Ariz. Admin. Code § 7-2-302.11

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R7-2-302.11 - Minimum Course of Study and Competency Requirements During Public Health Emergency in the 2019-2020 School Year

A. Notwithstanding any other rule, local education agencies shall not refuse to withhold academic credit or a diploma from a student solely because the student missed instructional time due to a school closure issued by the Governor.

B. Local education agencies may issue academic credit and a diploma to a student if the student meets competency requirements pursuant to Article 3. When determining if a student meets competency requirements in a school year during which the Governor issues a school closure, local education agencies may consider the educational opportunities provided to the student during the school closure. Educational opportunities, as determined by the local education agency, may include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Independent study provided online or through printed materials; and

2. Online instruction.

C. If a local education agency is unable to consider or unable to provide the educational opportunities pursuant to subsection B, the local education agency may award academic credit or a diploma if the student was on track to earn the academic credit or diploma prior to the school closure. Evidence that a student was on track to earn academic credit or a diploma, as determined by the local education agency, may include, but is not limited to, passing grades issued by the student's teacher or passing scores on locally or nationally administered assessments. It is the intent of the Board that all schools attempt, to the extent possible, to provide educational opportunities to students during a school closure issued by the Governor.

D. Local education agencies that issue academic credit and a diploma to a student pursuant to subsections B and C shall issue transcripts and diplomas to students in the same manner as the local education agency would for students that did not miss instructional time due to a school closure caused issued by the Governor.

E. This section applies only to the 2019-2020 school year and the graduating class of 2020.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-2-302.11

Adopted by final exempt rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 966, effective 3/31/2020.