2011 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 21 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 13 - SCHOOL FINANCE
21-13-330. Distance education; program content; distance learning plan required; students within ADM of resident district; agreements with districts authorized.

(a) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 95, 502.

(b) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 95, 502.

(c) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 95, 502.

(d) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 95, 502.

(e) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 95, 502.

(f) As used in this section:

(i) "Distance education" means instruction in the statewide educational program prescribed by W.S. 21-9-101 and 21-9-102 and accredited by the state board under W.S. 21-2-304(a)(ii), whereby the teacher and student, physically separated by time or space, are connected by means of a communications source used to provide synchronous or asynchronous instruction;

(ii) "Distance learning plan" means an agreement between the school district or districts, a student and his parents or guardian outlining the distance education program requested by the student and his parents or guardian, together with expectations and achievable performance benchmarks required for completion of the program in accordance with content and performance standards promulgated by the state board under W.S. 21-2-304(a)(iii);

(iii) "Nonresident district" means the school district in which a participating student does not reside but which employs the distance education program teacher and which sponsors, approves, facilitates and supervises the distance education program course material provided to the participating student;

(iv) "Resident district" means the school district in which the participating student resides, receives distance education program instruction and where the student's distance education learning plan is filed.

(g) A resident school district providing distance education for any student shall:

(i) Complete a distance learning plan appropriate to the learning capabilities of the participating student and ensure the plan is in compliance with criteria established by the department of education;

(ii) Assign the participating student to a school within the district offering appropriate grade level instruction if the student is not physically attending a school within the resident district and the district has not entered into an agreement with a nonresident district pursuant to subsection (h) of this section for that student;

(iii) Monitor the participating student's progress as measured by his distance learning plan and in accordance with the district's assessment policies, administer or ensure his participation in required student performance evaluations and assessments at the same intervals required of other students at the participating student's grade level;

(iv) Facilitate necessary instructional support for the student and notify and assist any student not performing satisfactorily or failing to achieve performance benchmarks established within his distance learning plan;

(v) Maintain the student's records within the district's permanent student data system including his district learning plan, equivalent attendance as specified by his plan, assessment and other performance evaluation data, immunization and other information required by the district;

(vi) Verify the distance education program received by the participating student complies with and fulfills the state education program established by W.S. 21-9-101 and 21-9-102 and rule and regulation of the state board under W.S. 21-2-202(a)(xxxi) and that the program otherwise meets district program standards;

(vii) Restrict the student's distance education to programs approved by the department of education pursuant to W.S. 21-2-202(a)(xxxi) and accredited by the state board.

(h) Each student participating in distance education offered by the school district of residence shall be included within the average daily membership (ADM) of the resident district as computed under the education resource block grant model pursuant to W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iv), regardless of the origination of the district providing the distance education program for the student. The membership for a distance education student shall be prorated at less than one (1.0) ADM if the number of distance education courses in which enrolled are less than the regularly scheduled courses for that school, but the distance education program membership may be combined with any nondistance education membership to result in a larger fractional ADM of not to exceed one (1.0) ADM. A resident district may through agreement provide for a student to participate full time in distance education offered by a nonresident school district whereby the student is counted among the membership of the nonresident district if the nonresident district complies with the requirements specified in subsection (g) of this section and the resident district removes the participating student from its membership for the period of time the student participates full time in the distance education program of the nonresident district.

(j) The department of education shall by rule and regulation provide a procedure under which a school district may allow a student whose custodial parent or guardian is in active military service and leaves the state of Wyoming, and whose custodial parent or guardian maintains Wyoming residency, to participate in distance education programs offered under this section provided the district complies with this section to the extent required by department rule and regulation.