Note 1: All Arkansas Public High Schools must make available, at minimum, one ADE approved Computer Science course (any course code beginning 465 or 565) to meet the requirements of the ADE Required 38 and A.C.A. § 6-16-146 Computer science — Required course offering. (a) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, a public high school or public charter high school shall offer at least one (1) computer science course at the high school level. (b) A computer science course offered by a public high school or public charter high school shall: (1)  Be of high quality; (2) Meet or exceed the curriculum standards and requirements established by the State Board of Education; and (3) Be made available in a traditional classroom setting, blended learning environment, online-based, or other technology-based format that is tailored to meet the needs of each participating student.

  

Note 2: ADE / ARCareerED Joint Statement on the 2017-2018 Computer Science Initiative Implementation https://adecm.ade.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?Id=3402. To implement an approved Career and Technical Education Computer Science Program of Study, schools shall apply with the Arkansas Department of Career Education using the State Start-Up Grant portal. The application period begins September 1 and closes November 1 each year.

 

Note 3: The Computer Science Fact Sheet continues to be updated with ongoing school year implementation guidance