(A) The department will develop
procedures for eligible institutions to apply to become providers of
educational services to participants.
(B) Eligible institutions apply to the department by July
first of the fiscal year in which they wish to be a provider. Provider
applicants will be notified within thirty days of the department receiving
their application of their application status.
(C) Initial applications should include detailed
information, including, but not be limited to:
(1) A plan for providing support services to participants,
including academic and career counseling and outreach to address post-secondary
and workforce training options in the form of a career pathway;
(2) How the eligible institution intends to assess the
mastery of competencies and denote progress during participation in the
program, including establishing progress benchmarks within individual
participants' success plans to monitor each participant's
advancement toward completing a high school diploma and becoming career
ready;
(3) A list of course hours required for program
completion;
(4) If the eligible institution enrolls participants in
grades kindergarten to twelve, how the institution will ensure participants
will not be assigned to classes or settings with participants younger than
eighteen years of age;
(5) How the eligible institution will identify and reduce
barriers to accessibility for all participants, including, but not limited to
considering a participant's race, ethnicity, gender, disability status,
economic disadvantage, single parent status, pregnancy, out-of-workforce
status, English learner status, and homelessness status; and
(6) Assurances that the eligible institution will comply
with any reviews, audits, and on-site visits conducted by the
department.
(D) Approved providers will annually update their
applications and provide written notice to the department if there are any
changes made to their program.
