D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A7502

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 5-A7502 - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM DESIGNATION

7502.1

To be a designated alternative program, the following criteria shall be satisfactorily demonstrated upon application and maintained throughout the designation period:

(a) The school mission includes a focus on serving students meeting any of the criteria described in §7502.1(e);

(b) The school or specialized program within the school provides programming, including but not limited to, instruction, and academic and non-academic supports targeted to students meeting any of the criteria described in §7502.1(e);

(c) The school or specialized program within the school provides a full-time equivalent academic track culminating in the first-time completion of a secondary academic credential;

(d) The students enrolled in the school, or in the specialized program within the school, include, but are not necessarily limited to, those who have reached the minimum age of thirteen (13) and who have not exceeded the maximum age of twenty-four (24);

(e) Based on either the prior school year or an average of the previous two (2) school years, seventy- five percent (75%) of the students between the ages of thirteen (13) and twenty- four (24) enrolled in full- time equivalent instruction in the school, or specialized program within the school, identified as one or more of the following:

(1) At least one year older, or more, than the expected age for the grade in which the student is, or should be, enrolled;

(2) Qualifies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), as defined in the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-201.1et seq.);

(3) Qualifies for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as defined in the Food Stamp Act Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 USC § 2012(t));

(4) Experiencing homelessness, as defined in 5-A DCMR § 5099;

(5) Currently involved with or under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA);

(6) The student has been expelled from their prior school;

(7) The student has a history of being on short- or long-term suspension at the student's prior school(s); or

(8) The student is under court supervision.

7502.2

To be designated as an alternative program during the first year of a school or specialized program's operation, §§ 7502.1(a)-(d), shall be satisfactorily demonstrated upon application and maintained throughout the one- year designation period.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A7502

Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 7161 (6/14/2019)