1. (1) Adult high schools may be established and maintained by local boards of education.

2. (2) Before the Full-Time Enrollment Average Daily Membership (FTEADM) of any adult high school shall be counted in distribution of state funds, such schools shall meet the standards of an approved school and shall provide without fee all services, such as free textbooks, to which any student of grades nine through twelve (9-12) is entitled under rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, state and federal statutes, and policies of local boards of education, with the exceptions listed below:

   1. (a) The computation of the FTEADM of adult high schools shall be on the basis of a four

3. (4) hour day and twenty (20) day school month. The FTEADM for any month shall be determined by dividing the total hours for which persons were enrolled during the month by eighty (80).

   1. (b) While in attendance at an adult high school, students may earn all or a portion of the required credits necessary for graduation. Physical education, however, shall not be a requirement for graduation. Students are exempted from state-mandated tests.
   2. (c) Adult high schools may operate twelve (12) months per year and provide flexible scheduling necessary for both day and night programs. All terms in a year round operation are considered regular terms.
   3. (d) Adult high school students must be at least seventeen (17) years of age.
   4. (e) Adult high school students may register for and earn as few as half (1/2) unit of credit per term.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-1-302, 49-1-302(a)(4)(A), 49-1-302(a)(11), 49-2-203(b)(3), 49-6-409, and 49-6- 501. Administrative History: Original rule certified June 10, 1974. Amendment filed June 10, 1974; effective July 10, 1974. Amendment filed June 30, 1975; effective July 30, 1975. Amendment filed July 15, 1976; effective August 16, 1976. Amendment filed February 28, 1978; effective March 30, 1978. Amendment filed January 9, 1979; effective February 23, 1979. Amendment and new rule filed October 15, 1979; effective January 8, 1980. Amendment filed June 4, 1982; effective September 30, 1982. Amendment filed August 17, 1983; effective November 14, 1983. Amendment filed August 20, 1984; effective November 13, 1984. Amendment filed September 26, 1985; effective December 14, 1985. Amendment filed May 8, 1986; effective June 27, 1986. Amendment filed September 20, 1987; effective December 22, 1987. Amendment filed October 18, 1988; effective January 29, 1989. Amendment filed November 9, 1989; effective February 28, 1990. Amendment filed July 11, 1990; effective October 29, 1990. Repeal and new rule filed March 16, 1992; effective June 29, 1992. Repeal and new rule filed December 19, 2011; effective May 30, 2012. Amendments filed October 16, 2017; effective January 14, 2018.