R277-720-3. Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Designation

(1) To receive a personalized, competency-based learning designation, an eligible LEA shall: (a) submit an application in the form prescribed by the Superintendent to the review committee; (b) submit the application in Subsection (1)(a) no later than April 1 of the school year prior to the school year in which the LEA intends to seek reimbursement; and (c) have an approved personalized, competency-based learning plan pursuant to Rule R277-712. (2) The review committee shall review each application and make recommendations to the Board based on the Board approved personalized, competency-based learning core principals and measures described in Rule R277-712. (3) The Board shall approve or deny the recommendations made by the review committee in a timely manner. (4) If approved, an eligible LEA's personalized, competency-based learning designation shall continue for three years, provided the school continues to implement a personalized, competency-based learning model. (5) An eligible LEA may not retroactively use an approved personalized, competency-based learning designation for reimbursement of eligible students. (6) An LEA may claim reimbursement for eligible students in the school year after establishing a personalized, competency-based learning designation and in subsequent years, as long as the designation continues.