(a) The department shall publish a link to the course access catalog in a prominent location on the department’s website that includes:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-18-109

  • Course access catalog: means a listing of providers that have been approved by the state board of education and a listing of courses offered by approved providers, which are available to participating students. See Tennessee Code 49-18-102
  • Course access program: means the program created by this chapter. See Tennessee Code 49-18-102
  • Department: means the department of education. See Tennessee Code 49-18-102
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) A list of approved course providers;
(2) A list of courses offered by approved providers available through the course access program;
(3) A detailed description of the courses; and
(4) All available student course completion and outcome data in a manner that protects student privacy in compliance with chapter 1, part 7 of this title, § 10-7-504, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g).
(b) The department shall make publicly available each year the following information concerning the course access program:

(1) The number of students participating in the course access program and the total number of courses in which students are enrolled;
(2) The number of approved course providers;
(3) The number of approved courses and the number of students enrolled in each course;
(4) The number of courses available by subject and grade level;
(5) The number of students enrolled in courses by subject and grade level; and
(6) Student outcome data, including course completion rates and other approved measures.