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BLR presents preliminary adequacy report; committee seeks clearer teacher definitions and sets Sept. 20 submission deadline
Summary
Julie Holt of the Bureau of Legislative Research presented the preliminary volume of the 2022 adequacy study; committee members pressed for clearer definitions of which positions count as "teacher" in the funding matrix, asked about Forward Arkansas— $250,000 contract, and agreed to submit organized recommendations by Sept. 20 for an October vote.
Julie Holt of the Bureau of Legislative Research presented the committee with the preliminary draft of the 2022 adequacy study on Sept. 6 and explained the report structure, statutory basis and upcoming timetable for the final submission.
Holt told members the study follows a statutory evidence-based approach that traces to a 2003 Supreme Court decision and Act 57, and that the final submission (Volume 1 and Volume 2) is due Nov. 1. She reviewed the report—s components—state-level funding, district spending patterns, staffing matrices, and student-achievement outcomes—and pointed members to handouts labeled F1 (preliminary report), F2 (PowerPoint) and F3 (worksheet).
Members pressed Holt for clarity about who is included in the teacher line items…
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