§ 6-17-1902 — Equity Assistance Center - Coordination and contents of plan

Arkansas § 6-17-1902

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 6

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(a) The Equity Assistance Center shall provide technical assistance, guidance, and support to public school districts and public open-enrollment charter schools in developing recruitment and retention plans and setting and meeting annual goals. (b) (1) Each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall designate an employee to coordinate the implementation and review of the public school district's and open-enrollment public charter school's recruitment and retention plan. (2) The designated equity assistance coordinator in each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school may serve as the coordinator of the public school district's and open-enrollment public charter school's recruitment and retention plan. (c) The teacher and administrator recruitment and retention plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (1) The annual goals of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school established pursuant to § 6-17-1901(b) ; (2) The actions and steps the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school has taken and will take to meet each of the public school district's and open-enrollment public charter school's goals; (3) The progress of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school in meeting each of the public school district's and open-enrollment public charter school's goals; (4) The evaluative methods the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school will use to measure progress towards meeting the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's goals; (5) If the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school did not meet the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's goals for the previous reporting period, the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall state the reasons for not meeting the goals and the steps the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school will take to overcome the reasons for not meeting the goals; (6) The steps the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school will take to encourage students to pursue a career in education, including steps specific to students of minority races and ethnicities; (7) Public school district or open-enrollment public charter school teacher and administrator recruitment and retention data to show the: (A) Racial and ethnic composition of teachers and administrators employed by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school for each of the previous three (3) years; and (B) Effectiveness of the plan; and (8) The racial and ethnic composition of the student body and the racial and ethnic composition of the residents of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school. (d) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules necessary for implementation of this subchapter.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2021, No. 646,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1480, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1991, No. 1164, § 1.