Arkansas Administrative Code

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…

6 CAR § 91-105. Required screening for 3 – 12. (a)(1) A school district shall screen any student in grades three through twelve (3 – 12) experiencing difficulty in fluency or spelling as documented by: (A) A classroom teacher; (B) A parent or legal guardian of the student; or (C)…

6 CAR § 91-106. Requirements for intervention. (a)(1) If a student is identified as requiring a dyslexia intervention under this part, the student shall receive dyslexia intervention by a trained interventionist using a dyslexia program that complies with the requirements of 6 CA…

6 CAR § 91-107. Independent, comprehensive dyslexia evaluation. (a) If a student's performance on an initial screener, level I screening, or level II dyslexia screening under 6 CAR § 91-104 or 6 CAR § 91-105 indicates a need for dyslexia intervention services, the student’s paren…

6 CAR § 91-108. Instructional approaches. (a) Dyslexia intervention for a student whose dyslexia Level I or Level II screening under 6 CAR §§ 91-104 and 91-105 indicates the need for dyslexia intervention services shall comply with the requirements of 6 CAR § 91-106(b) and may in…

6 CAR § 91-109. Reporting by school districts. (a)(1) The superintendent of a school district shall annually report the results of the school district screening required under 6 CAR §§ 91-104 and 91-105. (2) Additional information concerning the manner of submission of the report…

6 CAR § 91-110. Dyslexia specialist. (a)(1) The Department of Education shall employ at least one (1) dyslexia specialist with a minimum of three (3) years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders to provide technical assistance f…

6 CAR § 91-111. Dyslexia interventionists. A school district shall have at least one (1) individual to serve as a dyslexia interventionist.

6 CAR § 91-112. Professional awareness. (a) The Department of Education shall ensure that each teacher receives professional awareness on the following: (1) The characteristics of dyslexia; and (2) The evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia. (b) Professional…

6 CAR § 91-113. Education in teacher preparation programs. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall collaborate with the Division of Higher Education to ensure that all teacher education programs offered at state-supported institutions of higher education provide …

6 CAR § 91-114. Arkansas Dyslexia Resource Guide. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall maintain a committee for the purpose of developing and updating the Arkansas Dyslexia Resource Guide. (b) The committee shall: (1) Be appointed by the Commissioner of El…

6 CAR § 91-115. Enforcement by the Department of Education. (a) A school district that fails to comply with Arkansas Code § 6-41-602 et seq. and this part: (1) Shall be in violation of the Rules Governing the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Distr…

6 CAR § 93-101. Purpose. (a) The purpose of this part is to: (1) Set reasonable guidelines for the coordination and implementation of learning where the teacher and student are separated by place; and (2) Provide guidance for the implementation of digital learning environments th…

6 CAR § 93-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1)(A) “Adult facilitator” means the person responsible for supervising and assisting the students at a brick-and-mortar location. (B) The adult facilitator must be an adult approved by the school district or open-enrollment publ…

6 CAR § 93-103. Arkansas Distance Learning Development Program. (a) The Arkansas Distance Learning Development Program shall be: (1) Conducted by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (2) Administered through the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Educatio…

6 CAR § 93-104. Distance learning grants. (a) The following grant standards are hereby developed to provide grants to education service cooperatives for acquiring equipment and receiving telecommunications services necessary for each school district to have distance learning avai…

6 CAR § 93-105. Requirements for the administration of distance learning in elementary and secondary schools. (a) Note. This part: (1) Provides minimum distance learning educational supervision requirements only; and (2) Is not designed to replace legal or other student supervisi…

6 CAR § 93-106. Participation in distance learning courses. (a)(1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school may offer and teach distance learning courses to a student enrolled in a private school or a home school if: (A) The student resides in the public …

6 CAR § 93-107. Digital learning environment. A digital learning environment shall be composed of: (1) Access to quality digital learning content and online blended learning courses; (2) Tailored digital content designed to meet the needs of each student; (3) Digital learning con…

6 CAR § 93-108. Digital learning providers. (a) To become an approved digital learning provider, a digital learning provider shall submit proof that the provider: (1) Is nonsectarian and nondiscriminatory in its: (A) Programs; (B) Employment practices; and (C) Operations; (2) Dem…

6 CAR § 93-109. Digital learning courses. (a) All public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools shall provide at least one (1) digital learning course to their students as either a primary or supplementary method of instruction. (b) All digital learning cours…

6 CAR § 94-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish guidelines for the implementation of: (1) The Arkansas College and Career Readiness Planning Program, Arkansas Code § 6-15-441 [repealed]; and (2) Postsecondary preparatory programs in Arkansas.…

6 CAR § 94-102. Definitions. For purposes of this part, each term below shall be defined as follows: (1) “ACT” means the American College Test; (2)(A) “College and career readiness assessment” means a set of criterion-referenced measurements of a student’s acquisition of the know…

6 CAR § 94-103. College and career readiness planning program — Implementation. (a) Each public school that serves students in grade eight (8) shall administer a college and career readiness assessment approved by the State Board of Education to each student enrolled in grade eig…

6 CAR § 94-104. Postsecondary preparatory programs — Approval. (a) No later than May 1 of each year, any of the listed entities may submit to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education an application for authorization to operate a postsecondary preparatory program in Arka…

6 CAR § 94-105. Postsecondary preparatory programs — Enrollment. (a) An eligible student may enroll in and attend a postsecondary preparatory program at any time between: (1) The first day of school after July 1 of the year in which the student first enters grade eight (8); and (…

6 CAR § 94-106. Postsecondary preparatory programs — Operation. (a) A postsecondary preparatory program approved under this part shall: (1) Provide advice that will better prepare eligible students for entry-level postsecondary work in the areas of: (A) Mathematics; (B) English; …

6 CAR § 94-107. Postsecondary preparatory programs — Funding. (a)(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may provide funding for approved postsecondary preparatory programs from at-risk funding or other funds appropriated and authorized for this purpose. (2) The di…

6 CAR § 94-108. Postsecondary preparatory programs — Evaluation. (a) A postsecondary preparatory program approved under this part shall document: (1) Evidence of its performance; and (2) The success of its participants. (b) Within ninety (90) days of the end of the approval term …

6 CAR § 94-109. Placement tests. (a)(1) An Arkansas public school student enrolled in grade eight (8) or grade ten (10) may take a placement test at no cost to the student at a date, time, and location set by the State Board of Education. (2) Each public school district shall use…

6 CAR § 95-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish a comprehensive plan and process for establishing consistency and rigor in coursework.

6 CAR § 95-102. Definitions. For purposes of this part, each term below shall be defined as follows: (1) “Comprehensive plan” means that plan developed and approved by the State Board of Education that sets out the process and the time cycle of the external and internal review an…

6 CAR § 95-103. Comprehensive plan. (a) The State Board of Education shall develop, through the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, a comprehensive plan and process to review and revise the Arkansas Academic Content Standards and Curriculum Frameworks. (b) The compreh…

6 CAR § 95-104. Review. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall: (1) Review the content standards and curriculum frameworks process plan on the State Board of Education-approved revision cycle; and (2) Report to the state board annually. (b) Upon completion o…

6 CAR § 95-105. District assurance. (a) Each local school district shall establish procedures and a monitoring process to ensure that the content of each course offered by the school district is consistent and in compliance with the latest content standards and curriculum framewo…

6 CAR § 96-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1)(A) “Additional training plan (ATP)” requires Advanced Placement (AP) and Pre-AP teachers to attend appropriate College Board training. (B) Teachers in the plan have up to three (3) years to complete this requirement; (2)(A) "…

6 CAR § 96-201. Purpose. (a) The purpose of this part is to establish the uniform grading scales to be used by all public secondary schools in the state for regular courses. (b) This part establishes the numeric value given to each letter grade for the purpose of determining grad…

6 CAR § 96-202. Grading scale and numerical values. (a)(1) The following scale is to be the: (A) Uniform Grading Scale and numeric values for secondary schools; and (B) Optional Uniform Grading Scale for elementary schools. (2) Grades earned in courses will be assigned the follow…

6 CAR § 96-301. Awarding Credit by Demonstrated Mastery. (a) Credit by Demonstrated Mastery is the process by which a student may earn credit for a high school course by demonstrating a deep understanding of the content without: (1) Course enrollment; or (2) The minimum of one hu…

6 CAR § 96-401. General provisions. (a) The following weighted scale is to be used for: (1) Advanced Placement courses; (2) Courses offered under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme; and (3) Division of Elementary and Secondary Education approved weighted courses. A…

6 CAR § 96-402. School district weighted credit policies for college courses. (a) A local school district board of directors may adopt a policy to allow high school students in the public school district to take: (1) College courses for weighted credit equal to the numeric grade …

6 CAR § 96-501. Enrollment guidelines for students enrolled in grades 9-12. (a)(1) Any student who is enrolled in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) in an Arkansas public school shall be eligible to enroll in a publicly supported community college, technical college, four-year c…

6 CAR § 96-502. Eligibility. (a) To be eligible to enroll in an endorsed concurrent enrollment course, the student must: (1) Be admitted by the institution of higher education as a nondegree-seeking or noncertificate-seeking student; and (2) Meet all of the prerequisites for the …

6 CAR § 96-503. Tuition. (a) A state-supported two-year or four-year institution of higher education may offer a reduced tuition rate for endorsed concurrent enrollment courses offered by the institution of higher education to high school students. (b) A student who qualifies und…

6 CAR § 96-504. Endorsed concurrent enrollment course requirements. (a) The course must be a course offered by an institution of higher education in this state that is: (1) Approved through the institution of higher education’s normal process; and (2) Listed in the institution of…

6 CAR § 96-601. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to: (1)(A) Establish, organize, and administer a program designed to improve the course offerings available to middle school, junior high school, and high school students throughout the state; (B) The program established under …

6 CAR § 96-602. Teacher training. (a) A teacher of an AP course must meet: (1) Arkansas teacher licensure requirements; and (2) The requirements of either subdivision (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of this section: (A) Attend at least one (1) of the following trainings no less than one (…