Arkansas Administrative Code

6 CAR § 100-303. Definitions. As used in this subpart: (1) “ABC day” means the seven (7) hours beginning with the first ABC Program activity of the day and includes all activities described in 6 CAR § 100-210; (2) “ABC instructional materials” means any tangible thing, such as a …

6 CAR § 100-304. Conditions of participation as an ABC Program provider. (a) ABC Programs must admit eligible students without regard to: (1) Race; (2) Gender; (3) National origin; (4) Ancestry; (5) Color; (6) Disability; (7) Creed; (8) Political affiliation; or (9) Religion. (b)…

6 CAR § 101-101. Title. This part shall be known as the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education’s “Rules Governing Instructional Materials”.

6 CAR § 101-102. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to set forth requirements related to the purchase, distribution, and use of instructional materials.

6 CAR § 101-103. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; (2) “Instructional materials” means: (A) Traditional books, textbooks, and trade books in printed and bound form; (B) Activity-oriented programs th…

6 CAR § 101-104. General powers and duties of the State Board of Education. (a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 6-21-404, the State Board of Education may: (1) Require reports from school districts on the use and distribution of instructional materials; and (2) Do whatever else may b…

6 CAR § 101-105. General requirements related to instructional materials. (a)(1) Each school district shall select an instructional materials selection committee. (2) A majority of its members shall be licensed personnel, which shall include classroom teachers. (b) Public school …

6 CAR § 101-106. Conditions for offering textbooks for adoption, sale, or exchange. All publishers doing business in the State of Arkansas shall maintain one (1) or more book depositories at the publishers’ expense in this state.

6 CAR § 101-107. Assessment of damages for publisher’s failure to comply. (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to assess any publisher any amount of damages to the State of Arkansas for failure to comply with the terms of the Free Textbook Act of 1975, Arkansas Code § 6…

6 CAR § 101-108. Notice of illegal acts involving school officials pursuant to Arkansas Code § 6-21-410. (a)(1) It shall be illegal for the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or any other employee connected with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, …

6 CAR § 102-101. Purpose. (a) It is the purpose of this part to set forth the criteria for determining student eligibility for adaptive textbooks (i.e. braille and large print). (b) This part defines the process for local school district access to such adaptive textbooks for stud…

6 CAR § 102-102. Definitions. For the purpose of this part: (1) “Adaptive textbooks” means braille and large print; (2) “Braille skills inventory” means a comprehensive assessment used to assess the braille reading and writing proficiency of students who receive braille instructi…

6 CAR § 102-103. Administration. The braille and large print textbook program for students with visual impairments shall be administered by the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind in conjunction with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education’s designee from internal a…

6 CAR § 102-104. Eligibility for adaptive textbooks. The following criteria should be considered when determining the appropriate reading medium for students with visual impairment: (1) Observations made by, but not limited to: (A) The classroom teacher; (B) The parent; (C) The c…

6 CAR § 102-105. School district access to adaptive textbooks. (a) Local school districts must assess any student whose visual impairment adversely affects his and/or her educational performance as to the student’s need for adaptive textbooks. (b) For the purpose of this part, th…

6 CAR § 102-106. Costs. (a)(1) There shall be no charge to local school districts for large print or braille textbooks unless a book is lost or is severely damaged. (2) Should a textbook be lost or sustain such damage as to render the book unusable, the district will be billed fo…

6 CAR § 103-101. Purpose. The purpose of these rules is to establish the requirements and processes governing the Arkansas Tutoring Corps.

6 CAR § 103-102. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly to address learning loss by providing readily accessible tutors to Arkansas students preparing to enter kindergarten through grade six (K-6).

6 CAR § 103-103. Tutoring program. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall oversee the establishment of the Arkansas Tutoring Corps. (b) The division shall identify a curriculum: (1) Aligned with Arkansas academic standards; and (2) Developed to support child…

6 CAR § 103-104. The Arkansas Tutoring Corps. (a) To become a certified member of the Arkansas Tutoring Corps, a candidate must complete initial training and certification, which will be done in two (2) phases. (b) In order to become an Arkansas Tutoring Corps qualified tutor, an…

6 CAR § 104-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Certify" means the process of a service agency or organization, and a student, verifying and submitting documentation required by a public school district to show that the student successfully completed community service ho…

6 CAR § 104-102. Community service requirement. (a) Beginning with the graduating class of 2026-2027, a public high school student shall complete a minimum of seventy-five (75) clock hours of documented community service in grades nine through twelve (9-12) in order to graduate. …

6 CAR § 105-101. Definitions. (1) “High-dosage, targeted math tutoring” means three (3) or more tutoring sessions a week in a one-on-one or small-group setting; (2) “Math intervention plan” means instruction beyond the core that includes evidence-based math strategies for a stude…

6 CAR § 105-102. Math intervention plan requirements. (a) Each year, a public school district and an open-enrollment public charter school shall: (1) Develop a math intervention plan within the statewide student intervention system by the first quarter for each student in grades …

6 CAR § 106-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1)(A) “Career awareness and exploration activity” means any activity that creates links between what a student does in school and what a student wants to achieve in life, including exposing students to career and technical and …

6 CAR § 106-102. Career-ready pathways — Implementation. (a) Beginning with the ninth grade class of 2024-2025, a public high school student shall have the option to earn a high school diploma through a career-ready pathway. (b) A career-ready pathway to a high school diploma sha…

6 CAR § 106-103. Early exposure to career-ready pathways. (a) To prepare students for choosing a career option at the high school level, in grades six through eight (6-8), each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall incorporate career awareness and…

6 CAR § 106-104. Career-ready pathway requirements. (a) A career-ready pathway to a diploma shall: (1) Enable a student to earn credentials of value in a desired high-wage, high-growth career and the minimum academic core credits required by the Rules Governing Standards for Accr…

6 CAR § 106-105. Career-ready pathway program development. (a) To develop and implement a career-ready pathway program, public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools may: (1) Work as a system in developing a district-wide or school-wide program; (2) Work as i…

6 CAR § 106-106. Workers’ compensation insurance premium reimbursements. (a)(1) A public school student who is in a career practicum or pre-apprenticeship work-based learning opportunity that is provided in coordination with a career and technical education program of study offer…

6 CAR § 106-107. Long-term value of a career-ready pathway. (a) To ensure that a career-ready pathway to a diploma adequately prepares public school students for high-wage, high-growth opportunities within Arkansas, the Department of Education shall collaborate with the Arkansas …

6 CAR § 107-101. Child sexual abuse and human trafficking prevention programs. (a) Each public school district and open-enrollment charter school shall: (1) Implement a child sexual abuse and human trafficking prevention program that meets the Arkansas Academic Standard for Healt…

6 CAR § 90-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “High-quality literacy screener” means an evidence-based literacy screener required as part of the statewide student assessment system under Arkansas Code § 6-15-2907; (2) "Prescribed pathway" means approved professional deve…

6 CAR § 90-102. Required professional development in scientific reading instruction. (a) A public school district, including an open-enrollment public charter school, shall provide the following professional development in scientific reading instruction: (1) Professional developm…

6 CAR § 90-103. Proficiency and awareness for employment. (a)(1) By the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, all teachers employed in any of the following teaching positions shall demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and practices of scientific reading instruction: (A) Element…

6 CAR § 90-104. Prescribed pathways for proficiency. (a) All teachers employed in any of the teaching positions in 6 CAR § 90-103(a)(1) shall demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and practices of scientific reading instruction. (b)(1) To demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and p…

6 CAR § 90-105. Prescribed pathways for awareness. (a) All educators who are not required to obtain a proficiency credential under 6 CAR § 90-104 shall demonstrate an awareness in the knowledge and practices in scientific reading instruction by completing one (1) of the prescribe…

6 CAR § 90-106. Program evaluation and approval. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall identify an approved list of materials, resources, and curriculum programs for public school districts that are supported by the science of reading and based on instructi…

6 CAR § 90-107. Educator preparation programs. (a) The following shall have proficient knowledge and skills to teach reading consistent with the best practices of scientific reading instruction: (1) A person who completes a state-approved educator preparation program leading to E…

6 CAR § 90-108. Violations of the Right to Read Act. (a)(1) A public school district, including an open-enrollment public charter school, that violates the Right to Read Act, Arkansas Code § 6-17-429, this part, or both: (A) Shall be in violation of the Rules Governing Standards …

6 CAR § 90-109 Literacy coaches. (a) Each kindergarten through grade three (K-3) teacher in a public school earning a “D” or “F” rating under Arkansas Code § 6-15-2105 or § 6-15-2106 or State Board of Education rules, or a low-performing public school based on results of the publ…

6 CAR § 90-110. Literacy requirements under the Right to Read Act. (a) By no later than October 1 of each year, or as soon as practicable if a student's reading need is identified after October 1, each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall notify …

6 CAR § 90-111. Education Ombudsman. (a) The Secretary of the Department of Education shall hire an Education Ombudsman to assist the department in the enforcement of this part, including without limitation enforcing the requirements for: (1) Demonstrating proficiency; (2) Provid…

6 CAR § 91-101. Purpose. (a) This part shall be known as the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education's "Rules Governing Dyslexia Screenings and Interventions". (b) The purpose of this part is to establish guidelines for early screening, intervention, and services to meet t…

6 CAR § 91-102. Note. (a) This part sets forth the procedures outlined in Arkansas Code §§ 6-41-601 – 6-41-611 regarding screening, evaluation, and services for students with dyslexia or characteristics of dyslexia who may or may not otherwise qualify for special education servic…

6 CAR § 91-103. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Alphabet knowledge" means the ability to automatically recognize and name the twenty-six (26) lowercase and twenty-six (26) uppercase letters with ease and accuracy; (2) "Decoding" means to translate words, word parts, or no…

6 CAR § 91-104. Required screening for K – 3. (a) A school district shall screen all students in kindergarten, grade one, grade two, and grade three (K – 3) using a high quality, evidence-based screener approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and that is in…