Laws and Regulations

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

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

For more information, please contact:

Jared Hogue, Director of Alternative Education
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Phone: 501-324-9660
 
C.W. Gardenhire, Ed.D., Program Advisor
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Phone: 501-882-4498

Lisa Johnson, Program Advisor
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Phone:  501-580-2775
Email: Lisa.Johnson@ade.arkansas.gov

Darrell Farmer, Program Advisor
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Learning Services
Phone: 501-682-6094
Email: Darrell.Farmer@ade.arkansas.gov