005.28.22 Ark. Code R. § 002 Rules Governing Documents Posted to School District and Education Service Cooperative Websites (Sections 1 and 4 Only)

• Library: Arkansas Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 005.28.22 Ark. Code R. § 002

ARKANSAS DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION RULES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS POSTED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE WEBSITES

Effective Date: May 2, 2022

1.00 REGULATORY AUTHORITY

1.01 These Rules are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6Uniform dates for beginning and end of school year6-10-106 6Powers and duties6-11-105 6Data to be accessible on website6-11-129 6Meetings6-13-619 6Publication and dissemination6-15-208 615-209, 6Purpose - Report - Confidentiality - Rules6-15-1402, 6Annual review of parental involvement plans - Monitoring6-15-1704, 6Annual report6-15-2006, 6School rating system - Annual reports6-15-2101, 6Access to public school information on school improvement plans6-15-2202, 6School-level improvement plans - school district support plans6-15-2914, 617-201, 6Teacher and administrator recruitment and retention plan6-17-1901, 6Requirement6-17-2301, 6Immunization6-18-702, 6Monitoring and support6-18-2005, 6Charter form for public charter schools - requirements - revision6-23-104, 6Enforcement - rules6-41-611, and 2515-201 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. § 6School-level improvement plans - school district support plans6-15-2914(b); 4.01.2 The written discipline policies; 4.01.3 All student handbooks; 4.01.4 The school calendar;4.01.4.1 If a school district chooses to implement an alternative calendar based on hours instead of days as authorized under Ark. Code Ann. § 6Uniform dates for beginning and end of school year6-10-106, the alternative school calendar; 4.01.5 The written bullying policies adopted in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 6Antibullying policies6-18-514, unless the policies are contained in the student handbook; 4.01.6 The comprehensive school counseling plan as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6Monitoring and support6-18-2005; 4.01.7 The plan for parent, family, and community engagement including the scheduling of at least two (2) parent-teacher conferences each year, the parental involvement plan of all public schools in the district, and informational packets required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6Parental involvement plan6-15-1702; 4.01.8 The three (3) year teacher and administrator recruitment and retention plan required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6Teacher and administrator recruitment and retention plan6-17-1901; and 4.01.9 An open-enrollment charter school shall post the most recent version of its written charter contract.

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...