R277-479-2. Definitions

  (1) "Base" means prior year special education add-on WPU.

  (2) "Charter school" means a school authorized by a charter school authorizer under:

  (a) Section 53G-5-305;

  (b) Section 53G-5-306; or

  (c) Section 53G-5-304.

  (3) "Charter school authorizer" or "authorizer" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Subsection 53G-5-102(4).

  (4) "Estimated enrollment" means a charter school's projected student enrollment in the school's first year of operation as approved by the Superintendent.

  (5) "Foundation" means the average of self-contained and resource special education students average daily membership over the previous five years.

  (6) "Negative growth adjustment" means prior year special education add-on WPU minus weighted negative growth.

  (7) "New charter school" means a charter school with less than five years of operation.

  (8) "Positive growth adjustment" means prior year special education add-on WPU plus weighted growth.

  (9) "Prevalence rate" means the percentage of students with disabilities within the total student enrollment.

  (10) "Previous five years" means the five year span between the seventh and second prior fiscal year.

  (11) "Significant expansion" means a substantial increase in the number of students attending a charter school due to a significant event, such as the addition of new grade levels or additions of sites, that is unlikely to occur on a regular basis.

  (12) "Special education" means specially designed instruction and related services to meet the unique needs of a student with a disability in accordance with R277-750.

  (13) "State Charter School Board" or "SCSB" means the charter school authorizer created in accordance with Section 53G-5-201.

  (14) "Student with a disability" means a student, evaluated in accordance with Utah State Board of Education Special Education Rules, and determined to be eligible for special education and related services.

  (15) "Total enrollment" means the total number of all students enrolled in all campuses of a school as of the October 1 UTREx update.

  (14) "Utah eTranscript and Record Exchange" or "UTREx" means a system that allows:

  (a) individual detailed student records to be exchanged electronically among public education LEAs and the Superintendent; and

  (b) electronic transcripts to be sent to any post-secondary institution that participates in the e-transcript service.