- (a) A school of innovation application may request waivers from local policies and specific laws and rules during the application process.
(b)
- (1) After a school is designated a school of innovation, it may request a waiver from specific laws and rules in writing to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- (2) All requests for waivers must:
(i) Be tied to a specific goal of the school of innovation; and
(ii) Contain an explanation of why the waiver is necessary to achieve the stated goal.
- (c) No exemptions will be granted from the Teacher Fair Dismissal Act of 1983, Arkansas Code § 6-17-1501 et seq., or of any provision described in 6 CAR § 32-107.