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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2108

School rating system

Acts 2017, No. 744, § 4; 2019, No. 910, § 1251.

(1) The school rating system shall be a multiple-measures approach that shall include without limitation: Academic achievement on the annual statewide student assessment;

(2) Student growth on the annual statewide student assessment;

(3) School-level graduation rate or rates; and

(4) English-learner progress or growth in acquiring English.

(5) The school rating system shall consider without limitation at least one (1) or more of the following indicators: Closing the achievement gap;

(6) Academic growth of student subgroups, including without limitation economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, English learners, and students with disabilities;

(7) The percentage of the grade nine (9) cohort with on-time completion of credit attainment at the end of grade nine (9);

(8) Equity in resource allocation;

(9) The percentage of students who earn: Advanced placement credit;

(10) Concurrent credit;

(11) International Baccalaureate credit; or

(12) Industry-recognized certification that leads to articulated or concurrent credit at a postsecondary institution;

(13) Student access to multiple flexible learning continua, including but not limited to personalized, competency, or mastery learning;

(14) Student access to preschool offered by the public school district;

(15) The proportional percentage of qualified educators who hold a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification or have an advanced degree beyond their bachelor's degree; and

(16) Public school district and community partnerships.

(17) Indicators included or considered as part of the school rating system shall: Allow for meaningful differentiation in school performance; and

(18) Be valid, reliable, comparable, and applicable statewide.

(19) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.