§ 6-16-603 - Local programs mandated -- Placement test.
6-16-603. Local programs mandated -- Placement test.
(a) The following programs shall be in effect in the public schools of Arkansas:
(1) Every public school in Arkansas shall develop a local plan for diagnosis of its students' academic deficiencies;
(2) Based on the diagnosis of deficiencies, counseling shall be provided to encourage students to enroll in secondary school courses that would result in the improvement of academic skills in mathematics, English, and reading; and
(3) Local plans shall provide for parental involvement in student counseling and placement for students.
(b) Every eleventh-grade student enrolled in a public school of Arkansas who chooses to do so may take a placement test which has been approved by the State Board of Education during a time frame set by the state board. Students who score less than the statewide minimum scores established by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board for mathematics, English, and reading shall receive counseling and strong encouragement to enroll during their senior year in regular school instructional courses designated by local school officials to assist in the improvement of scores in the areas of deficiency.
(c) During a time frame to be established by the state board, every eleventh-grade student enrolled in a public school of Arkansas who chooses to do so may take a placement test which has been designated by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.