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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-2003

Comprehensive school counseling program and plan framework

Acts 2019, No. 190, § 4.

(1) Each public school district shall: Develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling program that ensures student services are coordinated in a manner that provides comprehensive support to all students; and

(2) Have a written plan for a comprehensive school counseling program that: Is implemented by an Arkansas-certified school counselor, a counselor serving under an additional licensure plan, or a school employee acting as a school counselor under a waiver granted under § 6-15-103(c);

(3) Utilizes state and nationally recognized counselor frameworks;

(4) Is reviewed annually and updated as needed by the school counselor in collaboration with the building administrator and other stakeholders;

(5) Is systemically aligned to kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) within the public school district; and

(6) Contains the following four (4) components of a comprehensive school counseling program: Foundation, which includes without limitation: Vision statements;

(7) Mission statements; and

(8) Program goals;

(9) Management, which utilizes assessments and other data to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program;

(10) Delivery, which focuses on direct and indirect services through the implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program; and

(11) Accountability, which ensures regular analysis of the comprehensive school counseling program that is provided.

(12) The comprehensive school counseling program required under subsection (a) of this section shall: Guide students in academic pursuits, career planning, and social and emotional learning;

(13) Follow the comprehensive school counseling program guidance provided by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;

(14) Include goals that are developed annually based on the vision and mission statements that are shared by stakeholders to ensure equitable access to opportunities for all students; and

(15) Identify student needs through a multilevel school data review that includes without limitation: Data analysis;

(16) Use-of-time data review;

(17) Program results data; and

(18) Communication and contact with administrators, parents, students, and stakeholders.

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.