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.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 256.41

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • School: means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:
     a. See Iowa Code 261B.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Student: means a person who enrolls in or seeks to enroll in a course of instruction offered or conducted by a school. See Iowa Code 261B.2
 2. Online learning curricula shall be provided and supervised by a teacher licensed under chapter 272.
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