005.28.21 Ark. Code R. § 004 Master Principal

• Library: Arkansas Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 005.28.21 Ark. Code R. § 004

Governing Eligibility and Financial Incentives for Arkansas Leadership Academy Master Principal Program Effective Date June 2,2022

1.00 Regulatory Authority

1.01 These rules shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (Division) Rules Governing the Arkansas Leadership Academy Master Principal Program.

1.02 These rules are enacted under the Arkansas State Board of Education's (State Board) authority pursuant to Ark. Code. Ann.§§ 611-105, 6-17- 1601 et seq., and 25Title25-15-201 et seq.

2.00 Purpose

2.01 The purpose of these rules is 2.1.1 The improvement of student learning by strengthening principal leadership; 2.1.2 The encouragement of principals to participate in and complete the Master Principal Program by authorizing the Division to pay full incentive bonuses to participants; 2.1.3 The establishment of eligibility requirements; and 2.1.4 The establishment of the mechanism for the payment to principal participants, as determined by the amount of funding available for the program Source: Ark. Code Ann.§ 6Master School Principal Program6-17-1602

3.00 Definitions

For the purposes of these rules, the following terms shall mean:

3.01 "Building Level Principal" means a principal who holds a standard building-level administrator license from the Division or is working under an approved licensure exception, and who serves as a full-time school principal in an Arkansas public school.

3.02 "High-need public school" means an Arkansas public school that at the time a master principal first becomes entitled to a high-need school salary bonus, is identified as failing to meet certain established levels of academic achievement under rules adopted by the State Board.

3.03 "High-need school salary bonus" means an annual bonus to a Master Principal serving as a principal of a high-need public school. High needs schools will be schools that are identified every three years as in need of comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) using the ESSA School Index score as approved in Arkansas ESSA plan:3.03.1 Lowest performing 5% of all schools receiving Title I Part A funds. 3.03.2 High schools with a four-year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate below 66.667 percent

3.04 "Hold-back longevity bonus" means a portion of the high-need school salary bonus held back to be paid at the end of three (3) years and five (5) years of serving as a principal of the same high-need public school.

3.05 "Incentive bonus" means a bonus paid to a Master Principal serving as a principal of any public school in the state.

3.06 "Successful completion" of the Master Principal Designation process is defined as officially being designated as a Master Principal by the Arkansas Leadership Academy.

3.07 "The Arkansas Leadership Academy" is defined as a collaborative partnership which identifies and designates principals who meet rigorous standards by effectively demonstrating student learning in...