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Board hears overview of new Arkansas accountability system and potential pause under House Bill 1598
Summary
District staff explained how Arkansas is changing school letter grades to a three‑part, points-based system (achievement, overall growth, growth of bottom quartile) and said the April 15 release of letter grades could be paused if House Bill 1598 becomes law.
Rogers Public Schools staff told the school board on Thursday that Arkansas is changing its school accountability framework and that pending state legislation could delay the release of new letter grades.
"There is a house bill 1598 that has been introduced that may ... make all this ... null and void," a district presenter said, introducing the academic report. "The current bill states ... require the Department of Education to establish a new accountability system ... and to remove public schools from school ratings for certain…
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