R277-444-2. Definitions

  (1) "Arts organization" means a professional artistic organization that provides an educational service related to dance, music, drama, art, visual art, or media art in the state.

  (2) "City" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Subsection 10-1-104(1).

  (3) "Community" means the group of persons that have an interest or involvement in the education of a person in kindergarten through grade 12, including:

  (a) a student, parent, teacher, and administrator; and

  (b) an association or council that represents a person described in Subsection (2)(a).

  (4) "Core standard" means a standard:

  (a) established by the Board in Rule R277-700 as required by Section 53E-3-501; and

  (b) that defines the knowledge and skills a student should have in kindergarten through grade 12 to enable a student to be prepared for college or workforce training.

  (5) "Cost effectiveness" means:

  (a) maximization of the educational potential of the resources available through the organization; and

  (b) not using money received through a program for the necessary maintenance and operational costs of the organization.

  (6)(a) "Educational service" means an in-depth instructional workshop, demonstration, presentation, performance, residency, tour, exhibit, teacher professional development, side-by-side mentoring, or hands-on activity that:

  (i) relates to an arts or science core standard;

  (ii) except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), takes place in a public school, charter school, professional venue, or a facility;

  (b) "Educational service" may include a distance experience that is provided from a remote location if done in addition to the requirements of Subsection (6)(a) as a follow-up experience.

  (7) "Educational soundness" means an educational service that:

  (a) is designed for the community and grade level being served, including a suggested preparatory activity and a follow-up activity that are relevant to a core standard;

  (b) features literal interaction of a student or teacher with an artist or scientist;

  (c) focuses on a specific core standard; and

  (d) shows continuous improvement guided by analysis of an evaluative tool.

  (8) "Fiscal agent" means a city that:

  (a) is designated by an organization as described in Subsection R277-444-4(5); and

  (b) acts on behalf of an organization to perform financial or compliance duties.

  (9) "Hands-on activity" means an activity that includes active involvement of a student with an artist or scientist, ideally with material provided by the organization.

  (10) "Informal Science Education Enhancement program" or "iSEE program" means a program described in Section R277-444-7 for which a science organization may apply to receive money appropriated by the state.

  (11) "Organization" means:

  (a) a nonprofit corporation organized under:

  (i) Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act; or

  (ii) Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; and

  (b)(i) an arts organization; or

  (ii) a science organization.

  (12) "Procedural efficiency" means the organization delivers the educational service at the lowest cost possible.

  (13) "Professional excellence" means the organization:

  (a) has been juried or reviewed, based on criteria for artistic or scientific excellence, by a panel of recognized and qualified critics in the appropriate discipline;

  (b) has received a recognition of excellence through an award, a prize, a grant, a commission, or an invitation to participate in a recognized series of presentations in a well-known venue;

  (c) includes a recognized and qualified professional in the appropriate discipline who has created an artistic or scientific project or composition specifically for the organization to present; or

  (d) any combination of criteria described in Subsections (13)(a) through (c).

  (14) "Professional outreach programs in the schools program" or "POPS program" means a program described in Section R277-444-7 for which an arts organization may apply to receive money appropriated by the state.

  (15)(a) "Program" means the system through which the Board grants money appropriated by the state to an organization to enable the organization to provide its expertise and resources through an educational service in the teaching of a core standard.

  (b) "Program" includes:

  (i) the Provisional program;

  (ii) the POPS program;

  (iii) the iSEE program;

  (iv) the Science Enhancement program;

  (v) the Integrated Student and New Facility Learning program; and

  (vi) the Subsidy program.

  (16) "Science organization" means a professional science organization that provides a science-related educational service in the state.