Section 11. Participation In Ideal-Nm

A. Students enrolled in nonpublic schools may participate in the distance learning courses offered by IDEAL-NM if the school in which the student is enrolled enters into a contract with the school district in which the nonpublic school is located. Nonpublic schools participating in distance learning shall pay the same per-semester course fee that school districts must pay to IDEAL-NM. B. Home school students may participate in the distance learning courses offered by IDEAL-NM by enrolling for one-half or more of the minimum course requirements approved by the department for public school students in the school district in which the student resides; or, if the student is enrolled for less than one-half of the minimum course requirements, the student may participate in distance learning courses offered by IDEAL-NM by paying to the public school district where the student is located, or directly to the department, not more than thirty- five percent of the current unit value per curricular unit. 6.30.8 NMAC 5 C. A student who is detained in or committed to a juvenile detention facility or a facility for the long- term care and rehabilitation of delinquent children may participate in the distance learning courses offered by IDEAL-NM if the facility in which the student is enrolled enters into a written agreement with the school district in which the facility is located, or directly with the department.