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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 6 - Education
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 16 - Curriculum
Subchapter 14 - Digital Learning Act of 2013
§ 6-16-1406. Digital learning courses
Universal Citation: AR Code § 6-16-1406 (2017)
- (a) All public school districts and public charter schools shall provide at least one (1) digital learning course to their students as either a primary or supplementary method of instruction.
- (b) All digital learning courses provided by public school districts or public charter schools shall:
- (1) Be of high quality;
- (2) Meet or exceed the curriculum standards and requirements established by the State Board of Education; and
- (3) Be made available in a blended learning, online-based, or other technology-based format tailored to meet the needs of each participating student.
- (c) Digital learning courses shall be capable of being assessed and measured through standardized tests or local assessments.
- (d) Beginning with the entering ninth grade class of the 2014-2015 school year, each high school student shall be required to take at least one (1) digital learning course for credit to graduate.
- (e) The state board shall not limit the number of digital learning courses for which a student may receive credit through a public school or a public charter school and shall ensure that digital learning courses may be used as both primary and secondary methods of instruction.
- (f) The state board may promulgate rules to implement this section.
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