2016 Arkansas Code
Title 6 - Education
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013
Subchapter 4 - -- Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools -- Operation
§ 6-23-404. Evaluation of open-enrollment public charter schools

(a) The Department of Education shall cause to be conducted an annual evaluation of open-enrollment public charter schools.

(b) An annual evaluation shall include without limitation consideration of:

(1) Student scores under the statewide assessment program described in § 6-15-433;

(2) Student attendance;

(3) Student grades;

(4) Incidents involving student discipline;

(5) Socioeconomic data on students' families;

(6) Parental satisfaction with the schools;

(7) Student satisfaction with the schools; and

(8) The open-enrollment public charter school's compliance with § 6-23-107.

(c) The authorizer may require the charter holder to appear before the authorizer to discuss the results of the evaluation and to present further information to the authorizer as the authorizer deems necessary.