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-**Policy IHCD\\
+**Policy IHCD/LEB**\\
-Advanced Course Work/Advanced Placement Courses and STEM Dual and Concurrent Program\\
+Advanced Course Work/Advanced Placement Courses and STEM Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program\\
-School Board Approved: July 9, 2018**
+**Board Approved:  January 5, 2026**\\
-**Advanced Course Work/Advanced Placement Courses**
+**A. Advanced Course Work/Advanced Placement Courses**\\
+Any student who is capable of and wishes to do advanced coursework or take advanced placement classes while in high school should be permitted to do so. If advanced coursework or advanced placement courses are not available within the School District, administrators or school counselors are instructed to assist students in identifying alternative means of taking such classes or earning related credit. This may include taking courses through the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program, at a different public school, a private school, through remote learning course Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO's), or other suitable means.\\
-Any student who is capable of and wishes to do advanced course work or take advanced placement classes while in high school should be permitted to do so. School district administrators and guidance counselors will provide assistance to students who wish to enroll in such courses. If advanced course work or advanced placement courses are not available within the School District, administrators or guidance counselors are instructed to assist students in identifying alternative means of taking such classes. This may include taking courses through the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program, at a different public school, or a private school, through distance education courses, or other suitable means.
+Credit may be given, provided the course comports with applicable District policies (see Board policy IK) and state standards. The District will not be responsible for any tuition, fees, or other associated costs incurred by the student for enrollment in such courses.\\
-Any student whose eligibility for taking advanced course work is recommended by his/her counselor may enroll in a course. Credit may be given, provided the course comports with applicable District policies and state standards.  The District will not be responsible for any tuition, fees, or other associated costs incurred by the student for enrollment in such courses.
+**B. STEM Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program**\\
+High School and Career Technical Education Center qualified students in grades 10 through 12 may participate in the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program, through which a student may earn both High School and College credits by enrolling in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), STEM-related courses designated by the Community College System of New Hampshire ("CCSNH"), and/or career and technical education courses.\\
-**STEM Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program**
+Although there is no limit to the number of credits a student may earn per academic year through the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program, pursuant to RSA 188-E:27, II, students enrolling in courses exceeding a total of 4 credits (see [[ik_earning_of_credit|Board policy {**} IK]]) are responsible for all costs above and beyond 4 credits in an academic year.\\
-High School and Career Technical Education Center qualified students in grades 11 and 12 may participate in the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program, through which a student may earn both High School and College credits by enrolling in STEM (science technology, engineering, and mathematics) and STEM-related courses designated by the Community College System of New Hampshire ("CCSNH").
+The Superintendent shall be responsible for coordinating any agreements with CCSNH, and other measures necessary to implement and maintain the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program within the District. The Superintendent shall also designate a point of contact for the program who can provide for student counseling, support services, course scheduling, managing course forms and student registration, program evaluation, course transferability, and assisting with online courses. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall establish regulations for the program which, among other things, will:\\
-The Superintendent shall be responsible for coordinating any agreements with CCSNH, and other measures necessary to implement and maintain the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program within the District. The Superintendent shall also designate a point of contact for the program who can provide for student counseling, support services, course scheduling, managing course forms and student registration, program evaluation, course transferability, and assisting with online courses. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall establish regulations for the program which, among other things, will:
+. Require compliance with measurable educational standards and criteria approved by the CCSNH;\\
-  - Require compliance with measurable educational standards and criteria approved by the CCSNH;
+. Require that courses meet the same standard of quality and rigor as courses offered on campus by CCSNH;\\
-  - Require that courses meet the same standard of quality and rigor as courses offered on campus by CCSNH;
-  - Require that program and courses comply with the standards for accreditation and program development established by the National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships;
-  - Establish criteria for student eligibility to participate in the program;
-  - Establish standards for course content;
-  - Establish standards for faculty approval;
-  - Establish program coordination and communication requirements;
-  - Address tuition, fees, textbooks and materials, course grading policy, data collection, maintenance, and security, revenue and expenditure reporting, and a process for renewal of the agreement;
-  - Require annual notification to high school students and their parents of Dual and Concurrent Enrollment opportunities.
-**Legal References:**
+. Require that program and courses comply with the standards for accreditation and program development established by the National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships;\\
-//RSA 188-E:25 through RSA 188-E:28\\
+. Establish criteria for student eligibility to participate in the program;\\
-Ed 306.141(a)(6), Advanced Course Work//
-{{ ::ihcd_advanced_course_work-advanced_placement_courses.pdf |Download}}\\
+. Establish standards for course content;\\
+. Establish standards for faculty approval;\\
+. Establish program coordination and communication requirements;\\
+. Address tuition, fees, textbooks and materials, course grading policy, data collection, maintenance, and security, revenue and expenditure reporting, and a process for renewal of the agreement;\\
+. Require annual notification to high school students and their parents of Dual and Concurrent Enrollment opportunities; and\\
+. Set out how any Dual and Concurrent Enrollment courses correlate with a Career Readiness Credential under Board [[ikfg_career_exploration_readiness_pathways_credentials|policy IKFG]].\\
+**District Policy History:**\\
+First reading: December 15, 2025\\
+Second reading/adopted: January 5, 2026\\
+**District revision history:** Policy IHCD: Adopted July 19, 2021; Policy LEB: Adopted August 5, 2005.\\
+**NH Statutes**\\
+RSA 188-E:25 through RSA 188-E:26-28\\
+{{::policy_ihcd_and_leb.pdf |Download}}\\
 [[section_i|Section I]]\\
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