The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Rules Governing Required Training For School Board Members states that “a school district shall maintain a record of hours of training and instruction for board members” (Section 7.01).  A statement of the hours of training and instruction obtained by each board member in the preceding year shall be made a part of the annual school performance report (School Report Card) required under Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1402.  The names of school board members and their training hours obtained from January 1 through December 31, 2023, must be included for each school district.

The School Board Training Hours data collection is within the ADE Statewide Information System (SIS) application for Cycle 5 data collection using the SIS LEA Profile module.  Please be sure to add, modify, and/or delete the School Board Training Hours as applicable for your district on the ADE SIS website.  The SIS website is available at the following location: https://sis.ade.arkansas.gov.  Please coordinate with your APSCN/SIS Cycle Coordinator to submit the School Board Training Hours data sets. On the website, go to Update Data Tab, click on LEA Profile hyperlink, and select Cycle 5 School Board Training Hours to update the information.  You can start updating the data now (on-going Cycle 4) and do not have to wait until Cycle 5 begins. The School Board Training Hours data collection end date is February 15, 2024, which coincides with the Cycle 5 deadline.

A school district which fails to comply with the provisions of A.C.A. §6-13-629 and the procedural requirements articulated in the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Required Training for School Board Members, June 2022 shall be subject to being placed in citation status pursuant to Standard 3-A.6 of the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts.