Effective - 28 Aug 2009
162.1250. State funding for resident students enrolled in virtual program — calculation of funding — standards for virtual courses. — 1. School districts shall receive state school funding under sections 163.031, 163.043, and 163.087 for resident students who are enrolled in the school district and who are taking a virtual course or full-time virtual program offered by the school district. The school district may offer instruction in a virtual setting using technology, intranet, and internet methods of communications that could take place outside of the regular school district facility. The school district may develop a virtual program for any grade level, kindergarten through twelfth grade, with the courses available in accordance with district policy to any resident student of the district who is enrolled in the school district. Nothing in this section shall preclude a private, parochial, or home school student residing within a school district offering virtual courses or virtual programs from enrolling in the school district in accordance with the combined enrollment provisions of section 167.031 for the purposes of participating in the virtual courses or virtual programs.
2. Charter schools shall receive state school funding under section 160.415 for students enrolled in the charter school who are completing a virtual course or full-time virtual program offered by the charter school. Charter schools may offer instruction in a virtual setting using technology, intranet, and internet methods of communications. The charter school may develop a virtual program for any grade level, kindergarten through twelfth grade, with the courses available in accordance with school policy and the charter school's charter to any student enrolled in the charter school.
3. For purposes of calculation and distribution of state school funding, attendance of a student enrolled in a district or charter school virtual class shall equal, upon course completion, ninety-four percent of the hours of attendance possible for such class delivered in the nonvirtual program in the student's resident district or charter school. Course completion shall be calculated in two increments, fifty percent completion and one hundred percent completion, based on the student's completion of defined assignments and assessments, with distribution of state funding to a school district or charter school at each increment equal to forty-seven percent of hours of attendance possible for such course delivered in the nonvirtual program in a student's school district of residence or charter school.
4. When courses are purchased from an outside vendor, the district or charter school shall ensure that they are aligned with the show-me curriculum standards and comply with state requirements for teacher certification. The state board of education reserves the right to request information and materials sufficient to evaluate the online course. Online classes should be considered like any other class offered by the school district or charter school.
5. Any school district or charter school that offers instruction in a virtual setting, develops a virtual course or courses, or develops a virtual program of instruction shall ensure that the following standards are satisfied:
(1) The virtual course or virtual program utilizes appropriate content-specific tools and software;
(2) Orientation training is available for teachers, instructors, and students as needed;
(3) Privacy policies are stated and made available to teachers, instructors, and students;
(4) Academic integrity and internet etiquette expectations regarding lesson activities, discussions, electronic communications, and plagiarism are stated to teachers, instructors, and students prior to the beginning of the virtual course or virtual program;
(5) Computer system requirements, including hardware, web browser, and software, are specified to participants;
(6) The virtual course or virtual program architecture, software, and hardware permit the online teacher or instructor to add content, activities, and assessments to extend learning opportunities;
(7) The virtual course or virtual program makes resources available by alternative means, including but not limited to, video and podcasts;
(8) Resources and notes are available for teachers and instructors in addition to assessment and assignment answers and explanations;
(9) Technical support and course management are available to the virtual course or virtual program teacher and school coordinator;
(10) The virtual course or virtual program includes assignments, projects, and assessments that are aligned with students' different visual, auditory, and hands-on learning styles;
(11) The virtual course or virtual program demonstrates the ability to effectively use and incorporate subject-specific and developmentally appropriate software in an online learning module; and
(12) The virtual course or virtual program arranges media and content to help transfer knowledge most effectively in the online environment.
6. Any special school district shall count any student's completion of a virtual course or program in the same manner as the district counts completion of any other course or program for credit.
7. A school district or charter school may contract with multiple providers of virtual courses or virtual programs, provided they meet the criteria for virtual courses or virtual programs under this section.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 291)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI - Education and Libraries
Chapter 162 - School Districts
Section 162.014 - Registered sex offenders prohibited from being school board candidates.
Section 162.031 - Division or addition to district — apportionment of property and obligations.
Section 162.051 - Special board meetings, how called — notice.
Section 162.058 - Community engagement policy, requirements.
Section 162.063 - School districts may provide hospital and medical coverage for students, when.
Section 162.064 - Bus drivers, medical endorsement required, when.
Section 162.065 - Bus driver training required.
Section 162.073 - Definitions.
Section 162.085 - Lapse of district upon withdrawal of provisional accreditation.
Section 162.152 - Section of district reorganization created — duties.
Section 162.171 - Reorganization plans may be proposed.
Section 162.181 - Reorganization, procedure.
Section 162.191 - Election in proposed district.
Section 162.201 - Certification of election results.
Section 162.202 - Consolidation of two or more school districts, tax rate ceiling how calculated.
Section 162.204 - Permanent records, digital or electronic format permitted.
Section 162.208 - Internet websites, required postings.
Section 162.211 - Seven-director district, who may establish.
Section 162.212 - Six-director school district to be known as seven-director school district.
Section 162.215 - School officers may be commissioned to enforce certain criminal laws.
Section 162.221 - Seven-director district, procedure to organize.
Section 162.231 - Failure to approve proposed district — effect.
Section 162.241 - Election of directors in newly formed district — costs of election, how paid.
Section 162.281 - Candidate to declare for term of specific number of years, when.
Section 162.291 - Directors — election — qualifications.
Section 162.301 - Organization of board — quorum — officers.
Section 162.311 - Name of district adopted, when — seal required.
Section 162.321 - Change of district name — effect.
Section 162.341 - Annual election, when held.
Section 162.351 - Election commissioners to conduct elections in certain districts.
Section 162.371 - Secretary to issue certificates.
Section 162.381 - Conduct of special elections.
Section 162.401 - Treasurer's bond.
Section 162.411 - Board may employ attorney.
Section 162.441 - Annexation — procedure, alternative — form of ballot.
Section 162.451 - Dissolution of district.
Section 162.461 - Corporate powers of urban districts.
Section 162.471 - Board of directors — qualifications, terms, vacancies.
Section 162.501 - Secretary to issue certificates of election.
Section 162.511 - Duties, restrictions and liabilities of the board — quorum — seal.
Section 162.521 - Selection of officers of the board — terms — removal.
Section 162.531 - Duties of the secretary — bond.
Section 162.541 - Bond of treasurer.
Section 162.551 - Compensation of treasurer and secretary.
Section 162.571 - Corporate powers of metropolitan district — board of education, powers.
Section 162.591 - Organization of board — board to appoint acting superintendent, when.
Section 162.603 - Nominations — procedure.
Section 162.611 - Failure to attend board meetings, effect — vacancies, how filled.
Section 162.621 - Powers and duties of board of education — special administrative board.
Section 162.631 - Jurisdiction of circuit court over board — how exercised.
Section 162.641 - Treasurer, duties — bond.
Section 162.651 - Testimony taken in board's investigations to be under oath.
Section 162.661 - Annual report of the board.
Section 162.666 - St. Louis students' bill of rights.
Section 162.670 - Statement of policy.
Section 162.675 - Definitions.
Section 162.680 - Disabled children to be educated with others whenever possible.
Section 162.685 - Hearings by state board on adoption of standards and regulations.
Section 162.686 - Audio recording of meetings not to be prohibited — violation, penalty.
Section 162.690 - Advisory committees authorized — how appointed.
Section 162.710 - Transportation, how provided.
Section 162.722 - Acceleration of students, subject or whole grade, when.
Section 162.740 - District of residence to pay toward cost, when — amount, how calculated.
Section 162.756 - Transportation by common carriers for students of schools for the blind and deaf.
Section 162.760 - Additional personnel of state board, appointment of.
Section 162.770 - Reports by superintendents of state schools for deaf and blind required, when.
Section 162.785 - State board authorized to acquire property and to receive and administer grants.
Section 162.795 - Boards of advisors, terms, appointment, duties, meetings.
Section 162.800 - Board of advisors — compensation and expenses of members.
Section 162.805 - State and area advisory committees, how appointed — tenure.
Section 162.810 - Employees not to have interest in sales to schools, penalty.
Section 162.820 - Preexisting special districts covered by sections 162.670 to 162.995.
Section 162.821 - District secretary, duties of — report, contents of.
Section 162.825 - Special district, procedure to establish.
Section 162.830 - Special district may include one or more school districts.
Section 162.840 - Form of ballot.
Section 162.841 - Records to be kept — changes to be reported.
Section 162.845 - Organization election results, how determined — election of directors, when.
Section 162.855 - Board of education of a special school district, duties and powers.
Section 162.859 - Board members to file financial interest statements.
Section 162.860 - Candidates for board, qualifications — filing for office, where.
Section 162.865 - Election at large — terms of office.
Section 162.870 - Results, how certified.
Section 162.875 - District a body corporate and a political subdivision — powers granted.
Section 162.880 - Establishment of schools, when.
Section 162.885 - Determination of eligibility of child, how made.
Section 162.895 - Vocational training to be provided.
Section 162.900 - Transportation of students required — state transportation aid authorized.
Section 162.905 - Cooperative activities authorized.
Section 162.910 - Election of board members — term — declarations of.
Section 162.915 - Acquisition of property — condemnation powers — sites, how selected.
Section 162.920 - Tax rate — how increased.
Section 162.930 - Approval for state aid, how obtained.
Section 162.935 - State aid, how computed.
Section 162.940 - Tuition fees, how set — who shall pay.
Section 162.945 - Notice to parent or guardian of diagnosis — contents of notice.
Section 162.958 - Law in effect at time of request to be utilized.
Section 162.962 - Decision subject to review, when, procedure.
Section 162.963 - Rights of parties — record of proceedings, how kept — costs, how paid.
Section 162.974 - Reimbursement for education costs of high-need children.
Section 162.997 - Surrogates appointed, when — state board of education, duties — definitions.
Section 162.998 - Board of education to be notified of need of surrogate, when, appointment, when.
Section 162.1040 - Citation of law — not applicable to certain districts.
Section 162.1042 - Definitions.
Section 162.1045 - State board of education to develop guidelines for enrollment option plan.
Section 162.1049 - Nonresident district and resident district to accept each other's credits.
Section 162.1052 - Rejection of admission of a nonresident by nonresident district, when.
Section 162.1059 - Federal court ordering desegregation court order to govern enrollment option.
Section 162.1061 - Transfer corporations (metropolitan schools), computation of state aid.
Section 162.1130 - Definitions.
Section 162.1139 - Joint referral service developed, rehabilitation services.
Section 162.1142 - Blindness skills specialist fund created.
Section 162.1195 - Fine arts, professional development education assistance.
Section 162.1255 - Funding for competency-based courses — amount.