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 statutes also require that the district submit, along with its annual report, an assurance statement that it is in compliance with the establishment of 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, 2008, to: Ms. Lori Lamb, ALE Director, 420 North Main Street, Greenwood, AR 72936.