Arkansas § 6-15-206 - Subsequent failure to meet standards for accreditation.

§ 6-15-206. Subsequent failure to meet standards for accreditation.

Any school or school district which fails to meet current standards for accreditation as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be classified as probationary. Notice thereof shall be filed with the school district in which the school is located that the school or school district must meet all standards for accreditation within no more than two (2) consecutive school years, including the year the probationary status is declared, or be subject to the mandates of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, possible consolidation, annexation, or reconstitution of a school district as provided under § 6-13-1401 et seq. and this subchapter. The division shall prepare and promulgate rules and guidelines for the maximum times allowable for correction of any violations of standards, provided no probationary status violation may exist for more than two (2) consecutive school years. School districts shall submit annually evidence of compliance with standards for accreditation for the school district and each school in the school district. The division shall review annually the educational standards of school districts for the purpose of determining whether standards for accreditation of the schools therein are in compliance with current state standards for accreditation. The division shall conduct a review of each school's compliance if the division has reason to believe that the school district or any school within the public school district has fallen below standards for accreditation. The review under subdivision (d)(1) of this section may be conducted on-site at the public school or public school district. The division shall cooperate with local schools and school authorities in order to assist affected school districts and schools therein to achieve compliance with the standards for accreditation as provided in this subchapter.