R277-462-5. Plan for College and Career Readiness

  (1) To qualify for funding described in Section R277-462-4 an LEA shall ensure each student within the LEA has a plan for college and career readiness.

  (2) A student, student's parent, and school counselor shall collaboratively develop the student's plan for college and career readiness.

  (3) A plan for college and career readiness shall:

  (a) be a four-year plan and completed either:

  (i) initiated at the beginning of a student's seventh grade year; or

  (ii) within the first year the student is enrolled in grades 7-12;

  (b) include parents in the individual planning meetings with a student;

  (c) be maintained by the counseling department in each school;

  (d) follow a student as the student progresses through each grade; and

  (e) when applicable, transfer with a student between LEAs.

  (4) An LEA shall ensure that a student's course registration and class schedule is consistent with the student's plan for college and career readiness.

  (5) An LEA shall require all schools with the LEA to document parental involvement and participation in a student's planning meetings.

  (5) An LEA shall ensure the implementation for a plan for college and career readiness in consistent with the LEA's program goals and includes the following conference meetings:

  (a) at least one individual and one group conference meeting with a parent, school counselor and student during the student's:

  (i) grades 7 and 8;

  (ii) grades 9 and 10; and

  (iii) grades 11 and 12.

  (b) other meetings as needed.