(1) Each district school board, in consultation with the district school superintendent, may develop and implement a digital curriculum for students in grades 6 through 12 in order to enable students to attain competencies in web communications and web design. A digital curriculum may include web-based skills, web-based core technologies, web design, use of digital technologies and markup language to show competency in computer skills, and use of web-based core technologies to design creative, informational, and content standards for web-based digital products that demonstrate proficiency in creating, publishing, testing, monitoring, and maintaining a website.
(2) The digital curriculum instruction may be integrated into middle school and high school subject area curricula or offered as a separate course, subject to available funding.
(3) The Department of Education shall develop a model digital curriculum to serve as a guide for district school boards in the development of a digital curriculum.
(4) A district school board may seek partnerships with private businesses and consultants to offer classes and instruction to teachers and students to assist the school district in providing digital curriculum instruction.
