Board Training Requirement

Act 1775 of 2005 established annual professional development requirements for Arkansas school board members:

• All school board members must acquire at least six hours of training every calendar year.
• Newly elected board members must achieve nine hours of training within 15 months of their initial election.
• School districts must publish in their annual reports the number of training hours each board member has earned.
• If a board member fails to meet the annual training requirement, the school district will be placed on probationary status for violating the Standards of Accreditation.
• ADE rules allow carryover of excess board training hours for up to three calendar years. See section 4.03 in this document.

ASBA hosts numerous conferences and seminars every year which provide board members with approved training credit to meet the state requirement. Please see the menu at right for additional information.