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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 23 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs › Rule 281-23.8 - Performance and Accountability

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(1)
Accountability system.
Adult education and literacy programs
				shall adhere to the standards established by the Adult Education and Family
				Literacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Ch. 73, and subsequent federal workforce training and
				adult education legislation in the use and administration of the accountability
				system. The accountability system will be a statewide system to include, but
				not be limited to, enrollment reports, progress indicators and core
				measures.
(2)
Performance
				indicators.
a.
Compliance.
Adult education and literacy programs shall adhere
				to the policies and procedures outlined in the state assessment policy. Data
				shall be submitted by the tenth day of each month or, should that day fall
				outside of standard business hours, the first Monday following the tenth day of
				the month. All adult education and literacy programs shall comply with data
				quality reviews and complete quality data checks as required to ensure federal
				compliance with reporting.
b.
Determination of progress.
Upon administration of a
				standardized assessment, within the first 12 hours of attendance, adult
				education and literacy programs shall place eligible students at an appropriate
				level of instruction. Progress assessments shall be administered after the
				recommended hours of instruction as published in the state assessment
				policy.
c.
Core
				measures.
Federal and state adult education and literacy legislation
				has established the data required for reporting core measures, including, but
				not limited to, percentage of participants in unsubsidized employment during
				the second and fourth quarter after exit from the program; median earnings;
				percentage of participants who obtain a postsecondary credential or diploma
				during participation or within one year after exit from the program;
				participants achieving measurable skill gains; and effectiveness in serving
				employers.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.2 - Pace Program

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The pathways for academic career and employment program
				  (hereinafter referred to as PACE) is established to provide funding to
				  community colleges for the development of projects that will lead to gainful,
				  quality, in-state employment for members of target populations by providing
				  them with both effective academic and employment training to ensure gainful
				  employment and customized support services.
(1)
Target populations.
Individuals included in target populations are those individuals who meet one
				or more of the following:
a. Are deemed by
				definition to be low skilled.
b.
				Earn incomes at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
c. Are unemployed.
d. Are underemployed.
e. Are dislocated
				workers.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.3 - Program Component Requirements

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Program components for a PACE project implemented at a
				  community college are to meet the terms of Iowa Code section
				  260H.5.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.4 - Pipeline Program

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Each community college receiving funding for PACE is to meet
				  the terms of Iowa Code section
				  260H.6.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.5 - Career Pathways and Bridge Curriculum Development Program

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Each community college receiving funding for PACE is to meet
				  the terms of Iowa Code section
				  260H.7.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.6 - Pathway Navigators

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A community college may use moneys for the PACE program to
				  employ pathway navigators to assist students as specified in Iowa Code section
				  260H.7A.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.7 - Gap Tuition Assistance Program

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A gap tuition assistance program is established to provide
				  funding to community colleges for need-based tuition assistance to enable
				  applicants to complete continuing education certificate training programs for
				  in-demand occupations.
(1)
Applicants for tuition assistance.
Eligibility for tuition
				assistance will be based on financial need. Eligibility criteria are set forth
				in Iowa Code sections
				260I.3 and
				260I.4.
(2)
Eligible costs.
Costs of
				an eligible certificate program are set forth in Iowa Code section
				260I.5.
(3)
Eligible
				certificate programs.
For the purposes of this division, "eligible
				certificate program" means a program satisfying the criteria in Iowa Code
				section 260I.6.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.8 - Initial Assessment

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An eligible applicant for tuition assistance under this
				  division is subject to an initial assessment administered by the community
				  college pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  260I.7. In assessing an
				  applicant under this division, a community college will use the national career
				  readiness certificate; an assessment eligible under the Adult Education and
				  Family Literacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Ch. 73, and approved by the department for use
				  in an adult education and literacy program; or an established process utilizing
				  valid measures for determining preparedness for the eligible certificate
				  program, which may include processes for measuring academic preparedness used
				  by the community college for placement of students into credit
				  coursework.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.9 - Program Interview

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An eligible applicant for tuition assistance under this
				  division is subject to an initial interview with the gap tuition assistance
				  coordinator for the community college receiving the application. This interview
				  is subject to the provision of Iowa Code section
				  260I.8.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.11 - Oversight

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Statewide oversight, evaluation, and reporting efforts for
				  the gap tuition assistance program are coordinated by the department pursuant
				  to the terms of Iowa Code section
				  260I.10.
(1) A steering committee consisting of the
				Iowa department of education, the Iowa workforce development department, and
				community college continuing education deans and directors is established to
				determine whether the performance measures of the gap tuition assistance
				program are being met and to correct any deficiencies. The steering committee
				will meet at least quarterly to evaluate and monitor the performance of the gap
				tuition assistance program.
(2) A
				common intake tracking system is established pursuant to Iowa Code section
				260I.10(2).
(3) The steering committee will develop the
				required program criteria for PACE and gap tuition assistance-certified
				programs to be eligible for tuition assistance and program funding. These
				criteria will be developed based on best practices in the development and
				delivery of career pathway programs that provide a clear sequence of education
				coursework and credentials aligned with regional workforce skill needs; clearly
				articulate from one level of instruction to the next; combine occupational
				skills and remedial adult education; lead to the attainment of a credential or
				degree; assist with job placement; and provide wraparound social and
				socioeconomic support services with the goal of increasing the individual's
				skills attainment and employment potential.
(4) To ensure efficient delivery of services,
				the department, in consultation with the community colleges, may redistribute
				funds available to the community colleges for purposes of this
				division.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IV - Driver and Safety Education › Chapter 27 - Workforce Training and Economic Development Funds › Rule 281-27.1 - Definitions

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"Community college"
or
"college"
means a community college established under Iowa
				  Code chapter 260C.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  education.
"Fund"
or
"funds"
means the
				  workforce training and economic development funds created by Iowa Code section
				  260C.18A and allocated to each
				  community college.
"Project"
means a training or educational
				  activity funded under this chapter.
"State board"
or
"board"
means the Iowa state board of education.
"Targeted areas"
means the areas of advanced
				  manufacturing; information technology and insurance; alternative and renewable
				  energy, including the alternative and renewable energy sectors listed in Iowa
				  Code section 476.42(1)
"a"
; and life sciences, which include the areas of
				  biotechnology, health care technology, and nursing care
				  technology.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IV - Driver and Safety Education › Chapter 27 - Workforce Training and Economic Development Funds › Rule 281-27.2 - Funds Allocation

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A fund is created and the department will allocate moneys as
				  specified in Iowa Code section
				  260C.18A(2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IV - Driver and Safety Education › Chapter 27 - Workforce Training and Economic Development Funds › Rule 281-27.3 - Community College Workforce and Economic Development Fund Plans and Progress Reports

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Each community college, to receive its allocation for the
				  forthcoming fiscal year, is to prepare and submit to the department for state
				  board consideration the following items for the fiscal year.
(1)
Workforce training and economic
				development fund plan.
Each college will adopt a workforce training
				and economic development fund plan for the upcoming year that outlines the
				community college's proposed use of moneys appropriated to its fund. Plans are
				to be based on fiscal years and submitted to the department, in a manner
				prescribed by the department, by September 30 for the current fiscal year
				allocation. Plans are to describe how the college proposes to allocate funds to
				support individual allowable uses pursuant to rule
				281-27.4 (260C) and the planned
				amount to be used to support targeted areas.
(2)
Progress reports.
Each
				college that receives an allocation of moneys pursuant to rule
				281-27.2 (260C) will prepare an
				annual progress report detailing the plan's implementation. The report is to be
				submitted to the department by September 30 of each year in a manner and form
				as prescribed by the department. The report will provide information regarding
				projects supported by the college's fund, including the number of participants
				enrolled in each program, the number of participants who complete each program,
				the dollars spent on each allowable use pursuant to rule
				281-27.4 (260C), the dollars
				spent in targeted areas, and other data necessary to report on state program
				performance metrics.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IV - Driver and Safety Education › Chapter 27 - Workforce Training and Economic Development Funds › Rule 281-27.4 - Use of Funds

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Moneys deposited into each community college fund are to be
				  expended as specified in Iowa Code section
				  260C.18A. Any individual project
				  using over $1 million of moneys from a workforce training and economic
				  development fund requires prior approval from the state
				  board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title IV - Driver and Safety Education › Chapter 27 - Workforce Training and Economic Development Funds › Rule 281-27.5 - Annual Plan and Progress Report Approval

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(1) The state board
				will review and consider approval of reports and plans submitted pursuant to
				rule 281-27.3 (260C).
(2) The state board may reject a plan or
				progress report for any of the following reasons, including:
a. Incomplete information or data;
b. Failure to comply with rule
				281-27.4(260C);
c. Project not
				operated in compliance with state or federal law.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 31 - Private Instruction and Dual Enrollment › Rule 281-31.1 - General

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Any parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of
				  compulsory attendance age may place the child under competent private
				  instruction or independent private instruction in adherence to all provisions
				  within Iowa Code chapter 299A. This includes any child identified as requiring
				  special education under Iowa Code chapter 256B. If a child's performance
				  indicates a need for special education, the child will be referred and
				  evaluated as indicated in Iowa Code section
				  299A.9.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 31 - Private Instruction and Dual Enrollment › Rule 281-31.2 - Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The following terms apply as defined in
				Iowa Code section 299A.1:
"Competent private instruction."
"Independent private instruction."
"Private instruction."
(2) The following term applies as defined in
				Iowa Code section 299A.6:
"Adequate progress."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 31 - Private Instruction and Dual Enrollment › Rule 281-31.4 - Annual Achievement Evaluations

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(1)
General.
Each child
				receiving competent private instruction will be evaluated annually by May 31
				through the use of:
a. A nationally
				recognized standardized achievement evaluation; or
b. Another assessment tool selected by the
				child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian from an approved list provided by
				the department of education, which will include:
(1) The costs and administration time of
				listed evaluations, and
(2) A
				process to approve new or alternate assessments that meet the provisions of
				Iowa Code chapter 299A.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 31 - Private Instruction and Dual Enrollment › Rule 281-31.5 - Dual Enrollment

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(1) If a
				parent, guardian, or legal custodian submits a request, the child will be
				registered in a public school for dual enrollment purposes and included in the
				public school's basic enrollment under Iowa Code section
				257.6.
(2) A child who is dual enrolled will:
a. Be permitted to participate in any
				academic activities in the district;
b. Be permitted to participate in any
				extracurricular activities on the same basis as any public school child;
				and
c. Be counted under Iowa Code
				section 257.6(1)
"a"
(6); or
d. In
				the case of a child in grades 9 through 12, be counted in the same manner as a
				shared-time pupil under Iowa Code section
				257.6(1)
"a"
(3).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 31 - Private Instruction and Dual Enrollment › Rule 281-31.6 - Home School Assistance Program

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The board of directors of a school district will expend funds
				  received pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  257.6(1)
"a"
(5), and amounts designated from the school district's
				  flexibility account under Iowa Code section
				  298A.2(2), for
				  providing a home school assistance program. Funds will be expended for intended
				  purposes identified in Iowa Code sections
				  299A.12(2) 
				  through 299A.12(4). A
				  district will not employ as a home school assistance program instructor a
				  person who currently holds only a substitute authorization. A home school
				  assistance program teacher will have contact with the student and the student's
				  parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian at least four times per 45 days
				  of instruction. One of every two contacts will be face-to-face with the
				  student.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 31 - Private Instruction and Dual Enrollment › Rule 281-31.7 - Miscellaneous Provisions

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(1)
Special education.
Special education services to students in competent private instruction,
				including dual enrollment for special education services, are governed by Iowa
				Code section 299A.9.
(2)
Open enrollment.
Open
				enrollment for a student under this chapter is governed by Iowa Code section
				282.18. A receiving district may only bill a resident district if the receiving
				district complies with the provisions of this chapter.
(3)
Instructional materials.
a. A school district will not make monetary
				payments, including cash and cash equivalents, or give publicly funded
				resources, directly or indirectly, to the parent, guardian, or legal or actual
				custodian or to a child receiving competent private instruction. A school
				district will not purchase texts or supplementary materials for or on behalf of
				a child receiving competent private instruction if such texts or supplementary
				materials are not appropriate for use by regularly enrolled students of the
				school district.
b. A district may
				provide to children receiving competent private instruction available texts or
				supplementary materials on the same basis as they are provided to enrolled
				students and will provide available texts or supplemental instructional
				materials on the same basis as they are provided to enrolled students when a
				child is under dual enrollment or in a home school assistance program. If a
				fee, such as a textbook or towel rental fee, is charged to regularly enrolled
				students for participation in a class or extracurricular activity, that fee may
				also be charged to dual-enrolled students on the same basis as it is charged to
				enrolled students, but only for the specific class or extracurricular
				activity.
c. The parent, guardian,
				or legal or actual custodian who provides competent private instruction to a
				child of compulsory attendance age may access the services and materials
				available from the AEA by requesting assistance through the school district of
				residence. The AEA will make services and materials available to the child on
				the same basis as they are available to regularly enrolled students of the
				district if the child is dual enrolled or enrolled in a home school assistance
				program. The district of residence will act as liaison between the parent,
				guardian, or legal or actual custodian of a child who is receiving competent
				private instruction and the AEA.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 31 - Private Instruction and Dual Enrollment › Rule 281-31.9 - Reporting Assessment Results

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(1)
Baseline evaluations.
The baseline evaluation results of each child subject to the baseline
				evaluation requirement of Iowa Code section 299A.4 and subrule 31.8(1) shall be
				reported by the child's parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian to the
				school district of residence of the child by June 30 of the year in which the
				evaluation was taken.
The baseline evaluation shall serve only as data from which
				  subsequent progress shall be measured; the baseline evaluation alone is not an
				  indication of educational progress or a lack of progress.
(2)
Standardized tests.
The
				results of a standardized test taken by a child subject to the annual
				assessment requirements shall be reported by the child's parent, guardian, or
				legal or actual custodian to the district of residence of the child by August 1
				of the year following the school year in which the test was taken. The results
				shall be submitted either in original form or as a true and correct photocopy
				of the original form as received from the agency responsible for scoring the
				test, from which any test results not required under law may be
				redacted.
(3)
Portfolio
				assessments.
The results of an assessment of a child's educational
				portfolio made by a qualified Iowa licensed practitioner shall be submitted by
				the portfolio evaluator to the child's parent, guardian, or legal or actual
				custodian, who shall send a copy to the district of residence of the child by
				August 1 of the year following the school year in which the assessment was
				done.
The report may be in narrative form and shall include
				  assessments of the child's achievement and progress in the curriculum areas
				  including reading, language arts, and mathematics for children whose grade
				  level of study is fifth grade and below, and those subjects plus the additional
				  areas of science and social studies for students whose grade level of study is
				  sixth grade and above. The report shall include a statement as to whether the
				  child has demonstrated adequate progress in each of the areas of study. The
				  report shall be signed by the evaluator.
(4)
Report card from accredited
				correspondence school.
Report cards from an accredited correspondence
				school shall be submitted by the child's parent, guardian, or legal or actual
				custodian to the child's district of residence by August 1 of the year
				following the school year in which the report cards were issued by the
				accredited correspondence school.
(5)
Confidentiality of annual
				assessments.
The district shall maintain as any other confidential
				education record the standardized testing, portfolio evaluation, and report
				cards from an accredited correspondence school for each resident child subject
				to annual assessment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 31 - Private Instruction and Dual Enrollment › Rule 281-31.11 - Independent Private Instruction

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(1)
Instructor
				responsibilities.
The person providing independent private instruction
				shall meet each of the requirements in paragraph 31.1(2)
"b."
(2)
School district
				responsibilities.
a.
Services.
(1) The public
				school district shall offer or make available to all resident students
				receiving independent private instruction an approved course in driver
				education on an equal basis with students enrolled in the district, as required
				by Iowa Code section 321.178(1)
"c."
(2) The public school district shall make
				available to all students receiving independent private instruction concurrent
				enrollment programs, also known as district-to-community college sharing,
				subject to the terms of Iowa Code section
				261E.8
				and rule 281-22.11(261E).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 31 - Private Instruction and Dual Enrollment › Rule 281-31.12 - Miscellaneous Provisions

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(1)
Confidentiality of
				records.
Records maintained by school districts or area education
				agencies under Iowa Code chapters 299 and 299A and this chapter shall be
				protected under Iowa Code chapter 22, as well as
				20 U.S.C. Section
				1232g and 34 CFR Part 99. Personally
				identifiable information about students, as defined in 34 CFR Part 99, shall be
				disclosed only as permitted by that Part.
(2)
Compulsory attendance
				actions.
In taking any action under Iowa Code chapters 299 and 299A, a
				school district shall consider the requirements of compulsory attendance to be
				satisfied in the following instances:
a.
				Enrollment in a public school district and compliance with the district's
				attendance policy as determined by the district (including the district's
				policy on excusal of absences).
b.
				Enrollment in an accredited nonpublic school and compliance with the school's
				attendance policy as determined by the school (including the school's policy on
				excusal of absences).
c. Compliance
				with this chapter's provisions regarding competent private
				instruction.
d. The child is
				receiving private instruction under subrule 31.2(3) and Iowa Code section
				299A.3,
				unless the subrule and section do not apply.
e. The child is receiving independent private
				instruction under rule
				281-31.11 (299,299A), unless
				paragraph 31.12(2)
"f"
applies.
f. The district received a response to a
				request for information about independent private instruction pursuant to
				subparagraph 31.1(2)
"b"
(6).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 32 - High School Equivalency Diploma › Rule 281-32.1 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter:
"Adult education and literacy program"
means
				  the same as defined in 877-Chapter 32.
"Approved program"
means any defined option
				  established under this chapter for the completion of a high school equivalency
				  diploma that has been approved by the department.
"Approved test"
means the entire battery of
				  subtests given under a high school equivalency test adopted by the department
				  and administered at department-approved testing sites.
"Contact hour"
means the same as described
				  in 281-Chapter 21.
"Continuous enrollment"
means a participant
				  has not exited from the approved program as defined in the federal Workforce
				  Innovation and Opportunity Act (34 CFR §
										361.150(c)), effective
				  December 13, 2023.
"Demonstrated competence"
means the ability
				  to apply the knowledge and skills required to perform critical functions
				  specific to a program of study. Competencies that measure the attainment of the
				  knowledge, skills, and abilities equivalent to a high school program of study
				  are to be aligned with content standards for adult education as referenced in
				  877-Chapter 32 and twenty-first century learning skills.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  education.
"Eligible institution"
means an entity as
				  described in 877-Chapter 32.
"High school credit"
means credit awarded
				  for the successful completion of a secondary course or demonstrated competence
				  equivalent to one-half unit as defined in 281-Chapter 12.
"High school equivalency diploma"
means the
				  credential granted by the department to adults who did not graduate from high
				  school and are unable to receive a high school diploma through traditional
				  means but who are able to demonstrate attainment of the knowledge, skills, and
				  abilities that are equivalent to those that would be attained in a high school
				  program of study.
"Resident"
means an individual who satisfies
				  the provisions of 281-subrule 21.2(11).
"Twenty-first century learning skills"
means
				  the same as defined in 281-Chapter 12.
"Work-site learning"
means a planned and
				  supervised work experience, equivalent to the training services defined in the
				  federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. §
										3174(c)(3)(D)), effective
				  December 13, 2023, that follows workplace laws and regulations, including the
				  minimum wage prescribed by Iowa law or the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, if
				  applicable.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 32 - High School Equivalency Diploma › Rule 281-32.2 - Eligibility to Participate

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(1) No one under 16
				years and nine months of age is allowed to participate in an approved program,
				with the exception of a person who is at least 16 years of age and satisfies
				one or more of the following conditions:
a.
				Is a resident of an Iowa juvenile institution;
b. Is an active participant in Job Corps;
				or
c. Is under the supervision of a
				probation office.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 32 - High School Equivalency Diploma › Rule 281-32.3 - By Whom Administered

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An approved program is to be administered by an eligible
				  institution, which may provide one or more approved programs. The department
				  will maintain a process by which an eligible institution may apply to offer an
				  approved program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 32 - High School Equivalency Diploma › Rule 281-32.4 - Diploma, Transcript, Verification Fees

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Upon payment to the department or its designee of a fee for
				  the actual cost of production and distribution of a high school equivalency
				  diploma, transcript, or verification letter not to exceed $20 per document, the
				  department will issue a high school equivalency diploma, transcript, or
				  verification letter to an applicant who has achieved the minimum standards
				  established in this chapter. Upon payment to the department or its designee of
				  a fee for the actual cost of verification and issuance of a duplicate diploma,
				  transcript, and verification letter not to exceed $20, the department or its
				  designee will issue a duplicate diploma, transcript, or provide verification to
				  the applicant or person authorized by the applicant to request these documents.
				  Approved providers must track and submit to the department evidence of the
				  applicant's completion of the program requirements for the issuance of a high
				  school equivalency diploma.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 32 - High School Equivalency Diploma › Rule 281-32.5 - Application, Course, and Testing Fees

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The applicant or the applicant's supporting agency is to pay
				  an application, course, or testing fee to cover only necessary and reasonable
				  testing or program costs. Fees paid directly to an approved program are
				  considered program income and are to adhere to the federal Office for
				  Management and Budget Uniform Guidance cost principles (as codified in
				  2 CFR § 200.80), effective December 13,
				  2023.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 32 - High School Equivalency Diploma › Rule 281-32.6 - High School Equivalency Diploma Program Based on a Department-approved Test

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The department will award a high school equivalency diploma
				  to an applicant who achieves the appropriate minimum standard scores on an
				  approved test.
(1)
Validity of
				test scores.
Scores on an approved test remain valid for a period of
				five years from the date of the first subtest taken. If an applicant has not
				earned a high school equivalency diploma within this five-year period, the
				applicant must retake any expired subtest. The only exception is for test
				series that expire prior to the five-year period, in which case all previously
				taken subtests are void.
(2)
Retest.
Any applicant not achieving the minimum standard test
				score on any subtest in effect at the time of testing is permitted to apply for
				retest. Applicants may retest twice per calendar year, provided one of the
				following conditions is met:
a. A period of
				three months from the date of initial testing has elapsed; or
b. The applicant completes instruction in an
				adult education and literacy program in each subject area to be retested. This
				instruction is to be certified by an official of the adult education and
				literacy program provider to the test administrator authorized to release the
				retest.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 32 - High School Equivalency Diploma › Rule 281-32.7 - High School Equivalency Diploma Program Based on Attainment of High School Credits

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The department will award a high school equivalency diploma
				  to an applicant who demonstrates completion of an approved program consisting
				  of at least 36 high school credits. The approved program will be inclusive of
				  the graduation requirements established under 281-Chapter 12 and consist of at
				  least eight high school credits in English or communications; six credits in
				  mathematics; six credits in science; six credits in social studies, including
				  government; and ten elective credits that meet the requirements of subrule
				  32.7(4).
(1)
Award of prior
				credit.
The applicant is to provide certified, translated transcripts
				from any Iowa school district, accredited public or nonpublic high school, or
				regionally accredited college or university to document completion of credits
				earned that are equivalent to those required in an approved program established
				under this rule. Additional documentation may be requested to validate credits
				earned.
(2)
Minimum
				participation requirement.
An eligible applicant is to demonstrate
				competence through continuous enrollment in an approved program for a minimum
				of two high school credits.
(3)
Minimum graduation requirements.
If the applicant is not
				continuously enrolled in an approved program, the applicant becomes subject to
				the minimum graduation requirements applicable to the date of
				reenrollment.
(4)
Electives.
a. Coursework for
				electives will align with twenty-first century learning skills and be
				classified in one of the following five areas:
(1) Civic literacy;
(2) Health literacy;
(3) Technology literacy;
(4) Financial literacy;
(5) Employability skills.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 32 - High School Equivalency Diploma › Rule 281-32.8 - High School Equivalency Diploma Program Based on Postsecondary Degree

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(1)
Postsecondary degree from a United States postsecondary
				institution.
The department will award a high school equivalency
				diploma to a resident applicant who presents an associate degree or higher that
				includes general education coursework and is awarded by a regionally accredited
				postsecondary institution. The applicant is to provide official transcripts to
				an adult education and literacy program to document completion of program
				requirements.
(2)
Postsecondary degree from a foreign postsecondary institution.
The department will award a high school equivalency diploma to a resident
				applicant who presents a postsecondary degree equivalent to an associate degree
				or higher, provided that the following conditions are met:
a. The applicant presents to an adult
				education and literacy program an official transcript from an institution of
				higher education attesting to the completion of the program of study for the
				postsecondary degree. If the transcript is not in English, the applicant will
				also provide a certified translation.
b. The applicant is a United States citizen
				or meets both of the following conditions:
(1) Demonstrates proficiency in speaking,
				listening, reading, and writing as defined by the department's approved English
				language proficiency standards; and
(2) Has successfully completed a course in
				government or civics education as a component of an approved
				program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 33 - Educating Homeless Children and Youth › Rule 281-33.1 - Definitions

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"District of origin"
means the public school
				  district in Iowa in which a child was last enrolled or which a child last
				  attended when permanently housed.
"Guardian"
means a person of majority age
				  with whom a homeless child or youth of school age is living or a person of
				  majority age who has accepted responsibility for the homeless child or youth,
				  whether or not the person has legal guardianship over the child or
				  youth.
"Homeless child or youth"
means a child or
				  youth from the age of 3 years through 21 years who meets the definition in Iowa
				  Code section 282.1(2)
"a"
(2).
"Preschool child"
means a child who is
				  three, four, or five years of age before September 15.
"School of origin"
means the school that a
				  child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in which the
				  child or youth was last enrolled, including a preschool. When the child or
				  youth completes the final grade level served by the school of origin, the term
				  "school of origin" includes the designated receiving school at the next grade
				  level for all feeder schools.
"Unaccompanied homeless youth"
means a
				  homeless youth not in the physical custody of a parent or
				  guardian.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 33 - Educating Homeless Children and Youth › Rule 281-33.3 - School Records; Student Transfers

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(1) The school
				records of each homeless child or youth will be maintained so that the records
				are available in a timely fashion when a child or youth enters a new school
				district and in a manner consistent with federal statutes and regulations
				related to student records.
(2)
				Upon notification that a homeless student intends to transfer out of the
				district, a school district will immediately provide copies of the student's
				permanent and cumulative records, or other evidence of placement or special
				needs, to the homeless child or youth or the parent or guardian of a homeless
				child or youth who may take the copies with them.
(3) Upon the enrollment of a homeless child
				or youth, a school district will accept copies of records, or other evidence of
				placement provided by the homeless child, youth, or the parent or guardian of
				the homeless child or youth, for purposes of immediate placement and delivery
				of education and support services. Thereafter, the receiving school will
				request copies of the official records from the sending school. The receiving
				school shall not dismiss or deny further education to the homeless child or
				youth solely on the basis that the prior school records are
				unavailable.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 33 - Educating Homeless Children and Youth › Rule 281-33.4 - Immunization

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(1) Consistent with
				the provisions of Iowa Code section
				139A.8 and rules of the
				department of health and human services, a public school shall not refuse to
				enroll or exclude a homeless child or youth for lack of immunization records if
				any of the following situations exist. The parent or guardian of a homeless
				child or youth or a homeless child or youth:
a. Offers a statement signed by a doctor
				licensed by the state board of medical examiners specifying that in the
				doctor's opinion the immunizations required would be injurious to the health
				and well-being of the child or youth or to any member of the child's or youth's
				family or household.
b. Provides an
				affidavit stating that the immunization conflicts with the tenets and practices
				of a recognized religious denomination of which the homeless child or youth is
				a member or adherent, unless the state board of health has determined and the
				director of health has declared an emergency or epidemic exists.
c. Offers a statement that the child or youth
				has begun the required immunizations and is continuing to receive the necessary
				immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible.
d. States that the child or youth is a
				transfer student from any other school, and that school confirms the presence
				of the immunization record.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 33 - Educating Homeless Children and Youth › Rule 281-33.5 - Waiver of Fees and Charges Encouraged

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(1) If a child or
				youth is determined to be homeless as defined by these rules, and is not
				otherwise eligible for a waiver of fees under 281-Chapter 18, a school district
				is encouraged, subject to state law, to waive any fees or charges that would
				present a barrier to the enrollment or transfer of the child or youth, such as
				fees or charges for textbooks, supplies, or activities.
(2) A homeless child or youth, or the parent
				or guardian of a homeless child or youth, who believes a school district has
				denied the child or youth entry to or continuance of an education in the
				district on the basis that mandatory fees cannot be paid may appeal to the
				department of education using the dispute resolution mechanism in rule
				281-33.8 (256).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 33 - Educating Homeless Children and Youth › Rule 281-33.6 - Waiver of Enrollment Requirements Encouraged; Placement

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(1) If a homeless
				child or youth seeks to enroll or to remain enrolled in a public school
				district, the district is encouraged to waive any requirements, such as
				mandatory enrollment in a minimum number of courses, which would constitute
				barriers to the education of the homeless child or youth.
(2) In the event that a school district is
				unable to determine the appropriate grade or placement for a homeless child or
				youth because of inadequate, nonexistent, or missing student records, the
				district will administer tests or utilize otherwise reasonable means to
				determine the appropriate grade level for the child or youth.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 33 - Educating Homeless Children and Youth › Rule 281-33.7 - Residency of Homeless Child or Youth

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(1) A child or
				youth, a preschool child if the school offers tuition-free preschool, or a
				preschool child with a disability who meets the definition of homeless in these
				rules is entitled to receive a free, appropriate public education and necessary
				support services in either of the following:
a. The district in which the homeless child
				or youth is actually residing, or
b. The district of origin.
The deciding factor as to which district has the duty to
				  enroll the homeless child or youth is the best interests of the child or youth.
				  In determining the best interests of the child or youth, the district(s), to
				  the extent feasible, will keep a homeless child or youth in the district of
				  origin, except when doing so is contrary to the wishes of the parent or
				  guardian of the child or youth. In the case of an unaccompanied homeless youth,
				  the local educational agency liaison assists in the placement or enrollment
				  decision, taking into consideration the views of the unaccompanied homeless
				  youth. If the child or youth is placed or enrolled in a school other than
				  within the district of origin or other than a school requested by the parent or
				  guardian or unaccompanied homeless youth, the district will provide a written
				  explanation, including notice of the right to appeal under rule
				  281-33.8 (256), to the parent or
				  guardian or unaccompanied homeless youth.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title V - Nontraditional Students › Chapter 33 - Educating Homeless Children and Youth › Rule 281-33.8 - Dispute Resolution

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(1) If a homeless
				child or youth is denied access to a free, appropriate public education in
				either the district of origin or the district in which the child or youth is
				actually living, or if the child's or youth's parent or guardian believes that
				the child's or youth's best interests have not been served by the decision of a
				school district, an appeal may be made to the department of education as
				follows:
a. If the child is identified as a
				special education student under Iowa Code chapter 256B, the manner of appeal is
				by letter from the homeless child or youth, or the homeless child's or youth's
				parent or guardian, to the department of education as established in Iowa Code
				section 256B.6 and 281-Chapter 41 and governed by that chapter and the order of
				the presiding administrative law judge.
b. If the child is not eligible for special
				education services, the manner of appeal is by letter from the homeless child
				or youth or the homeless child's or youth's parent or guardian to the director
				of the department of education or a designated administrative law judge. The
				provisions of 281-Chapter 6 apply insofar as possible; however, the hearing
				shall take place in the district where the homeless child or youth is located
				or at a location convenient to the appealing party.
c. At any time a school district denies
				access to a homeless child or youth, the district will notify in writing the
				child or youth and the child's or youth's parent or guardian, if any, of the
				right to appeal and manner of appeal to the department of education for
				resolution of the dispute and shall document the notice given. The notice will
				contain the name, address, and telephone number of the legal services office in
				the area.