CA AB2027

Commencing with the 2012-13 fiscal year, school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools may claim attendance toward average daily attendance based on pupils' participation in online courses that meet specified criteria.

Online courses must be high-quality, including requirements that they be board-approved, rigorous as classroom-based courses, and meet state content standards, with teachers holding appropriate subject matter credentials and meeting federal No Child Left Behind Act requirements.

For asynchronous online courses, teachers must employ at least two verification methods including proctored examinations, direct teacher-pupil meetings at least twice monthly, or line-of-sight visual connection via webcam.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Controller and Director of Finance, must revise attendance accounting manuals by December 31, 2011, and adopt rules and regulations for verifying pupil identification and including asynchronous online course attendance in average daily attendance calculations.

The section becomes inoperative on July 1, 2016, and is repealed on January 1, 2017, unless extended by subsequent statute.