Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 70 - TECHNOLOGY-BASED INSTRUCTION › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE TEXAS VIRTUAL SCHOOL NETWORK (TxVSN) › Section 70.1001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following terms, when used in this subchapter, shall
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Electronic course--An
				  educational course in which instruction and content are delivered primarily
				  over the Internet, a student and teacher are in different locations for a
				  majority of the student's instructional period, most instructional activities
				  take place in an online environment, the online instructional activities are
				  integral to the academic program, extensive communication between a student and
				  a teacher and among students is emphasized, and a student is not required to be
				  located on the physical premises of a school district or charter school. An
				  electronic course is the equivalent of what would typically be taught in one
				  semester. For example: English IA is treated as a single electronic course and
				  English IB is treated as a single electronic course.
(2) Successful course completion--The term
				  that applies when a student taking a high school course has demonstrated
				  academic proficiency of the content for a high school course and has earned a
				  minimum passing grade of 70% or above on a 100-point scale, as assigned by the
				  properly credentialed online teacher(s), sufficient to earn credit for the
				  course.
(3) Successful program
				  completion--The term that applies when a student in Grades 3-8 has demonstrated
				  academic proficiency and has earned a minimum passing grade of 70% or above on
				  a 100-point scale, as assigned by the properly credentialed online teacher(s)
				  for the educational program, sufficient for promotion to the next grade
				  level.
(4) Texas Virtual School
				  Network (TxVSN)--A state-led initiative for online learning rather than a
				  telecommunications or information services network. The TxVSN is comprised of
				  two components, the statewide course catalog and the online school program.
				  Authorized by the Texas Education Code, Chapter 30A, the TxVSN is a partnership
				  network administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in coordination with
				  regional education service centers (ESCs), Texas public school districts and
				  charter schools, institutions of higher education, and other eligible
				  entities.
(5) TxVSN central
				  operations--The regional education service center that carries out the
				  day-to-day operations of the TxVSN, including the centralized student
				  registration system, statewide course catalog listings, and other
				  administrative and reporting functions.
(6) TxVSN online school--A Texas public
				  school district or charter school that meets eligibility requirements and
				  serves students who are enrolled full time in an approved TxVSN Online School
				  program.
(7) TxVSN Online School
				  (OLS) program--A full-time, virtual instructional program that is made
				  available through an approved course provider and is designed to serve students
				  in Grades 3-12 who are not physically present at school.
(8) TxVSN course provider --An entity that
				  meets eligibility requirements and provides an electronic course through the
				  TxVSN. Course providers include providers in the statewide course catalog and
				  TxVSN online schools.
(9) TxVSN
				  receiver district--A Texas public school district or charter school that has
				  students enrolled in the school district or charter school who take one or more
				  online courses through the TxVSN statewide course catalog.
(10) TxVSN statewide course catalog--A
				  supplemental online high school instructional program available through
				  approved course providers.