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162.1250 shall be automatically approved to participate in the Missouri course access and virtual school program.  Such course or program shall be subject to periodic renewal.  A school district or charter school offering such a course or virtual school program shall be deemed an approved provider.   (16)  A host district may contract with a provider to perform any required services involved with delivering a full-time virtual education.   4.  (1)  As used in this subsection, the term "instructional activities" means classroom-based or nonclassroom-based activities that a student shall be expected to complete, participate in, or attend during any given school day, such as:   (a)  Online logins to curricula or programs;   (b)  Offline activities;   (c)  Completed assignments within a particular program, curriculum, or class;   (d)  Testing;   (e)  Face-to-face communications or meetings with school staff;   (f)  Telephone or video conferences with school staff;   (g)  School-sanctioned field trips; or   (h)  Orientation.   (2)  A full-time virtual school shall submit a notification to the parent or guardian of any student who is not consistently engaged in instructional activities and shall provide regular student progress reports for each student at least four times per school year.   (3)  Each full-time virtual school shall develop, adopt, and post on the school's website a policy setting forth the consequences for a student who fails to complete the required instructional activities.  Such policy shall state, at a minimum, that if a student fails to complete the instructional activities after receiving a notification under subdivision (2) of this subsection, and after reasonable intervention strategies have been implemented, that the student shall be subject to certain consequences which may include disenrollment from the school.  Prior to any disenrollment, the parent or guardian shall have the opportunity to present any information that the parent deems relevant, and such information shall be considered prior to any final decision.   (4)  If a full-time virtual school disenrolls a student under subdivision (3) of this subsection, the school shall immediately provide written notification to such student's school district of residence.  The student's school district of residence shall then provide to the parents or guardian of the student a written list of available educational options and promptly enroll the student in the selected option.  Any student disenrolled from a full-time virtual school shall be prohibited from reenrolling in the same virtual school for the remainder of the school year.   5.  School districts or charter schools shall inform parents of their child's right to participate in the program.  Availability of the program shall be made clear in the parent handbook, registration documents, and featured on the home page of the school district or charter school's website.   6.  The department shall:   (1)  Establish an authorization process for course or full-time virtual school providers that includes multiple opportunities for submission each year;   (2)  Pursuant to the time line established by the department, authorize course or full-time virtual school providers that:   (a)  Submit all necessary information pursuant to the requirements of the process; and   (b)  Meet the criteria described in subdivision (3) of this subsection;   (3)  Review, pursuant to the authorization process, proposals from providers to provide a comprehensive, full-time equivalent course of study for students through the Missouri course access and virtual school program.  The department shall ensure that these comprehensive courses of study align to state academic standards and that there is consistency and compatibility in the curriculum used by all providers from one grade level to the next grade level;   (4)  Within thirty days of any denial, provide a written explanation to any course or full-time virtual school providers that are denied authorization;   (5)  Allow a course or full-time virtual school provider denied authorization to reapply at any point in the future.   7.  The department shall publish the process established under this section, including any deadlines and any guidelines applicable to the submission and authorization process for course or full-time virtual school providers on its website.   8.  If the department determines that there are insufficient funds available for evaluating and authorizing course or full-time virtual school providers, the department may charge applicant course or full-time virtual school providers a fee up to, but no greater than, the amount of the costs in order to ensure that evaluation occurs.  The department shall establish and publish a fee schedule for purposes of this subsection.   9.  Except as specified in this section and as may be specified by rule of the state board of education, the Missouri course access and virtual school program shall comply with all state laws and regulations applicable to school districts, including but not limited to the Missouri school improvement program (MSIP), annual performance report (APR), teacher certification, curriculum standards, audit requirements under chapter 165 , access to public records under chapter 610 , and school accountability report cards under section