Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-62.6

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 10, November 13, 2024

Rule 281-62.6 - Miscellaneous provisions

(1)Services beyond third grade. Students who are identified as persistently at risk in reading at the end of third grade remain entitled to intensive reading instruction. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a school district from determining a student above third grade is persistently at risk in reading or from providing services to a student so identified.

(2)Database. In implementing subrule 62.4(5), the department may require school districts to enter assessment and progress monitoring data into a statewide database.

(3)Accredited nonpublic schools. Nothing in this chapter prevents an accredited nonpublic school from voluntarily complying with this chapter. Nothing in this chapter prevents the department from offering universal screening or progress monitoring instruments to accredited nonpublic school students or prevents the department from allowing inclusion of those students' data in the database described in subrule 62.6(2).

(4)Rule of construction. Nothing in this chapter obligates a school district to select a particular assessment, instrument, tool, curriculum, or program, so long as the assessment, instrument, tool, curriculum, or program used meets the provisions of this chapter.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-62.6

ARC 1331C, IAB 2/19/2014, effective 3/26/2014

Amended by IAB December 7, 2016/Volume XXXIX, Number 12, effective 1/11/2017

Amended by IAB August 25, 2021/Volume XLIV, Number 4, effective 9/29/2021

Adopted by IAB April 17, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 21, effective 5/22/2024