AR SB1100

State Board of Education empowered to seek waivers for flexibility in meeting federal education requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and No Child Left Behind Act.

Repeals the definition of "annual improvement gains" and eliminates the annual improvement category level system (Levels 1-5) that previously tracked student learning gains over time.

Schools in academic distress automatically entitle students to public school choice transfers to non-distressed districts without requiring a petition, with transportation costs covered by the resident district under the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004.

School rating system restructured to focus on one school performance category level based on student achievement, student growth, and graduation rates, with annual reports available in hard copy, online, and local newspapers.

Arkansas School Recognition Program provides financial awards of $100 or $50 per student to schools in the top 20% performing schools, with awards beginning after 2012-2013 assessments based on year-over-year improvement.