281—97.2(257) Supplementary weighting plan.
	97.2(1) Eligibility. Except if listed under subrule 97.2(7), a resident student is eligible for supplementary weighting if the student is eligible to be counted as a resident student for certified enrollment and if one of the following conditions is met pursuant to Iowa Code section 257.11:
	a. 	Resident student attends class in another school district pursuant to subrule 97.2(2), or
	b. 	Resident student attends class taught by a teacher employed by another school district pursuant to subrule 97.2(3), or
	c. 	Resident student attends class taught by a teacher jointly employed by two or more school districts pursuant to subrule 97.2(4), or
	d. 	Resident student attends class in a community college for college credit pursuant to subrule 97.2(5), or
	e. 	Resident student attends class in a community college for college credit pursuant to subrule 97.2(6).
Other than as listed in paragraphs 97.2(1)“a” to “e” above and in rules 281—97.3(257), 281—97.4(257), and 281—97.7(257), no other sharing arrangement is eligible for supplementary weighting.
	97.2(2) Attend class in another school district. Students attending class in another school district will be eligible for supplementary weighting under paragraph 97.2(1)“a” only if the school district does not have a licensed and endorsed teacher available within the school district to teach the course(s) being provided.
	97.2(3) Attend class taught by a teacher employed by another school district. Students attending class taught by a teacher employed by another school district will be eligible for supplementary weighting under paragraph 97.2(1)“b” only if the school district does not have a licensed and endorsed teacher available within the school district to teach the course(s) being provided.
	97.2(4) Attend class taught by a teacher jointly employed with another school district. All of the following conditions must be met for any student attending class taught by a teacher jointly employed to be eligible for supplementary weighting under paragraph 97.2(1)“c.” The school districts jointly employing the teacher must have:
	a. 	A joint teacher evaluation process and instruments.
	b. 	A joint teacher professional development plan.
	c. 	One single salary schedule.
Except for joint employment contracts that meet the provisions of paragraphs “a” to “c” above, no two or more school districts will list each other for the same classes and grade levels.
	97.2(5) Attend class in a community college. To be eligible for supplementary weighting, a course will comply with Iowa Code section 257.11(3).
	97.2(6) Attend a project lead the way class in a community college. Students attending a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics class that uses an activities-based, project-based, and problem-based learning approach and that is offered collaboratively by the students’ school district and a community college in partnership with a nationally recognized provider of rigorous and innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum are eligible for supplementary weighting under paragraph 97.2(1)“e” if the curriculum provider is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
	97.2(7) Ineligibility. The following students are ineligible for supplementary weighting:
	a. 	Nonresident students attending the school district under any arrangement except open enrolled in students, nonpublic shared-time students, or dual enrolled competent private instruction students in grades 9 through 12.
	b. 	Students eligible for the special education weighting plan provided in Iowa Code section 256B.9 when being served by special education programs or services that carry additional weighting.
	c. 	Students in whole-grade sharing arrangements except under sharing pursuant to subrule 97.2(5) or 97.2(7).
	d. 	Students open enrolled out except under sharing pursuant to subrule 97.2(5) or paragraph 97.6(1)“c.”
	e. 	Students open enrolled in, except under sharing pursuant to subrule 97.2(5) or paragraph 97.6(1)“c,” when the students are under competent private instruction and are dual enrolled in grades 9 through 12.
	f. 	Students participating in shared services rather than shared classes except under sharing pursuant to rule 281—97.7(257).
	g. 	Students taking postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) courses.
	h. 	Students enrolled in courses or programs offered by their resident school districts unless those courses meet the conditions for attending classes in a community college under subrule 97.2(5) or if the teacher is employed by another school district pursuant to subrule 97.2(3) or if a teacher is jointly employed with another school district pursuant to subrule 97.2(4) or if the courses are included in the curriculum of an in-district regional academy pursuant to subrule 97.4(1) or if the courses are in-district virtual classes provided via ICN video services to other districts pursuant to subrule 97.6(1).
	i. 	Students enrolled in courses or programs taught by teachers employed by their resident school districts unless the employment meets the criteria of joint employment with another school district under subrule 97.2(4) or if the criteria in subrule 97.2(5) are met for students attending class in a community college or if the courses are included in the curriculum of an in-district regional academy pursuant to subrule 97.4(1) or if the courses are in-district virtual classes provided via ICN video services to other districts pursuant to subrule 97.6(1).
	j. 	Students enrolled in an at-risk program or alternative school program when being served by such program.
	k. 	Students enrolled in summer school courses.
	97.2(8) Whole-grade sharing. If all or a substantial portion of the students in any grade are shared with another one or more school districts for all or a substantial portion of a school day, then no students in that grade level are eligible for supplementary weighting except as authorized by rule 281—97.5(257). No students in the grade levels who meet the criterion in this subrule are eligible for supplementary weighting even in the absence of an agreement executed pursuant to Iowa Code sections 282.10 through 282.12. A district that discontinues grades pursuant to Iowa Code section 282.7 is deemed to be whole-grade sharing the resident students in those discontinued grades for purposes of these rules.
	a. 	In a one-way whole-grade sharing arrangement, the receiving district may count its resident students in the grade levels that are whole-grade shared if the resident students are shared pursuant to subrule 97.2(2), 97.2(3), or 97.2(5).
	b. 	In a one-way whole-grade sharing arrangement, the receiving district may not count its resident students in the grade levels that are whole-grade shared pursuant to subrule 97.2(3) if the teacher is employed by the same district that is sending students under the whole-grade sharing arrangement.
	97.2(9) Due date. Supplementary weighting will be included with the certified enrollment that is due October 15 following the October 1, or the first Monday in October if October 1 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, on which the enrollment was taken.
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