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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 21 - Community Colleges › Rule 281-21.62 - Accreditation Components and Criteria-additional State Standards

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To be granted accreditation by the state board of education,
				  an Iowa community college will also meet additional standards pertaining to
				  minimum or quality assurance standards for faculty (Iowa Code section
				  260C.48(1));
				  faculty load (Iowa Code section
				  260C.48(2));
				  special needs and protected classes (Iowa Code section
				  260C.48(3));
				  career and technical education program evaluation (Iowa Code section
				  256.130(7));
				  facilities, parking lots and roads; strategic planning; quality faculty plan
				  (Iowa Code section 260C.36); senior year plus
				  programs (Iowa Code chapter 261E); as well as any other items referenced in
				  this chapter.
(1)
Faculty.
a. Community
				college-employed instructors who teach college credit courses shall meet
				minimum standards and institutional quality faculty plan requirements.
				Standards will at a minimum require that all community college instructors meet
				the following requirements:
(1) Instructors
				teaching courses in the area of career and technical education will be
				registered, certified, or licensed in the occupational area in which the state
				requires registration, certification, or licensure and shall meet at least one
				of the following qualifications:
1. Possess a
				baccalaureate degree or higher in the field of instruction in which the
				instructor teaches classes, or possess a baccalaureate degree in any area of
				study if at least 18 of the credit hours completed were in the career and
				technical field of instruction in which the instructor teaches
				classes.
2. Possess an associate
				degree in the career and technical education field of instruction in which the
				instructor is teaching, if such degree is considered terminal for that field of
				instruction, and have at least 3,000 hours of recent and relevant work
				experience in the occupational area or related occupational area in which the
				instructor teaches classes.
3. Have
				special training and at least 6,000 hours of relevant tested experience in the
				occupational area or related occupational area in which the instructor teaches
				classes if the instructor possesses less than a baccalaureate degree in the
				area or related area of study or occupational area in which the instructor is
				teaching classes and the instructor does not meet the requirements of
				subparagraph 21.62(1)
"a"
(2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 21 - Community Colleges › Rule 281-21.63 - Accreditation Process

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(1)
Components.
The community college accreditation process
				includes the following components:
a. Each
				community college will submit information on an annual basis to the department
				of education to comply with program evaluation requirements adopted by the
				state board of education.
b. The
				department will conduct a comprehensive on-site accreditation evaluation of
				each community college on a ten-year interval. An interim evaluation midway
				between comprehensive evaluations will also be conducted. The department will
				prepare a staggered evaluation schedule that sets no more than three
				comprehensive or interim evaluations in any one year. No comprehensive or
				interim evaluation will be required for continued accreditation prior to a
				community college's first evaluation under the schedule. The department has the
				authority to conduct focused evaluation visits as needed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 21 - Community Colleges › Rule 281-21.72 - Purpose

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The purpose of the apprenticeship program is to provide
				  individuals, at least 16 years of age, except where a higher minimum age
				  standard is otherwise fixed by law, employment to learn a skilled trade or an
				  occupation; and to authorize each community college to establish or contract
				  for the establishment of apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable
				  occupations.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 21 - Community Colleges › Rule 281-21.74 - Apprenticeship Programs

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For an apprenticeship program to be offered by a community
				  college or a local educational agency, the program must be approved by the U.S.
				  Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, and meet all requirements
				  outlined in the National Apprenticeship Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 50, 29 CFR Parts
				  29 and 30.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 21 - Community Colleges › Rule 281-21.75 - Used Motor Vehicle Dealer Education Program

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An applicant for a license from the department of
				  transportation as a used motor vehicle dealer shall complete a minimum of eight
				  hours of prelicensing education program courses pursuant to 2007 Iowa Acts,
				  Senate File 358, prior to submitting the application. The education program
				  courses are provided by community colleges or by the Iowa Independent
				  Automobile Dealers Association in conjunction with a community college. The fee
				  for both the prelicensing education program courses and continuing education
				  courses shall not exceed $50 per contact hour of instruction, which shall
				  include course materials and administrative costs.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 260C and
				  2007 Iowa Acts, Senate File 358.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.1 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter, the indicated terms are
				  defined as follows:
"Concurrent enrollment"
means the same as
				  defined in Iowa Code section
				  261E.2(1).
"Department"
means the department of
				  education.
"Director"
means the director of the
				  department of education.
"Dually enrolled"
means the status of a
				  student who receives competent private instruction under Iowa Code chapter 299A
				  and whose parent, guardian, or legal custodian has registered the student
				  pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  299A.8 ina school district for
				  any of the purposes listed therein, including, for purposes of these rules,
				  participation in any part of the senior year plus program on the same basis as
				  public school students but subject to the enrollment limitation contained in
				  281-Chapter 33.
"Eligible postsecondary institution"
means
				  the same as defined in Iowa Code section
				  261E.2(4).
"Institution"
means the same as defined in
				  Iowa Code section 261E.2(5).
"School board"
means the board of directors
				  of a school district or a collaboration of boards of directors of school
				  districts.
"State board"
means the state board of
				  education.
"Student"
means the same as defined in Iowa
				  Code section 261E.2(8).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.2 - Student Eligibility

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A student is eligible if the student satisfies the provisions
				  of Iowa Code section 261E.3(1). If
				  the student was absent for the most recent administration of the statewide
				  assessment, and such absence was not excused by the student's school of
				  enrollment, the student is deemed not to be proficient in any of the content
				  areas. Measures of college readiness may be jointly agreed upon by the school
				  board and the eligible postsecondary institution that allow a student to
				  demonstrate competency in one or all of the required subject areas.
				  Institutions will ensure the following:
(1) The measures of college readiness align
				with the proficiency levels established for the statewide assessment and
				reflect the competence of entering first-year students at the postsecondary
				institution.
(2) The measures of
				college readiness are specified in a contract entered into by the participating
				institutions.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.3 - Teacher Eligibility, Responsibilities

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A teacher employed to provide instruction under this chapter
				  is eligible if the teacher satisfies the criteria and responsibilities of Iowa
				  Code section 261E.3(2). The
				  background investigation also applies to a teacher or instructor who is
				  employed by an eligible postsecondary institution if the teacher or instructor
				  provides instruction under this chapter at a school district facility, an
				  accredited nonpublic school facility, or a neutral site. For purposes of this
				  rule, "neutral site" means the same as defined in Iowa Code section
				  261E.3(2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.4 - Institutional Eligibility, Responsibilities

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(1)
General.
Institutions
				are governed by the provisions of Iowa Code section
				261E.3(3).
a. If a fee is charged to other students of
				the eligible postsecondary institution for any of the services specified in
				Iowa Code section 261E.3(3)
"b,"
that fee may also be charged to participating secondary
				students on the same basis as it is charged to postsecondary
				students.
b. The institutions will
				provide the teacher or instructor appropriate orientation and training in
				secondary and postsecondary professional development related to curriculum,
				pedagogy, assessment, policy implementation, technology, and discipline
				issues.
c. The institutions will
				provide the teacher or instructor adequate notification of an assignment to
				teach a course under this chapter, as well as adequate preparation time to
				ensure that the course is taught at the college level. The specifics of this
				paragraph are locally determined.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.5 - School District Obligations

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School districts will make advanced placement courses
				  available to students under the terms of Iowa Code section
				  261E.4, including making such
				  coursework available to a dually enrolled student under competent private
				  instruction or to a student enrolled in an accredited nonpublic school located
				  in the district if the student meets the same criteria as a regularly enrolled
				  student of the district. An international baccalaureate program is not an
				  advanced placement program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.6 - Obligations Regarding Registration for Advanced Placement Examinations

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The board of directors of a school district or authorities in
				  charge of an accredited nonpublic school are governed by Iowa Code section
				  261E.5.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.7 - Applicability

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The concurrent enrollment program, also known as
				  district-to-community college sharing, is subject to the provisions of Iowa
				  Code section 261E.8. A student enrolled in a
				  career and technical course under this division does not have to meet the
				  proficiency requirements set forth in Iowa Code section
				  261E.3(1)
"e."
(1)
Auditing not allowed.
Students are not permitted to audit a
				concurrent enrollment course; students are to take the course for
				credit.
(2)
Funding.
Regardless of whether a district receives
				supplementary weighted funding, the district will not charge tuition to any of
				its students who participate in a concurrent enrollment course.
(3)
Data collection.
Institutions participating in the program established by this rule will comply
				with data reporting and verification processes established by the department,
				including the data elements set forth in Iowa Code section
				261E.8(9).
(4)
Private instruction.
Students in independent private instruction or in competent private instruction
				under Iowa Code chapter 299A may access courses under this division without the
				course limit contained in 281-Chapter 33.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.8 - Accredited Nonpublic School Concurrent Enrollment Option

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(1)
Authorization.
In addition to enrollment through a school
				district as authorized under rule 281-22.7(261E), students enrolled at an
				accredited nonpublic school may access concurrent enrollment coursework through
				a direct contract between the authorities in charge ofan accredited nonpublic
				school and a community college.
(2)
General.
For any coursework delivered through a contract
				established pursuant to this rule, students, institutions, and instructors will
				meet the requirements for concurrent enrollment established under rule
				281-22.7(261E). However, such coursework is not eligible for funding under that
				rule.
(3)
Funding.
Subject to the appropriation of funds by the Iowa legislature for such
				purposes, coursework delivered through a contract between the authorities in
				charge of an accredited nonpublic school and a community college pursuant to
				this rule may be eligible for funding under rule
				281-97.7 (257).
(4)
Data collection.
Institutions participating in a contract pursuant to this rule are to comply
				with data reporting and verification processes established by the
				department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.9 - Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program-general

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The postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) program is
				  established pursuant to the terms of Iowa Code section
				  261E.6. PSEO programming
				  provided by a school district pursuant to this division may be but is not
				  required to be available to students on a year-round basis.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.10 - Student Eligibility

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Student eligibility is described in Iowa Code section
				  261E.6(6).
				  Persons who have graduated from high school are not eligible for this program.
				  Students who are not residents of Iowa are not eligible.
(1) A student enrolled in an accredited
				nonpublic school who meets all eligibility requirements may apply to take
				courses under this division in the school district where the accredited
				nonpublic school is located, provided that neither the accredited nonpublic
				school nor the school district offers a comparable course.
(2) A student under competent private
				instruction who meets the eligibility requirements in this chapter may apply to
				take courses under this division through the public school district in which
				the student is dually enrolled, provided that the resident school district does
				not offer a comparable course.
(3)
				Postsecondary institutions may require students to meet appropriate standards
				or requirements for entrance into a course, which may include prerequisite
				courses, scores on national academic aptitude and achievement tests, or other
				evaluation procedures to determine competency. Acceptance of a student into a
				course by a postsecondary institution is not a guarantee that a student will be
				enrolled in all requested courses. Priority may be given to postsecondary
				students before eligible secondary students are enrolled in courses. However,
				once an eligible secondary student has enrolled in a postsecondary course, the
				student cannot be displaced by another student for the duration of the course.
				Students must take the course for credit (no auditing of courses allowed) and
				meet all of the requirements of the course that are required of postsecondary
				students.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.11 - Eligible Postsecondary Courses

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These rules are intended to implement the policy of the state
				  to promote rigorous academic pursuits.
(1) Postsecondary courses eligible for
				students to enroll in under this division are limited to:
a. Nonsectarian courses;
b. Courses that are not comparable to courses
				offered by the school district where the student attends that are defined in
				rules adopted by the board of directors of the public school district. For
				purposes of these rules, "comparable" is not synonymous with "identical," but
				means that the content of a course provided to a high school student for
				postsecondary credit consists of substantially the same concepts and skills as
				the content of a course provided by the school district or accredited nonpublic
				school;
c. Credit-bearing courses
				that lead to an educational degree;
d. Courses in the discipline areas of
				mathematics, science, social sciences, humanities, and vocational-technical
				education; and also the courses in career option programs offered by area
				schools established under the authorization provided in Iowa Code chapter
				260C.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.13 - Transportation

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The parent or guardian of an eligible student who has
				  enrolled in and is attending an eligible postsecondary institution under this
				  division is solely responsible to furnish transportation to and from the
				  postsecondary institution for the student.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.14 - Payments, Claims, and Reimbursements

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Payments, claims, and reimbursements, including
				  reimbursements and adjustments, under this division are set forth in Iowa Code
				  section 261E.7.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.15 - Career Academies

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A career academy is defined in Iowa Code section
				  258.6. Career academies are
				  established and governed by Iowa Code section
				  261E.10, which is incorporated
				  by this reference. A course offered by a career academy will not qualify as a
				  regional academy course.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.16 - Regional Academies

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A regional academy is a program established and governed by
				  Iowa Code section 261E.9, which is incorporated by
				  this reference. School districts participating in a regional academy pursuant
				  to this rule are to comply with the application and verification processes
				  established by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.18 - Project Lead the Way

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(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 is to
				identify which courses, if successfully completed, generate college credit
				under the program. Information about available project lead the way courses is
				to 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 will offer the curriculum developed by the national organization that
				administers the project lead the way program.
(5)
Instructor.
A school
				district will ensure that a teacher or instructor employed to provide
				instruction under this rule meets the following additional criteria:
a. The teacher has successfully completed the
				training required by the national organization that administers the project
				lead the way program.
b. The
				teacher meets the minimum requirements of the national organization that
				administers the project lead the way program.
c. The teacher participates, on a regular
				basis, in available professional development provided by the national
				organization that administers the project lead the way
				program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.19 - Summer College Credit Program

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(1)
Program established.
A
				summer college credit program is established to expand access for high school
				students to high-quality career and technical education experiences aligned
				with career pathways leading to postsecondary credentials and high-demand jobs.
				Programs approved under subrule 22.19(3) will be offered during the summer term
				of an eligible postsecondary institution.
(2)
Type of coursework
				offered.
The following provisions apply to coursework delivered
				through an approved program under this rule:
a. Coursework eligible to be offered through
				an approved program under this rule will be technical core coursework within
				and prerequisite coursework for a career and technical education program
				approved under 281-subrule 21.4(3).
b. The career and technical education program
				is to be aligned with in-demand occupations identified by the state workforce
				development board and community colleges pursuant to Iowa Code section
				84A.1B(14).
c. Coursework delivered
				under this rule shall comply with Iowa Code section
				257.11(3). The
				course will not be eligible for supplementary weighting under that
				section.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.20 - Transportation

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The parent or guardian of an eligible student who has
				  enrolled in and is attending an eligible postsecondary institution under this
				  division shall furnish transportation to and from the postsecondary institution
				  for the student.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.21 - Tuition Payments

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(1)
				Not later than June 30 of each year, a school district shall pay a tuition
				reimbursement amount to a postsecondary institution that has enrolled its
				resident eligible students under this division, unless the eligible student is
				participating in open enrollment under Iowa Code section
				282.18, in which
				case, the tuition reimbursement amount shall be paid by the receiving district.
				However, if a child's residency changes during a school year, the tuition shall
				be paid by the district in which the child was enrolled as of the date
				specified in Iowa Code section
				257.6(1)
				 or the district in which the child was
				counted under Iowa Code section
				257.6(1)
"a
"(6). For students enrolled at the Iowa School for the Deaf
				and the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, the state board of regents shall
				pay a tuition reimbursement amount by June 30 of each year. The amount of
				tuition reimbursement for each separate course shall equal the lesser of:
a. The actual and customary costs of tuition,
				textbooks, materials, and fees directly related to the course taken by the
				eligible student.
b. Two hundred
				fifty dollars.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.22 - Tuition Reimbursements and Adjustments

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The failure of a student to complete or otherwise to receive
				  credit for an enrolled course requires the student, if 18 years of age or
				  older, to reimburse the school district for the cost of the enrolled course. If
				  the student is under 18 years of age, the student's parent or guardian shall
				  sign the student registration form indicating that the parent or guardian
				  assumes all responsibility for the costs directly related to the incomplete or
				  failed coursework. If documentation is submitted to the school district that
				  verifies the student was unable to complete the course for reasons including
				  but not limited to the student's physical incapacity, a death in the student's
				  immediate family, or the student's move to another school district, that
				  verification shall constitute a waiver of the requirement that the student or
				  parent or guardian pay the costs of the course to the school district. An
				  eligible postsecondary institution shall make pro rata adjustments to tuition
				  reimbursement amounts based upon federal guidelines established pursuant to 20
				  U.S.C. §1091b.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.24 - Career Academies

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A career academy is a program of study as defined in
				  281-Chapter 46. A course offered by a career academy shall not qualify as a
				  regional academy course.
(1) A career
				academy course may qualify as a concurrent enrollment course if it meets the
				requirements of Iowa Code section
				261E.8.
(2) The school district providing secondary
				education under this division shall be eligible for supplementary weighting
				under Iowa Code section
				257.11(2),
				and the community college shall be eligible for funds allocated pursuant to
				Iowa Code section
				260C.18A.
(3) Information regarding career academies
				shall be provided by the school district to a student and the student's parent
				or guardian prior to the development of the student's core curriculum plan
				under Iowa Code section
				279.61.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.26 - Regional Academies

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A regional academy is a program established by a school
				  district to which multiple school districts send students in grades 7 through
				  12. In addition to partnering with other school districts, the school district
				  establishing a regional academy may enter into a contract or a chapter 28E
				  agreement with one or more accredited nonpublic schools, area education
				  agencies, community colleges, accredited public or nonpublic postsecondary
				  institutions, businesses, and private agencies located within or outside of
				  Iowa.
(1)
Purpose.
A
				regional academy shall be established to build a culture of innovation for
				students and community; to diversify educational and economic opportunities by
				engaging in learning experiences that involve students in complex, real-world
				projects; and to develop regional or global innovation networks.
(2)
Curriculum.
A regional
				academy shall include in its curriculum advanced-level courses. A regional
				academy may include in its curriculum career and technical courses and core
				curriculum coursework. The coursework may be delivered virtually, or via the
				ICN, asynchronous learning networks, or Internet-based delivery
				systems.
(3)
Supplementary
				weighting.
School districts participating in regional academies are
				eligible for supplementary weighting as provided in Iowa Code section
				257.11(2).
				The school districts participating in the regional academy shall enter into an
				agreement on how the funding generated by the supplementary weighting received
				shall be used and shall 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 I of
				the year in which the districts intend to request supplementary weighting for
				the regional academy.
(4)
Student plan.
Information regarding regional academies shall
				be provided to a student and the student's parent or guardian prior to the
				development of the student's core curriculum plan under Iowa Code section
				279.61.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.27 - Waivers for Certain Regional Academies

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A school district that establishes a regional academy may,
				  but is not required to, submit to the department a request for waiver from any
				  statutory or regulatory provision identified by the school district as a
				  barrier to the school district's goal of increasing student achievement or
				  increasing competency-based learning opportunities for students. The school
				  district shall submit a plan to the department demonstrating how the regional
				  academy will increase student achievement or increase competency-based learning
				  opportunities for students, how the regional academy will assess either the
				  increase in student achievement or the increase in competency-based learning
				  opportunities for students, and why the requested waiver or waivers are
				  necessary. The waiver request and plan shall be submitted to the department for
				  approval by January 1 of the school year immediately preceding the school year
				  for which waiver is sought. The department may not waive or modify any
				  statutory or regulatory provision relating to requirements applicable to school
				  districts that pertain to audit requirements, investment of public funds,
				  collective bargaining, open meetings, public records, civil rights, human
				  rights, special education, contracts with and discharge of teachers and
				  administrators, powers and duties of school boards, teacher quality, and school
				  transportation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.28 - Internet-based Coursework

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The programming in this chapter may be delivered via
				  Internet-based technologies. An Internet-based course may qualify for
				  additional supplemental weighting if it meets the requirements of Division IV
				  or Division VI of this chapter. To qualify as a senior year plus course, an
				  Internet-based course must comply with the appropriate provisions of this
				  chapter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.29 - Icn-based Coursework

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The ICN may be used to deliver coursework for the programming
				  provided under this chapter subject to an appropriation by the general assembly
				  for that purpose. A school district that provides courses delivered via the ICN
				  shall receive supplemental funding as provided in Iowa Code section
				  257.11(7).
				  To qualify as a senior year plus course, a course offered through the ICN must
				  comply with the appropriate provisions of this chapter
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.32 - Project Lead the Way

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(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.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 22 - Senior Year Plus Program › Rule 281-22.33 - Summer College Credit Program

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(1)
Program established.
A
				summer college credit program is established to expand access for high school
				students to high-quality career and technical education experiences aligned
				with career pathways leading to postsecondary credentials and high-demand jobs.
				Programs approved under subrule 22.33(3) shall be offered during the summer
				term of an eligible postsecondary institution.
(2)
Type of coursework
				offered.
The following provisions apply to coursework delivered
				through an approved program under this rule.
a. Coursework eligible to be offered through
				an approved program under this rule shall be technical core coursework within
				and prerequisite coursework for a career and technical education program
				approved under 281-subrule 21.4(3).
b. The career and technical education program
				shall be aligned to in-demand occupations identified by the state workforce
				development board and community colleges pursuant to Iowa Code section
				84A.1B(13A) as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, House File 2458.
c. Coursework delivered under this rule shall
				comply with the course requirements established under Iowa Code section
				257.11(3). The course shall be ineligible for supplementary weighting under
				that section.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 23 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs › Rule 281-23.1 - Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter, the indicated terms are defined
				  as follows:
"Adult education and literacy program"
means
				  adult basic education, adult education leading to a high school equivalency
				  diploma under Iowa Code chapter 259A, English as a second language instruction,
				  workplace and family literacy instruction, integrated basic education and
				  technical skills instruction, and other activities specified in the Adult
				  Education and Family Literacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Ch. 73 and subsequent federal
				  workforce training and adult education legislation.
"Career pathways "
means a combination of
				  rigorous and high-quality education, training, and other services that:
1. Aligns with the skill needs of industries in the state or
				  regional economy;
2. Prepares an individual to be successful in any of a full
				  range of secondary or postsecondary education options, including
				  apprenticeships;
3. Includes counseling to support an individual in achieving
				  the individual's education and career goals;
4. Includes, as appropriate, education offered concurrently
				  with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training
				  for a specific occupation or occupational cluster;
5. Organizes education, training, and other services to meet
				  the particular needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the
				  educational and career advancement of the individual to the extent practicable;
				  and
6. Helps an individual enter or advance within a specific
				  occupation or occupational cluster.
"Coordinator"
means the person(s)
				  responsible for making decisions for the adult education and literacy program
				  at the local level.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  education.
"English as a second language "
means a
				  structured language acquisition program designed to teach English to students
				  whose native language is other than English.
"Intake "
means admittance and enrollment in
				  an adult education and literacy program operated by an eligible
				  provider.
"Professional staff"
means all staff that
				  are engaged in providing services, including instruction and data entry, for
				  individuals who are eligible for adult education and literacy programs.
"State assessment policy"
means a federally
				  approved policy which stipulates the use of a standardized assessment, scoring
				  and reporting protocols, certification requirements for test administrators,
				  and the protocol for tracking test and attendance data.
"Volunteer staff"
means all non-paid persons
				  who perform services, including individualized instruction and data entry, for
				  individuals who are eligible for adult education and literacy
				  programs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 23 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs › Rule 281-23.2 - State Planning

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(1)
Basis.
A state plan for adult education shall be developed as
				required by federal legislation. Current federal rules and regulations shall be
				followed in developing the state plan.
(2)
State planning.
Statewide planning shall be conducted in accordance with applicable federal
				legislation. The state board is authorized to prepare, amend, and administer
				the state plan in accordance with state and federal law. The state plan shall
				establish appropriate statewide strategies and goals for adult education and
				literacy programs.
(3)
Funding allocation.
The department shall be responsible for
				the allocation and distribution of state and federal funds for adult basic
				education programs in accordance with these rules and with the state plan. The
				state has the right under federal legislation to establish the funding formula
				and to issue a competitive bidding process.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 23 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs › Rule 281-23.3 - Program Administration

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The department, through the division of community colleges,
				  is hereby designated as the agency for administration of state and federally
				  funded adult basic education programs and for supervision of the administration
				  of adult basic education programs. The division shall be responsible for the
				  allocation and distribution of state and federal funds awarded to eligible
				  institutions for adult basic education programs through a grant application in
				  accordance with this chapter and with the state plan.
(1)
Eligible institutions.
Adult education and literacy programs may be operated by:
a. Entities accredited by the Higher Learning
				Commission and approved by the department; or
b. Eligible entities as defined by the Adult
				Education and Family Literacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Ch. 73, and subsequent federal
				workforce training and adult education legislation, and approved by the
				department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 23 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs › Rule 281-23.4 - Career Pathways

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Adult education and literacy programs may use state adult
				  education and literacy education funding for activities related to the
				  development and implementation of the basic skills component of a career
				  pathways system.
(1)
Collaboration.
Adult
				education and literacy programs shall coordinate with other available
				education, training, and social service resources in the community for the
				development of career pathways, such as by establishing strong links with
				elementary schools and secondary schools, postsecondary educational
				institutions, institutions of higher education, local workforce investment
				boards, one-stop centers, job training programs, social service agencies,
				business and industry, labor organizations, community-based organizations,
				nonprofit organizations, and intermediaries.
(2)
Use of state funds.
Only
				activities directly linked to adult education and literacy programs and
				instruction shall be funded with moneys received from state adult education and
				literacy funds. Consideration shall be given to providing adult education and
				literacy activities concurrently with workforce preparation activities and
				workforce training for the purpose of educational and career
				advancement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 23 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs › Rule 281-23.5 - Student Eligibility

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A person seeking to enroll in an adult education and literacy
				  program shall be at least 16 years of age and not enrolled or required to be
				  enrolled in a secondary school under Iowa Code section
				  299.1 A
				  and shall meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
1. Lacks sufficient mastery of basic
				educational skills to enable the person to function effectively in society,
				demonstrated by a score of Adult Secondary Education (Low) or lower in at least
				one modality;
2. Does not have a
				secondary school diploma or a recognized equivalent; or
3. Is unable to speak, read, or write the
				English language.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 23 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs › Rule 281-23.6 - Qualification of Staff

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Adult education and literacy programs shall be in compliance
				  with the requirements established under this rule by July 1, 2015. The
				  requirements of this rule apply to all staff hired after July 1, 2015. All
				  staff hired prior to July 1, 2015, are exempt from this rule.
(1)
Professional staff.
Professional staff providing instruction in an adult education and literacy
				program to students must possess at minimum a bachelor's degree.
(2)
Volunteer staff.
Volunteer staff must possess at minimum a high school diploma or high school
				equivalency diploma.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 23 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs › Rule 281-23.7 - High-quality Professional Development

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(1)
Responsibility of
				program.
Adult education and literacy programs shall be responsible
				for providing professional development opportunities for professional and
				volunteer staff, including:
a. Proper
				procedures for the administration and reporting of data pursuant to rule
				281-23.8
				(260C);
b. The development and
				dissemination of instructional and programmatic practices based on the most
				rigorous and scientifically valid research available; and
c. Appropriate reading, writing, speaking,
				mathematics, English language acquisition, distance education, and staff
				training practices aligned with content standards for adult
				education.