Rules Governing Public School Choice, 6 CAR pt. 30

The Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, seeks to amend its Rules Governing Public School Choice.

A public hearing was held on July 18, 2025. The period closed on August 11, 2025. The agency provided the following public comment summary: Commenter Name: Don K. Berry, Military Officer Association of America – Arkansas Council COMMENTS: Subpart 4. School Choice for Uniformed Service Members 6 CAR § 30-401. School choice for students of uniformed service members. (f)(1) For each application received under this subpart, the district shall notify the applicant in writing as to whether the student’s application has been accepted or rejected within fifteen (15) calendar days of the district’s receipt of the application. (2) The notification shall be sent via first-class mail to the address by the means identified for this purpose on the application. Justification: A transferring military family will more likely make a school choice application ahead of leaving their prior duty station. While in transit families are unable to receive first class mail service until they establish a new address. Email is more reliable to timely communicate with military families than first class mail. The application should ask by what means the family requests to be notified in writing. DoD recognizes A

• Rule packet: C.1.a DOE DESE Rules Governing Public School Choice and Acts 563 and 913 of 2025
• ALC summary agenda Sep 25, 2025
• ALC agenda Sep 25, 2025
• ALC meeting video Sep 25, 2025
• Arkansas Register, November 2025