PURPOSE: This rule establishes policies and standards for public school districts which choose to conduct summer school programs that will qualify for state aid in accordance with section 163.031, RSMo.

1. (1) Summer school programs may be held any time between the close of the regular school term and the beginning of the next regular term and must be approved by the local school board. A summer school program shall consist of a planned schedule of course offerings for resident students at the elementary or high school level. An approved summer school program for nonhandicapped students must be in session for at least one hundred twenty (120) clock hours. Summer school programs for handicapped students must be in session for at least sixty (60) clock hours depending upon the hours needed to comply with the Individual Education Program (IEP).
2. (2) A school board may authorize the operation of summer school programs at the elementary or high school level, or both. Each approved summer school program shall have at least the required minimum clock hours of instruction. An elementary summer school program may include any combination of grades kindergarten through eight (K–8). A high school summer school program may include any combination of grades seven through twelve (7–12). Elementary and high school summer school programs may not be combined to meet the minimum clock-hour requirement. A school district may operate one (1) or more summer school programs at any level. Each summer school program that is operated separately with different opening and closing dates must meet the minimum clock hours of instruction requirements.
3. (3) The curriculum in an approved summer school program at any level must include one

4. (1) or more of the following academic areas as the major portion of the clock hours of instruction in the program: elementary school—language arts, mathematics, science, social studies; and high school—language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, practical arts.

   1. (A) Any course which may be offered in the regular school term may be approved as part of the summer school program. Special approval must be requested for summer school courses that would require special approval during the regular term.
   2. (B) The following are examples of courses which may be approved as part of the summer school program but must be in addition to, and not in place of, the academic areas: driver education, art, crafts, physical education and music.
   3. (C) Activities such as gymnastics, weight lifting, tennis and swimming lessons conducted under the sponsorship of the school cannot be included as part of the approved summer school program unless they are an integral part of a comprehensive physical education course which is part of the scheduled clock hours of instruction in the approved summer school program.
   4. (D) Activities such as recreation programs, athletic practices, isolated music rehearsals and isolated band practices may be offered by the school but shall not be included as part of the clock hours of instruction in an approved summer school program and shall not be counted for summer school membership and attendance for state aid purposes.
5. (4) The attendance of resident pupils between the ages of six and twenty (6–20) in grades one through twelve (1–12) and pupils five (5) years old attending kindergarten in approved summer school programs may be counted for summer school state aid purposes in accordance with section 163.011, RSMo.
6. (5) Individual school district’s summer school average daily attendance (ADA) that does not exceed five percent (5%) of the ADA for the immediate preceding school year, the ADA shall be doubled for state aid purposes. A district’s summer school ADA greater than five percent (5%) of the preceding school year ADA shall count once for state aid purposes.
7. (6) Some high school courses may be offered for credit and some courses for no credit in an approved summer school program. High school pupils may earn one-half (1/2) unit of high school credit for laboratory courses which meet at least seventy-five (75) clock hours and one-half (1/2) unit of high school credit for other courses which meet for sixty to seventy-five (60–75) clock hours. Onefourth (1/4) unit of high school credit may be granted for driver education classes which provide thirty (30) clock hours of classroom instruction, six (6) clock hours behind the wheel and twelve (12) clock hours as an observer in a driver education car. Minimum time requirements exclude any passing time, break time and lunch time.
8. (7) Summer school teachers shall have Missouri certification at the appropriate level in the area of service.
9. (8) Transportation for handicapped summer school pupils is reimbursable as provided in 5 CSR 40-261.040 Allowable Cost for State Transportation Aid.
10. (9) School food services for summer school pupils are not required but may be provided.
11. (10) Facilities and equipment used for summer school shall be of a quality equal to that used during the regular term.
12. (11) Textbooks, library resources and other instructional materials and aids shall be of a quality equal to that used during the regular term.
13. (12) State Board of Education classification standards pertaining to class size are applicable to summer school programs.
14. (13) Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) staff will review applications for approval of summer school programs, consult with local school officials as needed and approve eligible summer school programs for state aid. Approved summer school programs will be visited and reviewed by department staff.
15. (14) Local school districts must keep individual pupil membership and attendance records for summer school programs. The summer school records shall be audited as required by law.
16. (15) Summer school program applications and reports shall be submitted in a form and at a time as may be required by the DESE.

AUTHORITY: sections 161.092(2), 163.011, 163.021(2), and 163.031, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed May 14, 1971, effective May 24, 1971. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Nov. 15, 1977, effective Feb. 15, 1978. Amended: Filed Aug. 12, 1983, effective Dec. 12, 1983. Amended: Filed May 11, 1995, effective Dec. 30, 1995.

*Original authority: 161.092(2), RSMo 1963, amended 1973; 163.011, RSMo 1963, amended, 1967, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988; 163.021(2), RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988; and 163.031, RSMo 1963, amended 1965, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986.