(a)(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and sponsor a superintendent mentoring program for first-year superintendents that includes without limitation: (A) Curriculum and instruction;(B) Ethics;(C) Facilities;(D) Human resources;(E) Leadership;(F) School funding; and(G) Technology.(2) The division shall incorporate all training that is currently required for first-year superintendents into the superintendent mentoring program.(3) The State Board of Education shall establish rules to implement the superintendent mentoring program.(b) Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a first-year Arkansas superintendent shall complete the superintendent mentoring program within twelve (12) months of obtaining or maintaining employment as a superintendent to maintain his or her superintendent's license.(c) This section is subject to the appropriation and availability of funding.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1427, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2011, No. 586, § 1.
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