Public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools — Requirements

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-16-1604 — under Curriculum.

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-16-1604

(a) Each participating public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall:(1) Submit a plan for the administration of the Arkansas High-Impact Tutoring Pilot Program in the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education that addresses the research-based criteria under § 6-15-3104;(2) Provide a funding match to support the high-impact tutoring program funding that is distributed by the division; and(3) (A) Submit to the division, using a template and guidance established by the division and leveraging existing reporting processes where possible, a report that includes without limitation the following:(i) The number of students who participated in the program at each public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation related student metrics using tutoring subjects, grade levels, attendance, dosage, previous performance on state assessments, and demographic information;(ii) How the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school maintained consistent access for participating students to non-core academic instruction;(iii) How grant funding for the program was used by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation a summary of additional resources, if any, used to provide the tutoring;(iv) The academic achievement results or other criteria used to enroll students in the program;(v) The impact on student academic and non-academic outcomes that are associated with the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's program, including without limitation interim assessments or other outcome metrics; and(vi) Other information as requested by the division to complete its annual report to the General Assembly required under § 6-16-1603.(B) The report required under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section shall be submitted on a timeline established by the division.

(1) Submit a plan for the administration of the Arkansas High-Impact Tutoring Pilot Program in the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education that addresses the research-based criteria under § 6-15-3104;

(2) Provide a funding match to support the high-impact tutoring program funding that is distributed by the division; and

(3) (A) Submit to the division, using a template and guidance established by the division and leveraging existing reporting processes where possible, a report that includes without limitation the following:(i) The number of students who participated in the program at each public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation related student metrics using tutoring subjects, grade levels, attendance, dosage, previous performance on state assessments, and demographic information;(ii) How the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school maintained consistent access for participating students to non-core academic instruction;(iii) How grant funding for the program was used by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation a summary of additional resources, if any, used to provide the tutoring;(iv) The academic achievement results or other criteria used to enroll students in the program;(v) The impact on student academic and non-academic outcomes that are associated with the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's program, including without limitation interim assessments or other outcome metrics; and(vi) Other information as requested by the division to complete its annual report to the General Assembly required under § 6-16-1603.(B) The report required under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section shall be submitted on a timeline established by the division.

(A) Submit to the division, using a template and guidance established by the division and leveraging existing reporting processes where possible, a report that includes without limitation the following:(i) The number of students who participated in the program at each public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation related student metrics using tutoring subjects, grade levels, attendance, dosage, previous performance on state assessments, and demographic information;(ii) How the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school maintained consistent access for participating students to non-core academic instruction;(iii) How grant funding for the program was used by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation a summary of additional resources, if any, used to provide the tutoring;(iv) The academic achievement results or other criteria used to enroll students in the program;(v) The impact on student academic and non-academic outcomes that are associated with the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's program, including without limitation interim assessments or other outcome metrics; and(vi) Other information as requested by the division to complete its annual report to the General Assembly required under § 6-16-1603.

(i) The number of students who participated in the program at each public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation related student metrics using tutoring subjects, grade levels, attendance, dosage, previous performance on state assessments, and demographic information;

(ii) How the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school maintained consistent access for participating students to non-core academic instruction;

(iii) How grant funding for the program was used by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation a summary of additional resources, if any, used to provide the tutoring;

(iv) The academic achievement results or other criteria used to enroll students in the program;

(v) The impact on student academic and non-academic outcomes that are associated with the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's program, including without limitation interim assessments or other outcome metrics; and

(vi) Other information as requested by the division to complete its annual report to the General Assembly required under § 6-16-1603.

(B) The report required under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section shall be submitted on a timeline established by the division.

(b) Subject to the availability of funding, the General Assembly shall provide for:(1) The program to be made available as competitive grants to public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools; and(2) Funding to be made available to the division to administer and manage the program.

(1) The program to be made available as competitive grants to public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools; and

(2) Funding to be made available to the division to administer and manage the program.

(c) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement this section.