School for Agricultural Studies — Detachment
Arkansas Code § 6-11-105; Arkansas Code § 6-23-206; Arkansas Code § 6-23-309
(a) A School for Agricultural Studies may petition the State Board of Education for creation of a new school district by detachment under Arkansas Code § 6-13-1501 et seq., subject to the limitations in subsection (b) of this section, if the School for Agricultural Studies meets the following conditions:
- (1) The school shall complete three (3) academic years serving students as a School for Agricultural Studies;
(2) The school must not currently be classified as in:
- (A) Need of Level 5 — Intensive support;
- (B) Fiscal distress; or
- (C) Facilities distress;
- (3) The school must not be in probationary status for violation of the Rules Governing Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts, 6 CAR pt. 61; and
- (4) The school must show evidence that the school is meeting its stated goals.
- (b) A School for Agricultural Studies shall not be approved to create a new school district by detachment with fewer than three hundred fifty (350) students as determined by a feasibility study included with the petition.