Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-97.3 - Supplementary weighting plan for a regional academy
(1)
Eligibility. Except if listed under subrule 97.2(6), a
resident student is eligible for supplementary weighting if the student is
eligible to be counted as a resident student for certified enrollment and if
all of the following criteria are met:
a. Two
or more Iowa school districts, other than a whole-grade sharing partner
district, send students to advanced-level courses that are included in the
curriculum of the regional academy , and these students are eligible for
supplementary weighting under paragraph 97.2(1)"a"
or"c." In addition, for the host district to qualify for the
minimum weighting pursuant to subrule 97.3(4), one or more Iowa school
districts, other than a whole-grade sharing partner district, must send
students to career-technical classes that are included in the curriculum of the
regional academy .
b. The regional
academy is located in the district.
c. The grade levels include one or more
grades seven through twelve.
d. The
curriculum is an organized course of study, adopted by the board, that includes
a minimum of two advanced-level courses that are not part of a career-technical
program. An advanced-level course is a course that is above the level of the
course units required as minimum curriculum in 281-Chapter 12 in the host
district.
e. The resident students
are not eligible for supplementary weighting under another supplementary
weighting plan .
f. No resident or
nonresident students are attending the regional academy under a whole-grade
sharing arrangement as defined in subrule 97.2(7).
g. Two or more sending districts that are
whole-grade sharing partner districts will be treated as one sending district
for purposes of paragraph 97.3(1)"a."
h. The school districts participating in a
regional academy will enter into an agreement on how the funding generated by
the supplementary weighting received will be used and will submit the
agreement, as well as a copy of the minutes of meetings of the local school
district boards of directors in which the boards approved the agreement, to the
department for approval by October 1 of the year in which the districts intend
to request supplementary weighting for the regional
academy .
(2)
Weighting. Resident students eligible for supplementary
weighting pursuant to subrule 97.3(1) are eligible for a weighting of one-tenth
of the fraction of a school year during which the pupil attends courses at the
regional academy in which nonresident students are enrolled pursuant to
paragraph 97.3(1)"a."
(3)
Maximum weighting. The
maximum amount of additional weighting for which a school district establishing
a regional academy is eligible is an amount corresponding to 30
full-time-equivalent pupils.
(4)
Minimum weighting. The minimum amount of additional weighting
for which a school district establishing a regional academy is eligible is an
amount corresponding to 15 full-time-equivalent pupils if the academy provides
both advanced-level courses and career-technical courses.
(5)
Additional programs. If
all of the criteria in subrule 97.3(1) are met, the regional academy may also
include in its curriculum career-technical courses, Internet-based courses and
ICN courses.
(6)
Career
academy . A career academy is not a regional academy for purposes of
these rules.
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