Program information

  1. Law
  2. Arkansas Code
  3. Education
  4. Special Educational Programs
  5. Children with Disabilities
  6. Building Better Futures High School Program
  7. Program information

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A Building Better Futures High School Program implemented by an approved institution shall:

  1. (1) Have a selective admission process for students with documented intellectual disabilities;

  2. (2) Be exempt from the higher education state minimum core curriculum as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board under § 6-61-218;

  3. (3) Be exempt from program review by the board under §§ 6-61-207 and 6-61-208;

  4. (4) Be part of a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program approved by the United States Department of Education within three (3) years of establishing the Building Better Futures High School Program at the approved institution;

  5. (5) Allow a certificate to be awarded to a student who successfully completes the Building Better Futures High School Program; and

  6. (6) Not permit hours completed in the Building Better Futures High School Program to be transferred towards credit for an associate or baccalaureate degree program.


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