Standards for Accreditation (SFA)

The SFA System

Standards Accreditation System

The Standards for Accreditation enables the public to view school district accreditation reports approved by the Arkansas Department of Education and enables school districts to view data which forms the annual accreditation report. ADE approved accreditation reports are publicly accessible while preliminary accreditation reports are restricted to authorized school district personnel.

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8 Snapshots for SFA Review

SFA Timeline

The timeline for the eight (8) snapshots for SFA review by districts are listed below.

Snapshot # Timeline
- August 21 (SFA Dry Run - I)
- September 21 (SFA Dry Run - II)
1 October 21
2 November 21
3 December 21
4 January 21
5 February 21
6 March 21
7 April 21
8 May 21

Related Systems

 

Arkansas Educator Licensure System Public Site

The Arkansas Educator Licensure System Public Site allows public access to educator licensure data. Educator licensure data may be searched for any Arkansas-licensed educator by entering known public information, such as the educator’s last name and first name. The public view shows applicant information, professional license effective and expiration dates, background check information and licensure areas. Confidential data is restricted from the public view.

 

Course Code Management System

The Course Code Management System (CCMS) may be used to verify course codes are entered on student and master course schedules in accordance with the ADE’s published course code guidelines. The CCMS also contains the licensure codes required to teach a course at certain grade levels. The CCMS may be printed online or exported into a spreadsheet.

 

Job Code Management System

The Job Code Management System (JCMS) lists both certified and class job codes, job titles, required licensure codes and applicable student grade ranges for the licensure code. The JCMS data may be printed online and/or exported into a spreadsheet.

 

My School Info

My School Info allows the public to search and compare public schools and districts from across the State of Arkansas. The data presented on the website is periodically updated and reflective of information submitted by schools and districts to the Arkansas Department of Education.

 

Statewide Information Systems

The Statewide Information System (SIS) is a web-based system developed by the Arkansas Department of Education’s Research and Technology Division to enable school districts to submit and certify data to the State. The system will be used by school districts using eSchoolPlus software. The system has the capability to pull data from various source systems like StudentPlus/eSchoolPlus and, FinancePlus districts pertaining to Student Management System (SMS) and Financial Management System (FMS) on a nightly as well as on-demand basis as required by school districts.