Learning Services

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:

The Division shall provide level 3 – coordinated support, in collaboration with the public school district’s educational service cooperative, to a public school district in which forty percent (40%) or more of the public school district’s students score “in need of support” on the state’s prior year summative assessment for reading. 

The Division shall provide level 4 – directed support to a public school district in which fifty percent (50%) or more of its student score “in need of support” on the state’s prior year summative assessment for reading. 

District Support Plan Requirements

2024 District Support Plan Requirements

 

 

School Improvement Plan Requirements

 

 2024 School Improvement Plan Requirements

 

 

 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.
 
#1 Data Collection and Analysis (Webinar)|(PDF)
#2 Conducting a Root Cause Analysis (Webinar)|(PDF)
#3 Prioritization to Goal Setting (Webinar)|(PDF)
#4 Improvement Planning and Monitoring (Webinar)|(PDF)
#5 Evaluating the Plan (Webinar)|(PDF)
#6 Required Components (Webinar)|(PDF)

For more information, please contact:

Ashley Harris, Director of Learning and Development
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Four Capitol Mall, Mail Slot #26
Little Rock, AR  72201
Phone: 501-682-4240
Email: Ashley.Harris@ade.arkansas.gov

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