{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-72-5153a","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 72-5153a","heading":"Students identified as at-risk; additional educational opportunities; criteria for eligibility.","body":"(a) To assist students identified as eligible to receive at-risk educational programs and services in meeting state board of education outcome goals, the state board of education shall require school districts to implement at-risk educational programs and services that provide additional educational opportunities, interventions and evidence-based instruction using the at-risk best practices identified pursuant to K.S.A. 72-5153, and amendments thereto.\n(b) A student shall be identified as eligible to receive at-risk programs and services if the student meets one or more of the following criteria:\n(1) Is not working on academic grade level;\n(2) is not meeting the requirements necessary for promotion to the next grade or is failing subjects or courses of study;\n(3) is not meeting the requirements necessary for graduation from high school or has the potential to drop out of school;\n(4) has insufficient mastery of skills or is not meeting state standards;\n(5) has been retained;\n(6) has a high rate of absenteeism;\n(7) has repeated suspensions or expulsions from school;\n(8) is homeless or migrant;\n(9) is identified as an English language learner;\n(10) has social-emotional needs that cause the student to be unsuccessful in school;\n(11) is identified as a student with dyslexia or characteristics of dyslexia; or\n(12) is in the custody of the secretary for children and families.\n(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas school equity and enhancement act.","path":["Chapter 72.—SCHOOLS","Article 51.—SCHOOL DISTRICT STATE AID"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch72/072_051_0053a.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:28:36Z","sha256":"72d200099a895f6909837d0e030d2d73885238892b1f6b90778799d6ba85a4c7","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-72-5153","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-72-5154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}