- (a) Except when a teacher teaches a course that lends itself to large group instruction, the maximum number of students in grades five through twelve (5-12) a teacher is permitted to teach without receiving additional compensation shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) students per day.
- (b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the teaching load shall be calculated by counting the number of students in each grades five through twelve (5-12) course and section except for those teachers teaching students in grades five and six (5-6) who are teaching all or most subjects in an elementary model.
(c)
- (1) Additional compensation shall be determined in accordance with Arkansas Code § 6-17-812.
- (2) School districts shall adopt a policy to implement this subsection.
- (d) This section does not apply to a public school that operates primarily as a virtual school.