Minnesota Administrative Rules

3600.0030 APPLICATION PROCESS.

Subpart 1.

Eligible applicants.

A.

An eligible applicant for enrollment in the full-time high school program as an 11th grader must have:

(1)

successfully completed the requirements of the sending school for grade 9 and be enrolled in grade 10 at the time of application and successfully completed the requirements of the sending school for grade 10 by the end of the grade 10 academic year; and

(2)

completed the number of high school content standards as determined annually by the executive director or the executive director's designee. In order to make this determination, by September 1 of each academic year, the executive director or the executive director's designee must determine, for the following academic year, which standards and how many standards the eligible applicant must have completed. This determination will be based on:

(a)

which content areas will not be offered by the center during the applicant's enrollment; and

(b)

whether, given those standards being offered at the center, the student can complete the number of standards required so as to be able to graduate at the end of two years of enrollment.

B.

An eligible applicant for enrollment in the center as a 12th grader must have:

(1)

successfully completed the requirements of the sending school for grades 9 and 10 and be enrolled in grade 11 at the time of application and successfully completed the requirements of the sending school for grade 11 by the end of the grade 11 academic year;

(2)

completed the number of high school content standards as determined annually by the executive director or the executive director's designee. In order to make this determination, by September 1 of each academic year, the executive director or the executive director's designee must determine, for the following academic year, which standards and how many standards the eligible applicant must have completed. This determination will be based on:

(a)

which content areas will not be offered by the center during the applicant's enrollment; and

(b)

whether, given those standards being offered at the center, the student can complete the number of standards required so as to be able to graduate at the end of one year of enrollment; and

(3)

a "C" average in high school coursework.

Subp. 2.

Application process.

An eligible applicant must apply for admission to the center by completing application forms and supplying a school record. Students whose applications or school records are not complete by the deadline established annually by the executive director or the executive director's designee shall not be considered further for enrollment. The deadline established annually is stated on the yearly application form.

Subp. 3.

[Repealed, 24 SR 388]

Subp. 4.

Number of applications.

Subject to the limitations in parts 3600.0045 to 3600.0085, an individual may apply no more than two times for admission into the center if the individual is an eligible applicant under part 3600.0030, subpart 1, at the time of the arts review process.

Subp. 5.

[Repealed, 24 SR 388]

Subp. 6.

Areas of review.

An applicant shall be evaluated for admission into the center based on a review of the applicant in three areas:

A.

the arts review process in part 3600.0045;

B.

the academic interview process in part 3600.0055; and

C.

the final evaluation process in part 3600.0065.

The processes under this subpart shall occur at the location and times determined by the executive director or the executive director's designee.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 129C.10

History:

13 SR 528; 14 SR 1928; 17 SR 1229; 24 SR 388

Published Electronically:

February 9, 2000