Long-term value of a career-ready pathway
Arkansas Code § 6-11-105; Arkansas Code § 6-15-2907; Arkansas Code § 6-15-2911; Arkansas Code § 6-16-1803
- (a) To ensure that a career-ready pathway to a diploma adequately prepares public school students for high-wage, high-growth opportunities within Arkansas, the Department of Education shall collaborate with the Arkansas Workforce Development Board to develop a system for collecting, analyzing, and reporting the public school student outcomes associated with the completion of high-wage, high-growth career-ready pathways.
(b) The system under 6 CAR § 106-105(a) shall include without limitation the:
- (1) Hiring and retention of students and graduates within their respective fields of training; and
- (2) Remediation courses taken, including both quantity and type, for career-ready high school graduates entering postsecondary institutions.
(c) Data collected under this section shall be used to inform:
- (1) Adjustments, approvals, and denials of high-wage, high-growth career-ready pathways to diplomas approved for high school graduation as published annually by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and
- (2) Accountability measures for high schools.