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005.28.6-9.00. Enforcement of Standards for Accreditation

AR ADC 005.28.6-9.00Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: July 1, 2020

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 005. Department of Education
Division 28. Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Rule 6. Rules Governing Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2020
Ark. Admin. Code 005.28.6-9.00
Formerly cited as AR ADC 005.15.2-25.0; AR ADC 005.15.2-9.00
005.28.6-9.00. Enforcement of Standards for Accreditation
9.01 The State Board of Education may, on its own motion or upon petition from the Division, take any number of the following actions, listed in Section 9.03, to address a public school or public school district which has failed to meet the Standards for Accreditation at any time after a public school or public school district has received notice of being placed in Accredited -- Probation status pursuant to Section 7.04.4 of these rules. The Division shall petition the State Board of Education for enforcement action as allowed by these rules when a public school or public school district has failed to remedy all probationary violations within the specified time period for correction.
9.02 The State Board of Education shall take at least one of the actions listed in Section 9.03 to address any public school or public school district that is identified as Accredited -- Probation for failing to meet the Standards for Accreditation for two (2) consecutive school years including the year the Accredited -- Probation status was issued, unless the State Board of Education, at its discretion, issues written findings supported by a majority of the board, that the public school or public school district could not meet the current Standards in the required time period due to impossibility caused by external forces beyond the public school or public school district's control.
9.03 The State Board of Education shall be allowed to take the following actions to address any public school or public school district on Accredited -- Probation status for failing to meet the Standards for Accreditation:
9.03.1 Require a public school district to reorganize, or to reassign the administrative, instructional, or support staff of a public school or public school district;
9.03.2 Require a public school or public school district to institute and fully implement a curriculum that is aligned to the Arkansas Academic Standards, including providing appropriate professional development at the cost of the public school district;
9.03.3 Remove a particular public school from the jurisdiction of a public school district and establish alternative public governance and supervision of such school or schools;
9.03.4 Require a public school district to close down or dissolve a particular public school or schools within a public school district;
9.03.5 Annex a public school district or districts or parts thereof with another receiving public school district or districts pursuant to the authority of Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1401 et seq.;
9.03.6 Consolidate a public school district or districts or parts thereof with another public school district or districts or parts thereof to form a resulting district pursuant to the authority of Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1401 et seq.;
9.03.7 Reconstitute the leadership of a public school district by removing permanently or suspending on a temporary basis the superintendent of the public school district or any particular board members of a public school district. The State Board of Education shall have the authority to appoint an administrator or to call for the election of new school board members to administer the affairs and provide governance of the public school district, or both;
9.03.8 Accept a corrective action plan to address the violations of the Standards for Accreditation and designate the public school or public school district as being Accredited --Corrective Action; or
9.03.9 Take any other appropriate action allowed by law which is determined by the State Board of Education to assist and address a public school or public school district failing to meet the Standards for Accreditation.

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Amended Aug. 14, 2015; July 1, 2018; July 1, 2020.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 005.28.6-9.00, AR ADC 005.28.6-9.00
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