R277-606-3. LEA Dropout Prevention and Recovery Programs

  (1) Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, an LEA that serves students in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 shall provide a dropout prevention and recovery program for a designated student with the dropout prevention and recovery services described in Section 53A-15-1903.

  (2) An LEA that enrolls a designated student in a dropout prevention and recovery program shall:

  (a) develop a written policy that describes:

  (i) how the LEA or the LEA's third party will measure and report if the designated student made a year's worth of progress toward an attainment goal as required in Section R277-606-4; and

  (ii) how membership days will be determined for the designated student in accordance with the LEA's established school schedule and enrollment policies; and

  (b) indicate that the designated student is enrolling in the LEA's dropout prevention and recovery program in accordance with current UTREx specifications.

  (3)(a) If a designated student chooses to enroll in a dropout prevention and recovery program, the LEA, in consultation with the designated student, shall prepare, in accordance with the LEA's written policy described in Subsection (2), a learning plan for the designated student that includes an attainment goal for the designated student.

  (b) If an LEA is required to contract with a third party to provide dropout prevention and recovery services, the third party shall:

  (i) work with the LEA to prepare a learning plan for a designated student described in Subsection (3)(a);

  (ii) regularly report a designated student's progress toward the designated student's attainment goal in accordance with the LEA's written policy described in Subsection (2); and

  (iii) maintain documentation required by the LEA for the LEA to meet the requirements of Subsection R277-606-4(4).

  (4)(a) If a designated student is a student with a disability and an LEA provides dropout prevention and recovery services without using a third party, the LEA shall:

  (i) prepare an IEP or Section 504 plan for the designated student; and

  (ii) provide the dropout prevention and recovery services in accordance with the designated student's IEP or Section 504 plan.

  (b) If a designated student is a student with a disability and an LEA contracts with a third party to provide dropout prevention and recovery services to the designated student:

  (i) the LEA shall prepare an IEP or Section 504 plan for the designated student; and

  (ii) the third party shall provide the dropout prevention and recovery services to the designated student in accordance with the designated student's IEP or Section 504 plan.