School
Restricted Courses
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 ones with funding caps are “political” risks. In the past, schools have
been “accused of abusing public school funding” by offering some of these
courses to their students. We have been able to continue to allow these courses
to be taken by our students, as long as they stay 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. The courses currently restricted to
30% of funding are not typically offered in any public school in
We do rely on you, the ES, to make sure we stay in
compliance with the percentage of funding spent on these courses for your
students. Do not submit a
Restricted
Course Policy:
1) The cost of a restricted course may not exceed 30%
of the semester's funding.
For example, if the current funding allocation is $600
per semester, the cost of the course may not exceed $180.
2) A student may take more than one restricted course
at the same time as long as the ES of the student approves the funding and the
educational value for their student.
For example, the student may take Martial Arts and
Golf in the same semester, with each course spending up to but not exceeding
the caps as listed in #1 above: Golf may cost up to $180 per semester and
Martial Arts may cost up to $180 per semester
(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 IF chart in F.R.E.D. which
is based on how ada funding is received.)
* Email PO inquiries through FRED asking to have the PO canceled. It is important
to let PO inquires know that the reason is it is a restricted course exceeding
30%.
* Have the ES create a new PO for this course, with a note in the body of
the PO stating this PO is to replace cancelled PO number XYZ. Ex. "This
PO is to replace CANCELED PO xyz. Do Not invoice on PO xyz"
* ES will notify course instructor the first PO has been canceled and a new
PO with fewer lessons will be created, and any further lessons are to be billed
on the second PO. If lessons have been billed on the first PO the second PO
should have this number of lessons, subtracted from the total number of allowed
lessons.
* PO inquiries will notify AP to “final” the first PO.
* PO inquiries will enter notes on the PO note field that the first PO has
been cancelled due to exceeding the 30% and has been replaced by the new PO
number.
Currently Restricted courses:
1. Courses currently restricted to 30% of funding (30%
per semester, not to be used as 30% for entire school year's funds in one
semester):
| Golf classes |
Gymnastics classes (equipment requiring springboard or trampoline not
allowed) |
Ice
Skating |
Horsemanship |
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Ski classes (Ski rental must be through package deal that includes lesson. If lift ticket purchase only, ski rental not allowed.) |
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| Swimming |
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(a specific course, not all PE courses in general,
overall) |
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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 |
| Sculling |
Water skiing |
Welding |
White water rafting |
Cosmetology |
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 CP Set-ups must be done for
these courses. Do not complete a
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Fencing |
Horse Related |
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Regular Bike Trip |
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Rock Climbing - Indoors |
Snow Skiing & Boarding |
Swimming |
Whale Watching (on water) |