Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-22.11 - Applicability
The concurrent enrollment program, also known as district-to-community college sharing, promotes rigorous academic or career and technical pursuits by providing opportunities to high school students to enroll in eligible nonsectarian courses at or through community colleges established under Iowa Code chapter 260C.
(1) The
program shall be made available to all eligible resident students in grades 9
through 12.
a. Notice of the availability of
the program shall be included in a school district's student registration
handbook, and the handbook shall identify which courses, if successfully
completed, generate college credit under the program.
b. A student and the student's parent or
guardian shall also be made aware of this program as a part of the development
of the student's core curriculum plan in accordance with Iowa Code section
279.61.
(2) A student
enrolled in an accredited nonpublic school may access the program through the
school district in which the accredited nonpublic school is located. A student
receiving competent private instruction may access the program through the
school district in which the student is dually enrolled and may enroll in the
same number of concurrent enrollment courses as a regularly enrolled student of
the district.
(3) A student may
make application to a community college and the school district to allow the
student to enroll for college credit in a nonsectarian course offered by the
community college. A comparable course, as defined in rules adopted by the
board of directors of the school district, must not be offered by the school
district or accredited nonpublic school which the student attends. The school
board shall annually approve courses to be made available for high school
credit using locally developed criteria that establish which courses will
provide the student with academic rigor and will prepare the student adequately
for transition to a postsecondary institution. A school district may not use
concurrent enrollment courses to meet the accreditation requirements, except as
provided in Division V of 281-Chapter 12.
(4) If an eligible postsecondary institution
accepts a student for enrollment under this division, the school district, in
collaboration with the community college, shall send written notice to the
student, the student's parent or guardian in the case of a minor child, and the
student's school district. The notice shall list the course, the clock hours
the student will be attending the course, and the number of hours of college
credit that the student will receive from the community college upon successful
completion of the course.
(5) A
school district shall grant high school credit to a student enrolled in a
course under this division if the student successfully completes the course as
determined by the community college and the course was previously approved by
the school board pursuant to 22.11(3). The board of directors of the school
district shall determine the number of high school credits that shall be
granted to a student who successfully completes a course. Students shall not
"audit" a concurrent enrollment course; the student must take the course for
credit.
(6) School districts that
participate in district-to-community college sharing agreements or concurrent
enrollment programs that meet the requirements of Iowa Code section
257.11(3)
are eligible to receive supplementary
weighted funding under that provision. Regardless of whether a district
receives supplementary weighted funding, the district shall not charge tuition
of any of its students who participate in a concurrent enrollment
course.
(7) Community colleges
shall comply with the data collection requirements of Iowa Code section 260C.
14(22). The data elements shall include but not be limited to the following:
a. An unduplicated enrollment count of
eligible students participating in the program.
b. The actual costs and revenues generated
for concurrent enrollment. An aligned unique student identifier system shall be
established by the department for students in kindergarten through grade 12 and
community college.
c. Degree,
certifications, and other qualifications to meet the minimum hiring
standards.
d. Salary information
including regular contracted salary and total salary.
e. Credit hours and laboratory contact hours
and other data on instructional time.
f. Other information comparable to the data
regarding teachers collected in the basic education data
survey.
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