District Support
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education has developed progressive levels of support based on federal and state laws and regulations. These levels of support include:
General
- Definition - General supp ort provides guidance and tools to assist LEA.
- District initiated - Contacts for general questions and assistance regarding daily operations.
- DESE requirement - School improvement plans including literacy plan.
Collaborative
- Definition - Collaborative support provides minor or temporary technical assistance or personalization of a department initiative or state expectations.
- District initiated - District request for short-term assistance.
- DESE initiated - 1003 planning grants.
- DESE requirement - School improvement plans including literacy plan. District support plan-upon request from DESE.
Coordinated
- Definition - Coordinated support provides technical assistance and monitoring. District support plan required.
- District initiated - District request for long-term assistance.
- DESE initiated - ACT 1082 - district in which 40% or more of students score in need of support on the prior year summative assessment for reading.
- DESE requirement - School improvement plans including literacy plan. District support plan including district literacy plan.
Directed
- Definition - Directed support includes directly guiding the development and implementation of school-level plans, resource allocation, monitoring, and evaluation.
- District initiated - District request for long-term guidance.
- DESE initiated - ACT 1082- district in which 50% or more of students score in need of support on the prior year summative assessment for reading.
- DESE requirement - School improvement plans including literacy plan. District support plan including district literacy plan shall work with DESE - plan shall be approved by DESE.
Intensive
- Definition - Districts are classified for intensive support by the State Board of Education based on the Commissioner's recommendation.
- District initiated - District request for intensive guidance.
- DESE initiated - SBE directed support.
- DESE requirement - School improvement plans including literacy plan. District support plan including district literacy plan - shall work with DESE - plan shall be approved by SBE.
2022 School Improvement/District Support Requirements
2022 School Improvement/District Support Requirements |
2021 Literacy Plan Improvement and Requirements
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| 2021 Literacy Plan Improvement and Requirement |
Process of Writing a School Improvement Plan or District Support Plan
This six-part webinar series outlines the steps in writing a school improvement plan or a district support plan. The slides used in each webinar can be accessed using the links below. Resources cited include Marzano’s High-Reliability Schools (HRS), Learning by Doing by DuFour et. al., School Leader’s Guide to Root Cause Analysis by Preuss, Clark County Schools, Las Vegas, NV, and Arkansas Educational Support and accountability Act (AESAA) January 2020.
#6 Required Components (Webinar)|(PDF)
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Laura Goadrich, Learning Services
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Four Capitol Mall, Mail
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-5296
Dr. Kiffany Pride, Assistant Commissioner of Learning Services
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Four Capitol Mall, Mail
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 683-4800
Email: Kiffany.Pride@ade.arkansas.gov
