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B. Validate that the instructor of the distance education program:

a. Possesses a current Arizona teaching certificate valid for the level and subject of the instruction to be taught; or

b. Possesses a current teaching certificate from the recognized certifying authority of the sending location valid for the level and subject of the instruction to be taught; or

c. Is employed by or affiliated with, in the content area of instruction, a regionally accredited institution as listed in R7-2- 601(G).

2. Distance education may be used as a part of the instructional program. School districts shall ensure that:

A. Only those distance education providers registered with the Department of Education are used to provide distance education; and

B. The teaching partners who assist the students in receiving the instruction onsite have instructional and technical facilitator training and are supervised by an individual certified pursuant to R7-2-603.

Acrr-r7-2-302 minimum course of study and competency requirements for graduation from high school

Does the district meet or exceed the State Board requirement of 20 credits as the minimum number of credits necessary for high school graduation?

NOTE: State Board of Education requires the requirement for graduation as outlined in sections below and the receipt of a passing score on the reading, mathematics and writing portions of the AIMS (Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards)

Does the high school curriculum fulfill these minimum requirements?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Four credits of English or English as a Second Language to include: grammar; speaking, writing and reading skills; advanced grammar; composition; American literature; advanced composition; research; methods and skills; literature. 1/2 credit of the English requirement shall include the principles of speech and debate but not be limited to those principles.

Three credits in social studies to include the following: 1 credit of American history, including Arizona History, 1 credit of world history/geography, ½ credit of American governing, including Arizona government and ½ credit of economics.

Three credits of Mathematics. FOUR CREDITS OF MATHEMATICS (2013) The course content for at least 2 of the math credits shall include number sense and operation, data analysis, probability and discrete Mathematics; patterns, algebra and function; geometry and measurement and structure and logic in preparation for proficiency on the AIMS test and shall be taken consecutively beginning with the ninth grade unless a student meets those requirements prior to the 9th grade.

ONE CREDIT COVERING ALGEBRA II: COURSES MEETING THIS REQUIREMENT MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, ECONOMICS, SCIENCE AND ARTS COURSES AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. (2013)

ONE CREDIT THAT INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT MATHEMATICS CONTENT AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM REQUIREMENT MAY BE MODIFIED FOR STUDENTS USING A PERSONAL CURRICULUM PURSUANT TO R7-2-301.03 (2013)