School Support and Programs

Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Planning

The Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Planning (ACSIP) model is an annual planning and fund distribution design that must be used by all Arkansas public and charter schools, as defined by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-419. Using the ACSIP model, each school in Arkansas develops a comprehensive school improvement plan. The plan is also used as the school's application for all federal programs administered by the Arkansas Department of Education, under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), in addition to Student Special Use Funds. It must include activities based on the school's greatest needs and identify the performance of student subgroups if the subgroup did not meet the achievement level necessary for Adequate Yearly Progress (ADE Comprehensive State Application Accountability Plan, 2004).

For more information, please contact the Division of Learning Services ACSIP Unit Leaders:

Dr. Laura Bednar, Assistant Commissioner
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Four Capitol Mall, Room 306-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-4800

Elbert Harvey, ACSIP and Smart Accountability Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Four Capitol Mall, Room 301-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-1037

Bobby Lester, Federal Programs Director
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Four Capitol Mall, Mail Slot 26
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4379

Bernice Martin-Russell, Title I Director
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Four Capitol Mall, Room 301-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4373

More contacts are available on the ACSIP Contacts page.