{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-15-2803","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2803","heading":"School of innovation application","body":"(a) A school district shall submit its school of innovation application, approved by the school district board of directors, to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education for approval to become a school of innovation. (b) A school of innovation application shall address without limitation: (1) The goals and performance targets for the school of innovation, which may include without limitation: (A) Reducing the achievement gap among one (1) or more groups of students by accelerating learning experiences for academically low-achieving students while increasing all student learning through the implementation of highly rigorous standards for student performance; (B) Increasing student participation in curriculum options; (C) Exploring new avenues for expanding students' college and career readiness; (D) Motivating students by exploring innovative teaching and learning choices; and (E) Transforming a school's culture and climate in a manner that will lead to transformative teaching and learning; (2) Changes needed in the school that will lead to students who are better prepared for success in life and career; and (3) Innovative practices to be used in the school of innovation. (c) Schools of innovation shall document: (1) Parental, school employee, and community engagement; (2) The capacity for the proposed school of innovation; (3) The rationale for law, rule, and local policy exception requests; (4) Progress toward goals and performance targets; and (5) Other information requested by the commissioner. Amended by Act 2019, No. 815,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1288, eff. 7/1/2019. Added by Act 2013, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 4/4/2013.\n\n(a) A school district shall submit its school of innovation application, approved by the school district board of directors, to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education for approval to become a school of innovation.\n\n(b) A school of innovation application shall address without limitation: (1) The goals and performance targets for the school of innovation, which may include without limitation: (A) Reducing the achievement gap among one (1) or more groups of students by accelerating learning experiences for academically low-achieving students while increasing all student learning through the implementation of highly rigorous standards for student performance; (B) Increasing student participation in curriculum options; (C) Exploring new avenues for expanding students' college and career readiness; (D) Motivating students by exploring innovative teaching and learning choices; and (E) Transforming a school's culture and climate in a manner that will lead to transformative teaching and learning; (2) Changes needed in the school that will lead to students who are better prepared for success in life and career; and (3) Innovative practices to be used in the school of innovation.\nareer readiness; (D) Motivating students by exploring innovative teaching and learning choices; and (E) Transforming a school's culture and climate in a manner that will lead to transformative teaching and learning; (2) Changes needed in the school that will lead to students who are better prepared for success in life and career; and (3) Innovative practices to be used in the school of innovation.\n\n(1) The goals and performance targets for the school of innovation, which may include without limitation: (A) Reducing the achievement gap among one (1) or more groups of students by accelerating learning experiences for academically low-achieving students while increasing all student learning through the implementation of highly rigorous standards for student performance; (B) Increasing student participation in curriculum options; (C) Exploring new avenues for expanding students' college and career readiness; (D) Motivating students by exploring innovative teaching and learning choices; and (E) Transforming a school's culture and climate in a manner that will lead to transformative teaching and learning;\n\n(A) Reducing the achievement gap among one (1) or more groups of students by accelerating learning experiences for academically low-achieving students while increasing all student learning through the implementation of highly rigorous standards for student performance;\n\n(B) Increasing student participation in curriculum options;\n\n(C) Exploring new avenues for expanding students' college and career readiness;\n\n(D) Motivating students by exploring innovative teaching and learning choices; and\n\n(E) Transforming a school's culture and climate in a manner that will lead to transformative teaching and learning;\n\n(2) Changes needed in the school that will lead to students who are better prepared for success in life and career; and\n\n(3) Innovative practices to be used in the school of innovation.\n\n(c) Schools of innovation shall document: (1) Parental, school employee, and community engagement; (2) The capacity for the proposed school of innovation; (3) The rationale for law, rule, and local policy exception requests; (4) Progress toward goals and performance targets; and (5) Other information requested by the commissioner.\n\n(1) Parental, school employee, and community engagement;\n\n(2) The capacity for the proposed school of innovation;\n\n(3) The rationale for law, rule, and local policy exception requests;\n\n(4) Progress toward goals and performance targets; and\n\n(5) Other information requested by the commissioner.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 15","Subchapter 28"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"fdddb7ef6a27632ab5da88a7f268e174130ac206a6eddd36f7b5afb2b422a7eb","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-15-2802","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-15-2804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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