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005.28.19-9.00. Digital Learning Providers

AR ADC 005.28.19-9.00Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: June 12, 2020

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 005. Department of Education
Division 28. Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Rule 19. Rules Governing Distance and Digital Learning
Effective: June 12, 2020
Ark. Admin. Code 005.28.19-9.00
Formerly cited as AR ADC 005.23.13-10.00
005.28.19-9.00. Digital Learning Providers
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9.01 To become an approved digital learning provider a digital learning provider shall submit proof that the provider:
9.01.1 Is nonsectarian and nondiscriminatory in its programs, employment practices, and operations;
9.01.2 Demonstrates or partners with an organization that demonstrates successful experience in furnishing digital learning courses to public school students as demonstrated by student growth in each subject area and grade level for which it proposes to provide digital learning courses;
9.01.3 Provides digital learning services that meet or exceed the minimum curriculum standards and requirements established by the State Board of Education and ensures instructional and curricular quality through a curriculum and accountability plan that addresses every subject area and grade level for which it agrees to provide digital learning courses; and
9.01.4 Utilizes qualified teachers to deliver digital learning courses to public school students.
9.01.4.1 A qualified teacher who delivers digital learning courses under this section is not required to be licensed as a teacher or administrator by the State Board, but shall meet the minimum qualifications for teaching in a core content area established by rules of the State Board.
9.02 The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or State Board of Education shall not require as a condition of approval of a digital learning provider that the digital learning provider limit the delivery of digital learning courses to public schools that require physical attendance at the public school to successfully complete the credit for which the digital learning course is provided.
9.03 To become an approved digital learning provider in Arkansas, a prospective digital learning provider shall complete the application found on the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education's Learning Services webpage and provide the completed application by March 1 of the year in which the provider intends to participate to:
ATTN: Digital Learning Provider Applications
Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Division of Learning Services
Four Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
9.04 Public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools that provide digital learning courses to their own students without the assistance of an external digital learning provider are not required to seek approval as a digital learning provider pursuant to these rules.
9.05 Public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools that provide digital learning courses to students other than their own students without the assistance of an external digital learning provider are required to seek approval as digital learning providers pursuant to these rules.
9.06 Digital learning services may be procured from both in-state and out-of-state digital learning providers. Out-of-state providers approved by the Division must provide assurance through the application process that courses align to the Arkansas Academic Standards and course frameworks.
9.07 The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall annually:
9.07.1 Publish a list of approved digital learning providers that offer digital learning services; and
9.07.2 Provide a copy of the list of approved digital learning providers to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education no later than June 1 of each year.

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Adopted May 30, 2016. Amended June 12, 2020.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 005.28.19-9.00, AR ADC 005.28.19-9.00
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