Arkansas Administrative Code

6 CAR § 33-108. Participation in interscholastic activities. (a) The principal of the resident school shall permit a home-schooled student to pursue participation in an interscholastic activity of the resident school if the student or the student’s parent: (1) Provides the princi…

6 CAR § 34-101. Purpose and regulatory intent. (a) The purpose of this part is to maximize the potential for effective school transitions by children of uniformed services families through provisions of this part to be implemented by public school districts as codified in the Ark…

6 CAR § 34-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Activated reserve components" means members of the reserve component of the uniformed services who have received a notice of intent to deploy or mobilize under: (A) Title 10 of the United States Code; (B) Title 32 of the Uni…

6 CAR § 34-103. Application. (a) This part applies to dependent children of: (1) Members of the active and activated reserve components of the uniformed services; (2) Members or veterans of the uniformed services who were severely injured in the line of duty and are medically dis…

6 CAR § 34-201. School transition of children of military families. (a) Sending districts and receiving districts may request the assistance of sending and receiving districts outside of the state to provide services to uniformed services families transferring to or from the stat…

6 CAR § 34-202. Reporting. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require a public school district to report the enrollment of a student who is a child of a military family: (1) In the Arkansas Public School Computer Network; or (2) If the public school does not…

6 CAR § 34-203. New student recognition programs and school district coordinators. A public school district with twenty (20) or more children of military families enrolled as students or a public school district with a total of three thousand (3,000) or more students enrolled sha…

6 CAR § 34-301. Purpose. The purpose of the Arkansas Council for Military Children is to assist state and local education agencies, in collaboration with local military commands, in the promotion of the provisions of the Arkansas Military Child School Transitions Act of 2021, Ark…

6 CAR § 34-302. Membership of the Arkansas Council for Military Children. The Arkansas Council for Military Children is composed of the following members: (1)(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee shall serve as: (i) Chair of the Arkansa…

6 CAR § 34-303. Duties of the Arkansas Council for Military Children. (a) The duties of the Arkansas Council for Military Children are to assist: (1) State and local education agencies in the promotion and communication of the provisions of the Arkansas Military Child School Tran…

6 CAR § 34-304. Military family education liaison. The military family education liaison designated by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall: (1) Have specialized knowledge related to the: (A) Educational needs of children of military families; and (B) Obst…

6 CAR § 34-305. Guidance for parents. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall cooperate with the Arkansas Council for Military Children to develop a guidance document to assist parents with the application and provisions of: (1) The Arkansas Military Child School…

6 CAR § 35-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish guidelines for the implementation and operation of the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program, established pursuant to the Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program, Arkansas Code § 6…

6 CAR § 35-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Account holder” means the parent of a participating student, or a participating student who has attained the age of majority, who: (A) Signs the EFA agreement; and (B) Is responsible for complying with all of the requirement…

6 CAR § 35-103. Student eligibility. (a) An individual who is a resident of the State of Arkansas and the parent of a student who is eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school may apply on behalf of a prospective participating student to participate in the Arka…

6 CAR § 35-104. Student application. (a)(1) To apply to participate in the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program, a parent shall: (A) Fully complete the standard application form available on the Department of Education’s website; and (B) Submit the application …

6 CAR § 35-105. Agreement and funds transfer. (a)(1) Upon notification by the Department of Education that an Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program application has been approved, the applicant shall sign an agreement outlining the applicant’s contractual obligat…

6 CAR § 35-106. Term of EFA eligibility. (a) For purposes of continuity of educational choice, a student who enrolls in the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program shall remain eligible until the participating student: (1) Enrolls full-time in a public school; (2)…

6 CAR § 35-107. Participating schools and service providers. (a)(1) A private school shall notify the Department of Education of its intent to become a participating school in the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. (2) The department shall certify a private …

6 CAR § 35-108. Monitoring and compliance. (a) The Department of Education shall: (1) Conduct a random audit of EFAs to ensure funds were used only for expenses that were approved or allowed at the time the expense was made; and (2) Maintain a copy of the audit plan and all assoc…

6 CAR § 35-109. Appeals process. (a) The following determinations may be appealed to the State Board of Education: (1) An applicant may appeal the Department of Education’s determination that the student does not qualify for priority status under 6 CAR § 35-104(b); (2) An account…

6 CAR § 35-110. Procurement and contracting. In compliance with all state procurement laws and procedures, the Department of Education retains the authority to contract with a vendor or other supplier for the purpose of administering all or part of the Arkansas Children’s Educati…

6 CAR § 35-111. Payments under the program. (a)(1) Once families and participating schools have been approved to participate in the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program, the Department of Education shall continue to make quarterly payments to the EFA on behalf …

6 CAR § 35-112. Program evaluation. (a) The participating school, parent, or service provider that is responsible for the majority of a student’s academic instruction, shall administer the following to all participating students who are enrolled on a full-time basis in kindergart…

6 CAR § 36-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish a procedure by which school districts may appeal to the Department of Education from a determination made by another school district concerning a student’s correct school district of residence.

6 CAR § 36-102. Preliminary investigation by school districts. (a) Prior to appealing any matter concerning a student’s correct school district of residence to the Department of Education, the school districts shall complete the following process as outlined in Arkansas Code § 6-…

6 CAR § 36-103. Right of appeal. (a) The appealing school district’s superintendent may, within five (5) days after receiving the written report of the responding district’s superintendent, appeal to the Department of Education the decision of the responding district’s superinten…

6 CAR § 36-104. Briefing schedule. (a) Once a notice of appeal is received by the general counsel’s office, a hearing officer will be appointed to: (1) Investigate the facts surrounding the appeal; and (2) Conduct a hearing. (b) The general counsel’s office will notify each schoo…

6 CAR § 36-105. Hearing procedures. (a) The hearing officer will conduct the hearing in the following manner: (1)(A) The hearing officer will give an opening statement to describe the nature of the proceedings for the record. (B) This statement will include: (i) The date, time, a…

6 CAR § 36-106. Circuit court appeal. (a) Either school district may appeal from the hearing officer’s final order to the circuit court of the county where the school district that is appealing the order is located. (b) The circuit court shall affirm the order of the hearing offi…

6 CAR § 37-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to set out the process and procedures necessary for the State Board of Education to fulfill its responsibilities regarding legal transfers under Arkansas Code §§ 6-18-307 and 6-18-316.

6 CAR § 37-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Receiving district" means another public school district to which a student is petitioning for a transfer; and (2) “Resident district” means the public school district in which a student petitioning for a transfer is physica…

6 CAR § 37-103. General provisions. (a) The transfer of a student under this part is prohibited when: (1) Either the resident district or the receiving district is under a desegregation-related court order; and (2) The transfer in question would violate the court order. (b) Each …

6 CAR § 37-104. Petitions for legal transfers. (a)(1) Upon the petition of a student in their resident district to transfer to a receiving district, the board of directors of the resident district may enter into an agreement with the board of directors of the receiving school dis…

6 CAR § 37-105. Transfer to adjoining school district. (a)(1) The parent, legal guardian, person standing in loco parentis to a student, or a student who is eighteen (18) years or older whose place of residence is at least fifteen (15) miles from a school in the resident district…

6 CAR § 37-106. Appeals before the state board. (a) A parent, legal guardian, person standing in loco parentis to a student, or a student who is eighteen (18) years or older whose petition for a transfer under this part is denied may request a hearing before the State Board of Ed…

6 CAR § 37-107. State board hearing procedures. (a) All persons wishing to testify before the State Board of Education shall first be placed under oath by the Chair of the State Board of Education. (b)(1) Each party that wishes to participate in the hearing may take up to fifteen…

6 CAR § 37-108. Effect of a board-to-board transfer. (a) The ruling of the State Board of Education shall be the final administrative ruling on the petition. (b) A transfer resulting from an appeal granted by the state board is effective upon the receipt by the receiving district…

6 CAR § 60-101. Legislative findings and purpose. (a) The State Board of Education notes that the General Assembly finds that it is the state’s responsibility: (1) To provide a general, suitable, and efficient system of free public schools to the children of the state as required…

6 CAR § 60-102. Definitions. For purposes of this part: (1) “Academic growth” means the calculation of a student’s academic progress from one (1) school year to the next as measured by assessments and other criteria required by rule of the State Board of Education; (2) “College a…

6 CAR § 60-103. Arkansas academic standards. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and the State Board of Education shall approve Arkansas academic standards that define what students shall know and be able to demonstrate in each content area. (b) I…

6 CAR § 60-104. Statewide student assessment system. (a) The State Board of Education shall approve and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall implement a statewide student assessment system to be administered by Arkansas public schools on a schedule determined …

6 CAR § 60-105. Kindergarten and grades one and two (K-2) assessment. (a) All public school districts shall administer a developmentally appropriate assessment approved by the State Board of Education to all students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade (K-2) in reading…

6 CAR § 60-106. Grades three through twelve (3-12) assessment. (a)(1) All students in grades three through twelve (3-12) in which statewide assessments are administered shall take the assessment or assessments required for the student’s respective grade on the date or within the …

6 CAR § 60-107. Students with disabilities assessment. (a)(1) Each student in the specified grades shall participate in the assessments according to the procedures established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2) A student shall participate in the Arkansas A…

6 CAR § 60-108. English learners assessment. (a) English learners, including those with less than one (1) year in a United States school, shall participate in the statewide student assessment system. (b)(1) English learners may access state-approved accommodations provided such a…

6 CAR § 60-109. College and career readiness assessment. (a)(1) A public school that serves a student in grades ten through twelve (10-12) shall administer college and career readiness assessments, including a career readiness assessment that leads to a nationally recognized work…