Listed below are rules adopted by the State Board of Education. The rules are organized alphabetically by subject. The date listed next to each rule indicates the date the rule was given final approval by the State Board of Education.
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| Academic Facilities Bonded Debt Assistance - PDF November, 2005 |
| Academic Facilities Catastrophic Program - PDF January, 2008 |
| Academic Facilities Distress Program - PDF January, 2008 |
| Academic Facilities High-Growth School District Loan Program - PDF June 18, 2008 |
| Academic Facilities Partnership Program - PDF March 17, 2008 |
| Access to Public School Information on Comprehensive School Improvement Plans - PDF 2010 |
| Accounting, Regulatory Basis of - PDF October, 2009 |
| Addition of Areas of Licensure or Endorsement - PDF September 2009 |
| Administrative Consolidation and Annexation of Public School Districts - PDF December 2005 |
| Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program - PDF August, 2007 |
| African American History and Racial and Ethnic Awareness - PDF Oct. 12, 2004 |
| Alternative Learning Environments: Student Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures of Those Funds - PDF July, 2010 |
| Alternative Pay Programs - PDF Oct. 8, 2007 |
| Appeals Involving Student Residency Disputes Between School Districts - PDF May 11, 2010 |
| Appropriation for the Students at Risk, K-3 - PDF |
| Arkansas Better Chance Program - PDF 2007 |
| Arkansas Child Care Approval System - PDF April 15, 1996 |
| Arkansas College and Career Readiness Planning Program - PDF November, 2010 |
| Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plans (ACSIP), Monitoring of - PDF December, 2007 |
| Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program and the Academic Distress Program - PDF July, 2010 |
| Arkansas Financial Accounting and Reporting System and Annual Training Requirements - PDF December 2011 |
| Arkansas Public School Computer Network - Public School Data - PDF October, 2007 |
| Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts - Assessment Scores - PDF August 2006 |
| ARkids First - PDF October 9, 2006 |
| Assessment Scores for Students Attending the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts of the University of Arkansas - PDF August 2006 |
| Athletic Revenues and Expenditures for Public School Districts - PDF Oct. 13, 2011 |
| Attendance at Certified Instructional Professional Development Sessions - PDF |
| Attendance Requirements (Mandatory) - PDF August, 2007 |
| Audit Requirements, Publicly Funded Educational Institution - PDF January 2012 |
| Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Devices and
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Programs in Arkansas Public Schools - PDF May, 2010 |
| Automated External Defibrillators, Requirement of Schools to Have - PDF July 14, 2008 |
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| B |
| Best Financial Management Practices Review For Public School Districts June 14, 2004 |
| Body Mass Index, and Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards - PDF August, 2007 |
| Bonded Debt Assistance - PDF November, 2005 |
| Braille & Large Print Textbook Appropriation Oct. 12, 1997 |
| Budget and Accounting System (Establishing and Implementing a Uniform System)June 14, 2004 |
| Business Managers of Public School Districts, Minimum Qualifications for - PDF May, 2008 |
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| C |
| Calculation Methods for Declining Enrollment and Student Growth Funding for Public School Districts - PDF October, 2009 |
| Calculation of Miscellaneous Funds - PDF December, 2009 |
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Programs and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Devices in Arkansas Public Schools - PDF May, 2010 |
| Certified Speech-Language Pathologists, Eligibility and Financial Incentives - PDF July, 2010 |
| Certified Staff Salary Schedule Oct. 10, 1994 |
| Charter Schools, Public - PDF Oct. 12, 2009 |
| Charter Schools - Limited PublicOct. 12, 2009 |
| Child Nutrition Directors, Managers and Workers – Professional Development March 14, 2005 |
| July 2005 |
| Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators - PDF September, 2010 |
| College and Career Readiness Planning Program - PDF July 2011 |
| Commission Appeals (Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation) - PDF March 17, 2008 |
| Access to Public School Information on Comprehensive School Improvement Plans - PDF 2010 |
| Compulsory Attendance RequirementsAugust, 1999 |
| Concurrent College and High School Credit for Students who have Completed the Eighth Grade Dec. 13, 2010 |
| Consistency and Rigor in Course Work Jan. 10, 2005 |
| Consolidation and Annexation of Public School DistrictsMarch 13, 2005 |
| Core System Feb. 9, 1998 |
| Criminal Background Checks for Employment of Personnel in School Districts - PDF April, 2008 |
| Criminal Background Checks for Substitute Teachers - PDF April, 2008 |
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| D |
| Declining Enrollment and Student Growth Funding for Public School Districts - PDF October, 2009 |
| Discipline (student) and School Safety Policies - PDF May 14, 2007 |
| Distance Learning - PDF July 11, 2005 |
| Distance Learning (Availability) May 24, 2004 |
| Distance Learning Development Project for Public Schools - PDF Aug. 11, 2003 |
| Distance Learning (Grants)June 14, 2004 |
| Distributing Selective Service Registration Forms and Obtaining Reasons for Students Dropping Out of Schools 9/08/1997 |
| Distribution of Consolidation/Annexation Incentive Funding 11/2005 |
| Dropout and Graduation Rates (Reporting) 7/11/2005 |
| Duty to Report Student Criminal Acts8/9/1999 |
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| E |
| Education Excellence Trust Funds 6/10/1996 |
| Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting 6/14/2004 |
| Educational Services for Students in Youth Shelters 5/08/2000 |
| Eligibility and Financial Incentives For Arkansas Leadership Academy Master School Principal Designation - PDF September, 2007 |
| Eligibility and Financial Incentives For Certified Speech-Language Pathologists - PDF July, 2010 |
| Emergency Glucagon Rule - PDF Dec. 2011 |
| End-of-Course Assessments and Remediation - PDF October, 2009 |
| Ethical Guidelines and Prohibitions for Educational Administrators, Employees, Board Members and Other Parties 7/11/2005 |
| Ethics for Arkansas Educators, Code of - PDF September, 2010 |
| Expenditure Requirements by Arkansas School Districts 7/12/1996 |
| Eye and Vision Screening Report in Arkansas Public Schools - PDF July 10, 2006 |
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| F |
| Facilities Master Plan - PDF March 17, 2008 |
| Federal Program Complaint Resolution - PDF Nov. 8, 2010 |
| Final Close of Public School Financial Records - PDF September, 2007 |
| Financial Accounting and Reporting System and Annual Training Requirements - PDF December 2011 |
| Financial Records, Final Close of - PDF September, 2007 |
| Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program October, 2009 |
| Four Day School Weeks Dec. 8, 1997 |
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| G |
| General Business Managers of Public School Districts, Minimum Qualifications for - PDF May, 2008 |
| Gifted and Talented Program Approval Standards 2009 |
| Governor's School Site Selection Jan. 12, 2004 |
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| H |
| High-Growth School District Loan Program - PDF June 18, 2008 |
| Highly Qualified Teachers Pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act of 20012009 |
| Home Schools August, 2007 |
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| I |
| IDEA |
| Immunization Requirements in Arkansas Public Schools - PDF May, 2010 |
| Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High Priority Districts with an Average Daily Membership of 1,000 or Fewer October, 2009 |
| Initial and Standard/Advanced Level School Administrator Licensure - PDF November, 2010 |
| Initial, Standard/Advanced Level and Provisional Teacher Licensure - PDF July, 2010 |
| Instructional Materials July 10, 1995 |
| Intervention Block Grant ProgramMay 14, 2001 |
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| K |
| Kindergarten Physical Screening Feb. 14, 1994 |
| Kindergarten Through 12th Grade Immunization Requirements in Arkansas Public Schools - PDF May, 2010 |
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| L |
| License, Renewing a Standard/Professional Arkansas Teaching - PDF February, 2010 |
| Licensure (Speech-Language Pathologists) March 11, 1996 |
| Licensure - Addition of Areas - PDF September, 2009 |
| Licensure – Administrator (Initial and Standard/Advanced) November, 2010 |
| Licensure by Reciprocity September, 2009 |
| Licensure – Non-Traditional - PDF July 2007 |
| Licensure – Teacher (Initial, Standard and Provisional) - PDF July, 2010 |
| Lifetime Teaching License - PDF October, 2009 |
| Limited Public Charter Schools - PDF Oct. 12, 2009 |
| Loan and Bond Applications - PDF May 12, 2008 |
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| M |
| Mandatory Attendance Requirements for Students in Grades Nine through 12 - PDF August, 2007 |
| Master School Principal Designation, Eligibility and Financial Incentives for - PDF September, 2007 |
| Matching Grants for Mathematics and Science Equipment June 10, 1991 |
| Minimum Qualifications for General Business Managers of Public School Districts, - PDF May, 2008 |
| Minority Teacher and Administrator Recruitment Sept. 13, 1993 |
| Miscellaneous Funds, Calculation - PDF December, 2009 |
| Monitoring of Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plans (ACSIP) - PDF December, 2007 |
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| N |
| National Board for Professional Teaching Standards September, 2010 |
| Non-Traditional Licensure July, 2007 |
| Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards, and Body Mass IndexAugust, 2007 |
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| P |
| Parental Notification of an Assignment of a Non-Certified Teacher to Teach a Class for More than 30 Consecutive School Days during a School Year and for Granting Waivers - PDF September, 2007 |
| Personnel Policies (Filing Requirements) - PDF |
| Physical Education Course Credit for Organized Physical Activity Course July 11, 2005 |
| Professional Development October, 2009 |
| Property Insurance Requirements - PDF July 13, 2007 |
| Processes to Ensure the Quality, Security, Validation and Timeliness of Public School Data in the Arkansas Public School Computer Network - PDF October, 2007 |
| Public Charter Schools Oct. 12, 2009 |
| Public Education Salvage Computer Loan Program - PDF Oct. 10, 2005 |
| Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Emergency Amendment to Rules Governing Property Insurance Requirements - PDF April 11, 2007 |
| Public School End-of-Course Assessments and Remediation - PDF October, 2009 |
| Public School Student Services - PDF |
| Publicly Funded Educational Institution Audit Requirements - PDF Janauary, 2012 |
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| Q |
| Qualified Zone Academy Bonds Nov. 13, 2000 |
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| R |
| Reciprocity, Teacher Licensure by - PDF September, 2009 |
| Regulatory Basis of Accounting - PDF October, 2009 |
| Reimbursement by School Districts for Election Expenses - PDF October, 2009 |
| Renewing a Standard/Professional Arkansas Teaching License - PDF February, 2010 |
| Reporting Student Criminal Acts Aug. 9, 1999 |
| Requirement of Schools to Have Automated External Defibrillators - PDF July 14, 2008 |
| Residential Placement of Students and Ed. Services in Such Placements October 2006 |
| Rewarding Excellence in Achievement Program - PDF Oct. 8, 2007 |
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| S |
| Safety (School) and Student Discipline Policies - PDF May 14, 2007 |
| School Bus Design - PDF Sept. 1, 2008 |
| School Bus Specifications May 24, 2004 |
| School Choice October, 2007 |
| School Choice, Opportunity for May 24, 2004 |
| School District Student Discipline and School Safety Policies - PDF May 14, 2007 |
| School Fire Marshall - ACT 61 Sept. 21, 1987 |
| School Workers Defense Program Sept.13, 1999 |
| School-based Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Devices and
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Programs in Arkansas Public Schools - PDF May, 2010 |
| Schools - Regulatory Basis of Accounting - PDF October, 2009 |
| Selective Service Registration Forms and Records of Students Dropping Out of School - PDF |
| Service Learning June 10, 1996 |
| Single Member Voting Zones Aug. 13, 2001 |
| Special Education – Child Find Oct. 13, 2003 |
| Special Education – Early Childhood Regulations April 8, 2002 |
| Special Education - Mediation and Hearings Oct. 13, 2003 |
| Special Education Catastrophic Occurrences June 14, 2004 |
| Special Education Expenditures Oct. 12, 1997 |
| Special Education and Related Services - July 1, 2008 (Special Education Web Site) |
| Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures of Those FundsJuly, 2010 |
| Specifications Governing School Bus Design - PDF Sept. 1, 2008 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists, Eligibility and Financial Incentives For Certified - PDF July, 2010 |
| Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts - PDF July, 2009 |
| Student Discipline and School Safety Policies - PDF May 14, 2007 |
| Student Permanent Record Act 335 (1991) June 10, 1991 |
| Student Residency Disputes Between School Districts, Appeals - PDF May 11, 2010 |
| Student Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures of Those FundsJuly, 2010 |
| Submitting A Petition for Declaratory Order Aug. 12 2002 |
| Substitute Teachers, Waivers for - PDF September, 2007 |
| Supplemental Education Service Providers - PDF Nov. 8, 2010 |
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| T |
| Teacher Evaluations April 14, 1997 |
| Teacher Licensure by Reciprocity - PDF September, 2009 |
| Teacher of the Year - PDF Sept. 11, 2006 |
| Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High Priority Districts with an Average Daily Membership of 1,000 or Fewer, Recruitment October, 2009 |
| Technology Training Centers in Education Service Cooperatives Oct. 14, 1996 |
| Ten-Year Facilities Master Plan - PDF March 17, 2008 |
| Testing Improprieties August 12, 1991 |
| Testing - Public School End-of-Course Assessments and Remediation - PDF October, 2009 |
| Training for School Board MembersMarch 13, 2006 |
| Traveling Teacher Program - PDF September, 2007 |
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| U |
| Uniform Grading Scales Oct. 10, 2005 |
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| V |
| Visual Art and Music Instruction for Students in Grades 1-6 July 11, 2005 |
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| W |
| Waivers for Substitute Teachers September, 2007 |
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