AZ HB2555

State Board of Education must adopt a master rubric by December 15, 2014 for approving online courses, with alignment to academic standards and quality criteria.

Department of Education must maintain and display a master list of approved online courses on its website; school districts, charter schools, nonprofits, for-profits, and open education resource providers may apply for course inclusion.

Pupils must select online courses from the approved master list and notify their school district by March 15; maximum course price is one-twelfth of statewide average per pupil funding for high school students.

Funding is distributed to the school district where the pupil is enrolled; 50% is paid to the provider when the pupil earns a C- or better grade, and remaining 50% after demonstrating mastery through an approved assessment.

Department must contract with an independent organization to collect feedback, analyze completion rates, and develop a ranking system to identify effective online courses; courses consistently ranked near the bottom may be removed from the master list.