(2) number of students accepted into the program; (3) students' communities and districts of residence at the time of application for enrollment; (4) students' academic achievement results; (5) date of, reason for, and number of withdrawals from the program during the school year; (6) number of expulsions from the program during the school year; (7) number of students receiving a tuition waiver; and (8) other information requested by the department with respect to the program. (f) On December 1 of each school year, a district that operates an approved statewide residential educational program shall submit to the department an application, on a form provided by the department, for payment of a stipend under (b)(2). The district is eligible for payment of the lesser of actual cost to house the student or the amount allowed in (b)(2) for each residential student who is housed by the district on the last day of the student count period under , and whose parents or guardians do not reside in the community in which the program is located. If appropriations are insufficient for the residential component of approved statewide residential educational programs, the department will reduce each district's entitlement by a pro rata amount as determined by the department. (g) The department may withdraw its approval for a district to operate a statewide residential educational program if the department determines that continued operation of the program is not in the public interest. In making this determination, the department will consider (1) the health and safety of the students in the residential program; (2) whether students at the program have demonstrated sufficient academic achievement; in making this determination, the department will consider all evidence of student academic achievement and improvement, including evidence of (A) students' scores and improvement of students' scores on statewide student assessments under 4 AAC and (B) the program's record of demonstrating adequate yearly progress under 4 AAC and the reasons for its success or failure to demonstrate adequate yearly progress; (3) the demand for the program; (4) the cost of operating the program; (5) whether the program has complied with the policies and practices that the district identified in its application; and
(2) number of students accepted into the program; (3) students' communities and districts of residence at the time of application for enrollment; (4) students' academic achievement results; (5) date of, reason for, and number of withdrawals from the program during the school year; (6) number of expulsions from the program during the school year; (7) number of students receiving a tuition waiver; and (8) other information requested by the department with respect to the program. (f) On December 1 of each school year, a district that operates an approved statewide residential educational program shall submit to the department an application, on a form provided by the department, for payment of a stipend under (b)(2). The district is eligible for payment of the lesser of actual cost to house the student or the amount allowed in (b)(2) for each residential student who is housed by the district on the last day of the student count period under , and whose parents or guardians do not reside in the community in which the program is located. If appropriations are insufficient for the residential component of approved statewide residential educational programs, the department will reduce each district's entitlement by a pro rata amount as determined by the department. (g) The department may withdraw its approval for a district to operate a statewide residential educational program if the department determines that continued operation of the program is not in the public interest. In making this determination, the department will consider (1) the health and safety of the students in the residential program; (2) whether students at the program have demonstrated sufficient academic achievement; in making this determination, the department will consider all evidence of student academic achievement and improvement, including evidence of (A) students' scores and improvement of students' scores on statewide student assessments under 4 AAC and (B) the program's record of demonstrating adequate yearly progress under 4 AAC and the reasons for its success or failure to demonstrate adequate yearly progress; (3) the demand for the program; (4) the cost of operating the program; (5) whether the program has complied with the policies and practices that the district identified in its application; and
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