R277-923-4. Procedure and Criteria for Awarding a Grant

  (1) The Superintendent shall award:

  (a) one American Indian and Alaskan Native Education State Plan Pilot Program grant to an LEA to serve one or more program sites for the five-year pilot program created in Subsection 53F-5-602(1); and

  (b) one grant to an LEA to serve one or more program sites for the four-year pilot program created in Subsection 53F-5-602(2).

  (3) The Superintendent shall award a grant described in Subsection (1) to an LEA based on the following criteria:

  (a) up to 20 points will be awarded based on the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native students enrolled in the program sites;

  (b) up to 15 points will be awarded based on the educator recruiting and retention needs of the program sites;

  (c) up to 15 points will be awarded based on the strength of the LEA's program design plan;

  (d) up to 10 points will be awarded based on the LEA's plan to objectively evaluate the success of the LEA's program design plan; and

  (e) up to 10 points will be awarded based on the strength of the LEA's proposed budget and how many educators the LEA plans to serve.