005.28.20 Ark. Code R. § 011 Dese Rules Governing the Arkansas Teacher of the Year Program

• 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. § 011

ARKANSAS DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION RULES GOVERNING THE ARKANSAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM

Effective July 3, 2020

1.00 AUTHORITY

The State Board of Education promulgates these Rules pursuant to Ark Code Ann. §§ 6-11-105, 6-17-2501 et seq., and 25-11-201 et seq.

2.00 PURPOSE OF RULES

The purpose of these rules is to implement and establish the process governing the Arkansas Teacher of the Year Program.

3.00 DEFINITIONS

3.01 "In residence" means working exclusively with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education ("Division") at a location agreed upon between the Division and the Teacher of the Year.

3.02 "School district board of directors" means the local board of directors of a school district, which are duly elected and qualified to hold office pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-608 et seq.

3.03 "Superintendent" means the executive officer of a school district board of directors directing the affairs of the school district and teaching not more than one-half (1/2) of the time in the school day.

3.04 "Teacher" means a person who holds a license under Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-401 et seq. and is engaged in student contact for more than seventy percent (70%) of the person's contracted time.

4.00 IMPLEMENTATION

4.01 The Division shall develop a process for selecting the Arkansas Teacher of the Year. This process shall work in conjunction with and in support of the process for selecting a National Teacher of the Year.

4.02 The process shall allow that each Arkansas school district board of directors may submit a single applicant for the Arkansas Teacher of the Year.

4.03 The applicants shall be reduced to sixteen (16) finalists representing one (1) applicant for each of the fifteen (15) education service areas and one (1) applicant for school districts in Pulaski County.

4.04 In submitting an application for Arkansas Teacher of the Year, a school district agrees that if its applicant is selected, the district shall place the teacher on paid administrative leave for the school year immediately following his or her selection, as provided in Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2504.

4.05 While on paid administrative leave, the Arkansas Teacher of the Year shall Work-in-Residence with the Division to 4.05.1 Create professional development programs for other teachers; 4.05.2 Provide educational technical...