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RECEIVED SEP 12 2024 005.23 BLR DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION RULES GOVERNING PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE Effective: May 2, 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Regulatory Authority, Purpose, and Definitions 1-1.00 Regulatory Authority ... Purpose 2 1-2.00 Definitions 2 Chapter 2 The Arkansas Public School Choice Act of 2015 2-1.00 Establishment of Public School Choice Program 4 2-2.00 General Provisions 6 2-3.00 Application for Transfer

DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION py RULES GOVERNING PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ECEk IVED January-2020 Effective: FEB 19 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS LEG ,sa'#?\iAgE%Z ARCH Chapter 1—Regulatory Authority, Purpose, and Definitions ... Regulatory Authority and Purpose 2 1-2.00 Definitions Chapter 2— The Arkansas Public School Choice Act of 2015 2-1.00 Establishment of Public School Choice Program 2-2.00 General Provisions 2-3.00 Application for Transfer

Elementary and Secondary Education Subchapter B. Student Enrollment and Choice Part 30. Rules Governing Public School Choice Subpart 1. Purpose and Definitions 6 CAR § 30-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part ... forth the process and procedures necessary to administer the Public School Choice Act of 2015, Arkansas Code § 6-18-1901 et seq., and the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act, Arkansas Code

DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION RULES GOVERNING SCHOOL CHOICE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES _____________________________________________________________ Commenter Name: APSRC, 4/24/2024 Comments: [2-1.04.2] Page 4: The stricken language is still in law, at Ark. Code ... difficult to determine which school the applicant would like to attend based on the school choice application. We have 19 elementary schools. Often, if there is not space at one school, the applicant is open

Code Ann. §§ 6-15-2901 through 6-15-2918. b. SUBJECT: DESE Rules Governing Public School Choice and Repeals DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Public School Choice ... forth the process and procedures necessary to administer the Public School Choice Act of 2015 and the Opportunity School Choice Act. The rules to be repealed, the Rules Governing the Public School Choice

Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Summary Report of Participation in Arkansas Public School Choice and Arkansas Opportunity School Choice for the 2019- 2020 and 2020-2021 School Years As required ... Presented by Courtney Salas-Ford Chief Legal Counsel Arkansas Department of Education Summary of Public School Choice and Opportunity School Choice 2019-20 and 2020-21 This summary and attached data details student participation

EDUCATION, DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Courtney Salas-Ford) a. SUBJECT: Rules Governing Public School Choice DESCRIPTION: The Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) proposes its Rules Governing Public ... School Choice. The agency provided the following summary of the proposed rule: Purpose This rule various school choice provision of State law. The proposed amendment is required to implement statutory changes from the 94th General

Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (Courtney Salas-Ford) a. Rules Governing Public School Choice, 6 CAR pt. 30 DESCRIPTION: The Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, seeks ... amend its Rules Governing Public School Choice. Background Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 6-18-1901 et seq. and § 6-18-227, the Division is charged with promulgating rules for public school choice. The purpose

Number of Student Transfers Under the Provisions of Act 1227 of 2013, the "Public School Choice Act of 2013" Presenter & Synopsis: Mr. Cody Decker, Director, Information Systems, Arkansas Department of Education, was recognized. Mr. Decker ... explained the Arkansas Public School Choice Data Tracking System and its data reporting capabilities. He said the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) is required by law to collect data from school districts on the number

Info Packet PARCC Post Test Data Flow and Process Discussion of Issues Related to Public School Choice as Established by Act 1227 of 2013 Senator Elliott requested that Mr. Mark Hudson relate an issue pertinent ... Public School Choice Law to the Committees. Mr. Mark Hudson, Senior Legislative Analyst, Bureau of Legislative Research, was recognized. Mr. Hudson referred to a handout, Subchapter 19 – Public School Choice

Summary EXHIBIT C1 October 13, 2014 Page 7 of 8 Dr. Patrick Wolf, Endowed Chair in School Choice, Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas, was recognized. Dr. Wolf stated he had been doing research ... parental school choice across the country for the last fifteen years. He summarized a rich set of research evaluations that he and fellow researchers have assembled that speak to the fundamental questions raised about school

membership and meetings of the Arkansas Council for Military Children. 62) Act 790 - Public School Choice - Children of Uniformed Service Members The act provides that a student is eligible for enrollment in the public school ... after March 10, 2023. P. Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools 75) Act 129 - Public School Choice Act 0of 2015 - Student Transfers - Limitations The act permits a student who is eligible to transfer to a nonresident

Education Freedom Account Annual Report School Year: 2023-2024 Contents Cover 3 School Choice and Parental Empowerment 4 Executive Summary 5 Introduction 6 Student Participation 8 School Participation 11 School Retention Rate 16 Service Provider ... effectiveness and long-term sustainability. Sincerely, Jacob Oliva Secretary of Education Arkansas Department of Education 3 School Choice and Parent Empowerment Office of School Choice and Parent Empowerment The Department’s Office of School Choice

Districts in Facilities Distress ................................................................................................................... 27 BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ADEQUACY STUDY PROJECT NUMBER 22-001-23 School Choice .............................................................................................................................................. 27 Arkansas Public School Choice Act of 1989 ............................................................................................ 27 Public School Choice Act of 2015 ............................................................................................................ 28 Opportunity ... Public School Choice Act .................................................................................................... 29 Facilities Distress School Choice ............................................................................................................. 29 Other School Choice Provisions .............................................................................................................. 30 Appendix A: 2021 Part B Results and Compliance Matrices ....................................................................... 31 Appendix B: Reward Schools....................................................................................................................... 33 Performance Schools .............................................................................................................................. 33 Growth Schools

Legislative Council Minutes November 15, 2013 students may attend school in another district under the existing School Choice law with some numerical caps. • The settlement agreement authorizes the State to establish a stand-alone Jacksonville ... Special School District is declared unitary. • As long as the federal court jurisdiction is in place, school choice will be governed by the federal court rather than by the School Choice statute. The settlement agreement

Senator Jane English, which amended or repealed obsolete laws concerning public education. c. SUBJECT: Public School Choice Act of 2015 DESCRIPTION: The proposed changes include: Renumbering where insertions/deletions made. Section 2.01 Regulatory authority updated ... include Act 1066 of 2017. Section 4.04.5 Updated to reflect current Public School Choice Act. Section 6.02 Clarified that instruction provided by any others than those listed must be pre-approved by ADE in order

letter….……............................................................... 5 Executive Summary............................................................. 5 Introduction....................................................................... 6 Report Overview........................................................... 7 Education Freedom Account Overview........................... Office of School Choice and Parental Empowerment.......... 8 12 Student Participation.......................................................... 17 School Participation............................................................ 18 Service Provider Participation.............................................. 21 Fiscal Impact ... fiscal impact data. Education Freedom Accounts at a glance  Education Freedom Accounts is a school choice initiative that empowers parents by providing funding for eligible students to attend participating private schools

charter schools located, and who do they serve? ................................................ 4 2. Where do students have charter school choice in Arkansas? .............................................. 8 IV. Successful Practices of Charter Schools in Arkansas ............................................................ 8 3. How are Arkansas’ charter schools ... Arkansas’ charter schools located, and who do they serve? 3. Where do students have charter school choice in Arkansas? 4. How are Arkansas’ charter schools unique? 5. What do we know about the performance

Policy Implications for Arkansas” Presenter Titles and Bios Panel 1: Flexible and Customizable Education – parent involvement, school choice, and distinctive schooling models Patrick J. Wolf, Ph.D. Dr. Wolf is a Distinguished Professor of Education Reform ... 21st Century Endowed Chair in School Choice. He joined the Department of Education Reform in 2006, having previously served on the faculty of Georgetown University and Columbia University. Wolf has authored, co-authored, edited

Department of Education and Arkansas State Board of Education Facts: Plaintiff appeals the denial of her School Choice and Opportunity Choice Applications by Defendant Arkansas State Board of Education. Plaintiff is the mother of four ... Palestine- Wheatley School District. Plaintiff filed transfer applications for her younger children pursuant to the School Choice Act of 2015 and the Opportunity Choice Act. Because Separate Defendant Forrest City School District asserted a conflict

Subtitle SB436 A. Clark TO AMEND THE ABILITY OF A STUDENT WHO TRANSFERS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015 TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY. SB438 A. Clark TO PERMANENTLY BAN FROM COACHING ... ATHLETICS PERSONNEL MEMBER WHO RECRUITS A STUDENT. SB482 K. Hammer TO REPEAL THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF STUDENTS BETWEEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS

SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH FLEXIBILITY REGARDING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. HB1945 McCollum TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015; AND TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO TRANSFER ... POLICY FOR ONE OR MORE STUDENT MENTORS. SB205 A. Clark TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; AND TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015. Notice: Silence your cell phones. Keep

SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH FLEXIBILITY REGARDING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. HB1945 McCollum TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015; AND TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO TRANSFER ... POLICY FOR ONE OR MORE STUDENT MENTORS. SB205 A. Clark TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; AND TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015. SB528 Gilmore TO ADDRESS THE POWERS

AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING PUBLIC EDUCATION • Recodifies the unsafe school choice program, which was previously codified in the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, and Accountability Program Act, which was repealed ... State Board of Education will promulgate rules to implement this program • Enactment of an unsafe school choice program fulfills a federal requirement under 20 U.S.C. §7912 that a state that receives federal education funds establish