Iowa Code 261E.10 – Career academies
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1. As used in this section, “career academy” means the same as defined in section 256.125.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 261E.10
- Concurrent enrollment: means any course offered to students in grades nine through twelve during the regular school year approved by the board of directors of a school district through a contractual agreement between a community college and the school district that meets the provisions of section 257. See Iowa Code 261E.2
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- School: means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:a. See Iowa Code 261B.2
- Student: means a person who enrolls in or seeks to enroll in a course of instruction offered or conducted by a school. See Iowa Code 261B.2
- Student: includes an individual attending an accredited nonpublic school or the Iowa school for the deaf for purposes of sections 261E. See Iowa Code 261E.2
2. A career academy course may qualify as a concurrent enrollment course if it meets the requirements of section 261E.8.3. The school district providing secondary education under this section shall be eligible for supplementary weighting under section 257.11, subsection 2, and the community college shall be eligible for funds allocated pursuant to section 260C.18A.4. Information regarding career academies shall be provided by the school district to a student and the student‘s parent or guardian prior to the development of the student’s career and academic plan under section 279.61.