2017 Arkansas Code
Title 6 - Education
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 17 - Personnel
Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies
§ 6-17-201. Personnel policies requirements

Universal Citation: AR Code § 6-17-201 (2017)
  • (a) Each school district in the state shall have a set of written personnel policies, including the teacher salary schedule.
  • (b) "Personnel policies" means all school district policies, guidelines, regulations, and procedures that pertain to the terms and conditions of a teacher's employment.
  • (c) The personnel policies shall include, but are not limited to, the following terms and conditions of employment:
    • (1) Benefits;
    • (2) Compensation;
    • (3) Designation of workdays;
    • (4) Holidays and noninstructional days;
    • (5) The annual calendar;
    • (6) Methods of evaluations;
    • (7) Extra duties;
    • (8) Leave;
    • (9) Grievances;
    • (10) Dismissal or nonrenewal;
    • (11) Reduction in force; and
    • (12) Assignment of teacher aides.
  • (d) (1) (A) A school district shall not receive in any year any additional funding from the Public School Fund unless the school district posts by September 15 its current personnel policies on the school district's website, including the salary schedule as required by this subchapter.
    • (B) A written copy of the policies signed by the president of the local school district board of directors shall be retained by the school district in a central records location.
      • (2)
        • (A) By September 15 of each year, a school district shall provide the Department of Education with the website address at which its current personnel policies, including the salary schedule, may be found.
        • (B) The department shall notify any school district that has not posted its policies on the school district website or provided the department with the website address in accordance with this section.
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