279.61 - STUDENT PLAN FOR PROGRESS TOWARD UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS -- REPORT.
279.61 STUDENT PLAN FOR PROGRESS TOWARD UNIVERSITY
ADMISSIONS -- REPORT.
1. For the school year beginning July 1, 2008, and each
succeeding school year, the board of directors of each school
district shall cooperate with each student enrolled in grade eight to
develop for the student a core curriculum plan to guide the student
toward the goal of successfully completing, at a minimum, the core
curriculum developed by the state board of education pursuant to
section 256.7, subsection 26, by the time the student graduates from
high school. The plan shall include career options and shall
identify the coursework needed in grades nine through twelve to
support the student's postsecondary education and career options.
Additionally, the plan shall include a timeline for each student to
successfully complete, prior to graduation, all components of the
state-designated career information and decision-making system
administered by the department in accordance with section 118 of the
federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-270. The student's parent or guardian
shall sign the core curriculum plan developed with the student and
the signed plan shall be included in the student's cumulative
records.
2. For the school year beginning July 1, 2008, and each
succeeding school year, the board of directors of each school
district shall report annually to each student enrolled in grades
nine through twelve in the school district, and, if the student is
under the age of eighteen, to each student's parent or guardian, the
student's progress toward meeting the goal of successfully completing
the core curriculum and high school graduation requirements adopted
by the state board of education pursuant to section 256.7, subsection
26. Section History: Recent Form
2005 Acts, ch 149, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1152, §13; 2007 Acts, ch 214,
§36; 2008 Acts, ch 1127, §4
Referred to in § 261E.4, 261E.6, 261E.8, 261E.9, 261E.10, 261E.13