Research-based techniques are the founding premise of non-traditional education initiatives. As noted in the ADE Rules Governing the Distribution of Student Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditure of Those Funds, documentation of services for Alternative Learning Environments are necessary.  As mandated in these rules, documentation of entry, exit, and specific service goals are imperative to demonstrate the innovative approach that educators use to meet the needs of diverse groups of students.

Rules

•  Rules Governing Student Special Needs Funding – June 2022 (PDF)
•  Rules Governing the Arkansas Qualified Teacher Requirements - August 2016 (PDF)

Law

Chapter 48 Alternative Learning Environments (PDF)

Commissioner's Memos

•  LIC-17-010 Licensure Exceptions and AQT   
•  LIC-17-001 Additional Optional Assessment for Educators to Demonstrate Content Knowledge for Arkansas Qualified Teacher (AQT) Rules

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