# Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2903: Definitions > Arkansas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2903 ## Section - **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2903 - **Heading:** Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 29 / Section 6-15-2903 ## Text As used in this subchapter: (1) "Academic growth" means the calculation of a student's academic progress from one school year to the next, as measured by assessments and other criteria required by rule of the State Board of Education; (2) "College and career readiness assessment" means a set of criterion-referenced measurements of a student's acquisition of the knowledge and skills that the student needs to: (A) Be successful in future endeavors, including credit-bearing, first-year courses at an institution of higher education such as a two-year or four-year college, trade school, or technical school; or (B) Embark on a career; (3) "Consolidated state plan" means the Arkansas consolidated state application accountability plan required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-10, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-95; (4) (A) "Educator" means a person holding a valid Arkansas standard teaching license, an ancillary license, a provisional license, a technical permit, or an administrator's license issued by the state board. (B) "Educator" includes a licensed or nonlicensed classroom teacher or administrator employed in a position under a waiver from licensure; (5) "English language arts" means the academic standards for English, reading, and writing; (6) "English learner" means an individual whose native language is a language other than English or who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual's level of English language proficiency, and is not considered proficient in English as measured by an approved English language proficiency assessment; (7) "Personally identifiable information" means the same as in 34 C.F.R. § 99.3 , as it existed on January 1, 2017; (8) "Public school" means: (A) A school operated by a public school district; or (B) An open-enrollment public charter school, as defined in § 6-23-103 ; (9) "Public school district" means: (A) A geographic area that: (i) Is governed by an elected board of directors that conducts the daily affairs of public schools pursuant to the supervisory authority vested by this title; and (ii) Qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of ad valorem property taxes under § 26-1-101 et seq. and Arkansas Constitution, Article 14, § 3; or (B) An open-enrollment public charter school, as defined in § 6-23-103 ; (10) "School-level improvement plan" means a plan that at a minimum: (A) Establishes goals or anticipated outcomes; (B) Identifies student supports or interventions to be implemented; and (C) Describes the professional learning necessary for adults to deliver the supports or interventions; (11) "School district systems" means the operations and procedures that occur within a public school district, including without limitation: (A) Academics; (B) Facilities; (C) Fiscal operations; (D) Human capital management; and (E) Student support services; and (12) "Student success plan" means a personalized education plan intended to assist students with achieving readiness for college, career, and community engagement. Amended by Act 2023, No. 793,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. As used in this subchapter: (1) "Academic growth" means the calculation of a student's academic progress from one school year to the next, as measured by assessments and other criteria required by rule of the State Board of Education; achieving readiness for college, career, and community engagement. Amended by Act 2023, No. 793,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. As used in this subchapter: (1) "Academic growth" means the calculation of a student's academic progress from one school year to the next, as measured by assessments and other criteria required by rule of the State Board of Education; (2) "College and career readiness assessment" means a set of criterion-referenced measurements of a student's acquisition of the knowledge and skills that the student needs to: (A) Be successful in future endeavors, including credit-bearing, first-year courses at an institution of higher education such as a two-year or four-year college, trade school, or technical school; or (B) Embark on a career; (A) Be successful in future endeavors, including credit-bearing, first-year courses at an institution of higher education such as a two-year or four-year college, trade school, or technical school; or (B) Embark on a career; (3) "Consolidated state plan" means the Arkansas consolidated state application accountability plan required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-10, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-95; (4) (A) "Educator" means a person holding a valid Arkansas standard teaching license, an ancillary license, a provisional license, a technical permit, or an administrator's license issued by the state board. (B) "Educator" includes a licensed or nonlicensed classroom teacher or administrator employed in a position under a waiver from licensure; (A) "Educator" means a person holding a valid Arkansas standard teaching license, an ancillary license, a provisional license, a technical permit, or an administrator's license issued by the state board. (B) "Educator" includes a licensed or nonlicensed classroom teacher or administrator employed in a position under a waiver from licensure; (5) "English language arts" means the academic standards for English, reading, and writing; (6) "English learner" means an individual whose native language is a language other than English or who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual's level of English language proficiency, and is not considered proficient in English as measured by an approved English language proficiency assessment; (7) "Personally identifiable information" means the same as in 34 C.F.R. § 99.3 , as it existed on January 1, 2017; (8) "Public school" means: (A) A school operated by a public school district; or (B) An open-enrollment public charter school, as defined in § 6-23-103 ; (A) A school operated by a public school district; or (B) An open-enrollment public charter school, as defined in § 6-23-103 ; (9) "Public school district" means: (A) A geographic area that: (i) Is governed by an elected board of directors that conducts the daily affairs of public schools pursuant to the supervisory authority vested by this title; and (ii) Qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of ad valorem property taxes under § 26-1-101 et seq. and Arkansas Constitution, Article 14, § 3; or (B) An open-enrollment public charter school, as defined in § 6-23-103 ; (A) A geographic area that: (i) Is governed by an elected board of directors that conducts the daily affairs of public schools pursuant to the supervisory authority vested by this title; and (ii) Qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of ad valorem property taxes under § 26-1-101 et seq. and Arkansas Constitution, Article 14, § 3; or n-enrollment public charter school, as defined in § 6-23-103 ; (A) A geographic area that: (i) Is governed by an elected board of directors that conducts the daily affairs of public schools pursuant to the supervisory authority vested by this title; and (ii) Qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of ad valorem property taxes under § 26-1-101 et seq. and Arkansas Constitution, Article 14, § 3; or (i) Is governed by an elected board of directors that conducts the daily affairs of public schools pursuant to the supervisory authority vested by this title; and (ii) Qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of ad valorem property taxes under § 26-1-101 et seq. and Arkansas Constitution, Article 14, § 3; or (B) An open-enrollment public charter school, as defined in § 6-23-103 ; (10) "School-level improvement plan" means a plan that at a minimum: (A) Establishes goals or anticipated outcomes; (B) Identifies student supports or interventions to be implemented; and (C) Describes the professional learning necessary for adults to deliver the supports or interventions; (A) Establishes goals or anticipated outcomes; (B) Identifies student supports or interventions to be implemented; and (C) Describes the professional learning necessary for adults to deliver the supports or interventions; (11) "School district systems" means the operations and procedures that occur within a public school district, including without limitation: (A) Academics; (B) Facilities; (C) Fiscal operations; (D) Human capital management; and (E) Student support services; and (A) Academics; (B) Facilities; (C) Fiscal operations; (D) Human capital management; and (E) Student support services; and (12) "Student success plan" means a personalized education plan intended to assist students with achieving readiness for college, career, and community engagement. Amended by Act 2023, No. 793,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Added by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. ## Nearby sections - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2901 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2901.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2902 Legislative findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2902.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2903 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2903.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2904 Responsibility of Division of Elementary and Secondary Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2904.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2905 Authority of State Board of Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2905.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2906 Academic standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2906.md) - [Ark. 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