School Elective and Restricted Courses

 

All Elective Courses

If you have a student who is taking a PE or elective class that does not cover visual and performing arts standards, the ES must get prior approval from their ES Advisor if the total amount for these types of classes exceeds 30% of the instructional funds.

Reason for Restricted Courses:

These are courses that are either high safety risks or high political risks to offer to our students. The “disallowed” courses are ones our school insurance company will not allow us to offer to our students. The other courses are only allowed under the stated funding cap, and our students have all of the necessary materials available to them in the core subject areas they are taking first. 

CWCS relies on the ES along with your ES Advisor, to make sure we stay in compliance with the percentage of funding spent on these courses for your students.  Purchase orders(Pos) may not be submitted nor a student enrolled in a course if the amount will exceed their funding cap limit.

Restricted Course Policy:

1) The cost of a restricted course may not exceed 30% of the semester's funding. (30% per semester, not to be used as 30% for entire school year's funds in one semester. If not all of the allotted 30% was spent in the first semester, it can be added to the amount allowed in the second semester only with advisor approval.)

For example, if the current funding allocation is $800 per semester, the cost of the course may not exceed $240. If the student spends only $100 of the $240 allowed in the first semester, with approval of your ES advisor, the amount spent in second semester could be up to $380 ($240 + $140 from  first semester).

2) A student may take more than one restricted course at the same time as long as the ES documents the educational value for their student in the learning record.

For example, only with Advisor approval, the student may take Martial Arts and Golf in the same semester, with the total of all restricted courses spending up to but not exceeding the caps as listed in #1 above and the student is making academic progress towards the state standards.

(Note: The term “semester” is used in the explanation above to help illustrate the policy. Please note however, that funding is not allocated per semester, but according to the Instructional Funds chart which is based on how ADA (Average Daily Attendance) funding is received from the state.) 

Currently Restricted courses:

1. Courses currently restricted to 30% of funding

 

Golf classes

Gymnastics classes

(equipment requiring springboard or trampoline not allowed)

Ice Skating

Horsemanship

Ski classes

(Ski rental must be through package deal that includes lesson. If lift ticket purchase only, ski rental not allowed.)

Tennis classes

Martial Arts

Fencing

Rock Climbing - Indoors

Swimming

Fitness Courses

General PE Courses

(a specific course, not all PE courses in general, overall)

 

 

 

 

2. Courses currently disallowed:

Aircraft Related

Archery

Gymnastics on horseback

Mountain Bike riding trips

Advanced
Cheerleading

Ice Hockey or Roller Hockey

Kickboxing or Boxing

Outdoor rock climbing

Rebounding devices (trampoline, etc)

Sailing/Boating lessons

Advanced
Tumbling

Scuba diving

 

Water Polo

Skateboarding

Water skiing

Welding

White water rafting

 Cosmetology

Sculling

 

 

 

 

 

 

The school cannot pay for team sports, dues, fees, or memberships.

 

3. Courses with additional requirements that may take longer approval time:

(These courses are all required to be done with a commercial vendor; therefore, only POs and not Contract Program (CP) Set-ups must be done for these courses. A PO can not be completed until the ES has you have received all needed additional requirements (see below paperwork for the course being requested.)

Fencing

Horse Related

Regular Bike Trip

Rock Climbing - Indoors

Swimming

Whale Watching (on water)

 

 

Additional Requirements for High Risk Activities

 

 

Approved Activities

Conditions Required

Office Verification

ES Verification

(within school year)

 

 

 

Fencing

1, 2& 5

1& 5

1 & 2

Gymnastics

3

 

3

Horse Related

1&5

1&5

1

Regular Bike Trip

N/A

N/A

N/A

Rock Climbing – Indoors

1 & 5

1 & 5

1

Snow Skiing & Boarding

N/A

N/A

N/A

Swimming

1, 2,  4 & 5

1  & 5

1, 2, 4 & 5

Whale Watching (on water)

1, 2 & 5

1 & 5

1 & 2

 

 

 

SPECIAL CONDITIONS that MUST be met prior to Activity/Class:

 

1 Must be commercial vendor-supplying all necessary equipment and safety equipment-(ES needs to ask at first contact before creating set-up, then Office will follow up when you submit vendor approval)

2 Educational Activity Permission form required-(ES collects and verifies prior to activity/class)

3 Gymnastics course must not contain any activities on rebounding devices (trampoline, springboard usage, etc)-(ES must check with Gymnastics vendor to verify that the course will not contain any use of rebounding devices. If yes, the student may not attend the course.)

4 Certified lifeguard must be on duty at all times during the activity/class-(Office will handle this. ES must email vendor relations to ask if they have a copy of the lifequard’s certification on file prior to creating the PO for the activity/class--wait for a yes response before proceeding.)

5 Commercial certificate of insurance $1 mil each occurrence & $2 mil aggregate, naming IEM & the school as additional insured-(Office will handle this prior to high risk vendor/activity approval. ES must email vendorrelations@ieminc.org prior to completing a PO and ask if this vendor has the required insurance on file with the school. When you receive a confirmation email back, file in your files and then you may submit the PO.))