Arkansas Professional Educator Pathway (ArPEP)
- build classroom communities
- design effective lesson plans
- implement evidence-based instructional strategies, and
- use assessments to facilitate student learning
Participants work as a teacher of record under a Provisional Arkansas teaching license for two years. Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive a Standard Arkansas teaching license.
Please review the following information regarding admission requirements:
- 2022 ArPEP Admission Requirements Overview
- Instructions for 2022 AR PEP Application
- 2022 AR PEP Application (Year 1)
ArPrep Sites
- Arch Ford
- Arkansas River
- Crowley's Ridge
- DeQueen/Mena
- Guy-Fenter/Van Buren
- North Central
- Northeast
- Northwest
- Northwest (Rogers)
- Pulaski County Tri-District
- Southwest
- The New Teacher Project (TNTP) Great Rivers
- Wilbur D. Mills
Act 1063 of 2017, the Right to Read Act, states: “Beginning no later than the 2022-2023 school year, each state-approved educator preparation program shall post on its website information describing its program to prepare teachers to teach reading using scientific reading instruction aligned with but not limited to the content measured by the stand-alone reading assessment adopted by the State Board of Education under § 6-17-402.”
Candidates enrolled in Elementary Education K-6 and Special Education K-12 programs must complete coursework and pass the Foundations of Reading test to be considered proficient in scientific reading instruction to obtain a license. Candidates enrolled in all other licensure area programs must complete the coursework to be considered awareness level in scientific reading instruction to obtain a license.
In 2019, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education approved Arkansas Professional Educator Pathway (formerly Arkansas Professional Pathway to Educator Licensure) to meet this requirement. The pathways are aligned to the appropriate Foundations of Reading Competencies – Proficiency Level or Foundations of Reading Competencies – Awareness Level. DESE – Approved Course/Modules lists approved courses/modules for all approved licensure programs in Arkansas.
Recruitment and Retention UnitArkansas Department of EducationDivision of Educator EffectivenessFour Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-1224
Email: ade.appel@ade.arkansas.gov
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-1224