(a) A virtual school shall be evaluated annually by its establisher based on the following criteria:(1) The extent to which the school demonstrates increases in student achievement according to the goals of its authorizing contract and state academic standards; and(2) The accountability and viability of the virtual school, as demonstrated by its academic, fiscal and operational performance.
(1) The extent to which the school demonstrates increases in student achievement according to the goals of its authorizing contract and state academic standards; and
(2) The accountability and viability of the virtual school, as demonstrated by its academic, fiscal and operational performance.
(b) (1) In addition to the intervention options available under § 49-1-602, if a virtual school is identified as a priority school pursuant to § 49-1-602, beginning with the first priority school list released after the 2025 priority school list, or has demonstrated school composite level student achievement growth at a level of “significantly below expectations” for any three-consecutive-year period beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, as represented by the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) developed pursuant to chapter 1, part 6 of this title and guidelines adopted by the state board of education pursuant to chapter 1, part 3 of this title, then the LEA shall close the virtual school.(2) The closure of a virtual school pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) takes effect at the end of the school year in which the virtual school meets a criterion for closure pursuant to subdivision (b)(1).(3) Notwithstanding chapter 3, part 1 of this title, if a virtual school is closed pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), then the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula (TISA) payments for the LEA that established the virtual school must exclude a student who was a member in the virtual school the prior school year who did not remain a member in the LEA following the closure of the virtual school.(4) If an LEA is required to close a virtual school pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), then:(A) Within one (1) calendar week from the date on which the virtual school is identified as meeting a criterion for closure pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), the virtual school shall notify, in writing, the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the virtual school of the closure;(B) Within thirty (30) days of the determination made by the LEA to close a virtual school, the LEA shall communicate to the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the virtual school other options for which the student is eligible to enroll;(C) The virtual school shall not enroll any new students; and(D) A contracted nonprofit or for-profit provider of the virtual school shall not withhold student records from the establisher or from a school to which a virtual school student transfers.(5) If a virtual school attains a school composite level student achievement growth score of “significantly below expectations” for any two-consecutive-year period beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, as represented by the TVAAS, or if a virtual school is identified as being among the bottom ten percent (10%) of schools in overall achievement as determined by the performance standards and other criteria set by the state board pursuant to § 49-1-602(b)(2)(B), then:(A) The LEA shall notify, in writing, the provider and the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the virtual school of the virtual school's performance status and that if the virtual school's performance meets a criterion for closure pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), then the LEA must close the virtual school; and(B) The virtual school shall not enroll any new students in the current or upcoming school year if the LEA issues a notice required in subdivision (b)(5)(A).
(1) In addition to the intervention options available under § 49-1-602, if a virtual school is identified as a priority school pursuant to § 49-1-602, beginning with the first priority school list released after the 2025 priority school list, or has demonstrated school composite level student achievement growth at a level of “significantly below expectations” for any three-consecutive-year period beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, as represented by the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) developed pursuant to chapter 1, part 6 of this title and guidelines adopted by the state board of education pursuant to chapter 1, part 3 of this title, then the LEA shall close the virtual school.
(2) The closure of a virtual school pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) takes effect at the end of the school year in which the virtual school meets a criterion for closure pursuant to subdivision (b)(1).
(3) Notwithstanding chapter 3, part 1 of this title, if a virtual school is closed pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), then the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula (TISA) payments for the LEA that established the virtual school must exclude a student who was a member in the virtual school the prior school year who did not remain a member in the LEA following the closure of the virtual school.
(4) If an LEA is required to close a virtual school pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), then:(A) Within one (1) calendar week from the date on which the virtual school is identified as meeting a criterion for closure pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), the virtual school shall notify, in writing, the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the virtual school of the closure;(B) Within thirty (30) days of the determination made by the LEA to close a virtual school, the LEA shall communicate to the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the virtual school other options for which the student is eligible to enroll;(C) The virtual school shall not enroll any new students; and(D) A contracted nonprofit or for-profit provider of the virtual school shall not withhold student records from the establisher or from a school to which a virtual school student transfers.
(A) Within one (1) calendar week from the date on which the virtual school is identified as meeting a criterion for closure pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), the virtual school shall notify, in writing, the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the virtual school of the closure;
(B) Within thirty (30) days of the determination made by the LEA to close a virtual school, the LEA shall communicate to the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the virtual school other options for which the student is eligible to enroll;
(C) The virtual school shall not enroll any new students; and
(D) A contracted nonprofit or for-profit provider of the virtual school shall not withhold student records from the establisher or from a school to which a virtual school student transfers.
(5) If a virtual school attains a school composite level student achievement growth score of “significantly below expectations” for any two-consecutive-year period beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, as represented by the TVAAS, or if a virtual school is identified as being among the bottom ten percent (10%) of schools in overall achievement as determined by the performance standards and other criteria set by the state board pursuant to § 49-1-602(b)(2)(B), then:(A) The LEA shall notify, in writing, the provider and the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the virtual school of the virtual school's performance status and that if the virtual school's performance meets a criterion for closure pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), then the LEA must close the virtual school; and(B) The virtual school shall not enroll any new students in the current or upcoming school year if the LEA issues a notice required in subdivision (b)(5)(A).
(A) The LEA shall notify, in writing, the provider and the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the virtual school of the virtual school's performance status and that if the virtual school's performance meets a criterion for closure pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), then the LEA must close the virtual school; and
(B) The virtual school shall not enroll any new students in the current or upcoming school year if the LEA issues a notice required in subdivision (b)(5)(A).