Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104)
Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206)
Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906)
Subchapter 19 - MINORITY RECRUITMENT (§§ 6-17-1901 — 6-17-1903)
Section 6-17-1901 - Teacher and administrator recruitment and retention plan

• (a) By August 1, 2022, each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school in the state shall prepare a three-year teacher and administrator recruitment and retention plan.

• (b) The plan shall set forth goals for:
  • (1) The recruitment and retention of teachers and administrators of minority races and ethnicities who increase diversity among the district staff and, at a minimum, reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the district's students; and
  • (2) Increasing the number of students who pursue careers in education with an emphasis on students of minority races and ethnicities.

• (c) A school district shall review annually the:
  • (1) Recruitment and retention plan; and
  • (2) Progress of the school district in meeting the goals established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

• (d) The plan shall be:
  • (1) Updated annually; and
  • (2) Posted on the school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's website no later than August 1 of each year.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 646,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1479, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1991, No. 1164, § 1.