Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2105 (2020)

1. School performance category level designations or ratings shall apply to each school's achievement for the year in which the achievement is measured.
2. 1. Each school's designation or rating shall be published annually by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and by the school district and shall be available on the division's website.
   2. Each parent and guardian is entitled to an easy-to-read written report describing the designation or rating of the school in which his or her child is enrolled.
   3. Effective with the 2014-2015 school year, the report required under this section shall identify the levels of improvement and performance on the report as:
      1. “A” for schools that are rated “exemplary” by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Level 5 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 5 under § 6-15-2103;
      2. “B” for schools that are rated “achieving” by the division, Level 4 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 4 under § 6-15-2103;
      3. “C” for schools that are rated “needs improvement” by the division, Level 3 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 3 under § 6-15-2103;
      4. “D” for schools that are rated “needs improvement — focus” by the division, Level 2 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 2 under § 6-15-2103; and
      5. “F” for schools that are rated “needs improvement — priority” by the division, Level 1 under § 6-15-2102 [repealed], or Level 1 under § 6-15-2103.

History. Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 35, § 6; 2013, No. 696, § 1; 2013, No. 1429, § 8; 2019, No. 910, §§ 1248, 1249.

Amendments. The 2013 amendment by No. 696 added (b)(3).

The 2013 amendment by No. 1429 substituted “ratings and performance category level measurement – Publication” for “improvement and performance category level – Improvement and performance rating reports” in the section heading; deleted “annual improvement and” following “School” in (a); and substituted “or” for “and” preceding “ratings” in (a) and preceding “rating” in (b)(1) and (b)(2).

The 2019 amendment substituted “Division of Elementary and Secondary Education” for “Department of Education” and “division’s” for “department’s” in (b)(1); and substituted “Division of Elementary and Secondary Education” for “department” in (b)(3)(A).