§ 6-15-2002 - Comprehensive program. - Arkansas Statutes

6-15-2002. Comprehensive program.

The State Board of Education shall establish a comprehensive program for student progression that shall include:

(1) Standards for evaluating each student's performance, including the student's mastery level with respect to the academic content standards;

(2) Specific levels of performance in reading, writing, and mathematics for each grade level and specific proficiency levels of performance on statewide assessments, including end-of-course examinations, below which a student shall be remediated within an intensive program that is different from the previous year's program and that takes into account the student's learning style; and

(3) Appropriate alternative education intervention programs as developed by the local school district in compliance with state and federal law and approved by the Department of Education for a student who has been retained two (2) consecutive years.