Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 16 - Division of Human Resources ***
Rule 005.16.12-001 - ADE 310: Governing the School Superintendent Mentoring Program
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 005.16.12-001
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
1.00 REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
1.01 These rules shall be known as the
Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the School Superintendent
Mentoring Program.
1.02 The State
Board of Education enacted these rules pursuant to its authority as set forth
in Ark. Code Ann. §§
6-11-105,
6-13-109, Act 586 of 2011, and
25-15-201 et
seq.
2.00 DEFINITION
2.01 "First-year
Arkansas superintendent" means a licensed educator who will become a
superintendent in Arkansas for the first time during the 2011-2012 school year
or each school year thereafter. The term does not refer to other district level
administrators, such as deputy superintendents, assistant superintendents or
associate superintendents. The term does not refer to acting superintendents or
interim superintendents unless the acting superintendents or interim
superintendents become the permanent superintendents of the
district.
3.00 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3.01 Beginning
with the 2011-2012 school year, a first-year Arkansas superintendent shall
complete the superintendent mentoring program within twelve (12) months of
obtaining or maintaining employment as a superintendent to maintain his or her
superintendent's license.
3.01.1 Except as
noted in subsection 3.01.2 below, the twelve (12) month superintendent
mentoring program period shall begin upon the first day that the first-year
Arkansas superintendent obtains employment with an Arkansas public school
district, as evidenced by the effective date contained in the signed employment
contract between the superintendent and an Arkansas public school
district.
3.01.2 For an interim or
acting superintendent of a school district who becomes the permanent
superintendent of the same school district, the twelve (12) month
superintendent mentoring program period shall begin upon the date the interim
or acting superintendent becomes the permanent superintendent pursuant to
official action of the school district's board of directors.
3.02 The Department of Education
shall, in conjunction with the Arkansas Association of Educational
Administrators, develop all curriculum and training materials for the
superintendent mentoring program.
3.03 Membership in the Arkansas Association
of Educational Administrators, or any other organization, is not required in
order for a superintendent to successfully complete the requirements of the
program.
3.04 The requirements
contained in these rules are in addition to those contained in other areas of
Arkansas law or in other rules of the State Board of related to administrator
licensure, including without limitation, the Arkansas Department of Education
Rules Governing Initial and Standard/Advanced Level Administrator and
Administrator - Arkansas Correctional School Licensure.
4.00 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
4.01 The superintendent mentoring program
shall include the following components:
4.01.1 Curriculum and instruction;
4.01.2 Ethics;
4.01.3 Facilities;
4.01.4 Human resources;
4.01.5 Leadership;
4.01.6 School funding;
4.01.7 Technology;
4.01.8 School board relations;
4.01.9 Standards for Accreditation of
Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts;
4.01.10 Understanding reports and trend data;
and
4.01.11 Legal issues.
4.02 The required course of study
for the superintendent mentoring program shall not consist of less than thirty
(30) hours of instruction. Twelve (12) of the thirty (30) hours of instruction
shall consist of documented interaction between the mentor and superintendent
mentee.
4.03 A first-year Arkansas
superintendent who completes the requirements of the superintendent mentoring
program may use the training toward fulfillment of the Initial Tier 1 training
set forth by Ark. Code Ann. §
6-20-2204 and the Arkansas
Department of Education Rules Governing the Arkansas Financial Accounting and
Reporting System and Annual Training Requirements. A first-year Arkansas
superintendent who has previously completed Initial Tier 1 training must
nevertheless complete the requirements of the superintendent mentoring
program.
4.03 Instruction under the
superintendent mentoring program may take place in person, through distance
learning, through Compressed Interactive Video (CIV), or a combination
thereof.
4.04 The superintendent
mentor and superintendent mentee shall keep a signed, written record of
progress that includes a description of:
4.04.1 The subject of instruction and areas
covered;
4.04.2 Whether the
instruction took place in person, through distance learning, through Compressed
Interactive Video (CIV), or a combination thereof; and
4.04.3 The amount of time of instruction
during each session.
4.05 In order to successfully complete the
superintendent mentoring program, a superintendent must:
4.05.1 Take and pass an assessment for each
of the program components described in Section 4.01 of these rules;
and
4.05.2 Complete a final
assessment or project covering the entire program.
4.06 Upon proof of successful completion of
the superintendent mentoring program, a superintendent will receive a
certificate of program completion from the Department of
Education.
5.00 SANCTIONS
5.01 A first-year
Arkansas superintendent who does not complete the requirements of the
superintendent mentoring program within twelve (12) months of obtaining or
maintaining employment as a superintendent shall be ineligible to maintain his
or her superintendent's license.
5.02 If, due to the physical or mental
disability of the superintendent or other extenuating circumstances as may be
recognized by the State Board, a superintendent does not complete the
requirements of the superintendent mentoring program within twelve (12) months
of obtaining or maintaining employment as a superintendent, the State Board may
permit the superintendent up to an additional twelve (12) months to complete
the program.
6.00 MENTOR QUALIFICATIONS
6.01 For the
purposes of these rules, a mentor shall meet the following basic
qualifications:
6.01.1 A practicing Arkansas
superintendent or retired Arkansas superintendent;
6.01.2 Successfully completes an application
and screening process as set forth by the Department of Education;
and
6.01.3 Successfully completes a
mentor training program as set forth by the Department of Education.
6.02 The Department of Education
will certify mentors who meet the qualifications outlined in Section 6.01 of
these rules.
7.00 FUNDING
7.01 These rules are
subject to the appropriation and availability of funding.
7.02 The Department of Education may, through
the use of contracts, grants, or sub-grants, coordinate with qualified entities
to provide training under the superintendent mentoring program to
superintendents in Arkansas.
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