343.42 - YOUTH OPTIONS PROGRAM
Any junior or senior in the School District of Auburndale may participate in the Youth Options Program in accordance with state law requirements and established procedures. All ninth, 10th and 11th grade students enrolled in the District shall be informed of the Youth Options Program annually as part of the high school class registration process. The Youth Options Program provides eligible students an opportunity to take courses at technical colleges and institutions of higher education while in high school. Students interested in participating shall inform the High School Guidance Counselor of their intention to take postsecondary courses under this program, prior to enrollment in the course(s) and within designated timelines. The High School Guidance Counselor is the administrator of the Youth Options Program in the District.The Board shall determine whether a course taken through the Youth Options Program is comparable to a course offered in the District, whether it satisfies graduation requirements and what, if any, high school credits will be awarded to the student.
Courses taken as part of the Youth Options Program shall be paid for as follows:
1. If the course is taken for high school credit and the course is not comparable to a course offered in the District, the Board shall pay the tuition and fees for the course.
2. If the student is taking a course for postsecondary credit only or the course taken is comparable to a course offered in the District, the student shall pay the tuition and fees for the course.
3. If the student attending courses at a technical college under this program is a child with a disability, the Board shall also pay the costs of any special services required for the student as determined jointly by the District and technical college. The District may refuse to permit a child with a disability to attend a technical college under this program if it determines that the cost to the District would impose an undue financial burden on the District.
4. The District shall pay for no more than the equivalent of 18 postsecondary semester credits (4 1/2 high school credits) per student. The District shall not, however, limit the number of postsecondary semester credits a student may take at his/her own expense.
5. The District will pay only for the courses that are successfully completed. If a student receives a failing grade in a course or fails to complete the course, the student’s parent/guardian or the student, if an adult, is responsible for reimbursing the District for payment of the tuition and fees paid by the District. If this reimbursement is not made, the student on whose behalf the payment was made is ineligible for any further participation in the Youth Options Program.
6. Students participating in the Youth Options Program shall be responsible for providing their own transportation to and from postsecondary courses under this program.
SOURCE: WASB Policy Idea Updated 2004
Adopted: January 26, 2005
Posted: 11/09/2007 09:04:19 am