Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-22.32 - Project lead the way
(1)
Program established. A project lead the way program is
established to be administered by the department to promote rigorous science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics pursuits.
(2)
Notification. A school
district shall provide descriptions of the project lead the way courses
available to students using a course registration handbook. The handbook shall
identify which courses, if successfully completed, generate college credit
under the program. Information about available project lead the way courses
shall be provided to every junior high school student or middle school student
prior to the development of a core curriculum plan pursuant to Iowa Code
section
279.61.
(3)
Access. Students from
accredited nonpublic schools and students receiving competent private
instruction under Iowa Code chapter 299A may access the program through the
school district in which the accredited nonpublic school or private institution
is located.
(4)
Curriculum. A school district offering a project lead the way
program must offer the curriculum developed by the national organization that
administers the project lead the way program.
(5)
Instructor. A school
district shall ensure that a teacher or instructor employed to provide
instruction under this rule meets the following additional criteria:
a. The teacher shall have successfully
completed the training required by the national organization that administers
the project lead the way program.
b. The teacher shall meet the minimum
requirements of the national organization that administers the project lead the
way program.
c. The teacher shall
participate, on a regular basis, in available professional development provided
by the national organization that administers the project lead the way
program.
(6)
Accreditation standards.
a.
A project lead the way course may apply toward high school program
accreditation standards pursuant to 2 81-subrule 12.5 (5). To meet the
requirement, the instructor must be appropriately licensed and endorsed by the
board of educational examiners to teach the subject area of the accreditation
standard.
b. If the project lead
the way course being taught is within a career and technical education program
or is one in a sequence of project lead the way courses which collectively are
used to meet one of the career and technical education sequential unit
requirements of 281-Chapter 12, the program must be approved by the department
pursuant to 281-Chapter 46.
(7)
Collaborative project lead the
way courses.
a. A collaborative
program for project lead the way courses is established to be administered by
the department to promote rigorous science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics pursuits in partnership with a community college established under
Iowa Code chapter 260C. The program shall be made available to all resident
students in grades 9 through 12.
b.
A comparable course, as defined in rules adopted by the board of directors of
the school district consistent with department administrative rule, must not be
offered by the school district or accredited nonpublic school the student
attends.
c. A school district shall
be certified by the national organization that administers the project lead the
way program and have a signed agreement with that organization.
d. To be eligible, institutions, instructors,
and students shall meet the requirements of Iowa Code section
261E.3.
e. A school district may set additional
eligibility requirements to ensure student readiness to achieve success. All
students in the shared course shall meet the expectations of the national
organization that administers the project lead the way program and shall be
registered for college credit.
f.
A district-to-community college sharing program for project lead the way
courses that meets the requirements of 281-subrule 97.2(6) is eligible for
funding under that provision for collaborative project lead the way career and
technical education courses.
(8)
Credit.
a. The school district shall grant high
school credit to a student enrolled in a project lead the way course not
offered by a community college. At a school district's discretion, a project
lead the way course may count toward a school district's graduation
requirements provided that the teacher is licensed by the board of educational
examiners and endorsed within the subject area of the graduation
requirement.
b. The school district
shall grant high school credit to a student enrolled in a project lead the way
course for college credit under this chapter 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 Iowa Code subsection
26IE.8(3) and paragraph22.2(2) "a." If a student is not
successful in completing a project lead the way course as determined by the
community college, the student's high school transcript shall reflect the
failing grade. 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 project lead the way course.
c. The school district may offer a project
lead the way course as an articulated course. Articulated courses shall be
offered through an agreement between the district and postsecondary institution
which allows students to receive college credit at the postsecondary
institution upon matriculation based on the demonstrated mastery of concepts in
the high school course. An articulated course shall not be delivered by a
postsecondary institution.
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