The office of the Education Ombudsman was developed in compliance with Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-429 to assist and support the Right to Read and associated literacy legislation. The Education Ombudsman acts as a liaison between schools, parents, and DESE to promote the effective implementation of the science of reading. 

The office of the Education Ombudsman can:

• Provide parents, guardians, school district personnel an opportunity to share concerns about pertinent literacy legislation.
• Review and issue or concern related to the literacy education of a public school student enrolled in a public or open-enrollment public charter school.
• Listen to and facilitate solutions solutions to concerns pertaining to reading education in Arkansas.
• Recommend training and resources to a public school or district.
• Request support and assistance from DESE to be provided to a public school or district.

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