Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-97.8

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

Rule 281-97.8 - [Effective until 5/22/2024] Concurrent enrollment program contracts between accredited nonpublic schools and community colleges

For the purpose of determining funding to the community college, subject to an appropriation to the department for this purpose, a student enrolled in a unit of concurrent enrollment coursework offered through a contract by an accredited nonpublic school with an Iowa community college pursuant to Iowa Code section 26IE.8(2) shall be counted as if the student were assigned a weighting as described in subrule 97.2(5).

(1)Eligibility. All of the following conditions must be met for any Iowa resident accredited nonpublic school student attending a community college-offered course offered through a contract with an accredited nonpublic school to be eligible for funding under Iowa Code section 261E.8(2).

a. The course must supplement, not supplant, high school courses.

(1) For purposes of these rules, to comply with the "supplement, not supplant" requirement, the content of a course provided to a high school student for postsecondary credit shall not consist of substantially the same concepts and skills as the content of a course provided by the accredited nonpublic school.

(2) The course must not be used by the accredited nonpublic school in order to meet the minimum accreditation standards in Iowa Code section 256.11(5)"b," "c," "f," "g," "i," and "j."

(3) A nonpublic school accredited under the standards required pursuant to Iowa Code section 256.11 with a total basic educational data survey enrollment in grades 9 through 12 of not more than 200 that contracts with a community college to provide one unit of science required in Iowa Code section 256.11(5) "a" or one unit of mathematics required in Iowa Code section 256.11(5) "J" or"e" and any of the five units of career and technical education required in Iowa Code section 256.1 IB may request weighting for any community college course if the accredited nonpublic school's course enrollment exceeds five.

b. The course must be included in the community college catalog or an amendment or addendum to the catalog.

c. The course must be open to all registered community college students, not just high school students.

d. The course must be for college credit, and the credit must apply toward an associate of arts or associate of science degree, or toward an associate of applied arts or associate of applied science degree, or toward completion of a college diploma program.

e. The course must be taught by an instructor employed by or under contract with the community college who meets the requirements of Iowa Code section 261E.3(2).

f. The course must be taught utilizing the community college course syllabus.

g. The course must be taught in such a manner as to result in student work and student assessment which meet college-level expectations.

h. The course must not have been determined as failing to meet the standards established by the postsecondary course audit committee.

(2)Reporting and billing. An accredited nonpublic school that enters into a contract for concurrent enrollment courses shall submit student and course information as determined by and according to the timeline established by the department of education. The community college and accredited nonpublic school shall verify the submitted information by semesters or the equivalent. Projected supplementary weighting calculations will be available midyear, but payments to community colleges will not be disbursed until final costs are known at the end of the school year. Community colleges will not bill the accredited nonpublic school until all calculations of supplementary weighting for accredited nonpublic schools are completed.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-97.8

Adopted by IAB December 18, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 13, effective 1/22/2020