Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School District Pupil Accounting for Distribution of State Aid › Section R. 340.15 - Work-based learning experiences

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 15.
(1) A
				"work-based learning experience" means a learning experience that is
				coordinated by a district through a training agreement with an employer
				providing a paid or unpaid educational experience relating to school
				instruction that may be offered as part of the pupil's schedule.
This experience is not part of a work-based learning
				  experience related to a state-approved career and technical education program
				  under
				  R 340.16. A pupil who participates in
				  a paid or unpaid work-based learning experience may be counted in membership if
				  all of the following are met:
(a) The
				pupil is enrolled in grades 9 to 12.
(b) The experience is monitored by a
				designated certificated teacher.
(c) The pupil is eligible to receive credit
				towards a high school diploma for the work-based learning experience.
(d) Federal and state regulations regarding
				the employment of minors shall be followed.
(e) The work-based learning experience shall
				not generate more than &frac12 of the pupil's total full-time
				equivalency.
(f) The employment of
				the pupil shall not exceed the maximum hours set by the district.
(g) The district shall have a written
				training agreement in place by the pupil membership count date. The training
				agreement shall include all of the following:
(i) Pupil's personal information including
				name, home address, telephone number(s), birth date, and emergency contact
				information.
(ii) School's name,
				address, telephone number, and contact person.
(iii) Employer's name, address, telephone
				number, and contact person.
(iv) A
				list of employer, school, and pupil responsibilities.
(v) Beginning and ending dates of the
				agreement.
(vi) The daily hours to
				be worked that include beginning and ending times.
(vii) Beginning rate of pay, if work-based
				learning experience is paid.
(viii)
				Verification of appropriate safety instruction provided by the school district
				or the employer may also be included in the training plan defined in subrule
				(1)(h) of this rule.
(ix)
				Verification that employer has worker's disability compensation and general
				liability insurance.
(x) The
				signatures of the principal or his or her designee, certificated teacher or
				coordinator, pupil, parent or legal guardian, and training station supervisor
				(employer). If the training agreement and training plan are combined into 1
				document, only 1 set of signatures is required.
(xi) Statement of assurance signed by the
				employer that pupils will not be discriminated against on the basis of race,
				color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
(xii) A district statement of assurance of
				compliance with federal laws relating to discrimination.
(h) The district shall have a written
				training plan in place by the pupil membership count date. The training plan
				shall include all of the following:
(i)
				Verification by the certificated teacher that the pupil's career or education
				goals as outlined in the pupil's education development plan relate to this
				placement.
(ii) A list of
				performance elements or job skills that contribute to the pupil's progress
				toward a career objective. The performance elements or job skills shall be used
				to assess the pupil's progress.
(iii) Identification of academic course(s)
				that generate credit towards a high school diploma in which the pupil is
				currently or previously enrolled that relates to and prepares the pupil for job
				placement.
(iv) Signatures of the
				principal or his or her designee, certificated teacher or coordinator, pupil,
				parent or legal guardian, and training station supervisor (employer). If the
				training agreement and training plan are combined into 1 document, only 1 set
				of signatures is required.
(i) The employer or coordinator shall
				maintain and verify records of the pupil's attendance throughout the duration
				of the training agreement.
(j) A
				certificated teacher shall develop a regular visitation plan, after first
				visiting the employer to establish the training site, that includes at least 1
				site visit every 9-week period.