Ark. Code § 6-15-203 Notification of Failure to Meet Standards For Accreditation - Appeal

• Library: Arkansas Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and First Extraordinary Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ark. Code § 6-15-203

(a)

(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education annually shall notify all schools or school districts failing to meet the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts for elementary and secondary schools not later than May 1 of each year of this determination.

(2)

(A) However, at any time the division may immediately notify a public school or school district failing to meet the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts for elementary and secondary schools when the failure is discovered by the division under § 6-15-202(i).

(B) A public school or school district notified by the division of the public school's or school district's failure to meet the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts due to actions taken under § 6-15-202(i) shall have the same period of time to appeal to the State Board of Education as provided under subdivision (b)(3) of this section.

(b)

(1) In the event that a school district affected by this subchapter believes the division has improperly determined that a school or school district fails to meet the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts, the school district shall have a right of appeal thereafter to the state board.