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ADE Memos- Received 1-29-96 Gifted and Talented Education Academic Enrichment for the Gifted in Summer (AEGIS Program Materials) K-5 Supplemental Summer School Program Primary Initiative Staff Development (formerly K-3 and K-4) Middle Level Initiative Staff Development Guidance and Counseling Education & Guidance Conference Student Transportation Handrail Design Problem Facilities Funding - > P-t' Emergency Rules and Regulations for General Facility Funding - >~ Re-schedule Public Hearing Scheduled by the State Board of Education for Standards of Accreditation for Public Schools - Revision Student Transportation Third Party CDL Testing Gifted and Talented Education Conferences/Workshops for Teacher of Advanced Placement Discipline of Students Development of School District Student Discipline Policies ~r Health Education "Teens as Teachers" Peer Education Program Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Other: Summer School Program Directors NO: CUR - 96-053 Pagc:lof 1 Date: January 25, .1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Mr. Jim Boardman Subject: K-5 Supplemental Summer School Program Index Code: CHA Primary Initiative Staff Development (formerly K-3 and K-4) Middle Level Initiative Staff Development Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-16-73 (Repl. 1993) Contact Person: Glenda Nugent/Danny Barnett Phone No: 682-5615/682-5752 The Supplemental Summt:!r School Program established in 1994 will be continued and expanded to be inclusive through grade 5 for 1996. Summer school programs must be staffed by teachers and administrators who meet state licensure requirements ofK-6 or 1-6 and have completed ADE staff development or the K-4 Crusade Graduate Course(includes those currently enrolled in the graduate course). The Arkansas Department of Education will offer Primary and Middle Level staff development sessions beginning in March for staff who have not met the training requirement. Staff who will be teaching grade 5 should attend the Middle Level training
however, previous K-4 training will meet the requirements to teach grade 5 during the 1996 summer school only. Those administrators and teachers who will supervise and teach summer school and have not received training as described above should enroll in the staff development sessions. The training sessions will begin in March of 1996 and consist of 5 days, with one follow-up day before summer school begins and a follow-up day in the fall. Training dates will be scheduled by the individual education service cooperatives. Districts will be reimbursed for substitute pay when teachers are away from school
teachers will receive a $40 stipend for participation on noncontract days. To enroll in the 1996 Primary or Middle Level training, complete the appropriate application form and return it to the reading specialist at your area education service cooperative no later than February 16, 1996. You will then be contacted by the cooperative concerning the training dates and locations. If you have questions about the training requirements for teaching summer school or the training, contact the ADE at 682-5615 or 682-5752. ENROLLMENT PRIMARY INITIATIVE TRAINING SPRING 1996 - SCHOOL DISTRICT ________________ _ ADDRESS __________ TELEPHONE ____ _ FAX NO. _______ _ EDUCATIONAL SERVICE COOPERATIVE LIST TEACHERS/ADMINISTRATORS IN YOUR DISTRICT WHO WILL NEED THE REQUIRED TRAINING TO TEACH SUMMER SCHOOL NAME SOCIAL CURRENT TEACH SUMMER SECURITY TEACHING SUMMER SCHOOL NO. POSITION SCHOOL POSITION GRADE/SUBJECT YES NO GRADE/SUBJECT ' SUBMITTED BY: SIGNATURE DATE POSITION Return to your area educational service cooperative no later than Friday, February 16, 1996 . AIL TO : Attention: Reading Specialist - ENROLLMENT MIDDLE LEVEL INITIATIVE TRAINING SPRING 1996 SCHOOL DISTRICT ________________ _ ADDRESS __________ TELEPHONE ____ _ FAX NO. ______ _ EDUCATIONAL SERVICE COOPERATIVE LIST TEACHERS/ADMINISTRATORS IN YOUR DISTRICT WHO WILL NEED THE REQUIRED TRAINING TO TEACH SUMMER SCHOOL NAME SOCIAL CURRENT TEACH SUMMER SECURITY TEACHING SUMMER SCHOOL NO. POSITION SCHOOL POSITION GRADE/SUBJECT YES NO GRADE/SUBJECT SUBMITTED BY: SIGNATURE DATE POSITION .&eturn to your area educational service cooperative no later than Friday, February 16, 1996 . AIL TO : Attention: Reading Specialist Amansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals Other: School Counselors No: TEC-96-044 Page: 1 of 1 Date: January 25, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: None There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Technical Assistance: Frank Anthony Subject: Guidance and Counseling Index Code: JLD Education & Guidance Conference Regulatory Authority: NI A Contact Person: J.B. Robertson Phone No: 682-4354 The 1996 Arkansas State Career Education & Guidance Conference, "Career Education: Linking With Technology," will be held on March 4 - 5, 1996, at the Little Rock Hilton Inn. The objectives for this two-day conference will be to provide information to educators concerning the varied career education/guidance programs currently implemented in the state, to meet with various helping agencies, and to gain knowledge in writing proposals for future mini-grants. The conference will provide an opportunity for persons in business, industry, and education to gain knowledge and share expertise concerning the implementation of career education/guidance programs in Arkansas. The conference is sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Education in cooperation with the Arkansas Career Education Association. Registration will be held at the Little Rock Hilton Inn between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 1996. In addition to the career information presented, there will be sessions to address many issues along with a session concerning writing the Career Education Grant which is available each year. Arkansas DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division CAREER EDUCATION & GUIDANCE CONFERENCE MARCH 4-5, 1996 LITTLE ROCK HILTON INN The 1996 Arkansas State Career Education & Guidance Conference, "Linking With Technology," will be held on March 4-5, 1996, at the Little Rock Hilton Inn on South University. The objectives for this two-day conference will be to provide information to educators concerning the varied career education/guidance programs currently implemented in the state, to meet with various helping agencies and to gain knowledge in writing proposals for future mini-grants. The conference will provide an opportunity for persons in business, industry, and education to gain knowledge and share expertise concerning the implementation of career education/guidance programs in Arkansas. The conference is sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Education in cooperation with the Arkansas Career Education Association. Registration will be held at the Little Rock Hilton Inn between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 1996. There will be a general session for all conference participants beginning at 9:00 a.m. In addition to career information presented, there will be sessions to address many issues along with a session concerning writing the Career Education Grant which is available each year. The current career education grant projects funded for the 1995-96 school year will be presented at sharing sessions in order for these projects to be duplicated at other schools. These projects include: David Sims, Lavaca: "Finding Awareness Through Career Education At School"
Charlotte Rundell, Sheridan: "Tools Thru Time"
Jennifer Bates, Cabot: "A School With A V.I.E.W. (Values, Interests, Education, and Weaknesses)"
Marcia Tichy, Conway: "Job Jungle Safari"
Rebecca Williams, Monticello: "The Sky Is The Limit"
Donna Drury, Pulaski County Special School District: "Pace - Plan Ahead For Career Education"
Deborah McAfee, Vilonia: "Care-Center Awareness/Reading Enrichment"
Ulysses Williams, Holly Grove: "Panthers Dare To Be Different"
Paula Testerman, Alma: "Picture Me This Program"
Jeannie York, Kirby: "Yabba Dabba Do, Dino-Mite Careers"
Peggy Baird, Wilburn: "Living In The Real World"
Judy Schmidgall, Arkadelphia: "Koalty Kids Make Quality Workers"
Dr. Marsha Jones, Springdale: "Partnerships In Career Education - A Staff Development Experience"
Peggy Pawlak, Mountain Home: "100% Career Education"
Mattie Johnson, Stamps: "Y.E.S.- Youth Educational Services"
Jean Rouse, Little Rock School District: "COPS-Career Opportunities Program For Students"
Patricia Kienzle, Farmington: "You Too, Can Do It, Part II"
Jacqueline Wiseman, Ashdown: "Becoming Our Successful Selves". STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: Chairman - RICHARD C. SMITH, JR., McGehee Vice Chairman - WILLIAM B. FISHER, Paragould Members: CARL E. BAGGETT, Rogers GARY BEASLEY, Crossett LUKE GORDY, Van Buren MITCH LLEWELLYN, JR, Fort Smi1h JAMES McLARTY III, Newport RAE RICE PERRY, Arkadelphia BETTY PICKETT, Conway ELAINE SCOTT, little Rock SHERRY WALKER, Little Rock JAMES WHITMORE, Springdale An Equal Opportunity Employer There will be exhibits and other sessions concerning: Leadership Skills
Careers I Know
Technology For the Future
Guidance
Helping Agencies
Career Education
Service Learning
Changing Roles in Career Counseling
Arkansas Dept. Of Health
Conflict Resolution
Stress Management
Violence Prevention
PACE Learning Systems
Grant Information and Writing the Grant
Drug Education
Tech Prep Information
Parenting Skills
Human Services System
Healthy Schools
School to Work Transition
Alternative Learning Environments
Planning For Life
and Disadvantaged Youth. Pre-registration will be required for all participants. The $45 registration fee should be mailed to the Arkansas Career Education Association. This fee includes entry to all events, but RESERVATIONS should be made for the luncheons you plan to attend. The University Hilton Inn room rates will be $53 single or double. To obtain these special room rates, indicate participation in the conference and call the University Hilton Inn directly for your reservation at 664-5020. If you have questions or need further information, please contact: J. B. Robertson, Field Services/Guidance Specialist, Arkansas Department of Education, #4 Capitol Mall, Room 301B, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. Telephone: 682-4354. --------------------------------------------REGISTRATION FORM------------------------------------------ Must be returned by February 27, 1996 Name _______________________ Title ______ _ School/Agency __________________________ _ Office Address ----------------------------- City _____________________ .State __ .Zip ___ _ Office Phone _________________ .Home Phone _____ _ ___ I will attend the Career Education Conference at the Little Rock Hilton on South University on March 4-5, 1996 and I have enclosed my $45 registration fee (Check should be made payable to the Arkansas Career Education Association). ___ I will attend the March 4th complimentary luncheon. ___ I will attend the March 5th complimentary luncheon. Please mail registration information to: Arkansas Career Education Association c/o Mary Jo Burnley, Treasurer Route 6, Box 62G Clinton, Arkansas 72031 l Alkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors NO: FIN-96-067 Page: 1 of 1 Date: January 25, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Student Transportation Handrail Design Problem Regulatory Authority: NI A Contact Person: Spence Holder Index Code: EEA Phone No: 682-4264 Attached is correspondence from Carpenter Manufacturing, Inc. acknowledging a defect in the handrail design that may allow clothing to become snagged between the grab rail and the stepwell wall. Please review the attachment and take action as necessary. (J A representative of the National Highway Traffic Administration was in Arkansas on Wednesday, January 24 monitoring select school districts for recall compliance of the handrail design problem. Please monitor the school buses in your fleet for total compliance. Contact the body manufacturer if any doubt exists that the recall has not been completed on a particular unit. e Carpenter Manufacturing, Inc. January 9, 1996 TO: Owners of conventional school buses with optional "jackknife" or "both out" entrance doors manufactured by: ( 1) Carpenter Body Works, Inc. manufactured prior to March 1990). (2) Wayne Corporation manufactured prior to August 1992 RECEIVED JAN 1 81996 SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION Through communication with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Carpenter Manufacturing, Inc. has learned that the above school buses, manufactured by companies no longer in business, contain a defect that may allow clothing to become snagged between the grab rail and the stepwell wall. In April 1993, we notified our custoll_lers that school bus bodies that we manufactured between May 1990 and November 1992 contained a similar defect. A copy of the notice is attached for your information. Carpenter Manufacturing, Inc. corrected this problem by installing a retrofit handrail for its customers. Carpenter Manufacturing, Inc. has no legal obligation or duty to correct any defects in buses manufactured by either Carpenter Body Works, Inc. or Wayne Corporation. However, in the interest of safety, and as a goodwill gesture, we are voluntarily offering to provide the parts necessary to correct the problem on buses manufactured by Carpenter Body Works, Inc. at no charge, and on the buses manufactured by Wayne Corporation at a charge of $1.25 per kit. For additional information and assistance, please contact your local Carpenter Manufacturing distributor, or contact Steve Williams, Warranty Administrator at (317)965-4131 or Tonya Thomas at (317)965-4132. Warrranty fax number (317)965-4135 and regular fax (3 17)966-1393. - I I I I !1 !1 !! I, ' - ISAMIER ,
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S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 or call toll-free the Auto-Safety Hotline at 800-424-9393 if you believe that we have failed or are unable to ranedy this problem without charge within a . reasonable time. Sincerely, CARPENTER MANUFACTURING, INC. ~:!:-~ Vice President of Engineering Enclosures ~ 1995 n:sa u:M-E s13--644--fiB4t 1481111851 P.82 um,u.u, Vl'GIADI: lllHJtDt?'l'l. for Old Wayne Corporation School B~es The followi?)g instruc:ti0D8 outline procedu~fUI for upgrading the entrance-door handrail on older Jnaaea bidJ,c l,y the Wayne Corporation of RichnloDd, Ilt. Installation Inatruct1oqs, Refer to akatah on reverse side. Take ~ber bushil1g (1) and poaition it between tbe handrai~ ancs the etepvell wall u inclifatad by the diagra~. Note that the busb1ng shOUld te as close to the be~ in the handrail as possible. Mark t:he poaition on tbe liltepwall wall ,by traein9 arou:n4 the outside of the bullhing (1) . . Retnave the rubl:>er b\lb~ (l.) hRel1lD110dvrea itlh e( l tJv o crew (~) from the l~ portion ot Che Carful~y lower the lower portion of t~e handrail jut enough t~ iwrtall the bush1ng. Mark th~ center point ot the .bushing w.1
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. IIJ!I/JIIJJ fliJ'/101 If llf IJISJ'/11/Cf /OHS -- 2:0'd 098l.996l.t:t , . S3"1::l5 ~J. 3SrD-I~ 6S:i-t S66t-a,-~ ,, ___ Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors NO: FIN-96-066 Page: 1 of 1 Date: January 25, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Facilities Funding Index Code: FD Emergency Rules and Regulations for General Facility Funding Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and 1995 Ark. Act 917 Contact Person: Robert Shaver Phone No: 682-4256 Enclosed are the Arkansas Department of Education Emergency Rules and Regulations Governing the Distribution of General Facility Funding for the 1995-96 School Year. These rules and regulations became effective on January 9, 1996. These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and 1995 Ark. Acts 917. 1.00 2.00 3.00 Afkansas Department of Education Rules and Regulations Emergency Rules and Regulations Governing the Distribution of , . General Facility Funding for the 1995-96 School Year Regulatory Authority 1.01 These regulations shall be known as Arkansas Department of Education Emergency Regulations governing the distribution of General Facility funding for the 1995-96 school year. 1.02 These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Arkansas Code Annotated 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and Act 917 of 1995 . ..0 :.7 C1' -
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, :2 3.01 Average Daily Membership (ADM) -- The total number of days a e:~: plu: the. total number of days absent by students in grades kindergarten throu twelve (K-12) during the first three quarters of the 1994-95 school year, divided by the number of school days actually taught in the school district during that period of time / rounded up to the nearest hundredth. 3.02 General Facility Funding -- The amount of nine million five hundred thousand ($9,500,000) provided to qualifying school districts in the 1995-96 school year for the purchase of school buses, furniture, equipment, computer software or renovation or repairs of existing facilities. 3.03 General Facility Funding Factor - The amount of funding per Average Daily Membership (ADM) not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00). 3.04 Local Resource Rate -- The school districts total local resources divided by the districts Average Daily Membership (ADM). 3.05 Minimum Foundation Program Aid (MFPA)-The amount of State aid excluding Education Excellence Trust Funds, distributed to school districts equalized as provided by Arkansas Code Annotated 6-20-303, 6-20-305 and 6-20-306 (Repl. 1993). 3.06 Miscellaneous Funds -- The federal forest reserves, federal grazing rights, federal mineral rights, federal flood control, wildlife refuge funds, funds received by the district in lieu of taxes and severance taxes funds received by each district. In making the local resource rate determination, each district shall be charged seventyfive percent (75%) of the lesser of the amount of miscellaneous funds it received the previous year or the amount which equals the average of the previous four ( 4) years excluding the highest year and the lowest year. 3 .07 Qualifying School Districts - The school districts having a base millage n~ less than 25 and a Department of Education approved facilities needs assessment justification. 3.08 State Base Equalization Rate -The amount determined when the sum of the local resources of all districts in the state and total Minimum Foundation Program Aid (MFPA) available in the initial 1995-96 distribution is divided by the state's total Average Daily Membership (ADM). The districts whose local resource rates are above the state base equalization rates shall be removed prior to the final computation. 3.09 Table Rate -- The difference between the state base equalization rate and the local resources rate. 3 .10 Total Local Resources - The product of 18 mills levied against each school district's total Real and Personal Property Assessment plus seventy-five percent (75%) of its miscellaneous funds. 3 .11 Wealth Index - The difference between one ( 1) and the ratio of the local resource rate and the table rate. 4.00 Calculation 4.01 For districts qualifying for general facility funding, multiply the Average Daily Membership (ADM) times the product of the wealth index and the general facility funding factor. 5.00 Funds Carried Forward 5.01 Funds may be carried forward but shall remain restricted to purchases defined in Section 3.02. 6.00 Emergency Clause 6.01 It is hereby found and determined by the State Board of Education that the implementation of these regulations as emergency regulations is necessary to prevent imminent peril to the citizens of this state. In order for districts to receive general facility funding in December, these regulations must be approved immediately. -- Adcansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors NO: FIN-96-066 Page: 1 of 1 Date: January 25, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Facilities Funding Index Code: FD Emergency Rules and Regulations for General Facility Funding Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and 1995 Ark. Act 917 Contact Person: Robert Shaver Phone No: 682-4256 Enclosed are the Arkansas Department of Education Emergency Rules and Regulations Governing the Distribution of General Facility Funding for the 1995-96 School Year. These rules and regulations became effective on January 9, 1996. These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Ark. Code Ann. 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and 1995 Ark. Acts 917. .... . _ ... 1.00 2.00 3.00 Arkansas Department of Education Rules and Regulations Emergency Rules and Regulations Governing the Distribution of , . General Facility Funding for the 1995-96 School Year Regulatory Authority 1.01 These regulations shall be known as Arkansas Department of Education Emergency Regulations governing the distribution of General Facility funding for the 1995-96 school year. 1.02 These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's authority under Arkansas Code Annotated 6-11-105 (Repl. 1993) and Act 917 of 1995. "
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In making the local resource rate determination, each district shall be charged seventyfive percent (75%) of the lesser of the amount of miscellaneous funds it received the previous year or the amount which equals the average of the previous four (4) years excluding the highest year and the lowest year. 3.07 Qualifying School Districts -The school districts having a base millage n~ less than 25 and a Department of Education approved facilities needs assessment justification. 3.08 State Base Equalization Rate -The amount determined when the sum of the local resources of all districts in the state and total Minimum Foundation Program Aid (MFPA) available in the initial 1995-96 distribution is divided by the state's total Average Daily Membership (ADM). The districts whose local resource rates are above the state base equalization rates shall be removed prior to the final computation. 3.09 Table Rate -- The difference between the state base equalization rate and the local resources rate. 3.10 Total Local Resources - The product of 18 mills levied against each school district's total Real and Personal Property Assessment plus seventy-five percent (75%) of its miscellaneous funds. 3.11 Wealth Index- The difference between one (1) and the ratio of the local resource rate and the table rate. 4.00 Calculation 4.01 For districts qualifying for general facility funding, multiply the Average Daily Membership (ADM) times the product of the wealth index and the general facility funding factor. 5.00 Funds Carried Forward 5.01 Funds may be carried forward but shall remain restricted to purchases defined in Section 3.02. 6.00 Emergency Clause 6.01 It is hereby found and determined by the State Board of Education that the implementation of these regulations as emergency regulations is necessary to prevent imminent peril to the citizens of this state. In order for districts to receive general facility funding in December, these regulations must be approved immediately. -- Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division FORWARD COPIES TO: X Superintendents, Co-op Directors X Secondary Principals X Middle/Jr. High Principals X Elementary Principals Deputy Director: Diana Julian Subject: Re-schedule TYPE: No. DIR 96-009 Page: 1 of 1 January 19, 1996 RESPONSE REQUIRED BY: Administrative All X Informational Those affected Regulatory Optional X None Index Code: BHD Public Hearing Scheduled by the State Board of Education For Standards of Accreditation for Public Schools - Revision Contact Person: Emma Bass Phone No.: 682-1078 The public hearing that was scheduled for January 18 at Gardner Junior High Auditorium, Russellville had to be canceled because of inclement weather. This public hearing has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, January 24, 1996, at Gardner Junior High Auditorium, 1000 S. Arkansas Avenue, Russellville beginning at 7 :00. Please disseminate this message throughout your school district and the commnity. We encourage attendance by members of the community as well as those in education. III. GENERAL PROVISIONS A. Administration fill.cl Enforcement: The Department shall administer and enforce the State of Arkansas third party testing program. B. Employment Qf Department Employees: No third party tester shall engage the services of any employee of the Department as an agent, examiner or employee in its third party testing program. IV. ,REQUIREMENTS FOR TIIlRD PARTY TESTERS A. In order to receive and maintain a third party tester certification, a third party tester must meet all of the following conditions: 1. Make application to and enter into an agreement with the Department, as described in Section VI B of this document. 2. Continuously maintain a place of business, located within the State of Arkansas, at which third party skills tests can be administered
and containing at least one (1) permanent, regularly occupied structure in which administrative and/or operational business is conducted. This cannot be a residence. 3. The business location shall be accessible by public telephone and shall have an established, permanent mailing address including a street address or route. 4. Ensure that its place of business is safe and meets all requirements of state and federal law and local ordinances. 5. Have at least one (1) full-time employee certified by the Department as a third party examiner. 6. Designate an individual who will be responsible for its third party testing operation and inform the Department of that designation. This individual may also be the third party examiner. 7. Allow the Department and/or the FHW A or its representatives to conduct random examinations, inspections and audits of its operating facilities and records, as they relate to its third party testing program, without prior notice. 2 -- Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors NO: FIN-96-065 Page: 1 of 1 Date: January 25, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: None There are attachments to this memo. - Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Student Transportation Index Code: EEA Third Party CDL Testing Regulatory Authority: None Contact Person: Spence Holder Phone No: 682-4264 Attached is the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Third Party Testing application and requirements. All comments or questions need to be forwarded to the address on the first page of the document. 17. Allow at least annually, Department employees to take tests actually administered by the third party tester as if the employee were an applicant, or allow the Department to test a sample of drivers who were examined by the third party tester to compare pass/fail results. B. In addition to the requirements listed above, a third party tester must meet one (1) or more of the following conditions: 1. Be a state agency or political subdivision which employs at least fifty (50) persons having a valid Arkansas CDL. 2. Be a public university, college, community college, junior college or vocational/technical school offering a CDL program. 3. Be a school district which owns/leases at least thirty (30) school buses. 4. Be an educational co-op or a recognized industry association of trucking/bus companies in Arkansas which represents at least fifty (50) commercial vehicle drivers with a valid Arkansas CDL. 5. Be an individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal business - entity: a. Which employs at least fifty (50) commercial vehicle drivers having a valid Arkansas CDL or is a private driver training facility licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Private Career Education, and b. If subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Regulations, maintain a current U.S. Department of Transportation safety rating of "satisfactory." V. REQUIREMENTS FOR THIRD PARTY EXAMINERS A. A third party examiner may conduct skills tests on behalf of no more than one (1) third party tester. Third party testers must apply for "examiner certification" on behalf of each person in their employ seeking to become a third party examiner. If a third party examiner leaves the employ of a third party tester, he/she must be approved for a new examiner certificate in order to conduct tests on behalf of another third party tester. B. To qualify and maintain qualification as a third party examiner, an applicant must meet all of the following qualifications: 4 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THIRD PARTY TESTER APPLICATION Item 1. Name of Applicant Organization Item 2. Business Address including a street or route ( cannot be a residence) Item 3. Business telephone number Item 4. Self-explanatory Item 5. Self-explanatory Item 6. Should be completed if applicable, marked NI A if not applicable Item 7. This should be marked NIA for all initial applications Item 8. Enter current DOT safety rating or mark NIA Item 9. Enter the name and title of the individual who will be responsible for the third party testing operation Item 10. Signature and title of the individual completing the application Applications submitted without the required insurance documents and application fee will not be processed. Applicants will be contacted after application and a time will be coordinated for the initial on-site visit. Upon certification, the third party tester may make application for employees to be certified as third party examiners. Questions concerning the application process can be addressed to: James R. Edwards, CDL Coordinator Arkansas State Police P.O. Box 5901 Little Rock, AR 72215 (501) 221-8230 7. During the three (3) year's period preceding application: a. The applicant's driver license has not been suspended, revoked, denied, cancelled, or disqualified, or subject to any driver improvement action ordered by the Office of Driver Services or a . Court. b. The applicant has not been convicted or determined responsible for any tratlic violation in relation to more than one (1) motor vehicle accident. 8. The applicants driving record does not indicate he or she may be incompetent to operate a motor vehicle safely, as determined by the Department. 9. Have at least three (3) year's experience as a commercial motor vehicle operator or equivalent experience as determined by the Department. 10. Conduct skills tests on behalf of the third party tester, in accordance with all legal requirements and in accorclance with test specifications and - procedures prescribed by the Department. 1 I.Submit to auditing and testing as required by the Department. VI. CERTIFICATES A. General Requirements: 1. A certificate will be issued to qualified persons or entities evidencing the third party testers entry into an agreement to operate an approved testing program to give skills tests to CDL applicants. 2. An "examiner certificate" will be issued with respect to qualified employees of the third party tester. 3. The certificate issued by the Department to operate a third party testing program and the examiner certificate issued by the Department to each qualified employee must be prominately displayed in the place of business of the third party tester. 4. The examiner must surrender the examiner certificate to the Department when he or she leaves the employ of the third party tester, when the examiner is no longer assigned third party examiner duties by the third party tester, or when the certificate has been cancelled. 6 1. 2 3. 4. a. b. c. d. ORGANIZATION ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER ARKANSAS STA TE POLICE THIRD PARTY TESTER APPLICATION (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE) DEPARTMENT USE ONLY NEW RENEW NUMBER PLEASE CHECK PROPER CATEGORY: 5. WHAT TYPE OF SKILLS TEST DO YOU PLAN TO ADMINISTER? (CHECK AT LEAST ONE) _ STATE AGENCY/POLITICAL SUBDIVISION a. - CLASS "A" __ V OCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SCHOOL b. - CLASS "B" - SCHOOL DISTRICT c. - CLASS "C" -_ PRIVATE _T RUCK/BUS COMPANY d. - _PASSENGER e . - OTHER (PLEASE _EXPLAIN BELOW) ' . . 6. a- NUMBER OF DRIVERS EMPLOYED/ REPRESENTED: . . .. b NUMBER.OF SCHOOL BUSES OPERATED: '. REMARKS: .. .. 7. NUMBER OF EXAMINERS EMPLOYED: . . a. DOT SAFETY RATING (IF APPLICABLE'): 9. THIRD PARTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE: _NAME: ' TITLE: , . 10. I CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE .STATED FACTS SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION ALONG WITH ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF REQUIRED INSURANCE DOCUMENTS AND MY KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF. APPLICATION FEE TO: SIGNATURE: JAMES R. EDWARDS, CDL COORDINATOR ARKANSAS STATE POLICE TITLES #3 NATURAL RESOURCES DRIVE P.O. BOX 5901 DATES LITTLE ROCK, AR 72215 party testing program for the classes and type vehicles listed. The certificate must be prominently displayed at the approved testing facility. B. Upon successful application, evaluation and training, an examiner certificate will be issued evidencing a third party examiner's authority to conduct CDL skills tests . for the classes and types of vehicles listed. The certificate must be prominently displayed at the approved test facility. C. Certificates and agreements will remain valid for one (1) year from the date they were issued or until cancelled by the Department or voluntarily relinquished by the third party tester or examiner. IX. ON-SITE INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS A. Each applicant for a third party tester certificate shall permit the Department and/or the FHW A to inspect and audit its operations, facilities and records as they relate to its third party testing program, for the purpose of determining whether the applicant is qualified to be certified. B. A third party tester who has been certified !llld has executed an agreement shall tit permit the Department and/or the FHW A to inspect its third party testing program to determine whether it remains in compliance with all legal requirements. C. The Department and/or the FHW A may perform its inspections and audits with or without prior notice to the third party tester. D. Inspections and audits will include, at a minimum, an examination of: 1. Records relating to the third party testing program. 2. Evidence of compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 3. Skills testing procedures, practices and operations. 4. Vehicles used for testing. 5. Qualifications of third party examiners. 6. Effectiveness of the skills tests program by either testing a sample of drivers who have passed the skills tests administered by the third party tester or by having Department employees or designees take the skills tests from a third examiner employed by the third party tester. 8 ARKANSAS STATE POLICE THIRD PARTY TESTING REQUIREMENTS .Tannarv l. 1996 C. As evidence of required insurance coverage, the third party tester must file with the Department either a certificate of ins.urance issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business in Arkansas or a certificate of selfinsurance issued by the Office of Driver Services. D. A third party tester must not use a motor vehicle owned or registered by the third . party tester to administer skills tests unless evidence of insurance coverage for the vehicle has been filed with the Department. E. The third party tester must not use motor vehicles to administer skills tests unless the owner or registrant of the vehicle produces a certificate of insurance for the vehicle issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business ~ Arkansas or unless the owner or registrant produces a certificate of self-insurance issued by the Office of Driver Services. F. The Department reserves the right to cancel the agreement with the third party tester upon determining the third party tester has failed to file a certificate of insurance or self-insurance or has failed to maintain insurance coverage. G. The third party tester must agree to indemnify and hold harmless the State of Arkansas, the Department, and all of its officers, employees and agents, from any and all rights, causes of action, claims, demands, suits or liabilities, arising from, based upon, occasioned by or attributable to any act or omission of the third party tester or the third party tester's agents, examiners or other employees in the performance of the agreement. XIII. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A. The third party tester must: 1. Notify the Department in writing within thirty (30) days prior to any change in the tester's name or address. 2. Notify the Department in writing within ten (10) days of any of the following: a. Any change in the employment of any person authorized by the Department to be a third party examiner for the tester. b. Notice received by the tester with respect to any conviction, civil infraction determination , or administrative adjudication, of any of the tester's third party examiners for violation of a law or local ordinance of any state relating to the operation of a motor vehicle ( other than parking violations). DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE THIRD PARTY TESTING REQUIREMENTS I. PURPOSE The purpose of this document is to explain the requirements for conducting Commercial Driver License skills tests as a 1bird Party Tester. Authority to administer skills tests is granted only to 1bird Party Testers who both utilize third party examiners certified by the Department and enter into an agreement with the Department. As a secondary matter, this document will be incorporated by reference into each agreement. II. DEFINITIONS The following words and terms, when used in this document, shall have the following meanings: A. Department: The Department of Arkansas State Police B. CDL: Commercial Driver License C. FHW A: Federal Highway Administration D. Third~ Tester: A government entity, an association, a school district, an educational co-op, an educational institution or a business entity engaged in the use of commercial motor vehicles and certified by the Department to administer an approved testing program for CDL applicants in accordance with the requirements within. E. Approved Testing Program: The CDL skills tests which are required by the Department and are administered by third party testers. F. Third~ Tester Certificate: That document which is issued to a third party tester in order to verify the tester is authorized to administer an approved testing program on behalf of the Department. G. Third~ Examiner Certificate: That document issued by the Department to indicate that a person has been approved as a qualified examiner, and evidencing authority to conduct the skills tests required for obtaining a CDL. H. Third ~ Examiner: A full-time employee of the third party tester who has been issued a third party examiner certificate authorizing him or her to conduct CDL skills tests. 1 qualify for the certificate under the requirements of the third party testing program. A misstatement or misrepresentation Of a material fact may be grounds for denying an agreement or certificate. B. Any third party tester may relinquish its certificate and agreement upon thirty (30) day's notice to the Department. C. The Department reserves the right to change or cancel the third party testing program as described in these requirements. D. The Department may cancel the certificate of and agreement with a third party tester or examiner after determining the tester or examiner has done one (1) or more pf the following: 1. Has failed to comply with or satisfy any of the provisions of the agreement or the Department's instructions relating to the agreement. 2. Has falsified any record of information relating to the third party testing program. 3. Has committed any act or omission which compromises the integrity of - the third party testing program. 4. Continues to employ a third party examiner who does not have a valid Arkansas CDL, whose Arkansas CDL has been suspended or revoked, whose examiner certificate has been cancelled, or whose application for an Arkansas CDL has been denied. E. If the Department determines that grounds for cancellation exist and that they relate to a failure to comply with or satisfy any of the requirements for a certificate or for a third party tester agreement, the Department may postpone cancellation and allow the third party tester thirty (30) days to correct the deficiency. 12 8. Allow the Department to conduct annual on-site inspections, evaluations and audits of its operations, facilities and records. 9. Maintain at each approved third party testing location, for at least three (3) years, copies of all records of every CDL skills test administered by the third party tester pursuant to these requirements on the forms obtained from the Department. 10. Transmit the records described in Section IV A (9), for the previous months testing, to the Department by the 10th of each month. 11. Maintain at each approved third party testing location, a record of each third party examiner employed by the third party tester at that location. Each record shall include all of the following: a. A valid "examiner certificate" indicating the third party examiner has met all Department qualifications. b. A copy of the third party examiners current driving record, which must be updated semi-annually. c. Evidence that the third party examiner is a full-time payroll employee of the third party tester. 12. Retain all third party examiner records for at least three (3) years. 13. Ensure that skills tests are conducted in accordance with all legal requirements and in accordance with test specifications and procedures prescribed by the Department. 14. Provide written certification, utilizing the CDL 1 form, to each driverapplicant taking the CDL skills tests administered by the third party tester. 15. Prominently display at the testing site, the "third party testers certificate" and the "examiner certificate" of each third party examiner employed at that location. 16. Require each third party examiner employed by the third party tester to attend all advanced training courses, workshops, seminars and other instructional meetings, as required by the Department. 3 the date(s) and location of the workshop/conference. Once the information can be verified through A the College Board you will be notified. .., The third component of the Advanced Placement Incentive Act concerns a fee reduction for qualified students when taking the AP exam. When it is time for you to register your AP students to take the AP exam, College Board will also be administering the registration process. If your free/reduced lunch students qualify for the College Board fee reduction, they will also qualify for the Arkansas fee reduction as we are using the same scale. Therefore, there will be appropriate instructions on the registration form for you to register these students. College Board will then keep a record of which students from which schools have applied for the fee reduction and they will send the Department of Education the appropriate bill after the students have actually taken the exam. We sincerely hope that this will make the process as simple as possible to register teachers and students for the appropriate Advanced Placement option. If we can help in any other way please feel free to contact our office. 1. File and maintain with the Department an approved third party examiner application on behalf of the applicant by an authorized third party tester and the approval has not been suspended, cancelled or revoked. 2. Be a full-time employee of the third party tester who filed his or her third party examiner application. 3. Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and hold a valid Arkansas CDL with the classification and endorsements required for operation of the commercial motor vehicle used in the skills tests conducted by the third party examiner. 4. Have successfully completed a CDL examiner training course conducted by the Department, or an equivalent course as determined by the Department. 5. Attend all advanced training courses, workshops, seminars and other instructional meetings, as required by the Department. 6. The applicant has not had a conviction, civil infraction determination, or administrative adjudication for any of the following violations under Arkansas law or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to Arkansas law or a law or local ordinance of another state substantially corresponding to Arkansas law during the last three (3) years: a Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance, or both. b. Refusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol or controlled substance level of his or her blood. c. Negligent homicide or involuntary manslaughter involving a motor vehicle. d. Racing on a highway e. Reckless driving f. Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used. g. Failure to stop and identify self or render aid after a personal injury. h. No proof of insurance. 5 4.00 THE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK 4.01 Each applicant for an initial license issued by the SBE will submit the following to the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure: (A) Completed application form including program of studies verification (if applicable) (B) Official transcripts (must bear college seal) (C) Satisfactory scores of National Teachers Examinations including: (1) PPST (2) Test of Professional Knowledge (3) Specialty area test (D) Criminal background check from the Arkansas State Police and the FBI. 4.02 Each applicant must sign a release of information (Appendix A), and submit it to the ADE and shall be solely responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal records check. 4.03 Upon completion of the criminal records check, the Identification Bureau of the Arkansas State Policy shall forward all information obtained concerning the applicant in the commission of any offense listed in Ark. Code Ann. 6-17- 410( C) to the OTEL of ADE. 4.04 The criminal background check conducted by the Arkansas State Police and the FBI shall have been completed no earlier than twelve (12) months prior to the application for an initial license issued by the SBE. 4.05 SBE shall be authorized to issue a six-month, non-renewable letter of provisional eligibility for lie ensure. This letter of provisional eligibility for licensure shall be issued only to those applicants who meet all other qualifications for licensure by the SBE. 4.06 The ADE will not issue a first-time teaching license until the criminal background check conducted by the Arkansas State Police and the FBI has been completed. 5.00 REQUEST FOR WAIVER 5.01 A request to waive the provisions of Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-410 ( d) can be made to the SBE. A waiver of provisions of the aforementioned section may be made by: (1) the board of a local school district, (2) the affected applicant for licensure, or (3) the person holding a license subject to revocation. 5. Agreements to administer third party testing programs, third party tester certificates, and third party examiner certificates are nonassignable. 6. Each agreement and certificate shall become effective on the date of issuance and shall expire one (1) year from the effective date. 7. All renewal application forms must be filed with the Department not less than thirty (30) days prior to the time the certificate or agreement expires. The Department is not responsible for the timely issuance of any renewal certificate or renewal agreement when the application is not received within the necessary timeframe. B Application for Third Party Tester Certification: 1. An application for third party tester certification shall be filed with the Department on a form prescribed by the Department. 2. An applicant for a third party tester certificate shall enter into a third party agreement, the form and content of which shall be prescribed by the Deparpnent. C. Application for Third Party Examiner Certification: The third party tester must apply for examiner certification on behalf of persons in their employ on a form prescribed by the Department. VII. EVALUATION OF APPLICANTS BY THE DEPARTMENT A. The Department will evaluate. the written application submitted by the third party tester, and if satisfactory, the Department will schedule an on-site inspection and audit of the applicants third party testing program. B. The Department will evaluate the written application submitted on behalf of the third party examiner, including the individuals driving record. If satisfactory, the Department will schedule the prospective examiner for third party examiner training. Training may be waived if the examiner is seeking another certificate only because he or she has changed jobs. VIII. CERTIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT A. Upon successful application and evaluation, a third party tester must execute a written agreement prescribed by the Department to administer CDL skills tests. Upon return of the agreement to the Department, the third party tester will be issued a certificate by the Department evidencing the tester's authority to administer a third 7 ' rules3/K 7.03 If OTEL determines revocation of a license is appropriate, OTEL notifies the individual who has plead guilty, nolo contendere, or been found guilty of the offcnsc(s) listed in Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-405 (a) and (b) in writing by certified mail of the date, time and location that the SBE will consider revocation. 7.04 If the individual notifies OTEL in writing that he/she desires a hearing, the SBE will hold a hearing. 7.05 If the individual does not notify the OTEL that he/she desires a hearing, the SBE will not hold a hearing and may take action based upon proof submitted by OTEL. 7. Any other aspect of the third party testers operation that the Department determines is necessary to verify the third party tester meets all applicable requirements. PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT XI. XII. A. An examiner, employee or agent of the third party tester may not assist any CDL applicant for the purpose of completing a license application or taking a knowledge or skills test or other driver examination. B. An examiner, employee or agent of the third party tester may not solicit any individual on premises rented, leased or owned by the Department for the Purpose qf enrolling that individual in any third party testing program. ADVERTISING A. No advertising shall indicate in any way that the third party tester can issue or guarantee the issuance of a CDL or imply that the third party tester can in any way influence the Department in the issuance of a CDL or imply that preferential treatment from the Department can be obtained. B. Third party testers that are in fact certified by the Department may in their advertising state that they are "certified", but shall not indicate that the tester is approved, sanctioned or in any way endorsed by the Department and shall not use any other name besides the name on its application for certification, nor shall the tester use "state" in any part of its name. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS A. Each third party tester must maintain bodily injury and property damage liability insurance coverage on motor vehicles owned or registered by the third party tester while used to administer CDL skills tests. Insurance coverage must be in at least such amounts as required by applicable State and Federal Law. B. Each third party tester must maintain insurance coverage which does not exclude from coverage any person while taking the skills tests administered by the third party tester, any person suffering bodily injury sustaining property damage as a result of skills tests administered by the third party tester, or any person employed by the third party tester to administer skills tests. 9 1996 NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE CAMP Part I. - Page 2 II DELEGATE NOMINATION STATEMENTS OF RECOMMENDATION II Please comment on the nominee's ability to represent the people of our State as a delegate to the National Youth Science Camp. The Selection Committee is interested in an evaluation of the student's academic proficiency and promise. Science fair participation and other activities of an extracurricular nature are of special interest. Include evidence that the nominee possesses qualities necessary to become a leader of the scientific community. Teacher's Statement: Sponsoring Teacher c. Notice received by the tester with respect to any suspension, revocation, cancellation, disqualification, or driver improvement action ordered by a Court or the Office of Driver Services, imposed _ upon the driver license of any third party examiner in the tester's employ. d. The tester ceases business operations in Arkansas. B. The third party examiners must notify the Department and his or third party tester as follows: 1. Before the end of the next business day after the examiner receives notice of any suspension, revocation, cancellation or disqualification of his or her driver license, or any driver improvement action ordered by a Court or the Office of Driver Services. 2. Within ten (10) days after being convicted or found responsible for violation of a law or local ordinance of any state relating to the operation of a motor vehicle ( other than a parking violation). XIV. TEST ADMINISTRATION A. CDL skills tests shall be conducted strictly in accordance with the provisions of law and the test specifications and procedures prescribed in the Third Party Examiner Manual provided by the Department. B. CDL skills tests shall be conducted: 1. In a vehicle which is representative of the class and type of vehicle for which the CDL applicant seeks to be licensed and for which the third party examiner is qualified to test. The vehicle shall not contain explosives or other haz.ardous material. Prior to testing, the examiner shall inspect the vehicle to verify that it meets all motor carrier safety regulations and is otherwise safe to operate. 2. Using Department approved content, forms, and scoring procedures. 3. On Arkansas roads and highways. XV. DENIAL/fERMINATION OF THIRD PARTY TESTING PROGRAM 9 A. The Department may deny any application for a third party tester certificate/agreement or examiner certificate, if the applicant or examiner does not 11 1996 NATIONAL YOUTII SCIENCE CAMP DELEGATE NOMINATION Part II. ITO BE COMl'LETED BY 11-IE NOMJNEE AND RETIJRNED TO nm SPONSORING TEACHER) Please type or print all Information. Student's Name: School Name: Describe your background using the categories which follow. The information provided will be used by the Selection Committee to evaluate your candidacy as a representative of our State. Great importance is placed on your activities and achievements. Do not be modest! A. Special honors, awards and recognition (school, community, state or nation). Include date each was awarded. THIRD PARTY TESTTNG FEE SCHEDULE THIRD PARTY TESTER APPLICATION FEE THIRD PARTY TESTER RENEW AL FEE $100.00 $100.00 THIRD PARTY EXAMINER APPLICATION FEE (INCLUDES TRAINING) FORTY HOUR COURSE (REQUIRED FOR NEW EXAMINERS) EIGHT HOUR COURSE (REQUIRED FOR PREVIOUSLY TRAINED EXAMINERS) THIRD PARTY EXAMINER RENEW AL FEE ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE $500.00 $100.00 $50.00 1996 NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE CAMP Part II. - Page 3 II DELEGATE NOMINATION D. Write a short statement of your goals and aspirations. II Student's Signature - Aikansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: CUR 96-0SS Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors High School Principals Page: 1 of 1 Date: January 25, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: None Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Gifted & Talented Education Index Code: IHBB Conferences/Workshops for Teachers of Advanced Placement Regulatory Authority: The Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Act 881, 1995 Contact Person: Ann M. Biggers Phone No: 682-4224 Recently you received information froi:n the College Board concerning teacher training grants for Advanced Placement teachers in Arkansas public schools. College Board announced two conferences that will be held in Arkansas: a two-day conference in Hot Springs, February 2-3, and a one-day conference in Conway, April 13. As you register your teachers for these conferences, College Board will bill the Department of Education for the registration fees. This is being done in accordance with Act 881, The Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Program Act of 1995. There will be other conferences/workshops in the coming months that will be announced. College Board will be maintaining the records as to which teacher from which school has registered. Registration will be covered on a first come, first serve basis as far as funds will allow. Depending on the availability of funds it may be possible for an individual teacher to attend more than one conference and have the registration fees paid
however, there is a limit of $450 that can be spent for conferences and summer institutes per teacher. It may also happen that depending on the turn-out for this opportunity an individual teacher may only be able to be reimbursed for one conference. If you had a teacher(s) attend an approved Advanced Placement workshop/conference since July 1, 1995, and you would like to apply for reimbursement, please submit receipts for registration with All standard certificates issued in 1996 will have an effective date of January 1, 1996. The cooperation by school districts during this process of automatic renewal is greatly appreciated. RC:SH:pt .. all facets of the community involved in the positive development of our young people. We must focus on defining meaningful ways for our young people to contribute to solving problems within our communities and schools. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. LODGING IS LIMITED AND ROOMS WILL BE RESERVED ON A FIRST COME BASIS. Students will be grouped 4 per room and chaperones will be grouped 2 per room in order to keep registration low. Registration fee is $175.00 per person (students and chaperones). This fee includes all conference materials, meals and refreshment breaks while attending the conference. Checks are required at registration. Purchase orders are not accepted . Please make checks payable to Arkansas Department of Education Conference and Employees. For additional registration information, contact Linda Carter at 501-682-4239. Attached are : Chaperone and Student Registration Forms Parental Agreement Health Information and Consent for Emergency Treatment Code of Ethics Agreement Hotel Reservation Request Form Conference registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March I 0, 1996. Chaperones are required to meet at 8:30 p.m. Please check at the conference registration desk for location. The conference orientation session will begin at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March I 0, 1995 . The culminating activity will be an oratorical contest, Youth Speaking to The Issues: "Youth ln Action : A Commitment Making a Difference to Better Schools and Communities." Contestants must present a written copy of his or her oration which is limited to three minutes. They will be judged on both oral delivery and written composition by a panel of judges. Tryouts will be held on Monday afternoon. Check with registration for details. Finalists will compete on Tuesday afternoon at I :30 p.m. and awards will be given . Social Studies Education Essay Contest for Grades 9-12 School Calendar ADE Memos - Received 2-22-96 Request for Approval to use Memorial Day as a Make-up Day Professional Staff Training, Workshops, and Conferences Middle Level Education Conference Act 1310 Public Hearing on Proposed Rules and Regulations Student Awards, Honors, and Scholarships Student Recommendations for 1996 ational Youth Science Camp S =:~ 8S :_ o:::- Organization G::--ad~ Male Female YS.~ ':'rained Yes ( l No [ l O:ca :: o rical Corr.petition Yes ( l No [ l St:udent's Name Eo:.".e Address City Hor:1e Telephone County _~ cn' oo_l or Organization G::cade Male Female YSA Trair.eci Yes [ J No [] Orato::cical Corr.petition Yes [) No [) S-:.ude::1t' s Name Eor.,e Address City Eo:-:-te Telephone County S::: r-.ool o::- Orga::ization G::::-ade Male Female YSA Trained Yes [) No [) O::::-ato::-ical Co:npetition Yes [) No [) StuC.e~t's Na:ne :-:or..e Add:::-ess City Ec::-,e Telephone County ScI'.oo l or Organization G::-ade Male Ferr.ale YS.
. Trained Yes [) No [) Or-atorical Compet:ition Yes [) ' No [] S:tlde:--it's Name Ho!T.e Address City Horr.e Telephone County School or Organizatior. Grade Male Female YS.~ Trained Yes [] No [] O:::-a::orical Competition Yes [] No [ J CONrERENCE REGISTRATION FEE IS $i7S.OO PER PERSON. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CONFERENCE & EMPLOYEES. RETUR..'I\ REGISTRATION FORMS WITH STUDENT INFORMATION BY JANUARY 12, 1996 TO: CAROLYN ELLIOTT, ADMII',lSTRi\TIVE ADVISOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, 4 CAPITOL J\,li\LL ROOM 406 B, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201. PLD-01-02-003 9/93 - R Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 fr,!!"' GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: CUR-96-062 FEB 2 6 1996 Page: I of 1 Office of Desegregation Monitorm9 Date: February 22, 1996 Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: All There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Social Studies Education Index Code: IHAC Essay Contest for Grades 9-12 Regulatory Authority: N/ A Contact Person: Barbara Patty Phone No: 682-5303 The attached announcement describes an essay contest open to students in Grades 9-12. The contest is sponsored by the Arkansas Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. It offers an attractive cash award. The details of the contest are stated on the accompanying page. Student essays should be sent directly to the sponsoring organization. You may contact either the organization or Barbara Patty with questions. Please note that the deadline is April 5, 1996. Please share this information with Social Studies Teachers. }1<:?tV'.> \..l.s cl.sord~r \ conv--.1lslons, epilepsy, d\.zz.iness, et.c.) ............................... 10. Ernotio~al or mental disorder (frequent anxiety, excessive earn, etc.) ........ ~ ............... 11 . Su~gical operations, ac~lde~t or injuries which requ.i::ed hcspitaJ.1.:.at.ion in t.be past two years . 12. ).llergiE:s ....... ~ 13. 14. Are you currently under a doctor's care? Recent exposure to a contagious disease? 15. Are you cu.rrenUy ta.king medication? .......... . 16. Do you have any special dietary needs? ........ 17. Do you have a.ny limiting physical conditions? 18. ~re you allergic to any medications? E.xplana tioc.s: lam of the opinion that ~-.,--,-,----~------:------,--can participate in the Youth Leadership Conference on Com."Junity and School-Based Service Learning. I further declare that he/sbe has no physical, mental or corrrnunica.ble conditions that will interfere with participation in this program. I consider his/her health to be
Poor rair Good Excellent In case a MEDICAL .ME.RGENCY arises while my son/daughter is participating in the Youth Leadership Conference on Cormru.nlty and School-Based Service Learning, PERMISSION is given for physicians to perform needed treatment. Parent/Guardian's signature Date PLD-01-02-005 9/93 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARKANSAS PRIZES: 1st Place .................. $500 2nd Place ................ $300 3rd Place ................. $100 DEADLINE: RULES: Ernest Dumas President Rita Spillenger Exewtive Director Open to students in grades 9-12 No more than 750 words Must be typed Essays judged on soundness of reasoning, clarity of writing, understanding of the subject matter (not on viewpoint) Essay witers must return essay to the ACLU office by APRIL 5, 1996. Please send it to: ACLU Essay Contest/] 03 West Capitol/Little Rock, AR 72201. Winners will be announced by May 1st. The winners' names will be made available to local and statewide newspapers and television. Call 374-2660 with any questions. I ESSA y TOPIC: One clause of the Rrst Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that the government "shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The First Amendment applies to public schools because they are government entities. Therefore, public schools cannot sponsor religious activities, such as prayers in class or at official school functions
however, a student can exercise his or her right to free exercise of religion by praying during non-classroom hours, wearing religious clothing, etc. Before you begin to wite, think about how public education, students, and the community benefit from this First Amendment religion clause. Think about why you feel the way you do. Now write an essay supporting your opinion on the benefits of the First Amendment religion clause. Give specific reasons for your opinion and support those reasons with evidence and examples. Convince your classmates that your opinion is reasonable. GOOD LUCK! 103 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 374-2660 FAX (501) 374-2842 Director's Memo FIN-96-078 March 7, 1996 Page 2 1. The pupil must be between 5 and 21 years of age. 2. The pupil must be currently emolled and attending a public school in Arkansas, or under a tuition agreement with another Arkansas public school or Educational Service Cooperative. 3. The Alternative Learning Environment must meet those guidelines established by the State Department of Education. The information you include in this report will provide statistical data upon which your district's State Aid for the next school year will be based. Please give special attention to the following suggestions in its preparation: 1. Read the instructions on the back of the attendance report prior to completing this report. 2. Make certain the length of each quarter is approximately one-fourth of the total days planned for the school year (45 days). In no case should any quarter exceed 50 days - nor be less than 40 days in length. Report half days taught if a school day contained more than three hours but less than five and one-half hours instructional time. 3. When children are sent to other districts or special education agencies under tuition agreements, make sure copies of those agreements are filed with the Department of Education. Also, be aware of who is transporting those children and report accordingly. 4. For those districts not reporting on the APSCN system,~ the report to be returned to the Department of Education. Please return your Superintendent's Quarterly Attendance Report, Grades K-12 form 15 days from the end of your third quarter, to the office of Local Fiscal Services, #4 State Capitol Mall, Room 202-A, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071. The transportation report should be completed and returned by April 15, 1996 to the School Transportation Office, #4 State Capitol Mall, Room 202-A, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201- 1071. -- FEB 2 61996 Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: TEC-96-050 Page: 1 OF 2 Offiee ot 0ese~re9at1CO tJ.omtonO\} Date: February 22, 1996 Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Type of Memo: Administrative Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Technical Assistance: Frank Anthony Subject: School Calendar Index Code: ICA Request for Approval to use Memorial Day as a Make-up Day Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-10-106 (Supp. 1991) Contact Person: Bob Maddox Phone No: 682-4390 The Arkansas Department of Education has received several calls concerning make-up days due to inclement weather. Ark. Code Ann. 6-10-106 permits the Department of Education to approve the use of Memorial Day as a make-up day for school districts that have unavoidably lost more than five (5) scheduled days of student attendance during the course of the school year due to allowable causes. At the present time, this is the only special provision that has been approved for make-up days in 1995-96. Other options that may be used for make-up days are using snow days built into the calendar, spring break days, Saturdays, and extending the school year. Enclosed is a form which school districts may use to request approval to use Memorial Day as a student attendance day in 1995-96. Forms must be submitted by May 10, 1996. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO USE MEMORIAL DAY AS A MAKE-UP DAY 1995-96 SCHOOL YEAR Ark. Code Ann. 6-10-106 (Supp. 1991) provides that upon approval by the Arkansas Department of Education, Memorial Day may be used as a make-up day in any school district which has unavoidably lost more than five (5) scheduled days of student attendance during the course of a school year due to contagious disease outbreaks, inclement weather, or other acts of God. The ____________ School District requests approval to use Memorial Day as a student attendance day for the 1995-96 school year based on having missed scheduled attendance days due to causes allowable under Ark. Code Ann. 6-10-106 on the following dates in the 1995-96 school year. SCHEDULED ATTENDANCE DAYS MISSED Superintendent's Signature Date The request must be received by the Arkansas Department of Education no later than May 10, 1996. Submit completed form to: Gene Wilhoit, Director #4 Capitol Mall, Room 304A Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 ADE Form #INS-00-00-001 Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division FEB 2 6 1996 Office of Desegregauon ~onaor1n~ Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals NO: CUR-96-063 Page: 1 of 1 Date: February 22, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Professional Staff Training, Workshops, and Conferences Middle Level Education Conference Index Code: GCID Regulatory Authority: NI A Contact Person: Joe Don Parris, Danny Barnett, Karen Derrick-Coleman Phone No: 682-5752 The Seventh Annual Conference on Middle Level Education in Arkansas will be co-sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Association of Middle Level Education. Funding will be provided by Carnegie Middle Grade School State Policy Initiative, which has been coordinated at the Department of Education since 1989. The Department of Education has established a Middle Level Education Unit to provide technical assistance to Arkansas public schools that are interested in educational reform for grades 5-9. The conference will be held at the Arlington Resort Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas on March 31 - April 2. Registration packets are attached. . -- FEB 2 6 1996 Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: TEC-96-049 Page: 1 of 1 Office of Desegregation Morutonn~ Date: February 22, 1996 ,.-~- . ., Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: None Middle/Jr. High Principals Other: Deans of colleges of Education Assistant Director, Technical Assistance: Mr. Frank Anthony Associate Director, Office of Accountability: Mr. Rodger Callahan Subject: Act 1310 Public Hearing on Proposed Rules and Regulations Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-410 (Supp 1995) Contact Person: Skip Hibblen Index Code: GCF/GDF Phone No: 682-4342 The Department of Education invites public comment on proposed rules and regulations governing the implementation of Act 1310. A meeting has been scheduled for March 4, 1996 at 1 :00 p.m. in the ADE Auditorium, #4 Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas. - ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING THE REQUIREMENT OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK FOR ALL FIRST-TIME EDUCATIONAL LICENSES, AND THE PROCEDURES FOR REVOCATION OF SUCH LICENSES 1.00 REGULATORY AUTHORITY 1.01 These regulations shall be known as Arkansas Department of Education Regulations governing the requirement of criminal background check for all first-time applicants, and the revocation procedures of such licenses. 1.02 These regulations are enacted pursuant to the State Board of Education's Authority under Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-405 and 6-17-410 (Supp. 1995). 2.00 PURPOSE 2.01 It is the purpose of these regulations to set forth the requirements for a criminal background check for each first-time applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education. 2.02 It is the further purpose of these regulations to prescribe the procedure for revocation of an educational license. 3.00 DEFINITIONS/ACRONYMS 3.01 ADE: Arkansas Department of Education. 3.02 Criminal background check: a state and nationwide criminal records check conducted by the Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau oflnvestigation, including the taking of fingerprints. 3.03 FBI: Federal Bureau oflnvestigation. 3.04 SBE: State Board of Education 3.05 First-time applicant: initial or first license issued to each applicant by the SBE. 3 .06 Letter of provisional eligibility: a six month, nonrenewable letter of provisional eligibility for licensure issued by the SBE to the first-time applicants which will allow employment, during the conduction of the criminal records check. 3.07 OTEL: Office of Teacher Education and Licensure. 5.02 The request must be made in writing to the Coordinator of OTEL or the designee within twenty (20) calendar days after notification of denial of a license. The request for a waiver shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) a certified copy of court records indicating grounds for conviction, (2) any other pertinent documentation to indicate surrounding circumstances. 5.03 If an individual notifies OTEL in writing that he/she desires a hearing, the SBE will hold a hearing. 5.04 If the individual does not notify the OTEL that he/she desires a hearing, the SBE will not hold a hearing and may take action based upon proof submitted by OTEL. 6.00 SCHOOL DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES 6.01 The superintendent and the local school board of each school district shall report to the SBE through the Coordinator of OTEL or the designee the name of any person holding a license issued by the SBE and currently employed, or employed during the two (2) previous school years, by the local district who has plead guilty, nolo contendere, or has been found guilty of a felony, who holds such license obtained by fraudulent means, who has had a similar license revoked in another state, who has intentionally compromised the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered or required by the ADE, or has submitted falsified information requested or required by the ADE. 6.02 The district with knowledge shall report, in writing to the SBE through the Coordinator of OTEL or the designee, any information contained in section The complaint does not have to be made in any specific form, but it should contain social security number and enough information about the person holding a license issued by the SBE to warrant starting an investigation. 6.03 Willful failure of a local district to report a violation by certified mail within five (5) calendar days of knowledge, as listed in regulations 6.01 may result in sanctions imposed by the SBE, including but not limited to loss of accreditation. 7.00 LICENSE REVOCATION PROCEDURES 7.01 A complaint is filed with OTEL. 7.02 OTEL investigates the complaint and determines whether the individual's educational license must or may be revoked.
1 - Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STAT~ CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 - 1' GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: CUR-96-061 Page: 1 of l FEB Z 1996 Date: February 22, 1996 office ot D,=_o,n r egation Morntoonij . . . Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Other: Secondary Counselors All Private Schools Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: James Boardman Subject: Student Awards, Honors, and Scholarships Student Recommendations for 1996 National Youth Science Camp Regulatory Authority: U. S. Department of Energy Contact Person: Dr. Charles D. Watson, Manager, Special Projects Bill Fulton, Science Specialist Index Code: JM Phone No: 682-4474 682-4471 FAX: 682-4886 Again this year, Arkansas has been invited by the State of West Virginia to nominate two graduating seniors to attend the National Youth Science Camp (NYSC). 1bis ~rogram, one of the nation's premier programs in science education, provides a four-week program of study and recreation ?es1gned to encourage the development of thoughtful scientific leadership. Students from each state ha:ve the opporturuty to come together to broaden, inspire and encourage a sense of civic awareness among future scientists. The camp is located near Barton, West Virginia, just a few miles from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank. Dates for this year's program are June 27 through July 22. Participants must be able to attend the entire program. Expenses such as air travel, meals and lodging, and program expenses are paid by the State of West Virginia. The only cost to the student would be personal items. The Department of Education will screen applications and nominate two delegates and two alternate delegates. There is no limit to the number of applications from any one school. Please feel free to duplicate the application form and provide it to as many students as are interested. Screening of nominees will be based on the following qualifications: I. A member of the 1996 graduating class
2. Superior academic proficiency including recognition in mathematics and science
3. Demonstrated leadership
4. Involvement in school and community-based activities
and, 5. Acquired skills and achievement outside the traditional academic courses. All nominations must be postmarked b_y ~ursday, April 4, and/or delivered to our office no later than Monday, April 8, 1996. Return completed application packets to: Dr. Charles D. Watson, Manager Special Projects Arkansas Department of Education # 4 State Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 1996 NATIONAL YOUTII SCIENCE CAMP DELEGATE NOMINATION PART I. ffO BE COMPI...h1ED BY THE SPONSORING TEACHER AND PRINCIPAU Please type or print all application information Applicant's Name: Applicant's Home Address: _______________________ _ Applicant's Home Phone: Parent's Name: High School: School Address: School Phone: County: Class Rank: Number in Graduating Class: Grade Point Average: On a Scale of: PLEASE ATTACH A TRANSCRIPT TO IBIS FORM Please complete the following information for those tests the applicant has taken. PSAT: SAT: ACT: Verbal Score: Verbal Score: English: -- Math Score: Math Score: Math: -- Selection Index: Composite: Social Studies: -- Natural Sciences: -- Composite: -- (For each category of ACT scores, please list: raw score/national percentile) Signature and Title of Certifying School Official: _____________________ _ Please return completed application to: Dr. Charles D. Watson Arkansas Department of Education #4 State Capitol Mall - Room 107-A Little Rock, AR 72201-1071 All applications must be postmarked by Friday, April 4, 1996 and In our oRJce no later than Monday, April 8, 1996. 1996 NATIONAL YOU11I SCIENCE CAMP Part I. - Page 3 II DELEGATE NOMINATION Prlndpal's Statement: II Prindpal's Signature 1996 NATIONAL YOUTII SCIENCE CAMP Part II. - Page 2 II DELEGATE NOMINATION B. Extracurricular activities and achievements in school and community. C. Special skills and talents (instrumental and vocal music, individual and team sports, creative and performing arts, computer programming, photography, etc.). Be specific. ADE Memos - Received 3-4-96 Professional Staff Certification and Credentialing Requirements Professional/Staff Development Ce1tified Personnel Training Community Involvement In Education Statewide Youth Leadership Conference on ational and Community Services Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ~TE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 - 1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division MAR L, 19% Office of Desegre9at1011 Mon1iu, u i~ Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors NO: TEC-96-051 Page: 1 of 2 Date: March 1, 1996 Type of Memo: Administrative Response Required By: Those Affected Attachments Assistant Director, Technical Assistance: Mr. Frank Anthony Associate Director, Accountability: Rodger Callahan Subject: Professional Staff Certification and Credentialing Requirements Index Code: GCFC Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-402 (Supp. 1991) Contact Person: S.T. Hibblen, Coordinator Phone No: 682-4342 Enclosed is a list of the certified employees included on your 95-96 annual report who hold a teaching certificate which expires on or before December 31, 1996. Individuals on this list who hold a six-year or ten-year certificate will have that certificate automatically renewed in the next couple of months, providing that 120 days of employment have been completed. The automatically renewed certificates will be mailed to the districts in April. An exception to this will be those persons holding the six-year non-renewable Speech Pathology 1 (249) certificate. Individuals who hold a one-year provisional certificate will not be eligible for automatic renewal and thus will be required to submit necessary paperwork for renewal. Also, individuals who wish to have a name change, or who wish to add a master's degree or an additional area to their certificate, should submit the appropriate application. Special education certificates, Learning Disabilities (194) and/or Mentally Retarded (I 95), will be converted to Mildly Handicapped K-12 certificates based on the present job assignment. A special education experience form is enclosed for those individuals who hold the certificate in Mentally Retarded and have the appropriate experience to qualify for the certificate in Moderately/Profoundly Handicapped K-12. This form should be completed and returned as soon as possible. Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-op Directors Principals No: TEC-96-052 Page: 1 of 2 Date: February 29, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There is an attachment to this memo. Assistant Director, Technical Assistance: Frank Anthony Subject: Professional/Staff Development Certified Personnel Training Regulatory Authority: NIA Index Code: GCI tt 4 1996 Office of Oesegregauon Monitoun9 Contact Person: Tommy Arant or Harrell Austin Phone No: 578-5426 ~ .. The Arkansas Department of Education will be providing a workshop for persons involved in the evaluation of certified personnel employed in public schools in Arkansas. A training workshop will be held Thursday and Friday. March 14-15, 1996 at the Otter Creek LaQuinta Inn (1-30 Exit 128) in southwest Little Rock. The workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m. each day. The Arkansas Department of Education will cover the costs of motel expenses, break.fasts, and lunches. Participants will be responsible for travel expenses and evening meals. Persons planning to attend the workshop must complete and return the enclosed registration form by March 7, 1996. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDANCE. Superintendent: School District: Address: City: County: ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Evaluator Training Workshop ______________ State: ___ Zip: ___ _ __________ Phone: _____ Fax: _____ _ The following people need to attend the Certified Personnel Evaluator Workshop: Please Indicate Lodging Needs Name Position Please indicate motel room smoking preference: __ Smoking If two people plan to share a room, please list both names below: Please fax this form by March 7, 1996 or mail to: Tommy Arant Certified Personnel Evaluation Crowley's Ridge Education Cooperative P. 0. Box 377 Harrisburg, AR 72432 Phone: 578-5426 Fax: 578-5896 13th 14th __ Nonsmoking THIS FORM MUST BE RETURNED BY MARCH 7, 1996 FOR ATTENDANCE! ... I / DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division FORWARD COPIES TO: X SUPERINTENDENTS, CO-OP DIRECTOR, SECONDARY PRINCIPALS, ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS OTHER: NO:CUR-96-065 PAGE: I OF2 DATE: February 29, 1996 TYPE: RESPONSE REQUIRED BY: ADMINISTRA TIYE ALL X INFORMATIONAL X THOSE AFFECTED REGULATORY OPTIONAL X ATTACHMENTS NONE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/SECTION: James Boardman, Planning and Curriculum SUBJECT: Community Involvement In Education Statewide Youth Leadership Conference on National and Community Services REGULATORY AUTHORJTY: NIA INDEX CODE: K MAR 4 i996 ....., CONTACT PERSON: Carolyn Elliott PHONE NO: 682-4399 Office of Desegrega!'o n Mo n,ton.n g , ....... As a part of the implementation process for Arkansas' Learn and Serve America Grant, Arkansas will host its Fourth Annual Statewide "Youth Leadership Conference on Community and School-Based Service-Leaming." Thi s year's theme is "Taking Charge of Our Learning: Seeds For Change." The conference will be held March I 0-12, 1996, at the Holiday Inn/Pine Bluff Convention Center, Two Convention Center Plaza, Pine Bluff, AR. The conference will focus on the environment and youth leadership development for youth ages 13 through college. The training content will provide an opportunity for youth to gain an understanding of service- learning and community service. Participants will define ways in which they can apply the information learned in school to solve existing problems within their school and greater community. This conference will recognize the state's Youth Action Council members. Work sessions will focus on developing leadership skills and finding solutions to youth problems. The conference will also provide an adult track for educators and persons wanting to know more about service-learning. School districts and students wanting to participate in the Statewide Highway Enhancement project may sign an agreement with the Arkansas Highway Department. The Highway Department will provide the needed tools and assistance to help students plant wild flowers along their community highways. Districts are encouraged to send their Youth Action Council members. Other student attendees may be ages 13 through high school. One adult chaperone for every eight youth is required (no exceptions). Chaperones will have full responsibility for their students. Cooperatives and districts may use drug education funds to cover the cost of registration. Your youth selection process should place priority on recruiting young people from a variety of socioeconomic, age, achievement, geographic, racial, and religious backgrounds within your district cooperative region. We would also encourage you to solicit sponsorship for your youth to attend the conference from local partnerships (business, civic organizations, and individual citizens). One of Arkansas' Learn and Serve America goals is to get ARK..\ '\~..\S \'OLTH LEADERSHIP CG.'\FERE/\CE O,'i C0\.1\.IUNITY AND SCHOOL-BASED SER\1CE LEAR-'\T\G HOLIDAY INN-PINE BLUFF CHAPERO!'t'"E REGISTR-.\TI0'.'-1 FORM (TYPE OR PRINT) Ed~cation Cooperative Region/Special Interest Group Chaperones will have full responeibilty for students. Chaperone (one for every eight students): hdd~ess Cou~ty School or Orga~ization ~ale--,-- Female Roe~ ?refere~ce: s~oki~g S::: c.:de::-: '::.' s Na:r.e Eo!":'.e Address r:o:-:-.e Telepho!1.e School District City ---------- Telephone ------------- No:::-S:noking City ----------- County----------- Sc~cc~ or Orga!1.ization Grade -~-!a~l~e---------F-e-~-a~l~e---------- YSA Trai~ed Yes [) No [) Oratorical Competitic~ Yes [) S:.1.:.c.e::-:'::'s Na:-:.e ~o~e Add=ess City __________ _ Eo~e Telepho~e Cou!1.ty __________ _ Sc~ocl or Organizatio!1 _,,------------,,----------- Grade Male Female _________ _ YSA Trainee Yes [J No [) Oratorical Co~petition Yes [) No [) S'::c.:de:-it's Name Hor::e Jl_ddre s s Hor.i.e Telephone City County School or Orga!1.ization_--::,--------------=----------- Grade Male Female YSA Trained Yes [) No [) Oratorical Competition Yes [) S:c.:.de:-.'::' s r-,ame i-:o::-.e l-.~dress :-:::,:-:-.e Tel eplcone PLD-01-02-003 9/93 No [] City Co
.inty ARKANSAS YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL-BASED SERVJCE LEARNING March 10-12, 1996 HOLIDAY INN-PINE BLUFF CONVENTION CENTER STUDENT REGISTRATION FORM (TYPE OR PRINT) Please complete the following information for each student: Name ------------------------- Home Address ---------------------- City __________ State ___________ _ Zip Code ________ Telephone Number ______ _ Age ____ _ Male ---- Female ---- Grade in School ------------------- School or Organization affiliated with __________ _ Education Cooperative Region/Special Interest Group _____ _ Will you be participating in the oratorical competition? Yes___ No _ _ Leadership Development: Please identify your first, second, and third service opportunity: 1st Choice __________________________ _ 2nd Choice _________________________ _ 3rd Choice __________________________ _ FOURTH ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL-BASED SERVICE LEARNING PLEASE READ, COMPLETE AND RETURN IMMEDIATELY PARENTAL AGREEMENT By signing this agreement, I am verifying that I have fully read and fully understand the Code of Ethics Agreement which my son/daughter has executed and will support my son/daughter, the Group Coordinator and the adult advisor in adhering to the Code of Ethics and standard bo behavior of the Arkansas Youth Leadership Conference on Community and School-Based Service Leaming. I understand that if my son/daughter fails to abide by the conference Code of Ethics I will be notified and my son/daughter will be sent home. Further, by signing this agreement, I am agreeing to release and hold harmless the State of Arkansas, its agencies, officers, and employees from any and all liability that might arise out of any action or inaction by any party arising from my son's/daughter's participation in this conference. Parent's Signature Date HEAL TH INFORMATION and CONSENT for E!\fERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMEl"i'T }-i>J'{E ---------------------- ~ate of birth __ _ Sex ---- ~ddress Box or street City State Insurance company Zip Fhone Policy 1 _____ _ In case of emergency notify Phone Relationship to participant: Parent Guardian Other Family Physician Phone Date of last Tetanus shot SSH PLE.>..SE ANSWZR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. REQUIRE AN EXPLAN>.TIOO. EACH "YES" RESPONSE WILL 1. Respiratory problems - (~sthrna, blood spitting, persistent cough, abnormal chest x-ray, T.B., etc.) ..................................... . 2. Heart disease - (High or low blood pressure, shortness of breath, murmurs, chest pain, rheumatic fever, etc.) .. -........................ . 3. Stomach or intestinal problems (Ulcers, jaundice, hernia, colitis, indigestion, etc.) 4. Kidney, gall bladder, or liver disease .......... . YES NO 5. Diabetes or hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) ...... 6. Muscular/skeletal problems (~rthritis, hernia, recent fracture, etc.) .... 7 .................... . 7. Eye, ear, nose or throat problems - (Hayfever, ear infection, impaired sight or hearing) ...... . - 8. Skin disease l-UHH-02-0J5 9/93 ' - FOURTH ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL-BASED SERVICE LEARNING PLEASE READ, COMPLETE AND RETURN IMMEDIATELY CODE OF ETHICS AGREEMENT The Code of Ethics of the Youth Leadership Conference on Community and School-Based Service learning prohibits possessing and/or use of alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs, OR being present where individuals are partaking of any illegal substance, OR any behavior that violates state or local laws. Attendance and punctuality of scheduled meetings of the Youth Leadership Conference on Community and School-Based Service Learning is mandatory for all participants. The Code of Ethics demands that all members respect the property of others and the facility in which the Youth Leadership Conference on Community and School-Based Service Learning is held . By signing this agreement, which I have fully read and fully understand, I am agreeing specifically to the following conditions, upon which my participation is conditioned. - I AGREE TO: PARTlCIPATEFULLY INTHE PROGRAM, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN BEHAVIOR AND UPHOLD HIGH STANDARDS FOR THE GROUP, ABIDE BY THE CODE OF ETHICS RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, LEA VE THE MEETING FACILITY IN AS GOOD AS OR BETTER CONDITION THAN I FOUND IT WHEN I ARRIVED, SUPPORT AND ABIDE BY THE GROUP COORDINATOR'S AND ADULT ADVISOR'S LEADERSHIP OF OUR DELEGATION
AND REFRAIN FROM USING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ILLEGAL DRUGS, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, OR FIREWORKS WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE YOUTH ASSEMBLY. I understand that any infraction of the conference's Code of Ethics or any failure on my part to abide by the terms of this agreement may result in notification to my parent (s) and my expulsion from the conference. Signature/Date 5C1l 53450:33 HOLIDAY Hit! F'BFDT U PAGE tit, Stay With Someone You Know! T he Holiday Inn - Pine Bluff is a full service convention and recreation center. We provide the finest accommodations and services to the corporate traveler and convention planner and attendee. Accommodations: Featuring 200 spacious rooms and suite combinations ... non-smoking, handicapped rooms available ... microwaves, refrigerators, alarm clock radios, full length mirrors. Dining & Entertainment: Celebration's Restaurant open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with more elegant dining in our private dining room from 5:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. Room service is available for convenience of our guests. The Celebration's Lobby Bar features complimentary hors d'eouvres weekdays and two large, big screen, televisions. Recreation &Amenities: Indoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna, exercise room and recreation area with putting green - CNN, ESPN and pay-for view movies. laundry, safe deposit boxes, gi~ shop, rental cars, hair salon and fascimile available. No charge for local calls or valet parking: airport courtesy van to Grider Field. Conference Facilities: Over 1 O,OCXJ square feet of pre-function and conference facilities adjoining the Pine Bluff Convention Center. PLEASE COMPLETE ONE FORM FOR EACH ROOM NEEDED (You may photocopy this page 11 additional forms are needed) ROOM RESERVATION REQUEST ARRIVAL Ynnt-'h Lea'1ai::shifl Confer-enc~ M~.-,-,h J(\ l nnh CHECK IN TIME Group Moolll Day p Time - AFTER 3:00 PM Pm1 Last Name Fll'St CHECK OUT TIME DEPARnJRE 11:00 AM Sti'eetAdd~ Mon!h Oily Tme C.ty ZIP OaytitM PhaltNa. - l\aJ'leS of Additiooal Guests Sharing Room: ,~~ INDICATE (X) ROOM PREFERENCE- SUBJECT TO AVAJLABIUl"Y' AT TIME RESERVATION RECEIVi
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tlfJN bilhng, pjease c:incel 2 nours prior 10 arrrvaL 1-800-HOLIDA Y Al~ERICAN EXPRESS - DINERS CLUB - M~STERCARD -- VIS~ ~---- DISCOVER - Caro Number ___ Explral!on Da1e - ADE Memos - Received 3-11-96 Student Attendance 1. Superintendent's Qua1terly Attendance Report, Grades K-12 2. Transpo1tation Professional Staff Training, Workshops and Conferences inth Annual Governor's Conference on School Improvement Public Heating Proposed Rules and Regulations for the Arkansas Child Care Approval System & Arkansas Better Chance Program Mathematics Instruction Algebraic Connections Fire/Safety D1ills Regional Fire Marshal Workshop Schedule Recognition for Accomplishment Arkansas Elementary School Council Writing Award Research/ Administrative Report Title I, ESEA Quaiterly Rep01t of Cash Distribution Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 -- GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors NO: FIN-96-078 Page: 1 of2 Date: March 7, 1996 Type of Memo: Regulatory Response Required By: All There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Student Attendance Index Code: JE 1. Superintendent's Quarterly Attendance Report, Grades K-12 2. Transportation Report Regulatory Authority: Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-213 (Repl. 1993) Contact Person: Frances Hilborn Phone No: 682-4258 Enclosed are four copies of the Superintendent's Quarterly Attendance Report. They are for your use in filing the third quarter's attendance for your district. Please disregard these forms if your district is reporting on the Arkansas Public School Computer Network (APSCN). Complete these reports and file as follows: one copy to the Department of Education, one copy to your County School Supervisor/Designee, and one copy for your files. The remaining form is included as a worksheet. Please note that the form was changed in the first quarter to report attendance in Alternative Learning Environments (Al, Cl, El). Please report the days pupils spent in Alternative Learning Environments (ALE). The days should be reported under the same classification the pupil would have been normally reported. The ALE days should not be duplicated in any of the categories they fall under. In order to receive full attendance credit, the pupil must attend a minimum of six (6) hours per school day. If the program is less that six (6) hours, you may pro-rate the credit according to the instructional time spent, (i.e., 4 hours equals 2/3 days). In addition, you must meet the following requirements: Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE.CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division NO: CUR-96-064 PAGE: I of l DATE: March 7, 1996 Office ot Desegrcy " n Mor ' in FORWARD COPIES TO: TYPE: X SUPERINTENDENTS, CO-OP DIRECTORS ADMINISTRATIVE X SECONDARY PRINCIPALS X INFORMATIONAL X MIDDLE/JR. HIGH PRINCIPALS REGULATORY X ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS X OTHER: ALTERNATIVE LEARNING X ATTACHMENTS EDUCATORS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/SECTION: James Boardman, Planning and Curriculum SUBJECT: Professional Staff Training, Workshops and Conferences Ninth Annual Governor's Conference on School Improvement REGULATORY AUTHORITY: NIA CONTACT PERSONS: Cecelia Johnson Ann Smith RESPONSE REQUIRED BY: ALL X THOSE AFFECTED OPTIONAL NONE INDEX CODE: GCID PHONE NO: 682-4243 Arkansas' Ninth Annual Governor's Conference on School Improvement will be held April 17-18, 1996, at the Excelsior Hotel/Statehouse Conference Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The conference will consist of four keynote speakers and four groups of concurrent sessions. A program overview is included for your convenience. Registration is $40 per person and is by pre-registration only. There will be NO on-site registration. Space is limited to 400 participants and slots for registrants will be reserved in the order received. Reserve your space by returning the enclosed registration form as soon as possible. There will be no refunds given after April 10, 1996. The Excelsior is offering room rates at $68 single and $74 double/triple/quadruple. Each participant will be responsible for his/her own lodging and travel. A lodging reservation form is enclosed for your convenience. Please note that hotel cut-off date is March 16, 1996. After that, rooms will be on hotel availability. The Department of Education has combined the Alternative Education and the Restructuring Conference for the past three years in order to emphasize the linkages of these two areas under School Improvement. The conference theme will be "Students Are The Heart." To create quality opportunities for our youth, it is vital that the resources of schools, civic groups, youth service organizations, public and private health agencies, towns, individuals, and private businesses be coordinated and utilized to benefit students and adults in the community. Therefore, the Department strongly encourages schools to bring a team including educators, parents, the business sector, and representatives of other community agencies. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NINTH ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT APRIL 17-18, 1996 NAME "STUDENTS ARE THE HEART" Excelsior Hotel/Statehouse Conference Center 3 Statehouse Plaza Little Rock, Arkansas Telephone: 375-5000 ---------------------------- DISTRICT/ORGANIZATION -------------------- ADDRESS -------------------------- POSITION- -------------WORK TELEPHONE- ---- PLEASE ENCLOSE YOUR $40 REGISTRATION FEE PAYABLE TO: Department of Education - Conference & Employees Please complete a registration form for each participant!! Return completed registration form and check by April 2, 1996, to: Linda Carter, Planning and Curriculum Arkansas Department of Education 4 State Capitol Mall Little Rock, Arkansas 7220 I For registration information, telephone 501-682-4239 GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Wednesday, April 17, 1996 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 2: 15 p.m. 2: 15 p.m. - 3 :30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 1996 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 11 :30 a.m. - I: 15 p.m. 1:15 p.m. -1:30p.m. OVERVIEW REGISTRATION BREAKFAST BUFFET OPENING GENERAL SESSION SPEAKERS: BREAK GENE WILHOIT, DIRECTOR, ADE ROBERT W. HOFFMAN, JR. HUMAN RESOURCE CONSUL TANT CONCURRENT SESSIONS LUNCHEON SESSION SPEAKER: RANDALL SPRICK TEACHING STRATEGIES, INC. TRANSITION CONCURRENT SESSIONS BREAK CONCURRENT SESSIONS ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION MEETING REGISTRATION BREAKFAST BUFFET- GENERAL SESSION SPEAKER: BREAK THOMAS BOYSEN MILKEN FOUNDATION CONCURRENT SESSIONS LUNCHEON SESSION SPEAKER: ELAINE GRIFFIN 1995 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE VEAR WRAP UP - EVALUATION Amansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division MAR f f 1996 t o Monitoring Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors NO: CUR-96-066 Page: 1 of 1 Date: March 7, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: None Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: Jim Boardman Subject: Public Hearing Index Code: IHBI Proposed Rules and Regulations for the Arkansas Child Care Approval System & Arkansas Better Chance Program Regulatory Authority: Acts 820 & 1268 of 1993, Act 212 of 1991 Contact Person: Glenda Bean Phone No: (501) 682-4891 NOTICE: The Arkansas Early Childhood Commission, Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) will hold a public hearing on proposed revisions to the Rules and Regulations for the Arkansas Child Care Approval System and Arkansas Better Chance Program on Friday, March 29, 1996, at 10:00 a.m. in the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission Office, 101 East Capitol, Suite 106 in Little Rock, Arkansas. A copy of the proposed revisions can be obtained by calling the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission at (501) 682-4891. Written comments from the public will be accepted until March 29, 1996. Those comments should be sent to: Glenda Bean, 101 East Capitol, Suite 106, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 REC GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division \ ,MAR 1 1 \996 l Ollice of De at1on Monitoring NO: CUR-96-068 Page: lof2 Date: March 7, 1996 ' Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Planning & Curriculum: James Boardman Subject: Mathematics Instruction Algebraic Connections Regulatory Authority: None Contact Person: Dr. Charles Watson Index Code: IHAB Phone No: 682-4474 Director's Memo 94-1 (January 1994) outlined a sequence of mathematics courses that would meet graduation requirements and identified alternative courses for students not completing the College Prep/f ech Prep program of studies. Last year schools began teaching the Investigating Geometry course based on the course outline provided in May of 1994. With this memo is a course description and course outline for a new fourth-year elective course with a recommended title Algebraic Connections. Algebraic Connections combines Quantative Literacy, Discrete Mathematics and Probability and Statistics that were included as electives in that Director's Memo. Algebraic Connections blends a number of topics included in the Mathematics Framework that often are not covered in a traditional algebra/geometry sequence. This outline combines topics from probability, statistics, functions and graphs, and others that will further strengthen a student's preparation in mathematics leading to proficiency as defined in the Framework. This course is not to be taken in place of any requirement for the Challenge Scholarship or the College Prep program of studies. Classroom teachers from throughout the state worked on a team to prepare the course description that is attached. Students talcing this course should have completed Algebra I (or its equivalent) and a geometry course. However, it should also be open to students who have completed Algebra II and want another mathematics course, but choose not to continue in the traditional advanced algebra/trig/calculus sequence. The unique nature of this course makes it possible for students from various mathematical backgrounds to be successful. Manipulatives and graphing calculators are considered essential components of instruction in this course. Teachers of this course must meet secondary mathematics certification. No additional training will be required
however, a summer workshop is being planned that will introduce each of the topics and model exemplary instructional strategies. Schools that decide to include this course in the curriculum are strongly encouraged to send the designated teacher to this training. Exact dates for the workshop are yet to be finalized, but will be announced by May 1. No one textbook has been identified that includes all of the proposed topics. Perhaps the best match is found in Advanced Algebra Through Data Exploration, A Graphing Calculator Approach published by Key Curriculum Press. This resource and several others are identified at the end of the attached outline. Algebraic Connections This course is designed to introduce the student to new and different components of mathematics from an algebraic point of view. It is based on students having completed a minimum of Algebra I or the Applied Mathematics sequence and one year of geometry. These topics will allow learners to solve problems based on real-world situations and provide experiences in some areas tested on the "exit exam" that may not have been emphasized in previous courses. The use of manipulatives and the graphing calculator are essential components of instruction. The unique nature of this elective course makes it possible for students from various mathematical backgrounds to be successful. This course is not a substitute for a requirement in the College Prep or Tech Prep program of study and in meeting requirements for the Challenge Scholarship. It can count as one mathematics unit of credit toward graduation for students not completing those requirements or as a mathematics elective. Employing a variety of instructional strategies is essential to maintain student enthusiasm and a high level of student involvement throughout the year. These should include writing opportunities, oral presentations, cooperative group activities, investigative approaches to learning, and longer term projects. The premise is that the student will accept a greater responsibility for constructing meaning from the content while the teacher must create a positive learning environment. It is recommended that each of the four topics receive approximately equal time distributed over the year. The topics suggested can span for nine weeks. Obviously, any one of these topics could be the content of a year's study
however, the intent here is for students to gain experience with a broad array of topics. The outline below is not intended to be all inclusive. In particular the list of applications is intended to be only a starting point. The teacher is encouraged to collect and design additional applications that will interest and actively engage the students. Student assessment in this course should include alternative forms. Specifically, students need to experience constructed response items that will assist their preparation for the exit exam. Constructed response items are open ended and require students to arrive at a solution and justify or explain their reasoning. I. Probability A. Determining Probability for independent and dependent events 1. Conduct probability experiments (Include experiments such as tossing coins, rolling number cubes, spinners, and dart board games.) 2. Conduct simulated probability experiments (Expand all of the above using graphing calculators or computers to increase the number of trials.) 3. Define and compute theoretical probabilities (Introduce vocabulary, notation and procedures for computing theoretical probabilities. Compare simulations with theoretical outcomes.) B. Counting techniques (Permutations and combinations) C. Applications (Include applications such as weather prediction, game theory, fair division, insurance tables, election theory, lottery, and handicapping) II. Functions and Graphs A Graphs without an explicit formula 1. Given a graph, create a written or oral interpretation of the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. 2. Given a situation, create a graph that models the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. 3. Applications (Eureka - bath tub problem, Shell Centre Materials, CBL Hiker Program and DTMatch) B. Linear functions 1. Interpret linear graphs using written and verbal descriptions. 2. Determine appropriate independent and dependent variables. Establish domain and range for each application and extend to window settings on the graphing calculator. 3. Applications ( Include sales tax, simple interest, social security, constant depreciation, arithmetic sequences and appreciation, constant rate of change[ distance], etc.) 2 C. Quadratic and cubic functions 1. Identify quadratic and cubic graphs and give both written and verbal interpretations. 2. Determine appropriate independent and dependent variables. Establish domain and range for each application and extend to window settings on the graphing calculator. 3. Applications ( Include acceleration, area and volume) D. Exponential functions 1. Identify exponential graphs and give both written and verbal interpretations. 2. Determine appropriate independent and dependent variables. Establish domain and range for each application and extend to window settings on the graphing calculator. 3. Applications ( growth and decay such as population, bacteria, compound interest, percent depreciation and appreciation, amortization, geometric sequences etc.) E. Step and piecewise functions 1. Identify step and piecewise graphs and give both written and verbal interpretations. 2. Determine appropriate independent and dependent variables. Establish domain and range for each application and extend to window settings on the graphing calculator. 3. Applications (Income taxes, postage, utility bills, commission, speeding/traffic tickets,) ill. Statistics A. Descriptive statistics ( one variable) 1. Measures of central tendency (Mean, median, mode computed manually and electronically) 3 2. Measures of variability (Range and quartiles computed manually and electronically
standard deviation computed electronically
investigate the effect of outliers, and investigate normal distribution) 3. Graphic representations (Box and whisker plots, stem and leaf plots, histograms produced manually and electronically) 4. Applications (Stock market, student test grades, decision making based on measures of central tendency) B. Inferential (two variable) 1. Collect and represent data (Construct tables and scatter plots both manually and electronically) 2. Curve fitting ( Construct median-median line manually and electronically
line of best fit both by guess and check and electronically
and other types of curve fitting electronically.) 3. Applications - make predictions based on mathematical models (Minimum wage, life insurance tables, social issues, rate structures as in city planning, population patterns) IV. Graph theory A. Graphs and their representations (Directional graphs, chromatic numbering, and transitional matrices) B. Circuits and paths (Euler and Hamiltonian) C. Shortest paths and distances (City planning, traveling salesman problem) D. Tree search methods (Minimum spanning, Breadth First Algorithm, Prim' and Kruskal's Algorithm) 4 V. Fractals ( Optional/supplemental - may be combined with graph theory to make a nine-week unit.) A. Self similarity B. Fractal dimension (chaos) C. Known fractals (Sierpinski Triangle, Von Koch Snowflake) 5 Print Materials Possible Textbooks (No one book includes all of the topics suggested.) Murdock, Kamischke and Kamischke, Advanced Algebra Through Data Exploration: A Graphing Calculator Approach. Key Curriculum Press. 1996 Crisler, Fisher and Froelich, Discrete Mathematics Through Applications. Freeman Press. 1994. Classroom Resources The Language of Functions and Graphs. Joint Matriculation Board, Shell Centre for Mathematical Education. Ouantative Literacy Series. Dale Seymour Publications For All Practical Purposes: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics. COMAP. J. Freeman Press Fractals for the Classroom, Volume I and II. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - High School Addenda Series Computer Software Eureka Software, Shell Centre for Mathematics Education 6 -- Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division MAR 1 11996 Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Secondary Principals Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals NO: FIN-96-079 Page: 1 of 1 Date: March 7, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Those Affected There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Finance & Administration: Dr. Bobbie Davis Subject: Fire/Safety Drills Index Code: EBCB Regional Fire Marshal Workshop Schedule Regulatory Authority: NI A Contact Person: Dave Floyd Phone No: 682-4261 We are pleased to advise you of the dates and locations of the Junior Fire Marshal Safety Awareness Program for the 1995-96 school year. Regional school fire safety meetings are held to assist you with fire prevention programs, fire drills, and other emergency preparedness programs. Schools may send fire marshal representatives from elementary (sixth grade only), junior high, and high schools. Each school will be responsible for making arrangements for lunch for the students. The Arkansas Department of Education, School Plant Service, will direct the program. The facilitator of the meetings will be Mr. Dave Floyd. Junior Fire Marshal Workshop Schedule Date Town Location Time March 28 Jonesboro Westside High School Auditorium 10:00 March 29 Forrest City High School Auditorium 10:00 April 1 North Little Rock N.L.R. High School East 10:00 April 2 Bentonville Sam Walton Junior High School 10:00 April 3 Fayetteville High School Auditorium 10:00 April 4 Jacksonville High School Auditorium 10:00 April 4 Little Rock Mills High School 1:00 April 9 Hope High School Auditorium 10:00 April 10 Ashdown High School Auditorium 10:00 April 11 Mena Middle School Auditorium 10:00 April 12 Beebe Elementary Auditorium 10:00 April 16 Monticello Junior High School Auditorium 10:00 April 17 Camden Cleveland A venue Auditorium 10:00 April 18 Malvern High School Auditorium 10:00 April 19 Pine Bluff Pine Bluff High School 10:00 April 23 Morrilton High School Auditorium 10:00 April 24 Walnut Ridge Civic Auditorium 10:00 April 25 Harrison High School Auditorium 10:00 April 26 Melbourne North Central Arkansas Education 10:00 Service Center April 30 Fort Smith Ramsey Junior High School 10:00 Arkansas DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director, General Education Division MAR 1 11996 Office of Desegr"gatlon Monitoring Forward Copies To: Superintendents, Co-Op Directors Middle/Jr. High Principals Elementary Principals Library Media Specialists No: TEC-96-054 Page 1 of 1 Date: March 7, 1996 Type of Memo: Informational Response Required By: Optional There are attachments to this memo. Assistant Director, Technical Assistance: Frank Anthony Subject: Recognition for Accomplishment Index Code: AEB Arkansas Elementary School Council Writing Award Regulatory Authority: N/ A Contact Person: James A. Hester Phone No. 501-682-4372 The Arkansas Elementary School Council is in the process of its second annual Young Writer's Award competition. As a reminder, entries are to be judged at the local level by March 15, 1996, and forwarded to the educational cooperative by March 22, 1996. Participants include students in grades four, five, and six. Students will submit original stor
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