R277-461-5. Grant Recipient Requirements, Accountability, and Reporting

  (1) A grant recipient shall engage in systemic leadership and planning to align efforts in supporting school improvement and school-based mental health, based on the Utah School Counseling Program Model.

  (2) Grant funds may only be used to pay for salaries and benefits for qualified personnel.

  (3) A full-time equivalent (FTE) position who is a qualifying personnel funded by grant funds may not be assigned to more than two schools.

  (4) Qualifying personnel funded by these grant funds shall:

  (a) implement a systemic school-based mental health program;

  (b) participate in USBE trainings;

  (c) participate in quarterly collaboration meetings with USBE;

  (d) in accordance with Subsection 53F-5-209(8), participate in trauma-informed modules; and

  (e) implement data projects.

  (5) A data project is a process in which qualifying personnel and others:

  (a) identify a school's needs based on analysis of school data;

  (b) establish one or more interventions to address the needs or problems identified from the data;

  (c) design and implement, through a systemic approach, the intervention; and

  (d) examine and evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention, based on the school data.

  (6) The Superintendent shall establish a process and accompanying forms for grant recipients to document grant requirements, which may include an initial implementation report and a year-end accountability report.

  (7) A grant recipient shall report its findings and outcomes from a data project to:

  (a) the school personnel;

  (b) the local school board or charter governing board; and

  (c) the Superintendent.

  (8)(a) If a grant recipient plans to discontinue its program for any reason at any time in the three-year period, the grant recipient shall notify the Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee, in writing.

  (b) The written notification shall include a detailed explanation of why the grant recipient is discontinuing the program before the end of its three-year commitment.