Arkansas Nonpublic
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There are two main topics on this page.
First is the ANSAA Annual Report for 2007, which can be located by clicking on the link: The second is listed below and is the AAA update. ANSAA Update on AAA (Arkansas Activities Association)/ Aug 10, 2007:
The Arkansas Activities Association
(AAA) Annual Meeting of the Governing Board was held July 31, 2007 in Little
Rock. The focus of the meeting was to consider twelve proposals to amend the
AAA Constitution and Bylaws. The following information is a list of the
proposals and the voting results. For more information, go to the AAA website
(ahsaa.org). The AAA website
can also be accessed through the ANSAA website
educational links (click to be redirected).
OLD UPDATES: ANSAA News updated on August 15, 2006: ANSAA Update on AR Activities Association (AAA) / August 15, 2006: The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) Annual Meeting of the Governing Board was held August 1, 2006 in Little Rock. The focus of the meeting was to consider twelve proposals to amend the AAA Constitution and Bylaws. The following information is a list of the proposals and the voting results. For more information, go to the AAA website (ahsaa.org). The AAA website can also be accessed through the ANSAA website (ANSAA.com) educational links.
Add Athletic Director to the list of superintendent designees who may serve as a school’s voting representative.
Proposal No. 5 / Failed For fall and spring sports except Football in 6A and 7A classifications. Starting in the 08-09 school year all schools with enrollments that place their school in the class 6A or 7A classification will be placed in one classification for conference play in volleyball, girls and boys basketball, girls and boys soccer, softball and baseball. The AAA will assign all schools in 6A and 7A to regular season conferences based on geographic considerations. Conferences will not have less than six schools or more than ten schools in a conference. At the end of the regular season in volleyball, girls and boys basketball , girls and boys soccer, softball and baseball, all schools will be assigned back to their current 6A or 7A classification based on enrollment for regional tournament play to qualify for the state tournament. Proposal No. 6 / Failed Proposal for all fall and spring sports except football in 4A and 5A classifications. Starting in the 07-08 school year all schools with enrollments that place their school in class 4A or 5A classification will be placed in one classification for conference play in volleyball, girls and boy’s basketball, girls and boy’s soccer, softball and baseball. The AAA will assign all schools in 4A and 5A to regular season conferences based on geographic considerations. Conferences will not have less than six schools or more than ten schools in a conference. At the end of the regular season in volleyball, girls and boys basketball, girls and boys soccer, softball and baseball, all schools will be assigned back to their current 4A or 5A classification based on enrollment for district tournament play to qualify for the regional and/or state tournament. Proposal No. 7 / Failed Proposal for Basketball and Spring Sports for Class 1A, 2A and 3A All schools with enrollments that would place them in class 1A, 2A and 3A will be placed in one classification for conference basketball play. The Arkansas Activities Association will assign all these schools to basketball conference based on geographic considerations of not less than six or more than ten schools for regular season conference play. At the end of the regular season all schools will be assigned to their current districts based on enrollment for district, state and regional basketball tournament play using the same format we currently have in place. Seeding for district tournaments will be based on a team’s overall record. Each district may also have the option of using strength of schedule as a determining factor in seeding teams. Proposal No. 8 / Failed Add the following numbered rule: Overtime games: The winning team in an overtime game will receive 1 (one) margin of victory point. Proposal No. 9 / Failed To remove the exception to Section 7, Rule 1 from the Arkansas Activities Association Handbook, 9th Grade Participation. Proposal No. 10 / Passed To remove the exception to Section 7, Rule 1 from the Arkansas Activities Association Handbook, 9th Grade Participation. Proposal No. 11 / Passed 5A Classification Only. (2006-2008 cycle) The conference winners or higher conference finishers will always have the home field designation. If two conference winners or two same place conference finishers meet, the team on the top line of the pairings will be the home team. Home site will be the higher finisher or, if same, top line of bracket. Proposal No. 12 / Passed Propose section 5 Rule 3-D page 38-39 be deleted. 2 games per week limitation in basketball.
August 14, 2006 To: ANSAA Accredited and Associate Member Schools From: Beverly Gray, ANSAA Executive Director On behalf of the ANSAA Board of Directors, I welcome you to the 2006-2007 school year. According to our Mission Statement, ANSAA promotes quality education by adhering to professional standards through its evaluation and accreditation process. We are pleased to have you as part of our association and we look forward to assisting you in maintaining your school’s excellence in education. ANSAA Board Meeting June 6, 2006 / Summary
Our Lady of Good Counsel in Little Rock closed after 112 years of operation.
August 28, 10:00, AR Baptist, Host / Nora Yates November 13, St. John's Center, 10:00, Host / Vernell Bowen November 14, St. John's Center, 9:00, Annual ANSAA Meeting March 5, CAC, 10:00, Host / Carter Lambert June 11, ANSAA Office, 10:00, Host / Bev Gray
A parent from one of our ANSAA schools filed a lawsuit regarding the 1.75 multiplier for private school participation in AAA. Nora Yates went on record stating that AR Baptist does not support this action. The board made a decision to table further discussion until the August board meeting. Two factors that will be taken into consideration at this meeting are; the lawsuit to reduce the 1.75 to a 1.5 multiplier was rejected by the courts and the AAA membership in August voted against the proposal to replace the 1.75 with a 1.5 multiplier.
Vernell Bowen was re-elected to Board Position # 1, 2006-2009 Mark Benton was re-elected to Board Position # 2, 2006-2009 Becky Webster’s resignation from Board Position # 3 was accepted.
The review of ANSAA standard 10.3 was tabled until the August board meeting. A committee will meet prior to the regularly scheduled meeting in August to determine guidelines for a financial review.
Vernell Bowen reported that the first group will complete the 18-hour Catholic leadership program with the University of Dallas this summer. There will be a new group of students formed in the fall.
On June 12, 2006, the AR State Board of Education voted unanimously to allow teachers trained in the Pathwise program to mentor a NTL teacher in a private school that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting association. This ruling was a waiver added to the April ruling stating only public schools would be allowed to participate in the NTL program. All ANSAA Accredited Schools are members of the National Federation of Nonpublic School State Accrediting Associations which is approved by the U.S Department of Education. · Congratulations / 2005-2006 ANSAA Accreditation RenewalsArkansas Baptist School System, Little Rock Arthur Bennett, Superintendent Christ Lutheran School, Little Rock Bruce Schrader, Principal Christ the King School, Fort Smith Marna Boltuc, Principal Christ the King School, Little Rock Kathy House, Principal Crossgate Christian Academy, Hot Springs Charles Utt, Administrator Immaculate Conception, Fort Smith Sharon Blentlinger, Principal Our Lady of the Holy Souls School, Little Rock Ileana Dobbins, Principal Sacred Heart School, Morrilton Brian Bailey, Principal Shiloh Christian School, Springdale Bruce Perkins, President St. Boniface Catholic School, Fort Smith Karen Hollenbeck, Principal St. John’s Catholic School, Hot Springs Elizabeth Shackelford, Principal St. Joseph’s School, Conway Joe Mallett, Principal West Side Christian School, El Dorado Eldon Swenson, Administrator
All forms needed for the ANSAA Annual Report are now listed on the ANSAA website (www.ansaa.com) with detailed instructions. All forms, reports, and dues must be mailed to the ANSAA office by September 15
The ANSAA Annual Meeting will be Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at St. John’s Center, 2500 North Tyler, in Little Rock. Registration will start at 9:00 a.m.. The program agenda will be posted on ANSAA.com in October. August 5, 2004 Greetings from ANSAA, Update on Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) Annual Meeting of the Governing Board was held August 3, 2004 in Little Rock. The focus of the meeting was to consider sixteen proposals to amend the AAA Constitution and Bylaws. The following is a list of proposals and voting results. For more information, including effective dates and the rational for the decisions, go to the AAA website, ahsaa.org. / 2004 Governing Board Agenda-with voting results. The AAA website can also be accessed through the ANSAA website, ansaa.com / educational links.
Extends the training requirement to all coaches of team and individual sports who do not have a coaching endorsement. This does not change the specified requirements for coaches of football, basketball, and track.
Combine all AAA and AA schools and split into three classifications.
Starting and ending dates for golf season being week #5 through week #14.
Students who are leaving their resident district under school choice because of annexation or consolidation should have an opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities.
Student who attend a public school district that has been annexed or consolidated by Act 60 of the 2003 Extraordinary Session and is approved for attendance under School choice at another school district shall be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities.
B. Non-public: Substitute to read 1. Member schools accredited by the Arkansas Non-public School Accrediting Association shall be required to supply a Changing School/Athletic Participation Form to meet the residency requirement for eligibility when a change in schools is made or the student may meet the residence requirement if the parents make a bona fide and complete residence change. C. Legal attendance: a. Residence, transfer and legal attendance rules apply only to students whose parents reside in the State of Arkansas, transfer within the State of Arkansas or meet the Changing Schools/Athletic Participation (CSAP) guidelines. CSAP may only be used by schools within the State of Arkansas. b. Students residing outside the State of Arkansas must meet one of the above guidelines in Section B and C. This includes any students from foreign countries except those in an approved Foreign Exchange Program. Delete Section F.2 (use of CSAP with contiguous states) and Rule 2D (boarding school rule)
B. Spring Practice: During AAA calendar weeks #37 through #47 football schools may conduct spring football practice during two consecutive weeks. These two consecutive weeks selected must be reported to the AAA office.
Proposal changed the structure of the first round AAA football playoff bracket.
Schools hosting football playoff games must have a fenced football facility with controlled access to ensure proper ticket sales and accounting.
Allow class A schools to hold a state golf tournament for boys and girls.
Girls Golf all classifications; 3 or 4 players with lowest scores to determine team score; Conference, Regional & State Tournament.
All AAA, AA, A boy’s golf; 3 or 4 players with 3 lowest scores to determine team score; Conference, Regional & State Tournament.
Soccer to have three classifications. Deferred 1 year or start Spring 2005 soccer season.
Allow each soccer conference to decide how they want to qualify teams to the State Tournament.
Baseball and Softball season begins week # 37 with state tournaments being held during week #50.
Change Swimming and Diving season to begin in Week #18
ANSAA News & Events updated on July 21, 2004: July 21, 2004 Greetings from the ANSAA Office, The following is a list of frequently ask questions concerning professional development hours required by the Arkansas Department of Education for the renewal of an AR Teaching License. Please let me know if you have questions. Our ANSAA schools are required to have 178 teacher/student interaction days (Standard*6.1). The ANSAA policy manual does not designate a set number of days for professional development and parent/teacher conferences. However, most ANSAA school have 5 days for professional development and 2 parent/teacher conference days built into their school calendars, totaling 185 minimum days per school year. Adding more professional development days to the school yearly calendar will be left to individual ANSAA schools. Thank you, Beverly Gray / bevgray@sbcglobal.net Topic: Professional Development & Arkansas Teacher License What are the current requirements for renewing an AR Teaching License? Teachers seeking to renew an AR
Teaching License will be required to have 60 professional development hours per
year (beginning with the 2004-05 school year) to renew their teaching
license. The number of hours required for a given teacher will depend on when
they renew during the next five years. For example, if my license expires at
the end of the 2004-05 year, I would need 30 hours per year for the first four
years and 60 hours for the fifth year (04-05). Under the new rules and
regulations, the requirement for technology training is still six hours of the
sixty. Will ANSAA schools be required to have 60 hours of professional development per year? ANSAA Standards 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 refer to in-service / professional development but do not state a required number of hours. Some schools may want to add more in-service days to their yearly calendars to help teachers meet the requirements for renewing Arkansas Teaching Licenses (60 professional development hours per year); again this will be left to individual ANSAA schools. The private schools are not required by law to add 5 more in-service days to the yearly school calendar. How will professional development hours be tracked in the nonpublic schools? Check with your superintendents on the method that will be used to verify the hours within in your school system. What areas will the state accept as professional development hours? All professional development hours are to relate to the improvement of student achievement. Any of the following activities may be counted if they relate to that goal: conferences, workshops, institutes, individual learning, mentoring, peer coaching, study groups, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification, distance learning, internships, and approved college/university course work consistent with National Staff Development Council Standards. How many professional development hours can be counted as college/university course work? No more than 30 of the 60 hours required can be college/university course work. A three hour graduate-level college credit course counts as 12 hours of professional development, provided the college credit is related to and enhances the teacher's knowledge of the subject area in which the teacher is currently teaching or is part of the requirements for the teacher to obtain additional certification. What focus areas are accepted for professional development? The following twelve areas are accepted for professional development; at least 6 of the 60 required hours must be in educational technology.
Do professional development requirements different for classroom teachers and school administrators? All administrators will be required to have no less than three hours of professional development designed to enhance understanding of effective parent involvement strategies and the importance of administrative leadership in setting expectations and creating a climate conducive to parental participation. Administrators also need professional development hours in data disaggregating, instructional leadership, and fiscal management. Do classroom teachers also need professional development hours in effective parental involvement strategies? Each teacher shall be required to have no less than two (2) hours of professional development designed to enhance understanding of effective parental involvement strategies. These two (2) hours may be included in the 60 hours required for professional development.
April 21, 2004 Greetings from the ANSAA Office,
We have had several calls concerning the following topics below. Please let me know if you have any questions and/or information that would be helpful to our ANSAA Schools. The word “private school” is used in the following statements because that is the term used in the Arkansas Rules and Regulations.
Thank you, Beverly Gray / bevgray@sbcglobal.net
Adding Days to the 2004-2005 School Calendar: The teacher/student interaction days will remain at 178 days for the 2004-2005 school year. The state is adding 5 more in-service days to the public school calendar. Their contracted days will be as follows: 178 teacher/student interaction days, 10 teacher in-service days, and 2 parent/teacher conference days, totaling 190 contracted days.
Our ANSAA schools are required to have 178 teacher/student interaction days, five days for in-service, and 2 parent/teacher conference days, totaling 185 minimum days required. Adding more in-service days to the school yearly calendar will be left to individual ANSAA schools.
Some schools may want to add more in-service days to their yearly calendars to help teachers meet the requirements for renewing Arkansas Teaching Certificates (60 in-service hours per year); again this will be left up to individual ANSAA schools. The private schools are not required by law to add 5 more in-service days to the yearly school calendar.
Renewing Arkansas Teaching Certificates: Teachers seeking
to renew an AR Teaching Certificate will be required to have 60 in-service hours
per year (beginning with the 2004-05 school year) to renew their license. The
number of hours required for a given teacher will depend on when they renew
during the next five years. For example, if my license expires at the end of
the 2004-05 year, I would need 30 hours per year for the first four years and 60
hours for the fifth year (04-05). Under the new rules and regulations, the
requirement for technology training is still six hours of the sixty. Hours of Instruction Time: The planned instructional time in each school day shall not average less than 6 hours per day for 30 hours per week.
BMI: Private schools are not required to add the BMI to student records. The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement is willing to assist private school if they are interested in adding this information to their student records. The decision to participate in BMI will be left up to the individual ANSAA schools.
Graduation Requirements / 4 units of Math: Students starting in the 9th grade for the 2004-2005 school year will need 4 units of Math for graduation. The following 16 units will be required for all students for high school graduation: English - 4 units, Math - 4 units, Science - 3 units, Social Studies - 3 units, Oral Communication - 1/2 unit, Physical Education - 1/2 unit, and Health & Safety - 1/2 unit. At least a total of 22 units earned in grades nine through twelve will be required for high school graduation; the 16 required units listed above and 6 units of electives.
Pre-Kindergarten Programs: If you need the licensing requirements for three and four-year-old programs, go to the following web-site: http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/index.html (Services by Group ~, Licensing~, Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Care Centers).
Many of our ANSAA schools have three and four-year-old programs. ANSAA does not oversee the accreditation of these programs but does advise that schools seek DHS certification or follow the DHS minimum licensing requirement for child care centers.
The following staff child ratios are the same for next year: 2 ½ - 3 years 1 staff per 12 children 4 years 1 staff per 15 children 5 years to kindergarten 1 staff per 18 children kindergarten 1 staff per 20 children
Readiness Screening For Kindergarten Students: To date this does not apply to private schools.
Act 35 of 2003
(2nd Extraordinary Session of the Arkansas 84th General Assembly) requires the
Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) to implement a developmentally
appropriate uniform school readiness screening and establish a concise system of
reporting the performance. Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, the ADE
shall require all school districts to administer a statewide uniform school
readiness screening to each kindergarten student upon entry of school. The state
mandated screening tool will be determined within the next few months, as well
as the screening time frame. Schools will not be responsible to purchase the
mandated screening nor screen children prior to the first day of school.
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