(a)Each public school district shall:
(1)Develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling program that ensures student services are coordinated in a manner that provides comprehensive support to all students; and (2) Have a written plan for a comprehensive school counseling program that:
(A)Is implemented by an Arkansas-certified school counselor, a counselor serving under an additional licensure plan, or a school employee acting as a school counselor under a waiver granted under § 6-15-103(c) ;
(B)Utilizes state and nationally recognized counselor frameworks;
(C)Is reviewed annually and updated as needed by the school counselor in collaboration with the building administrator and other stakeholders;
(D)Is systemically aligned to kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) within
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(a) Each public school district shall: (1) Develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling program that ensures student services are coordinated in a manner that provides comprehensive support to all students; and (2) Have a written plan for a comprehensive school counseling program that: (A) Is implemented by an Arkansas-certified school counselor, a counselor serving under an additional licensure plan, or a school employee acting as a school counselor under a waiver granted under § 6-15-103(c) ; (B) Utilizes state and nationally recognized counselor frameworks; (C) Is reviewed annually and updated as needed by the school counselor in collaboration with the building administrator and other stakeholders; (D) Is systemically aligned to kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) within the public school district; and (E) Contains the following four (4) components of a comprehensive school counseling program: (i) Foundation, which includes without limitation: (a) Vision statements; (b) Mission statements; and (c) Program goals; (ii) Management, which utilizes assessments and other data to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program; (iii) Delivery, which focuses on direct and indirect services through the implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program; and (iv) Accountability, which ensures regular analysis of the comprehensive school counseling program that is provided. (b) The comprehensive school counseling program required under subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) Guide students in academic pursuits, career planning, and social and emotional learning; (2) Follow the comprehensive school counseling program guidance provided by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (3) Include goals that are developed annually based on the vision and mission statements that are shared by stakeholders to ensure equitable access to opportunities for all students; and (4) Identify student needs through a multilevel school data review that includes without limitation: (A) Data analysis; (B) Use-of-time data review; (C) Program results data; and (D) Communication and contact with administrators, parents, students, and stakeholders.