4 AAC 09.040 - Counting of correspondence students and part-time public school students

(a) Repealed 6/2/95.

(b) Repealed 12/13/87.

(c) A secondary student enrolled in an approved district correspondence study program, or as a part-time student under 4 AAC 05.035, shall be counted on a full-time equivalent basis as follows:

(1) a secondary student enrolled in one course in a semester equals 0.25 full-time equivalent;

(2) a secondary student enrolled in two courses in a semester equals 0.5 full-time equivalent;

(3) a secondary student enrolled in three courses in a semester equals 0.75 full-time equivalent;

(4) a secondary student enrolled in four or more courses in a semester equals 1.00 full-time equivalent.

(d) An elementary student enrolled in an approved district correspondence study program or as a part-time student under 4 AAC 05.035, shall be counted on a full-time equivalent basis as follows:

(1) an elementary student enrolled in one hour or less per day equals 0.25 full-time equivalent;

(2) an elementary student enrolled in two hours per day equals 0.5 full-time equivalent;

(3) an elementary student enrolled in three hours per day equals 0.75 full-time equivalent;

(4) an elementary student enrolled in four hours per day equals 1.0 full-time equivalent.

(e) A district enrolling a part-time student shall determine if the student is enrolled with another district. If a part-time student is enrolled in two districts, a written agreement must be entered by the enrolling districts to ensure that the student is not counted as a total of more than one full-time equivalent for purposes of the public school funding program under AS 14.17. The enrolling districts shall notify the department of the terms of the agreement.

(f) For the purposes of the public school funding program under AS 14.17, a student who generates one full-time equivalent in one district will not be counted as a part-time student with another district.

Notes

4 AAC 09.040

Eff. 1/15/87, Register 101; am 12/13/87, Register 104; am 6/2/95, Register 134; am 12/30/98, Register 148; am 8/21/2005, Register 175

Authority:AS 14.07.020

AS 14.07.060

AS 14.17.410

AS 14.17.450

AS 14.17.500

AS 14.17.600

AS 14.17.920