R277-911-9. Disbursement of Funds -- School District Technical Centers

  (1)(a) The Superintendent may award a maximum of forty WPUs for each school district operating an approved school district center.

  (b) To qualify under the approved school district technical center provision, the school district shall:

  (i) provide at least one facility other than an existing high school as a designated school district technical center;

  (ii) employ a full-time CTE administrator for the center;

  (iii) enroll a minimum of 400 students in the school district technical center;

  (iv) prevent unwarranted duplication by the school district technical center of courses offered in existing high schools, applied technology colleges, and higher education institutions;

  (v) centralize high-cost programs in the school district technical center;

  (vi) conduct approved programs in a minimum of five CTE areas specified in Subsection R277-911-1(4)(b); and

  (vii) conduct a minimum of fifteen different state-approved CTE courses.