Other Documentation

• Arkansas Code, Chapter 80: School District Taxes
  Subchapter 4 - Amendment 74 Enabling Act of 2003
  State code calling for a "uniform rate of taxation"
  for school maintenance & operations (minimum of 25 mills)

• Facilities Law: Act 90 (Feb 10, 2004)
  The Legislative Act that created the AR Division of Public School Academic Facilities

• Education Acts Signed During the 2007 Legislative Session

• Arkansas Code, Public School Funding Act of 2003
  State code that defines "adequate education" (see 6-20-2302, Legislative findings)

• AR Division of Public School Academic Facilities & Transportation
  Facilities Distress Rules (January 2008)

• Rules Adopted by the State Board of Education
  An alphabetized list of all rules and the date each was adopted

• "Arkansas Facilities Scam will Cost Taxpayers Billions"
  Some of the links posted here no longer function; recommend use of pop-up blocker

• Educational Issues in Arkansas
  Some of the links posted here no longer function; recommend use of pop-up blocker

• Errors on AR Academic Facilities Assessment Reports

• Springdale school chief calls new rules wasteful

• School Finance 101
  Basic information about how school districts are funded

• "No Child Left Behind"

• State Aid Notice for 2007-08 School Year (Feb 2008)
  Chart showing how much funding the school district receives and from which sources;
  search for "mountain home" using box at top of page

• AR Funding Formula 2007-09
  to be used in conjunction with State Aid Notice above

• AR Facilities Partnership Program 2007-2009
  Chart showing the projects approved by the AR Facilities Division for the biennium 2007-2009;
  use "Ctrl F" to search for "mountain home." The MH project shown was approved in 2006
  for inclusion in the first bond issue election last year; that project was later revised to a 3-grade school.

• Wealth Index (2006-07 School Year) - Excel spreadsheet format
  Wealth Index (2007-08 School Year) - Adobe .pdf format
  Charts showing what percentage of construction costs a district is expected to pay

• Annual Statistical Reports
  2003-04 - Excel spreadsheet format
  2004-05 - Excel spreadsheet format
  2005-06 - Adobe .pdf format
  2006-07 - Adobe .pdf format

• Mountain Home School District Report Cards (2004-2006)
  Chart showing proficiency rankings in literacy & math (grades 3-8), algebra, geometry, and grade 11 literacy; test results for reading comprehension and math concepts and problem solving skills (grades 3-9); also ACT scores, AP class statistics, accreditation status, retention figures,
  and other demographic indicators.

• AR Dept of Education Statewide Information System Database:
  District Reports
  This website is quite cumbersome - includes large data files, usually only one to a page. The easiest way to find Mountain Home information is to search, using the "search" tab at the top of the page.

• Mountain Home Student Enrollment by Course
  (2006-07 School Year)
  Latest numbers available from the AR Dept of Education website

• General Mountain Home School District Data
  (2006-07 School Year)
  Mountain Home's data is about halfway down the page

• Enrollment by District & Grade
  (2006-07 School Year)

• GreatSchools.net
  Elementary, middle and high school information
  for public, private and charter schools nationwide

• Number of kids & teachers at MH schools
  Info collected from Mountain Home School district website & StoryChat online forums

• Enrollment comparison - Oct 07 vs. Oct 06
  from AR Dept of Education website

• Enrollment projections using 05 numbers
  from AR Academic Facilities website
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• Education "Costing Out" Studies
  Click here for Arkansas data

• Facilities Funding
  A study addressing the nature, scope and adequacy of state funds to support school facilities

• AR Assessment Coordination Department
  Frequently Asked Questions

• Permanent Modular School Construction Companies
  Ramtech
  Comark

• Ethics Issues with DeJong & Associates
  - Article describing DeJong/Fischer connection (9-6-02)
  - Former Ohio School Facilities Director Sentenced for Ethics Violations (7-9-03)
  - Arkansas News Bureau - Facilities study director had ethics citation in Ohio (3-24-04)
  - Arkansas educators should beware of fallen Buckeyes (3-31-04) - Adobe .pdf
  *** Page containing the "fallen Buckeyes" article on SchoolMatch.com website
  has a Trojan attached --- access online at your own risk!
  - Arkansas News Bureau - Withheld information about ethical violations, Broadway says (4-17-04)