Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 16 - Division of Human Resources ***
Rule 005.16.07-005 - ADE 273: Rules Governing the Eligibility of Participating School Districts in the Traveling Teacher Program
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 005.16.07-005
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
1.00 Regulatory Authority
1.01 These rules shall be known as the
Arkansas Department of Education (the Department) Rules Governing the
Eligibility of Participating School Districts in the Traveling Teacher Program
(Traveling Teacher Program).
1.02
These rules are enacted under the State Board of Education's (State Board)
authority pursuant to Ark. Code. Ann. §§
6-11-105,
6-17-402 and Act 1027 of
2007.
2.00 Purpose
2.01 The purpose of these
rules is to assist school districts in providing appropriately licensed
teachers to teach required courses in grades nine through twelve
(9-12).
3.00 Definitions
For the purposes of these rules, the following terms shall mean:
3.01 "Department" means the
Arkansas Department of Education.
3.02 "Host School District" is an Arkansas
public school district with a student population of eight thousand (8,000)
students or fewer and that desires to provide the services of the traveling
teacher to a receiving school district.
3.03 "Receiving School District" is an
Arkansas public school district with a student population of eight thousand
(8,000) students or fewer, other than the host district, that desires to have
traveling teacher services.
3.04
"State Board" means the Arkansas State Board of Education.
3.05 "Traveling teacher" is a teacher who is
appropriately licensed by the Department and has been designated as a highly
qualified teacher in the subject area for which he/she is offering instruction;
is employed on a full-time equivalent basis by a host school district, and
provides professional teaching services to a receiving school district for one
(1) or more required courses.
3.06
"Traveling teacher yearly incentive bonus" is the bonus amount awarded to the
traveling teacher in addition to the compensation provided in the teacher's
annual teaching contract with the host school district. The bonus shall be in
the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for a semester traveling teacher
agreement, or four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) for a full year traveling
teacher agreement.
4.00 Selection Process and Requirements
4.01 The Department will prioritize the
approval of traveling teacher agreements based on the following:
4.01.1 If the subject area for which
traveling teacher services are sought by the receiving school district has been
identified as a critical shortage area by the State Board;
4.01.2 If the subject area for which
traveling teacher services are sought is one of the required 38 units pursuant
to the Department Rules Governing the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas
Public Schools and School Districts;
4.01.3 No traveling teacher agreements will
be approved if the distance between the classroom site of the traveling teacher
within the host school district and the proposed classroom site within the
receiving school district is more than forty-five (45) miles; and
4.01.4 The number of traveling teachers to be
approved will be limited to forty-five (45) per school year with no more than
three (3) traveling teachers coming from host school districts within each
education service cooperative. Nothing in this Rule shall prohibit a traveling
teacher from a host school district to teach in a receiving school district
which is in a different education service cooperative than the host school
district.
4.02 A school
district which wishes to receive or provide traveling teacher services shall
complete the applicable application form attached to these Rules and submit the
form to the education service cooperative of which it is a member. The forms
are entitled "Application Form - Host School District" and "Application Form -
Receiving School District" and are attached to these rules as "Appendix B" and
"Appendix C" respectively. Both forms are incorporated as a part of these rules
as if the text of the forms were fully set forth herein.
4.03 Education service cooperatives shall
provide all assistance to potential host and receiving school districts
necessary to assist the Department in the efficient operation of this Traveling
Teacher Program. The education service cooperative shall complete the
information listed on the application forms submitted to it and promptly submit
the forms to the Department.
4.04
The Host and Receiving School Districts will enter into a written agreement on
the following issues:
4.04.1 The hourly rate
of reimbursement for the traveling teacher based on teacher's hourly rate of
pay;
4.04.2 The travel
reimbursement amount to be paid to the host district;
4.04.3 The length of the agreement (one
school year or one semester);
4.04.4 The title and description of the
course(s) to be taught at each school;
4.04.5 The number of courses to be taught
each semester at each school;
4.04.6 The time and days of the week each
course will be taught;
4.04.7 The
exact location of the classroom where the course will be taught;
4.04.8 That the delivery method for each
class must be 100% face-to-face; and
4.04.9 The amount of time necessary to safely
travel to and from the two teaching locations.
4.05 The form of the "Traveling Teacher
Agreement" (Agreement) which must be used is attached to these Rules as
"Appendix A" and is incorporated as a part of these Rules as if the text of the
Agreement was fully set out herein.
5.00 Payment of Fees and Bonuses
5.01 The Receiving School
District shall reimburse the Host School District for the following:
5.01.1 The pro rata share of the traveling
teacher's time teaching in the Receiving School District based on the hourly
rate of the traveling teacher's contract with the Host School
District.
5.02 The
Department will reimburse the Host School District for the following expenses
paid to the traveling teacher only if the Department has reviewed and approved
the entire agreement:
5.02.1 The amount of
the traveling teacher yearly incentive bonus;
5.02.2 The amount of travel reimbursement not
to exceed the mileage rate as set by the Arkansas Department of Finance and
Administration; and
5.02.3 The
agreement terms are in compliance with the provisions of this rule and Act 1027
of 2007.
5.03 The
Department shall make such reimbursement payments to host school districts
under this Section only after receiving and approving such written
documentation necessary to ensure that all prerequisites to such reimbursement
have been completed.
6.00 General Policies and Procedures relating to the Traveling Teacher Program
6.01 At all times during the term of this
Agreement, the traveling teacher is an employee of the Host School District and
is subject only to the personnel policies and contractual obligations of the
Host District.
6.02 The Department
shall have all requisite authority to approve or deny the agreement based on
the provisions of the laws, rules, availability of funding, and discretionary
determination as to the best use of state resources and funding. This includes
the ability to terminate the agreement after its approval should the Department
determine there is a lack of availability of funding or that the agreement is
not the best use of state resources and funding.
6.03 Only under specific circumstances
approved by the Department would an agreement be approved allowing the
traveling teacher to teach in more than two (2) schools per traveling teacher
agreement.
7.00 Funding
7.01 The operation of this
program is contingent upon sufficient funding being provided by the General
Assembly to the Department to allow for the payment of the funds to local
school districts as set forth in these Rules.
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
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