Ark. Code Ann. § 6-28-116: New student reception programs - Military family education coordinators

A public school with twenty (20) or more children of military families enrolled as students under this chapter or a public school district with at least three thousand (3,000) enrolled public school students shall: (1) Incorporate into the policies of the public school district specific procedures that outline actions to take in support of students who are the children of military families who transition to and from the public school district; and (2) (A) Designate in each public school district a military family education coordinator to serve as the primary point of contact for each child of a military family and his or her parent or legal guardian. (B) The public school military family education coordinator shall: (i) Have specialized knowledge regarding the educational needs of children of military families and the obstacles that children of military families face in obtaining an education; and (ii) Be included in the establishment and adoption of a public school district's and public school's parent and family engagement plan as required under § 6-15-1702 . (C) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall supply relevant resources for the orientation and training of public school military family education coordinators under this section. Amended by Act 2023, No. 638,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2021, No. 1031,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.

A public school with twenty (20) or more children of military families enrolled as students under this chapter or a public school district with at least three thousand (3,000) enrolled public school students shall:

(1) Incorporate into the policies of the public school district specific procedures that outline actions to take in support of students who are the children of military families who transition to and from the public school district; and

(2) (A) Designate in each public school district a military family education coordinator to serve as the primary point of contact for each child of a military family and his or her parent or legal guardian. (B) The public school military family education coordinator shall: (i) Have specialized knowledge regarding the educational needs of children of military families and the obstacles that children of military families face in obtaining an education; and (ii) Be included in the establishment and adoption of a public school district's and public school's parent and family engagement plan as required under § 6-15-1702 . (C) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall supply relevant resources for the orientation and training of public school military family education coordinators under this section.

(A) Designate in each public school district a military family education coordinator to serve as the primary point of contact for each child of a military family and his or her parent or legal guardian.

(B) The public school military family education coordinator shall: (i) Have specialized knowledge regarding the educational needs of children of military families and the obstacles that children of military families face in obtaining an education; and (ii) Be included in the establishment and adoption of a public school district's and public school's parent and family engagement plan as required under § 6-15-1702 .

(i) Have specialized knowledge regarding the educational needs of children of military families and the obstacles that children of military families face in obtaining an education; and

(ii) Be included in the establishment and adoption of a public school district's and public school's parent and family engagement plan as required under § 6-15-1702 .

(C) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall supply relevant resources for the orientation and training of public school military family education coordinators under this section.