Attached is the 2005-2006 School Choice Eligibility listing.
The listing shows the following:
1. DISTRICT LEA
Each county in the state and all school districts within each county are listed in alphabetical order and by LEA number.
2. Each school district within each county by alphabetical order.
3. Participant – Y indicates that district participate in compliance with 6-18-206 (A) (5)
4. ELIGIBILITY CODE
Code 1 indicates that a district is eligible under Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-206 (f) (1), "No student may transfer to a nonresident district where the percentage of enrollment for the student's race exceeds that percentage in the student’s resident district except in the circumstances set forth in subdivisions (2) and (4) of the subsection."
Code 2 indicates that a district is eligible under Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-206 (f) (2), "A transfer to a district is exempt from the restriction set forth in subdivision (f) (1) of this section if all districts within a county have voted to participate in choice and the transfer is between two (2) districts within a county, and if the minority percentage in the student's race and the majority percentages of school enrollment in both the resident and non-resident district remain within an acceptable range of the county's overall minority percentage in the student's race and majority percentages of school population as set forth by the Department."
Code 3 indicates that a district is eligible under Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-206 (f) (3), "A transfer is exempt from the restriction set forth in subdivision (f) (1) of this section if each school district within the county does not have a critical mass of minority percentage in the student's race of more than ten percent (10%) of any single race."
5. PERCENT OF STUDENTS K-12
Determined from the October Annual School Report of student enrollment.
6. COUNTY PERCENTS
The percent of Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native, and White students in the county.
7. ACCEPTABLE RANGES
The computed percentage as outlined in Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-206 (f) (3).
AMENDED 2001
Section 1 Arkansas Code 6-18-206 (b) (1) (A), is amended to read as follows: "Before a student may attend a school in a non-resident district, the student's parent or guardian must submit an application on a form approved by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) to the non-resident district by submitting the application to the superintendent of the school district. This application must be postmarked not later than July 1 of the year in which the student would begin the fall semester at the non-resident district."
Attached is the application form approved by the Arkansas Department of Education that must be submitted by parent or guardian before a student may attend a school in a non-resident district.
Note: If district status is incorrect, please contact the Equity Assistance Center at 501-682-4245.