Western International High School

No dollar figure is printed in the source. The student's school district (or, for state-approved nonpublic school students, the State of Michigan) is billed directly and pays the eligible charges: tuition, mandatory course fees including technology fees, materials fees including textbooks required for a course, registration fees, and any late fees caused by the district's or State's own late payment. The district's obligation per course is capped at the LESSER of (a) the total eligible charges for that course or (b) a prorated percentage of the statewide pupil-weighted average foundation allowance -- so the dollar cap is a formula, recalculated annually, not a published flat rate. The family pays any remainder above that cap (districts may voluntarily pay more; the Act sets only a minimum). The family also always pays transportation, parking, and most activity fees, which are never eligible charges. For an out-of-state eligible college (within 20 miles of the Michigan border), eligible charges cannot exceed the lesser of the in-district rate at the community college in the student's district or the out-of-state college's in-district rate. If the student fails to complete a district-paid course, the student must repay the district any funds not refunded by the college (MCL 388.514(9)), except for a family or medical emergency.

Who can enroll. Student must be enrolled in at least one high school class in a Michigan school district, public school academy, or state-approved nonpublic school; must have at least one parent/guardian who is a Michigan resident (waived if the student is experiencing homelessness); must not have been in high school more than four school years (administrative-rule exceptions allow a fifth year); J-1 cultural-exchange foreign exchange pupils are excluded. Test-score gate: for any subject area assessed on a state-approved readiness assessment or the Michigan Merit Examination, the student may only take eligible courses in subject areas where he or she earned a qualifying score (not required for computer science or foreign language courses; a district may waive this and support enrollment anyway if in the student's best educational interest). Eligible institutions are Michigan state universities, community colleges, and independent nonprofit degree-granting colleges/universities that choose to comply with the Act, plus out-of-state colleges within 20 miles of the Michigan border for students in border districts. Eligible courses must be academic, offered for postsecondary credit, not offered by the student's own high school (or unavailable due to an unavoidable scheduling conflict), and not physical education, theology, divinity, or religious education. Course limits: 10 courses total over a student's high school career -- first dual enrolling in 9th grade: max 2 courses/year in grades 9, 10, 11 and 4 in grade 12; first in 10th grade: max 2 in grade 10 and 4 each in grades 11 and 12; first in 11th or 12th grade: max 6 per year. Limits do not apply where a written district-college agreement exists or the district elects to support more. Courses may be taken during the school day, evenings, weekends, or the summer following the academic year.

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