BOARD POLICY  6001.3

 

Post Secondary Enrollment Options

 

1.             Basic Requirements

 

                Eleventh and twelfth grade students may enroll full to part-time for nonsectarian courses for high school and/or college credit.

 

                Students in grades eleven and/or twelve may enroll in a state-assisted college or university or any non-profit institution holding a certificate of authorization from the Ohio Board of Regents for high school

graduation and/or college credit, if the following conditions are met:

 

                a.   The student must be accepted by the college;

 

                b.   The college must send written notice  (to all appropriate parties, including student,

                      parent, school district superintendent, and superintendent of public instruction) within

                      ten (10) days of enrolling students.  Such notices shall include courses and hours of

                      enrollment and the option selected.

 

2.             Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Available

 

                Option A :   Students may choose to receive college credit only and not receive high school

                graduation credit.  Under this option, the student must pay tuition and fees as established by the

                college or university and must pay for textbooks and materials.

 

                Option B :   Students may choose to receive college credit and high school graduation credit. 

              College and universities enrolling students under Option B will be reimbursed each July as

              determined by an established formula for tuition, fees, textbooks, and materials.

 

                If, after high school graduation, the student enrolls in a college attended as a high school student,

the college must award full credit for all courses successfully completed under Option A or Option B.

 

                Students successfully completing courses under Option B will receive high school credit for

                graduation as appropriate.

 

3.             High School Credit

 

                School districts must award comparable credit for high school graduation for successfully

                completed college work under Option B.  Carnegie units will be awarded for college courses

                on the following basis: One of the options in Rule 3310-44-07.

 

                                Any disputes between students and Ironton Board of Education regarding high

                                school credits granted for college work may be appealed to the State Board of

                                Education whose decision is final.  Student records must reflect evidence of

                                successful completion of each course and the high school credit awarded. 

                                Additionally, all credit earned as a participant of the Post-Secondary Enrollment

                                Options program must note the name of the college.

 

4.             Grade Point Average

 

                The district board of education will determine whether and the manner in which grades earned at a college through the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program will be included in their students’ grade point average.

 

5.                Limitations on Participation

 

                Students in grades eleven and twelve may not receive high school/college credit for more than the equivalent of two academic years.  Students in grade twelve may not receive high school/college credit for more than the equivalent of one academic year.  Proportional reductions must be made for students participating in the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options programs for less than one academic year.

 

6.             College Admissions

 

                Colleges will give priority to their regular students in considering high school student admission. Once accepted, however, high school students in the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options program cannot be displaced by regular students.

 

7.                Reimbursement for Tuition, Textbooks, Materials, and Fees

 

                For those students enrolled in college courses for high school graduation credit exclusively, Option B, the college will be reimbursed under a formula provided in state law for tuition, fees, materials, and textbooks provided the student completes the courses.  For students enrolled in college courses for college credit, the financial responsibilities for tuition, textbooks, materials, and fees associated with the course(s) will lie with the student.  No reimbursement is to be made on behalf of a student enrolled full-time in a school district who is also taking a college course.

 

8.                Transportation Cost Reimbursement

 

                If the district provides transportation to students in grades eleven, and twelve, a parent of a student enrolled under Option B may apply to the district board of education for full or partial reimbursement of transportation costs.  Reimbursement may be sought for the necessary cost of transportation between the secondary school the pupil attends and the college in which he is enrolled.  Reimbursement is limited to state funds received by the district for transportation and is based on financial need.  Financial need is calculated on the basis of the eligibility criteria for free or reduced-price lunches set forth in the National School Lunch Act.