The purposes of this part are, without limitation, to:

1. (1)

   1. (A) Recognize that teacher and educational leader effectiveness is critical to student:

      1. (i) Learning;
      2. (ii) Growth; and
      3. (iii) Development.
   2. (B) This part provides the framework for supporting and developing effective teachers and effective leaders as defined in Arkansas’s Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan;

2. (2) Recognize that:

   1. (A) Many factors impact student learning, not all of which are under the control of the teacher or the school; and
   2. (B) Evidence of student learning includes trend data and is not limited to a single assessment;

3. (3)

   1. (A) Reflect evidence-based or proven practices that improve student learning.
   2. (B) Nothing in this part should be construed to prohibit teachers or educational leaders from using innovative approaches to student learning;
4. (4) Utilize clear, concise, evidentiary data for teacher and educational leader professional growth and development to improve student achievement;

5. (5) Recognize that evidence of student growth is:

   1. (A) Integrated throughout the Teacher Excellence and Support System and L.E.A.D.S.; and

   2. (B) Represented by multiple measures through:

      1. (i) Artifacts;
      2. (ii) Direct and indirect observations; and
      3. (iii) Data; and

6. (6) Include the requirements for educational agencies to report data to:

   1. (A) Inform public school accountability; and
   2. (B) Support the state’s goal of providing access to effective teachers for all students.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided the following at the end of the section: “Source: Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2802 and § 6-17-2804”.