Scheduled Professional Development required under Section 6 of the Rules Governing Professional Development shall include content that is provided by:

• ADE, including ArkansasIDEAS
• An institution of higher education
• A provider approved by ADE
• An education service cooperative

A school district or an open-enrollment public charter school shall make available to the appropriate educator required professional development as noted on the following schedule as part of the minimum annual requirement:

Scheduled Professional Development (Act 969 of 2013)

• Child Maltreatment Mandated Reporter - two hours in 2017-2018 and every fourth year thereafter
• Parent Involvement - two hours in 2018-2019 and every fourth year thereafter
• Teen Suicide Awareness and Prevention - two hours in 2019-2020 and every fourth year thereafter
• Arkansas History* - two hours in 2020-2021 and every fourth year thereafter  for those who provide* instruction in Arkansas History

SEE: ADE Rules Governing Professional Development, Scheduled Professional Development and Requirements for Specific Licensure Areas.

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