2005 Idaho Code - 33-5504 — DUTIES OF THE ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                                  TITLE  33
                                  EDUCATION
                                  CHAPTER 55
                        IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY
    33-5504.  DUTIES OF THE ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board shall be
responsible for ensuring that academy procedures and courses are in compliance
with the rules of the state board of education and applicable statutes of the
state of Idaho. In addition, the board shall:
    (1)  Recommend policies to be established by rule of the state board for
effecting the purposes of this chapter.
    (2)  Employ staff as follows:
    (a)  A director who shall be responsible for staff development, staff
    evaluation, program development and oversight, and quality assurance;
    (b)  A curriculum and instruction coordinator who shall be responsible for
    training faculty in online course design, development and delivery, and
    shall assist the director in quality assurance;
    (c)  Clerical staff as necessary to manage student information, maintain
    student records, manage academy correspondence, and oversee basic
    financial accounting as directed;
    (d)  Appropriate technology staff who shall support faculty in
    understanding and applying the technical aspects of online course
    development and delivery;
    (e)  Faculty and teaching staff who are fully certificated Idaho teachers,
    to design and deliver planned curriculum content. Such staff shall be
    provided appropriate and sufficient training as necessary. The number of
    such staff shall largely be dictated by the number of courses under
    development, the number of courses offered, and the number of students
    participating in academy programs.
    (3)  Obtain housing where actual operations of the academy are conducted
by academy staff.
    (4)  Contract with a service provider for delivery of academy courses
online which shall be accessible twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days
a week.
    (5)  Ensure that the academy is accredited by the state of Idaho and the
northwest accreditation association.
    (6)  Develop policy for earning credit in courses based on mastery of the
subject, demonstrated competency, and meeting the standards set for each
course.
    (7)  Provide for articulating the content of certain high school courses
with college and university courses in order to award both high school and
undergraduate college credit.
    (8)  Develop policies and practices which provide strict application of
time limits for completion of courses.
    (9)  Develop policies and practices on accountability, both by the student
and the teacher, and in accordance with the provisions of section 33-5507,
Idaho Code.
    (10) Manage the moneys disbursed to the academy board from the
superintendent.
    (11) Set fees charged to school districts for student participation; fees
charged for summer school; and fees charged to students and adults for
professional development offerings.