Arkansas § 6-16-1505 - Model contract and model interlocal agreement.

§ 6-16-1505. Model contract and model interlocal agreement.

The State Board of Education shall develop and adopt a model contract and model interlocal agreement that a school district can tailor to its needs for adopting a participating program in the Reengagement System and Differentiated Pathway to a High School Diploma Program. A model contract or model interlocal agreement shall address without limitation: The responsibilities of identifying, referring, and enrolling eligible students; Instruction and services to be provided as part of a participating program; The responsibilities for data collection and reporting, including student transcripts and data required by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; Administration of the high school student assessments or their equivalent; Uniform financial reimbursement rates per full-time equivalent eligible student enrolled in a participating program, calculated and allocated as a statewide annual average of public school funding and including enhancements for students enrolled in college classes and workforce readiness programs. Financial reimbursement may include a uniform administrative fee to be retained by the school district; The responsibilities for providing special education or related services for eligible students with disabilities who have an individualized education plan; Minimum instructional staffing ratios for participating programs offered by community-based organizations such as the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge Program, which are not required to be the same as for other basic education programs in school districts; and Performance measures that are required to be reported to high school counselors for the purpose of accountability, including longitudinal monitoring of student progress. An eligible student enrolled in a participating program is considered a regularly enrolled student of the school district in which he or she is enrolled.