R277-100. Definitions for Utah State Board of Education (Board) Rules, R277. Education, Administration, Utah Administrative Code

Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019)

R277. Education, Administration

R277-100. Definitions for Utah State Board of Education (Board) Rules

R277-100-1. Authority and Purpose

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(1) This rule is authorized by:

(a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision of public education in the Board; and

(b) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law.

(2) The purpose of this rule is to provide definitions that are used in the Board rules beginning with R277.

R277-100-2. Definitions

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(1) "Accreditation" means the formal process for internal and external review and approval under the standards of an accrediting entity adopted by the Board.

(2) "Agency" means:

(a) an entity governed by the Board;

(b) an LEA; or

(3) "Board" means the State Board of Education.

(4) "Charter school" means a school established as a charter school by a charter school authorizer under Title 53G, Chapter 5, Charter Schools, and rule.

(5) "District school" means a public school under the control of a local school board elected under Title 20A, Chapter 14, Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards.

(6) "Dual enrollment student" means a student who:

(a) is enrolled simultaneously in:

(i) a private school or home school; and

(ii) a public school; and

(b) is counted by an LEA in membership for purposes of generating state or federal funding for only those courses or subjects for which the LEA provides instruction.

(7) "Educator" means an individual licensed under Section 53E-6-201 and who meets the requirements of Board rule.

(8)(a) "Evaluate" or "review" means to observe and assess a program receiving state or federal funds with an objective of making recommendations, if appropriate, for necessary changes or improvement.

(b) An "evaluation" or "review" may include providing training and technical assistance on program-related matters and performing on-site reviews of program operations.

(9)(a) "External audit" means an appraisal activity established under the direction of an individual or entity outside of the subject agency to examine and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of:

(i) agency control systems;

(ii) compliance;

(iii) performance; and

(iv) financial position.

(b) An external audit is conducted in accordance with current professional and industry technical standards, as applicable, for external audits.

(10)(a) "Home school student" means a student who:

(a) attends a home school pursuant to Section 53G-6-204; and

(b) is not counted by an LEA in membership for purposes of generating state or federal funding.

(11) "Individualized education program" or "IEP" means a written statement for a student with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. Section 1400 (2004), and rule.

(12) "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" or "IDEA," 20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq. (2004), is a four part (A-D) piece of federal legislation that ensures a student with a disability is provided with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to the student's individual needs.

(13)(a) "Internal audit" means an independent appraisal activity established within an agency as a control system to examine and objectively evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of other internal control systems within the agency.

(b) An "internal audit" is conducted in accordance with the current:

(i) International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing; or

(ii) Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.

(14)(a) "LEA" or "local education agency" means a school district or charter school.

(b) For purposes of certain rules, "LEA" or "local education agency" may include the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB) if indicated in the specific rule.

(15)(a) "LEA governing board" means:

(i) for a school district, a local school board; and

(ii) for a charter school, a charter school governing board.

(b) For purposes of certain rules, "LEA governing board" may include the State Board of Education as the governing board for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind if indicated in the specific rule.

(16)(a) "Monitor" or "oversee" means to formally supervise, inspect, or examine the compliance, performance, or finances of a program receiving state or federal education funding.

(b) A monitoring or oversight program may include:

(i) review of financial and performance reports required of the subject program;

(ii) follow-up to ensure the subject program takes timely and appropriate actions to correct identified deficiencies;

(iii) supervising remedial action recommended by audit or monitoring findings or required by Board rule; and

(iv) any function performed in an evaluation or review.

(17) "Parent" means a parent or guardian who has established residency of a child under Sections 53G-6-302, 53G-6-303, or 53G-6-402, or another applicable Utah guardianship provision.

(18) "Plan for College and Career Readiness" or "SEOP" means a student education occupation plan for college and career readiness that is a developmentally organized intervention process that includes:

(a) a written plan, updated annually, for a secondary student's (grades 7-12) education and occupational preparation;

(b) all Board, local board and local charter board graduation requirements;

(d) attainment of approved workplace skill competencies, including job placement when appropriate; and

(e) identification of post secondary goals and approved sequence of courses.

(19)(a) "Private school student" means a student who:

(a) attends a private school; and

(b) is not counted by an LEA in membership for purposes of generating state or federal funding.

(20) "Public school student" means a student who:

(a) attends an LEA governed public school; and

(b) is counted by an LEA in membership for purposes of generating state or federal funding.

(21) "Split enrollment student" means a student who is:

(a) regularly enrolled at two schools within two LEAs at the same time;

(b) eligible for graduation and other services at both schools; and

(c) subject to the split enrollment provisions of R277-419, counted by each LEA in membership for purposes of generating state or federal funding for only those courses or subjects for which each LEA provides instruction.

(22) "State Charter School Board" or "SCSB" means the State Charter School Board created in Section 53G-5-201.

(23) "Superintendent" means the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superintendent's designee.

(24) "USDB" means the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.