Mountainburg Public Schools

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ACCESSIBILITY OF REQUIRED INFORMATION ON WEBSITE

 3.01

All information required to be posted on the website shall be easily accessible through the homepage of the district’s website under an easily identifiable direct link titled “State—Required Information” to a page on the district’s website where the information may be found.

3.02

On the page, the district shall subdivide the information required by these Rules by the categories of information.

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POLICY, DATA, AND INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS TO BE ACCESSIBLE ON WEBSITE

 4.01

By the specified date each year, the following data and information are required to be posted to school district’s website:

4.01.1

The school-level improvement plans, including the literacy plan required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2914(b) shall be posted by August 1;

School-Level Improvement Plans (Includes Literacy Plans)

4.01.2

The written discipline policies shall be posted by September 1;

Student Discipline Policies
(Section 4.17)

4.01.3

All student handbooks shall be posted by September 1;

 4.01.4

The school calendar shall be posted by August 1; 4.01.4.1 If a school district chooses to implement an alternative calendar based on hours instead of days as authorized under Ark. Code Ann. § 6-10-106, the alternative school calendar shall be posted by August 1;

School Calendar

4.01.5

Written bullying policies adopted in accordance with ARK. Code Ann. SS 6-18-514 unless the policies are contained in the student handbook.

Bullying Policy - Section 4

4.01.6

The comprehensive school counseling plan as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-2005, shall be posted by September 1;

Comprehensive Counseling Plan

4.01.7

The plan for parent, family, and community engagement, including the scheduling of at least two (2) parent-teacher conferences each year, the parental involvement plan, which is found in AR App., of all public schools in the district, and informational packets as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1702, shall be posted by the AR App specified deadline;

4.01.8

Does this have to be posted on the website?

AR App

4.01.9

An open-enrollment charter school shall post the most recent version of its written charter contract.

4.01.10

A written policy for the selection, relocation, retention and challenging of materials under Arkansas Code § 6-25-105.The school district shall have a written policy for addressing challenged material that is physically present in the library and available to the public and meets the requirements stated in subsection (c) of this section. If the policy is not in the handbook, must post separately.

4.02

Annual school performance report posted no later than 10 days after it is posted on the Division's website.

4.03

A public school district receiving Level 2--Collaborative, Level 3--Coordinated, Level 4--Directed, or Level 5--Intensive support shall post the public school district support plan as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2914(d) no later than ten (10) days after submission to the Division.

Not Applicable

4.04

When a public school district is receiving Level 5--Intensive support, a school is identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or the public school district is in fiscal distress, the district must, within fifteen (15) calendar days of status notification and no later than August 1, post a parent-friendly explanation of why and what the district is doing to be removed from the classification.

Not Applicable

4.05

By December 1, a public school shall post the vaccination and immunization report required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-702(b) that provides information regarding the:

4.05.1 Number and percentage of students within the public school who have been granted from the Department of Health an exemption from the requirement to obtain one (1) or more vaccinations as required under Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-702;

4.05.2 Number and percentage of students within the school who have failed to provide the school proof of the vaccinations required under Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-702; and

4.05.3 Number and percentage of students who have not obtained an exemption from the Department of Health.

4.06

Must post all granted waivers within 30 days of approval.

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FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE POSTED TO THE DISTRICT WEBSITE

5.01.2

5.01.2 Current comprehensive financial data reports including:

5.01.2.1 Local and state revenue sources

5.01.2.2 Administrator and teacher salary and benefit expenditure data;

5.01.2.3 School district balances, including legal balances and building fund balances;

5.01.2.4 The district budget for the current year.

5.01.3

A financial breakdown of monthly expenses of the district

5.01.3

Salary schedules for all employees, including extended contract and supplementary pay amounts

5.01.5

All current contract information of all district employees, including, but not limited to, salary, benefits, stipends, supplementary income, leave time, and all other contract terms; and

5.01.5.1 Social security numbers, telephone numbers, personal addresses, and signatures shall not be published.

5.01.5.2 Superintendent performance targets shall be included with their contracts, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-123(a):

(1) Student achievement for the entire public school district.

(2) Student achievement for public schools within the public school district that have received any variation of a school performance letter grade designation of "C", "D", or "F" under §§ 6-15-2105 and 6-15-2106 and State Board of Education rules;

(3) Graduation rates for the entire public school district; and

(4) Graduation rates for public schools within the public school district that have received any variation of a school performance letter grade designation of "C", "D", or "F" under §§ 615-2105 and 6-15-2106 and state board rules.

(5) Superintendent performance targets required § 6-17-123(b)(1).

5.01.6

The annual school district statistical report from the previous year.

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PERSONNEL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE POSTED TO THE DISTRICT WEBSITE

6.01

Each district is required to post district licensed and classified personnel policies and salary schedules required under Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-201 et seq. and Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2301 et seq

6.01.1

Each district shall post its reduction in force policy required under Arkansas Code § 6-17-2407.

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DYSLEXIA INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE POSTED TO THE DISTRICT WEBSITE

7.01

The superintendent of a district shall annually report the results of the district screening required under
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-41-603.

 7.02

Before July 15 of each year, a district shall report on the website of the district, or in writing to the parents of each student in the district, the following information:

7.02.1 The dyslexia intervention programs used during the previous school year that were specifically responsive to assisting students exhibiting characteristics of dyslexia;

7.02.2 The number of students during the previous school year who received dyslexia intervention; and

7.02.3 The total number of students identified with dyslexia during the previous school year.

7.02.3.1 For purposes of Section 7.02.3, “identified with dyslexia” means students exhibiting the characteristics of dyslexia through a school-based or outside evaluation; and with a formal dyslexia diagnosis.

Dyslexia Information

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PROBATIONARY STATUS REQUIRED TO BE POSTED TO THE DISTRICT WEBSITE

8.01

When any school of a district, or the district, is determined by the State Board of Education to be in Accredited—Probation or Accredited—Corrective Action status for failure to meet the Standards for Accreditation, that district, after exhausting its rights to appeal, shall:

8.01.1 Immediately after the State Board’s findings, publish the probationary status determination and findings of the State Board on the website of the district in an understandable and uniform format.

8.02 Documentation shall be posted until the State Board removes the status.

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SCHOOL BOARD INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE

9.01

At least ten (10) days before the date of a regular meeting of its Board of Directors, a district shall publish on the district’s website a notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting.

9.02

At least twenty-four (24) hours before a rescheduled regular meeting, a district shall publish on the district’s website a notice of the change in the date, time, or place of the regular meeting.

9.03

The district must post the minutes of regular and special meetings of the school board.