Can religious or sectarian materials be used to accomplish the learning goals and performance objectives specified in the WSLP?
The simple answer is no. For greater clarification, this question is broken into the following two questions and resulting answers. • Must a school district assume and exercise responsibility for the instructional content of a student’s alternative learning experience, including the instructional or learning materials used by the student, as a condition to claiming state funding based on the time spent by the student while engaged in such activities? • May a school disclaim responsibility in whole or part for the instructional content of a student’s off-campus learning activities or permit non-school district personnel to select the instructional or learning material used by the student and, nevertheless, claim state funding so long as the student meets performance expectations? • The short answer to the first question is “yes” and the short answer to the second question is “no.” • The Superintendent of Public Instruction is directed by state law to distribute basic education allocatio
