| (a) Each classroom-based school must provide a course
of instruction using the content and sequence of topics contained
in the mandatory curriculum. Subject to the requirements of subsection
(c) of this section, the course of instruction may include optional
material.
(b) All classroom-based training materials and courses
of instruction must be submitted to the commission for approval.
(1) A classroom-based course of instruction must be
paced to provide a minimum of 120 minutes of active instruction and
student participation in the mandatory curriculum.
(2) The 120-minute requirement excludes time taken
for breaks and the administration of the Commission Standard Competence
Test.
(3) The 120-minute requirement is based on a 6th grade
comprehension and reading skills level.
(4) The commission must approve a course of instruction
before it can be offered by a school.
(c) Upon approval by the commission, a classroom-based
school may present a course of instruction including optional material
in addition to the mandatory curriculum if:
(1) a request for approval of the optional material
is submitted to the commission, with any alteration of the mandatory
curriculum and all optional materials clearly identified;
(2) the entire proposed course of instruction is submitted
with the request, showing the sequence in which the mandatory curriculum
and the optional material will be presented;
(3) the optional material will not alter the scope
or effectiveness of the mandatory curriculum; and
(4) additional time is added to the course of instruction
to ensure that 120 minutes are devoted entirely to the mandatory curriculum.
(d) A classroom-based school must file a revised course
of instruction implementing a change to the mandatory curriculum within
30 days after receiving notice of the change.
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