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005.28.19-10.00. Digital Learning Courses

AR ADC 005.28.19-10.00Arkansas 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 005.28.19-10.00
Formerly cited as AR ADC 005.23.13-11.00
005.28.19-10.00. Digital Learning Courses
10.01 All public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools shall provide at least one (1) digital learning course to their students as either a primary or supplementary method of instruction.
10.02 All digital learning courses provided by public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools shall:
10.02.1 Be of high quality;
10.02.2 Meet or exceed the curriculum standards and requirements established by the State Board of Education; and
10.02.3 Be made available in a blended learning, online-based, or other technology-based format tailored to meet the needs of each participating student.
10.03 Digital learning courses shall be capable of being assessed and measured through standardized tests or local assessments.
10.04 Each high school student shall be required to take at least one (1) digital learning course for credit to graduate. The course may be provided by the district or a digital provider and made available in a blended learning, online-based, or other technology-based format.
10.05 The State Board of Education shall not limit the number of digital learning courses for which a student may receive credit through a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school and shall ensure that digital learning courses may be used as both primary and secondary methods of instruction.
10.06 A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school that expels a student shall offer to the expelled student digital learning courses or other alternative educational courses for which the student may receive academic credit that is at least equal to the credit the expelled student may have received if he or she was still enrolled in his or her assigned public school or open-enrollment public charter school immediately before he or she was expelled.

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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 005.28.19-10.00, AR ADC 005.28.19-10.00
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