005.28.20 Ark. Code R. § 026 Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Documents Posted to School District and Education Service Cooperative Website

• Library: Arkansas Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 005.28.20 Ark. Code R. § 026

Effective Date: July 6, 2020

1.00 REGULATORY AUTHORITY

1.01 The Rules are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6-11-105, 6-11-129, 6-13-619, 6-15-208, 6-15-209, 6-15-1402, 6-15-1704 6-15-2006, 6-15-2101, 6-15-2202, 6-15-2914, 6-17-201, 6-17-2301, 6-18-702 6-18-2005, 6-41-611, and 25-15-201 et seq.

2.00 PURPOSE

2.01 The purpose of these Rules is to apprise school districts, open-enrollment public charter schools, and education service cooperatives of the requirements for publishing documents mandated to be posted to the district's website or the education service cooperative's website.

3.00 ACCESSIBILITY OF REQUIRED INFORMATION ON WEBSITE

3.01 All information required to be posted on the website shall be easily accessible through the homepage of the district's website under an easily identifiable direct link titled "State-Required Information" to a page on the district's website where the information may be found.

3.02 On the page, the district shall subdivide the information required by these Rules by the categories of information.

4.00 POLICY, DATA, AND INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS TO BE ACCESSIBLE ON WEBSITE

4.01 By August 1 of each year, the following data and information are required to be posted to the school district's website:4.01.1 The school-level improvement plans, including the literacy plan required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2914(b); 4.01.2 The written discipline policies; 4.01.3 All student handbooks; 4.01.4 The school calendar; 4.01.5 The written bullying policies adopted in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-514 unless the policies are contained in the student handbook; 4.01.6 The comprehensive school counseling plan as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-2005; and 4.01.7 The plan for parent, family, and community engagement including the scheduling of at least two parent-teacher conferences each year, the parental involvement plan of all public schools in the district, and informational packets required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1702.

4.02 The district must post the annual school performance report for each school year on the website of the district no later than ten (10) days after it is posted on the Division's website.

4.03 A public school district receiving Level 2-- Collaborative, Level 3-- Coordinated, Level 4-- Directed, or Level 5-- Intensive support shall post the public school district support plan as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2914(d) no later than ten (10) days after submission to the Division.

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