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Welcome to the AR App!
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Introduction
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The AR App is a new way for districts to develop a single strategic plan for student learning, while also meeting federal and state requirements. The AR App replaces 16 previously separate grant applications and plans. Superintendents will use the AR App to lead district teams in deciding on the strategies they will implement to support students. Planning should be collaborative across all relevant programs and include input from school and district personnel. Once the AR App is complete, districts will operate from this single plan to build a best-in-class educational experience for students.
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How to use the AR App workbook
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1. Assemble your district AR App Planning Team.
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This is the group that will develop your district's plan collaboratively.
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2. Review the AR App questions.
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Review this workbook as a team to identify which sections apply to your district. Decide who from the Planning Team should be involved in answering each question.
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3. Collaborate on AR App responses.
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The AR App is designed to be completed in Google Sheets. Open the district specific Google Sheet from ADE and share with all Planning Team members. The final answers of your AR App must be submitted in this shared Google Sheet and with the link uploaded in Indistar when a district is ready to submit.
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4. Finalize AR App responses.
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Before submitting, do a final review of all responses and tabs to make sure: 1) all applicable questions are complete; 2) responses are accurate and reflect the Planning Team's final version; 3) responses have been reviewed and approved by district leadership.
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5. Submit your completed AR App.
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The final AR App must be submitted as link to your districts AR App Google Sheet Workbook in Indistar. Please see the District Planning Guide for more detailed instructions.
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Technical Tips:
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*If you select "Other" in any multi-select responses, a text box will appear for you to provide additional details.

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*If you select a response in a dropdown and need to delete it, please select the cell and press delete on your keyboard.
Your answer will be deleted, but the dropdown format will stay in place.
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*If your response exceeds the character limit, a warning will appear for that question. You will still be able to submit your response, but
we recommend trying to keep close to the character/word limit.
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*If you have issues reading the text we recommend you use the zoom feature to help increase the text size in your workbook.
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*To start a new line in text response questions please use either 'command + enter' or 'option + enter'.
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*This Google Sheet Workbook is protected to ensure the overall file cannot be edited, except where responses are expected.
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What's IncludedQuestions?
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0 - General District InformationContact ARApp@ade.arkansas.gov and put AR App in the subject line.
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P1 - Improving Academic OutcomesVisit ADE's website for additional resources:
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P2 - Safe and Healthy Schoolshttps://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/Federal-Programs/AR-App
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P3 - Quality Educational Workforce
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4- State Programs
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Title I, Part A
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Title I, Part C
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Title I, Part D
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Title II, Part A
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Title III
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Title IV, Part A
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TItle V, Part B
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