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1 | School District Website Requirements | ||||||||
2 | Please use the following tool to ensure all state required information is on the district website under the "State Required Information" link. | ||||||||
3 | *This information is being provided as guidance to the district, but is not meant to be an exhaustive list of requirements. Districts are encouraged to consult with their local counsel to ensure all reporting requirements are met in a timely fashion. | ||||||||
4 | This document references: Arkansas Department Of Education Rules Governing School District Requirements For Personnel Policies, Salary Schedules, Minimum Salaries, And Documents Posted To District Websites March 2016 | ||||||||
5 | Contact for assistance: Standards and Systems Support, Phone 501-683-3434 | This document was updated on 8/23/2018 | |||||||
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7 | The school district shall have an easily accessible link on the website homepage titled "State - Required Information." Under this link the school district information shall be subdivided by categories. | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | available at all times | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | |||||
8 | Standard 1: Academics | ||||||||
9 | Standards for Accreditation | Website requirement | Statute | Commissioner's Memo (if applicable) | Posted by | Record Retention | |||
10 | 1-A.1 | Each public school district board of directors shall annually adopt and implement written curriculum aligned to the Arkansas Academic Standards for the operation of the school district. Board minutes should reflect the annual adoption. | |||||||
11 | 1-A.5 | Each public school district shall adopt a school calendar. Board minutes should reflect the annual adoption. | |||||||
12 | 1-B.2 | Annually by August 1, each public school district shall post its written discipline policy on the district website under State – Required Information. | A.C.A. § 6-18-501 et.seq. | August 1 | |||||
13 | Standard 2: Student Support Services | ||||||||
14 | Website requirement | Statute | Commissioner's Memo (if applicable) | Posted by | Record Retention | ||||
15 | 2-C.1 | Each public school district shall develop and implement a written plan for providing student services to all students in the public school system in accordance with the laws of the State of Arkansas and the rules of the Department. By August 1, the written plan shall be posted on the district website under State – Required Information. | A.C.A § 6-18-1007 | August 1 | |||||
16 | 2-H.2 | (b) Before July 15, a public school district shall report on the website of the public school district or in writing to the parents of each student in the public school district the following information: (1) The dyslexia intervention programs used during the previous school year that were specifically responsive to assisting students with dyslexia; (2) The number of students during the previous school year who received dyslexia intervention under this subchapter; and (3) The total number of students identified with dyslexia during the previous school year. | A.C.A. § 6-41-606 | A.C.A. § 6-41-611 | Before July 15 | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | |||
17 | Standard 3: District Operations and Fiscal Operations | ||||||||
18 | Website requirement | Statute | Commissioner's Memo (if applicable) | Posted by | Record Retention | ||||
19 | 3-A.1; 3-A.2 | Each public school district shall adopt written personnel policies, including the teacher salary schedule. By August 1, the written policies shall be posted on the district website under State – Required Information. | A.C.A § 6-17-201 | FIN-19-004 2018-2019 Guidelines for Posting Personnel Policies and Salary Schedules | August 1 | ||||
20 | 3-A.9 | By August 1, each public school district shall post student attendance policy and student handbooks on the district website under State – Required Information. | August 1 | ||||||
21 | Not less than 10 days prior to the date of a regular board meeting, the date, time, and place of the meeting shall be posted. Not less than 24 hours prior to a rescheduled board meeting, the date, time, or place of the meeting shall be posted. Minutes of regular and special meetings of the school board shall be posted. | A.C.A. § 6-13-619 | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | monthly | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | ||||
22 | 3-B.1 | (b) (1) Beginning on May 1, 2018, and by May 1 annually thereafter, a public school shall submit to its public school district a school-level improvement plan for approval by the public school district and public school district board of directors for implementation in the following school year. (2) School-level improvement plans shall be posted on the public school district's website by August 1 of each year. | A.C.A. § 6-15-2914 | NOTE: This item begins May 1, 2018 | August 1 | ||||
23 | 3-B.2 | The school board shall provide an annual report to the public. The annual report to the public shall be documented in the board minutes and those minutes posted to the district website under State - Required Information. | A.C.A. § 6-15-2006 | No later than Oct. 25th | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | ||||
24 | Standard 5: Stakeholder Communication/Family and Community Engagement | ||||||||
25 | Website requirement | Statute | Commissioner's Memo (if applicable) | Posted by | Record Retention | ||||
26 | 5-A.1 | The school district's parental involvement plan and policy shall be posted. | A.C.A. § 6-15-1704 | Annually by October 1 | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | ||||
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28 | Standards and Systems Support will check with ADE Finance to ensure that all requirements are posted. | Local and state revenues sources. | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | Monthly and two prior years | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | ||||
29 | Administrator and teacher salary and benefit data. | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | Monthly and two prior years | Current year plus 2 previous full years. ) | |||||
30 | District balances, including legal balances and building fund balances (to include periods [1-13] for previous years and current year with up-to-date data). | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | Monthly and two prior years | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | |||||
31 | School district's certified and classified personnel policies. | A.C.A. §6-17-2301 | A.C.A. §6-17-201 | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | FIN-19-004 2018-2019 Guidelines for Posting Personnel Policies and Salary Schedules | September 15 | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | ||
32 | Salary schedules for all employees, including extended contracts and supplementary pay amounts | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | September 15 | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | |||||
33 | District contracts of all employees and district salary schedules to include extra daily compensation schedule. | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | FIN-19-004 2018-2019 Guidelines for Posting Personnel Policies and Salary Schedules | October 1 | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | ||||
34 | The annual budget of the district | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | October 30 | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | |||||
35 | Financial breakdown of monthly expenses of the district. | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | Monthly and two prior years | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | |||||
36 | Annual statistical report. | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | As soon as ASR published by ADE, due by February 15 | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | |||||
37 | Budget for ensuing year (budget for upcoming school year from October 30 cycle submission. | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | October 30 | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | |||||
38 | Information and data required to be made available and easily accessible on the school district's website under this section shall be actual data for the two (2) previous school years and projected budgeted information for the current school year. | A.C.A. § 6-11-129 | available at all times | Current year plus 2 previous full years. | |||||
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