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005.01.24-22.00. Evaluations and Performance Rating

AR ADC 005.01.24-22.00Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: May 19, 2018

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 005. Department of Education
Division 01. Division of Fiscal & Administrative Services
Rule 24. Rules Governing Education Service Cooperatives
Effective: May 19, 2018
Ark. Admin. Code 005.01.24-22.00
005.01.24-22.00. Evaluations and Performance Rating
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22.1 Each education service cooperative shall be evaluated during the 2012-2013 school year, and at least once within each five-year period, on a schedule established by the Commissioner of Education, all active education service cooperatives must be visited by an evaluation committee of not more than nine (9) persons.
22.2 Each evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, an investigation of user satisfaction, service adequacy, extent of local financial support, staff qualifications, and performance and administration effectiveness.
22.2.1 At least fifteen days (15) calendar days prior to the on-site evaluation conducted by the evaluation committee, the education service cooperative to be evaluated shall complete a self-study and submit the self-study to the Commissioner of Education or his or her designee. The self-study should include an analysis of each of the evaluation categories listed in Section 22.5 of these rules. A self-study guide is attached as Appendix 1 to these rules.
22.2.2 During the on-site evaluation, the evaluation committee shall review available evidence to verify the conclusions of the self-study.
22.3 The final evaluation, including any self-evaluation, shall be included in the annual report to the Department of Education required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1020 and Section 21.00 of these rules, and made available on the website of the education service cooperative.
22.4 The evaluation criteria herein have been developed collaboratively between the Department of Education and the director of each education service cooperative.
22.5 The evaluation criteria is outlined in the rubric for evaluation attached as Appendix 2 to these rules.
22.5.1 Each education service cooperative shall receive an overall evaluation rating from one (1) to five (5). The overall evaluation rating will consist of an average of the individual category ratings as outlined in the rubric for evaluation attached as Appendix 2 to this rule.
22.6 The report of the evaluation committee shall be filed with the education service cooperative visited, with its constituent school districts, and with the State Board of Education.
22.6.1 The State Board of Education shall acknowledge receipt of the report and comment on any deficiencies identified in the report that should be corrected for the education service cooperative to remain eligible for base funding.
22.6.2 The report shall identify each education service cooperative as being in one (1) of the following category levels, based on the evaluation:
22.6.2.1 “Level 5”, education service cooperative of excellence;
22.6.2.2 “Level 4”, education service cooperative exceeding standards;
22.6.2.3 “Level 3”, education service cooperative meeting standards;
22.6.2.4 “Level 2”, education service cooperative on alert; or
22.6.2.5 “Level 1”, education service cooperative in need of immediate improvement.
22.6.3 As set forth in Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6-13-1021-6-13-1022 and Sections 22.00-23.00 of these rules, the evaluation committee may recommend to the State Board of Education that an education service cooperative be dissolved.
22.7 The intent of this evaluation procedure is to provide a means for school districts to express their concerns about the operation of their education service cooperative and to ensure that each education service cooperative remains alert and responsive to the needs of the local schools it serves.
22.8 An education service cooperative that receives a performance category level of level 1 shall be reevaluated during the evaluation cycle the following year.
22.9 For all education service cooperatives that receive a performance category level of level 1 for two (2) consecutive years, the Department of Education shall:
22.9.1 Withhold base funding to the education service cooperative; or
22.9.2 Take over administration of the education service cooperative.
22.10 For each evaluation, the Commissioner of Education shall appoint the committee and designate its chairperson.
22.10.1 The committee shall include the following from outside the boundary of the education service cooperative being evaluated:
22.10.1.1 A Department of Education staff member;
22.10.1.2 A teacher;
22.10.1.3 An administrator;
22.10.1.4 A college staff member; and
22.10.1.5 A present or former staff member of an area education service agency.
22.10.2 In addition, the committee shall include from within the education service cooperative's area:
22.10.2.1 A member of a school district board of directors;
22.10.2.2 A representative of business and industry; and
22.10.2.3 A school parent from each of two (2) school districts.
22.11 Each education service cooperative shall pay the reasonable costs of its evaluation.
Source: Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1021

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Adopted July 16, 2012. Amended March 28, 2016; June 26, 2017; May 19, 2018.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 005.01.24-22.00, AR ADC 005.01.24-22.00
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