the district has been classified by the state board as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support under § 6-15-2915; or
(3) When the district has been classified by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as in some phase of fiscal distress under the Arkansas Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program, § 6-20-1901 et seq., if the fiscal distress status is a result of administrative fiscal mismanagement, as determined by the state board.
(c)(1)(A) The division, the state board, or a combination of the division and state board may grant no more than a total of twenty-four (24) charters for open-enrollment public charter schools except as provided under subdivision (c)(1)(B) of this section.
(B) If the cap on the number of charters available for an open-enrollment public charter school is within two (2) charters of meeting any existing limitation or cap on available open-enrollment charters, the number of available charters shall automatically increase by five (5) slots more than the most rece
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-23-304
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 6-23-304. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.