6 CAR Part 98 — Rules Governing Visual Art and Music Instruction for Students in Grades One Through Eight (1-8)

Chapter I

Subchapter D

Subpart 1

6 CAR § 98-101 Definitions {#sec-6-car-98-101 omnilex-key=us-ar-regs-official--title-6-part-98--6 CAR § 98-101}

6 CAR § 98-101. Definitions.

As used in this part:

(1)(A) "Class size" means maximum student/teacher ratios for grades one through three (1-3) and four through eight (4-8) as defined in the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts, 6 CAR pt. 61.

(B) Music classes (general music, instrumental ensemble, and vocal ensemble):

(i) Lend themselves to large group instruction; and

(ii) May exceed class size ratios;

(2) “Academic standards” means discipline-based documents approved by the State Board of Education that clearly describe what students must know and be able to do in each academic content area of visual and performing arts;

(3) "Equivalent amounts of time" means the number of cumulative clock hours of instruction that within a school year would be equal to forty (40) minutes of instruction per week in each content area;

(4)(A) "Licensed teacher" means an individual who holds a valid Arkansas teaching license with a certification in the subject area to be taught.

(B) For the purpose of this part, the subject areas are visual and performing arts;

(5) “Performing arts instruction” means the teaching of those content standards and learning expectations that are contained within the artistic processes of the academic standards for:

(A) Dance;

(B) Music; and

(C) Theater;

(6) “Student" means any individual enrolled in grades one through eight (1-8), including those individuals with:

(A) Disabilities; or

(B) Other special needs; and

(7) “Visual art instruction” means the teaching of those content standards and learning expectations that are contained within the artistic processes of the academic standards for visual art.

6 CAR § 98-102 Implementation {#sec-6-car-98-102 omnilex-key=us-ar-regs-official--title-6-part-98--6 CAR § 98-102}

6 CAR § 98-102. Implementation.

(a)(1) Every student in grades one through six (1-6) enrolled in a public school or an open-enrollment public charter school that is configured as an elementary school shall receive:

(A) No less than forty (40) minutes in visual art instruction and no less than forty (40) minutes in performing arts instruction based on the state academic standards for visual and performing arts each calendar week of the school year; or

(B) An equivalent amount of time.

(2) A student in grades five (5) or six (6) enrolled in a public school or an open-enrollment public charter school that is not configured as an elementary school, or a student enrolled in grade seven (7) or eight (8), shall participate in:

(A) Visual arts instruction, appreciation, and application; or

(B) Performing arts instruction, appreciation, and application.

(b) The instruction in visual and performing arts must be provided by a licensed teacher certified to teach in the respective course area being taught.

6 CAR § 98-103 Stipend {#sec-6-car-98-103 omnilex-key=us-ar-regs-official--title-6-part-98--6 CAR § 98-103}

6 CAR § 98-103. Stipend.

The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide a stipend of no less than one hundred dollars ($100) per class to each school for the purchase of supplies or equipment, depending upon appropriation and availability of funds, for the classes described in this part.