Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-508(d)(1)(A) and § 6-18-509(d) require that each school district shall report to the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) on a yearly basis; the race, gender, and other pertinent information regarding students placed in an alternative learning environment. The ADE is required to report this information to the Joint Interim Oversight Sub-Committee on Educational Reform.
Attached to this Commissioner’s Memo is the Alternative Learning Environment (ALE)Report form. Please return completed report on or before August 20, 2007, to: Ms. Lori Lamb, ALE Coordinator, 5210 Grand Avenue, P.O. Box 3649, Fort Smith, AR. 72913-3649.