(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 Arkansas Workforce Development Board, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall develop a system for collecting, analyzing, and reporting the public school student outcomes associated with the completion of high-wage, high-growth career-ready pathways under this subchapter.
(b) The system required under subsection (a) of this section shall include without limitation the:(1) Hiring and retention of students and graduates within their respective fields of training; and(2) Remediation courses taken, including both quantity and type, for career-ready high school graduates entering postsecondary institutions.
(1) Hiring and retention of students and graduates within their respective fields of training; and
(2) Remediation courses taken, including both quantity and type, for career-ready high school graduates entering postsecondary institutions.
(c) Data collected under this section shall be used to inform:(1) Adjustments, approvals, and denials of high-wage, high-growth career-ready pathways to diplomas approved for high school graduation; and(2) Accountability measures for high schools.
(1) Adjustments, approvals, and denials of high-wage, high-growth career-ready pathways to diplomas approved for high school graduation; and
(2) Accountability measures for high schools.