(1) Upon approval by the Department, each academically high-performing school district (as designated annually by the State Board of Education) may provide up to two days of virtual instruction as part of the required one hundred eighty (180) actual teaching days or the equivalent on an hourly basis each school year, described in Fl. Admin. Code R. 6A-1.045111
    (2) The District must submit a plan for each day of virtual instruction to the department on the form entitled, Academically High-Performing School District Virtual Instruction Plan (Form AHPSD-1), effective May 2022) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14150). This form is incorporated by reference any may be obtained at www.fldoe.org/ahpsd. The annual deadline for submission of the plan is posted at www.fldoe.org/ahpsd and will allow at least thirty (30) days’ notice of the deadline.
    (3) In order to be approved, the district’s plan must:
    (a) Be teacher-developed;
    (b) Be aligned to student standards as described in Florida Statutes § 1003.41;
    (c) Be aligned to Fl. Admin. Code R. 6A-1.094124;
    (d) Be on the school district’s calendar approved by the school board; and
    (e) Provide a means for students to receive in-person instruction at the school site if they are unable to participate virtually.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1003.621(2)(g) FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 1003.621. History-New 5-3-22.