R277-418-1. Definitions

  A. "Blended learning program" means a program under the direction of an LEA:

  (1) where a student learns at least in part:

  (a) at a supervised brick and mortar location away from home; and

  (b) at least in part through an online delivery; and

  (2) that may include some element of student control over time, place, or path, or pace.

  B. "Board" means the Utah State Board of Education.

  C. "Distance learning program" means a program, under the direction of an LEA, in which the participants are a distance from each other in space.

  D. "Enrollment verification data" includes:

  (1) a student's birth certificate or other verification of age;

  (2) verification of immunization or exemption from immunization form;

  (3) proof of Utah public school residency;

  (4) family income verification; or

  (5) special education program information, including information for:

  (a) an individualized education program;

  (b) a Section 504 accommodation plan; and

  (c) an English learner plan.

  E. "Competency based learning program" means an education program that requires a student to acquire a competency and includes a classroom structure and operation that aid and facilitate the acquisition of specified competencies on an individual basis wherein a student is allowed to master and demonstrate competencies as fast as the student is able.

  F. "LEA" or "local education agency" means a school district or charter school.

  F. "Nontraditional Program" means a program within an LEA that consists of eligible, enrolled public school students where the student receives instruction through a:

  (1) distance learning program;

  (2) online learning program;

  (3) blended learning program; or

  (4) competency based learning program.

  G. "Online learning program" means a program, under the direction of an LEA, where there is an organized offering of courses delivered primarily over the internet.

  H. "Superintendent" means the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superintendent's designee.

  I. "Third party provider" means a third party who provides educational services on behalf of an LEA.