Online Portals

TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 10 FOUNDATION PROGRAM — STATE AID — APPORTIONMENT 33-1024. online portals. (1) Of the moneys appropriated to the educational support program, up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) may be expended for the development and maintenance of an internet-based portal of available online, nonsectarian K-12 or dual credit courses; an adult education portal; and a parent resource portal. (2)  The nonsectarian K-12 or dual credit courses portal shall include any of the following: (a)  Idaho digital learning academy; (b)  Idaho public school districts; (c)  Idaho public charter schools; (d)  Idaho public colleges and universities; (e)  Idaho private colleges and universities accredited by the same organization that accredits Idaho’s public colleges and universities; and (f)  Any provider of online courses; provided however, that the courses available on the portal have been verified and approved by the state department of education to meet state content standards. (3)  At a minimum, the nonsectarian K-12 or dual credit courses portal shall: (a)  Include and display customer ratings from students and parents, based upon previous student enrollment with the online course, provider and instructor. Such ratings shall, at a minimum, evaluate the quality of content, instruction, communications and ease of use; (b)  Include the capacity for parents to notify their student’s home school of their desire to enroll their student in an online course listed on the portal; and (c)  Facilitate communications between listed online course providers, students and parents and the home school in which the student is enrolled. (4) At a minimum, the adult education or parent resource portal shall provide access to tools and resources focused on K-12 education.