(a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 6-15-2107, public schools that experience high student performance and those with high student academic growth shall be eligible for the Arkansas School Recognition Program.
- (1) For purposes of the Arkansas School Recognition Program, student performance in overall achievement will be calculated using percent of students meeting proficiency in ELA, math, and science as described in the annual Public School Rating Business Rules.
- (2) Schools recognized for overall achievement shall have a school-wide value-added score that meets or exceeds expected growth to qualify for the Arkansas School Recognition Program.
- (b) Recognition will be determined based on the ranking of schools by grade span and the total score for the achievement indicator.
- (c) Student academic growth shall be determined by using school value-added scores that will be calculated using the state’s value-added formula as described in the annual Public School Rating Business Rules.
- (d) Recognition for high student academic growth will be determined based on the ranking of the school value-added score of all schools by grade span.
- (e) For a school without a complete data set, recognition will be based on the rank of the school value-added score of the school with the tested grade levels that is paired with the feeder school within a district.
Codification Notes: "ELA" means English language arts.