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160.348 Advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment,
and dual credit courses.
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(a)
The Kentucky Department of Education shall make available to middle
and high schools information concerning the prerequisite content
necessary for success in secondary courses, Advanced Placement or AP
courses, and International Baccalaureate or IB courses. The department
shall provide sample syllabi, instructional resources, and instructional
supports for teachers that will assist in preparing students for more
rigorous coursework. Instructional supports shall include professional
development for assisting students enrolled in the Kentucky Virtual High
School or other virtual learning settings.
(b) Each secondary school-based decision making council shall offer a core
curriculum of AP, IB, dual enrollment, or dual credit courses, using either
or both on-site instruction or electronic instruction through the Kentucky
Virtual High School or other on-line alternatives. In addition, each
school-based decision making council shall comply with any additional
requirements for AP, IB, dual enrollment, and dual credit courses that
may be established cooperatively by the Kentucky Department of
Education, the Education Professional Standards Board, and the Council
on Postsecondary Education in accordance with the definitions in KRS
158.007.
Each secondary school-based decision making council shall establish a policy
on the recruitment and assignment of students to AP, IB, dual enrollment, and
dual credit courses that recognizes that all students have the right to participate
in a rigorous and academically challenging curriculum. All students who are
willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous academic curriculum shall be
admitted to AP courses, including AP courses offered through the Kentucky
Virtual High School and accepted for credit toward graduation under KRS
158.622(3)(a), IB courses, dual enrollment courses, and dual credit courses, if
they have successfully completed the prerequisite coursework or have
otherwise demonstrated mastery of the prerequisite content knowledge and
skills as determined by measurable standards. If a school does not offer an AP
course in a particular subject area, the school shall permit a qualified student to
enroll in the AP course offered by the Kentucky Virtual High School and receive
credit toward graduation under KRS 158.622(3)(a).
Effective with the 2008-2009 school year and thereafter, students enrolled in
AP or IB courses in the public schools shall have the cost of the examinations
paid by the Kentucky Department of Education.
Effective:July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 18, effective July 15, 2008. -Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002.
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