After a decade on the books, Act 35 Rewards were finally funded in the last legislative session for school performance during the 2012-13 school year. As a result $7 million has been or will be distributed to the top 20% performing public schools in Arkansas.

With hundreds of schools in communities across Arkansas rewarded, the initiative was so successful that the Governor proposed $10 million rewards funding for performance during the 2013-14 school year as part of SB48 (Section 7).

Approximately $100 per student has been/will be presented to schools among top ten percent in performance, with approximately $50 per student going to schools among the next eleven to twenty percent.

Once the Governor and Arkansas Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Tom Kimbrell host the first reward presentation events, local events will be held across Arkansas so Legislators may present ceremonial checks to each school in his/her district.

For more information, contact Gary Newton, 501.804.2048, [email protected].