Iowa Code § 256.41
Online learning requirements — school districts
Redline — January 1, 2014 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2014
1. The general assembly finds and declares the following:
a. That prior legislative enactments on the use of telecommunications in elementary and secondary school classes and courses did not contemplate and were not intended to authorize participation in open enrollment under section 282.18 for purposes of attending online schools, contracts to provide exclusively or predominantly online coursework to students, or online coursework that does not use teachers licensed under chapter 272 for instruction and supervision.
b. That online learning technology has moved ahead of Iowa’s statutory framework and the current administrative rules of the state board, promulgated over twenty years ago, are inadequate to regulate today’s virtual opportunities.
1. A school district providing educational instruction and course content delivered primarily over the internet shall do all of the following with regard to such instruction and content:
a. Monitor and verify full-time student enrollment, timely completion of graduation requirements, course credit accrual, and course completion.
b. Monitor and verify student progress and performance in each course through a school-based assessment plan that includes submission of coursework and security and validity of testing components.
c. Conduct parent-teacher conferences.
d. Administer assessments required by the state to all students in a proctored setting and pursuant to state law.
2. Online learning curricula shall be provided and supervised by a teacher licensed under chapter 272.
2. Online learning curricula shall be provided and supervised by a teacher licensed under subchapter VII, part 3.
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.