Arkansas Code Title 6, Subtitle 2, Chapter 17, Subchapter 7 - Professional Development
§ 6-17-701 - Program to Improve Reading Skills.
(a) The Department of Education is authorized and directed to develop and implement an inclusive statewide program to improve the reading skills of students...
§ 6-17-702 - Staff Development Sessions.
(a) (1) (A) A school district shall not deny licensed personnel the opportunity to attend certified instructional staff development sessions conducted by bona fide...
§ 6-17-703 - Arkansas History Professional Development.
(a) A school district shall provide two (2) hours of substantive and meaningful professional development in Arkansas history for its teachers who provide instruction...
§ 6-17-704 - Professional Development Plan.
(a) As used in this section, "professional development" means a set of coordinated planned learning activities for teachers, administrators, and nonlicensed school employees that:...
§ 6-17-705 - Professional Development Credit.
(a) Up to twelve (12) hours of professional development credit may be earned by licensed personnel for time required at the beginning of each...
§ 6-17-706 - Professional Development Credit Exemption.
(a) Licensed personnel working part time shall be exempt from one-half (1/2) of the professional development hours required under the Standards for Accreditation of...
§ 6-17-709 - Professional Development Schedule.
(a) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, a school district or an open-enrollment public charter school shall make available to the appropriate licensed personnel...