R277-720-3. Competency Based Education Designation

  (1) To receive a competency-based education designation, an eligible LEA shall:

  (a) submit an application in the form prescribed by the Superintendent to the advisory committee;

  (b) submit the application in Subsection (1)(a) no later than April 1^st of the school year prior to the school year in which the LEA intends to seek reimbursement; and

  (c) have an approved competency-based education plan pursuant to R277-712.

  (2) The advisory committee shall review all applications and make recommendations to the Board based on the Board approved competency-based education core principals and measures described in R277-712.

  (3) The Board shall approve or deny the recommendations made by the advisory committee.

  (4) If approved, an eligible LEA's competency-based education designation shall last for the following three years, provided the school continues to operate on a competency-based model.

  (5) An eligible LEA may not retroactively use an approved competency-based education designation for reimbursement of eligible students.

  (6) If an eligible LEA does not have a current competency-based education designation, the eligible LEA may not use the approved competency-based education designation for reimbursement of eligible students in the school year in which the eligible LEA's application is approved.