Ark. Code § 6-15-207 Enforcement of Standards

• Library: Arkansas Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and First Extraordinary Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ark. Code § 6-15-207

(a) The State Board of Education may take any number of the actions listed in subsection (c) of this section to address a school or school district failure to meet standards for accreditation any time after a school or school district has received notice of being placed on probationary status pursuant to §§ 6-15-202 and 6-15-203.

(b) The state board shall take at least one (1) of the actions listed in subsection (c) of this section to address any school or school district which has failed to meet all standards for accreditation for two (2) consecutive school years, including the year the probationary status is declared pursuant to §§ 6-15-202 and 6-15-203, unless the state board, at its discretion, issues written findings supported by a majority of the state board that the school district could not meet current standards for the relevant time period due to impossibility caused by external forces beyond the school district's control.

(c) The state board shall be allowed to take the following actions to address any school or school district on probationary status for failing to meet the standards for accreditation:

(1) Require a school district to reorganize or reassign the administrative, instructional, or support staff of a public school;

(2) Require a school or school district to institute and fully implement a curriculum that is based on state academic content and achievement standards, including providing appropriate professional development at the cost of the school district;