Arkansas Administrative Code

6 CAR § 157-108. Nutrition standards for foods and beverages. (a)(1) The Arkansas nutrition standards will apply to all foods and beverages served, provided, or sold to students on elementary, middle, junior high, and high school campuses, except the reimbursable school meals, wh…

6 CAR § 157-109. Nutrition education. (a)(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promote grade-appropriate nutrition education as part of a broad-based integrated health education program that is aligned with the Arkansas Physical Education and Health Educati…

6 CAR § 157-110. Healthy school environment. (a)(1) No food or beverage shall be used as reward or punishment for academic, classroom, or sport performances and/or activities. (2) For exceptions to this requirement, see 6 CAR § 157-107(b). (b) All school cafeterias and dining are…

6 CAR § 157-111. Screening process for BMI assessments. (a)(1) All children in kindergarten (K), grade two (2), grade four (4), grade six (6), grade eight (8), and grade ten (10) shall have their heights and weights assessed to calculate body mass index for age percentile. (2) Th…

6 CAR § 180-101. Purpose. The purposes of this part are to: (1) Establish requirements and procedures for the issuance, licensure, relicensure, and continuance of licensure of educators in the public schools of this state, as required by Arkansas Code § 6-17-402; (2) Provide for …

6 CAR § 180-102. Definitions. For the purposes of this part: (1) “Accredited approved educator preparation program” means an educator preparation program that is: (A) Accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the: (i) United States Department of Education; or (ii) C…

6 CAR § 180-201. Career-technical permit. (a)(1) A career-technical permit authorizes the permit holder to teach in an identified career or technical content area. (2) An applicant must meet the requirements of the Division of Career and Technical Education for a career-technical…

6 CAR § 180-202. Ancillary license. (a)(1) An ancillary license: (A) Is a license to provide specific services to students; and (B) Does not require prior classroom teaching experience. (2) See the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website for ancillary licensure a…

6 CAR § 180-203. General requirements for a provisional license. (a)(1) A provisional license is a temporary license issued in specific circumstances approved by the State Board of Education, under which an applicant for a standard license has not completed all of the requirement…

6 CAR § 180-204. Provisional Professional Teaching License. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall issue a provisional license for three (3) years to an applicant who is seeking licensure through the Professional Provisional Teaching License pathway upon mee…

6 CAR § 180-205. Out-of-country reciprocity. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall issue a two-year provisional license to an applicant who holds an out-of-country license or its equivalent and who meets the requirements of 6 CAR § 180-203 and: (1) Submits …

6 CAR § 180-206. Standard license. (a) A standard license is a five-year renewable license, issued by the State Board of Education, where a recipient has demonstrated content knowledge and understanding of pedagogical practice required to perform professional education services f…

6 CAR § 180-207. Standard lifetime teaching license. (a) A standard lifetime teaching license: (1) Is issued to an applicant based on age or retirement eligibility requirements as set forth in this part; and (2) Entitles the license holder to a release from: (A) Annual profession…

6 CAR § 180-208. Highly qualified professor. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall issue a standard license to an applicant who is seeking licensure in a first-time licensure area listed on the division’s website through the Highly Qualified Professor pathway u…

6 CAR § 180-209. Special education personnel qualifications and alternate certifications. (a)(1) The Department of Education is responsible for establishing and maintaining qualifications to ensure that special education educators are appropriately and adequately prepared and tra…

6 CAR § 180-301. Approved program or pathway general requirements. (a) All applicants for licensure shall complete an approved educator preparation program or an approved pathway for a licensure level and content area. (b) An applicant should consult the Division of Elementary an…

6 CAR § 180-302. Traditional preparation programs. An Institution of Higher Education (IHE)-based traditional educator preparation program that leads to licensure in Arkansas must meet the following requirements: (1) Prior to implementation of an educator preparation program, a p…

6 CAR § 180-303. Alternative preparation programs. An alternative provider educator preparation program that leads to first-time licensure in Arkansas at the post-baccalaureate level must meet the following requirements: (1) An Institution of Higher Education (IHE)-based Educator…

6 CAR § 180-304. State review process. (a) Approved educator preparation programs shall regularly undergo a review process to determine if programs are meeting continuous improvement indicators that are aligned with Arkansas education workforce needs. (b) The state review shall, …

6 CAR § 180-305. Suspension or discontinuance of program approval. (a) State approval of an educator preparation provider is immediately suspended if: (1) The: (A) Institution fails to obtain approval by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB) to offer certificat…

6 CAR § 180-401. General requirements for endorsement — Educator preparation programs. (a) All applicants for licensure endorsements shall complete an approved educator preparation program or an approved pathway for a licensure level and content area. (b) An applicant should cons…

6 CAR § 180-402. Educational leadership preparation programs. (a) An educational leadership preparation program that leads to an administrator’s license shall demonstrate in its program proposal and revisions for approval the program’s methods of preparing candidates for competen…

6 CAR § 180-501. License effective dates. (a) A standard license, ancillary license, or technical permit is a renewable license, valid for a period of five (5) years. (b)(1) A first-time license is effective from the first date issued through December 31 of the fourth full calend…

6 CAR § 180-502. License renewal. (a) Applications for license renewal may be submitted to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education no earlier than January 1 of the year of expiration of the license. (b) An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit the following t…

6 CAR § 180-503. Reinstatement of a suspended license. A licensee whose license is suspended shall apply for reinstatement of the license by providing the following: (1) Approval from the Professional Licensure Standards Board of the reinstatement from suspension based on its det…

6 CAR § 180-504. Reinstatement of a revoked license. (a) The State Board of Education may reinstate a revoked license if: (1) Ten (10) years have passed since the date of revocation if the revocation was based on: (A) A felony disqualifying offense under Arkansas Code § 6-17-410;…

6 CAR § 180-505. Miscellaneous provisions. (a) A standard or ancillary license may reflect the highest-earned degree awarded to the licensee in: (1) Education, if the degree was awarded by an accredited teacher education program; (2) Educational leadership, if the degree was awar…

6 CAR § 180-601. Adding administrator endorsements. (a) Building-Level Administrator endorsement. (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall issue a Building-Level Administrator endorsement to a standard license, and as specifically limited in this part to a sta…

6 CAR § 180-602. Adding other endorsements, areas, and levels of licensure — General provisions. (a)(1) Endorsements may be added to a license through a program of study or by testing out, as provided in this part. (2) Endorsements that are not available by testing out are known …

6 CAR § 180-603. Addition of areas and endorsements to an Arkansas standard license by reciprocity. (a) The following applies to an applicant for an endorsement area who holds an Arkansas standard license: (1) An applicant who completes coursework and testing out-of-state for the…

6 CAR § 180-604. Application for an Educator Career Continuum designation on a standard license. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education will issue a standard license based on recommendations for licensure requirements from the Professional Licensure Standards Board as…

6 CAR § 180-605. Application for Career Professional Educator designation. An applicant holding an Arkansas Early Career Professional Educator designation in good standing may apply for the designation of Career Professional Educator by: (1) Completing the appropriate online appl…

6 CAR § 180-606. Lead Professional Educator designation. (a) The Lead Professional Educator designation provides opportunities for: (1) Educators to assume leadership roles without leaving the classroom; and (2) An educator who aspires to be in a leadership role to do so without …

6 CAR § 180-607. Application for Lead Professional Educator designation — In-state or by reciprocity. An applicant may add the designation of Lead Professional Educator to an Arkansas standard license in good standing by: (1) Completing the appropriate online application; and (2)…

6 CAR § 180-608. Master Professional Educator designation. (a) The Master Professional Educator designation provides opportunities for: (1) Educators to assume leadership roles without leaving the classroom; and (2) An educator who aspires to be in a leadership role to do so with…

6 CAR § 180-609. Application for Master Professional Educator designation — In-state or by reciprocity. An applicant may add the designation of Master Professional Educator to an Arkansas standard license in good standing by: (1) Completing the appropriate online application; and…

6 CAR § 180-701. Licensure exceptions generally. (a) Except as specifically allowed by law, rule, or regulation, no person shall be employed by a public school in an out-of-area position for more than sixty (60) instructional days unless the person meets one (1) of the licensure …

6 CAR § 180-702. Emergency teaching permit. (a) An emergency teaching permit authorizes the permit holder to be hired to fill a vacant teaching position without a license as teacher of record. (b) Upon submission by an educational entity of the application required by the Divisio…

6 CAR § 180-703. Effective teacher licensure exception. (a) An educational entity may allow a teacher who meets the definition of an effective teacher to teach a content area related to the teacher’s current licensure area, but for which the teacher is not currently licensed, und…

6 CAR § 180-704. Additional licensure plan. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall issue an ALP to an individual holding a standard or provisional license and employed in an out-of-area position upon the submission of a completed application for an ALP, plan…

6 CAR § 180-705. Administrator licensure completion plan. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall issue an Administrator Licensure Completion Plan (ALCP) to an individual employed in an out-of-area administrator position who: (1) Submits a completed applicati…

6 CAR § 180-706. Substitute teachers. (a) A person employed as a temporary substitute for a licensed teacher in an educational entity shall: (1) Be a high school graduate; or (2) Hold a high school equivalency test certificate. (b) No class of students in any public school shall …

6 CAR § 180-707. Waivers from licensure rules or laws. (a) The following waivers from state law or rules governing licensure granted to an educational entity under the applicable statute shall be reported by an educational entity as a licensure exception in the Division of Elemen…

6 CAR § 180-708. Aspiring Teacher permit. (a) An Aspiring Teacher permit authorizes an Aspiring Teacher to be hired as a teacher of record for a teaching vacancy, but not as a temporary or long-term substitute. (b) Upon submission by an educational entity of the application requi…

6 CAR § 181-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish the requirements concerning teacher and building-level or district-level leader: (1) Support; (2) Evaluation; (3) Professional growth and development; (4) Superintendent performance targets; and (5) The Merit Teac…

6 CAR § 181-102. Objectives. The purposes of this part are, without limitation, to: (1)(A) Recognize that teacher and educational leader effectiveness is critical to student: (i) Learning; (ii) Growth; and (iii) Development. (B) This part provides the framework for supporting and…

6 CAR § 181-103. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Annual rating” means a formative or summative rating given at the end of each year: (A) Based on the educator’s professional growth plan and observations; and (B) Including components within the evaluation framework as repo…