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6-23-108. School for Agricultural Studies.
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6-23-108. School for Agricultural Studies.
(a) The authorizer may designate a public charter school as a “School for Agricultural Studies”.
(b) To be designated as a “School for Agricultural Studies”, the applicant must include in its original application or charter amendment request:
(1) A request to be designated as a “School for Agricultural Studies”;
(2) The school's agricultural studies plan, which shall include without limitation:
(A) The type of agricultural industry in the school's local region;
(B) How the school will address the needs of that industry and the state's agricultural-based economy; and
(C) Anticipated support from the agricultural industry; and
(3) A written review of the agricultural studies plan from the Division of Career and Technical Education.
(c)(1) A School for Agricultural Studies may petition the State Board of Education for creation of a new school district by detachment under § 6-13-1501 et seq. if the School for Agricultural Studies meets the conditions of this subsection.
(2) To be eligible to petition for detachment, the school shall:
(A) Complete three (3) academic years serving students as a School for Agricultural Studies;
(B) Not currently be classified in need of Level 5 — Intensive support, fiscal distress, or facilities distress;
(C) Not be in probationary status for violation of the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts; and
(D) Show evidence that the school is meeting its stated goals.
(3) A School for Agricultural Studies:
(A) Is exempt from the minimum student enrollment and square mileage requirements under § 6-13-1501(a)(2) and § 6-13-1502; and
(B) Shall not be approved to create a new school district by detachment with fewer than three hundred fift
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-23-108
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6-23-108. School for Agricultural Studies.
(a) The authorizer may designate a public charter school as a “School for Agricultural Studies”.
(b) To be designated as a “School for Agricultural Studies”, the applicant must include in its original application or charter amendment request:
(1) A request to be designated as a “School for Agricultural Studies”;
(2) The school's agricultural studies plan, which shall include without limitation:
(A) The type of agricultural industry in the school's local region;
(B) How the school will address the needs of that industry and the state's agricultural-based economy; and
(C) Anticipated support from the agricultural industry; and
(3) A written review of the agricultural studies plan from the Division of Career and Technical Education.
(c)(1) A School for Agricultural Studies may petition the State Board of Education for creation of a new school district by detachment under § 6-13-1501 et seq. if the School for Agricultural Studies meets the conditions of this subsection.
(2) To be eligible to petition for detachment, the school shall:
(A) Complete three (3) academic years serving students as a School for Agricultural Studies;
(B) Not currently be classified in need of Level 5 — Intensive support, fiscal distress, or facilities distress;
(C) Not be in probationary status for violation of the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts; and
(D) Show evidence that the school is meeting its stated goals.
(3) A School for Agricultural Studies:
(A) Is exempt from the minimum student enrollment and square mileage requirements under § 6-13-1501(a)(2) and § 6-13-1502; and
(B) Shall not be approved to create a new school district by detachment with fewer than three hundred fifty (350) students as determined by a feasibility study included with the petition.
(d)(1) Nothing in this section prohibits a public charter school from offering agricultural programming without the designation as a “School for Agricultural Studies”.
(2) A public charter school shall not refer to itself as a “School for Agricultural Studies” unless it is designated as a “School for Agricultural Studies” under this section.
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6-13-1501. Creation of school district by detaching territory from existing school district.
(a)(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly by this subchapter to provide opportunities for children of this state by allowing local community members the opportunity to establish and maintain public schools in a manner that optimizes educational resources within a community.
(2) The General Assembly finds that the educational needs of the students of this state shall be best served by not allowing creation of a school district under this subchapter with fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) students, thus ensuring adequate educational opportunities for students.
(b) A school district created under this subchapter shall have all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of other public school districts.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-1501
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6-13-1502. Minimum area and attendance requirements.
(a) A new school district may not be created in an area with fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) students in average daily membership.
(b) An existing school district shall not be reduced by means of detachment to an area with fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) students in average daily membership.
(c) A new school district to be created by detachment must only be made up of students from one (1) existing school district.
(d) This subchapter shall apply only to school districts that:
(1) Had an average daily membership of at least five thousand (5,000) students in the school year immediately preceding the detachment; or
(2) Encompass a total area of four hundred fifty square miles (450 sq. mi.) or more, now or in the future.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-1502
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 6-13-1502. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.