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We charge our summer school students enrolled in face-to-face classes a fee. May we charge students taking TxVSN courses a fee?

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We charge our summer school students enrolled in face-to-face classes a fee. May we charge students taking TxVSN courses a fee?

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Yes. According to Texas Education Code, §30A.155, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may charge a student a fee for enrollment in an online course provided through TxVSN during the summer. The TxVSN suggests that districts and open-enrollment charter schools review their face-to-face summer school fees prior to establishing fees for courses offered through the TxVSN. Once established, fees should be communicated to students, parents, and the community. In addition, it should be stated in your communication that while the instructor and curriculum costs are borne by the TxVSN Provider District, the students’ district provides additional services such as mentoring/proctoring by staff (outside of their contract period for the regular instructional year), courses transcripts, and on-going support. School districts may also provide access to computers in the summer. See question #1 in this document for more details on student support requirements for school districts.

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