§ 6-45-104 - Construction. - Arkansas Statutes

6-45-104. Construction.

(a) (1) Except as required under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, this chapter shall not require any school district to participate.

(2) A local school is required to work with the Department of Education and its local community to establish, promote, and assist in the development of a program under the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program to serve all children in the school as provided in 6-45-108, if:

(A) The school has had seventy-five percent (75%) or more students scoring below proficiency on the primary benchmark exams or other exams designated by the department in the preceding two (2) school years; or

(B) The school has been designated by the department as being in school improvement status under 6-15-425 or is located in a school district in academic distress.

(b) Furthermore, nothing in this chapter shall require parents or legal guardians to enroll their children under five (5) years of age in any program established pursuant to this chapter.