R277-733-7. Adult Education Pupil Accounting

  (1) A district administered adult education program shall receive WPU funding for a student at the rate of 990 clock hours of membership per one weighted pupil for a student who is a resident of a Utah school district and meets the following criteria:

  (a) is at least 16 years of age but less than 19 years of age;

  (b) has not received a high school diploma or a Utah High School Completion Diploma;

  (c) intends to graduate from a K-12 high school; and

  (d) attends a CCRP meeting with his school counselor, school administrator or designee, and parent or legal guardian to discuss the appropriateness of the student's participation in adult education; or

  (2) A district may additionally receive WPU funding for a student at the rate of 990 clock hours of membership per one weighted pupil uni for a resident student who meets the following criteria:

  (a) is 19 years of age or older;

  (b) has not received a high school diploma but whose high school class has graduated;

  (c) intends to graduate from a K-12 high school; and

  (d) has written approval from all parties following consultation with the student's parent or guardian.

  (2) Student attendance up to 990 clock hours of membership is equivalent to 1 FTE per year.

  (3) The Superintendent shall prorate the clock hours of students enrolled part-time

  (4) As an alternative, a district may generate equivalent WPUs for competencies mastered with a district plan approved by the Superintendent.

  (5)(a) A student may only be counted in average daily membership once on any day.

  (b) If a student's day is part-time in the regular school program and part-time in the adult education program, a district shall report the student's membership on a prorated basis for each program.

  (c) A district may not receive funding for a student for more than one regular WPU for any school year.

  (6) If an eligible adult education student as specified in R277-733-3(8)(a)(iv) enrolls in an adult education program:

  (a) The district may not receive WPU funding for the student's participation in an adult education program;

  (b) The student may be eligible for adult education state funding;

  (c) The student shall be presented with information prior to or at the time of enrollment in an adult education program that defines the consequences of the student's decision, including the following:

  (i) The student may receive an Adult Education Secondary Diploma upon completion of the minimum required Carnegie units of credit as defined by the adult education program;

  (ii) The student may earn a Utah High School Completion Diploma upon successful passing of an HSE exam; or

  (iii) The student may, at the discretion of the district, return to his regular high school prior to the time his class graduates with the understanding and expectation that all necessary requirements for the traditional k-12 diploma shall be completed, provided that the student:

  (A) is released from the adult education program;

  (B) has not completed the requirements necessary for an Adult Education Secondary Diploma; and

  (C) has not successfully passed an HSE exam and has not received a Utah High School Completion Diploma;

  (d) The student may not return to a k-12 high school after receiving an Adult Education Secondary Diploma;

  (e) The student is not eligible to return to a k-12 high school after receiving a Utah High School Completion Diploma unless it is required for the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under the IDEA.

  (f) A district shall report a student who has successfully completed an Adult Education Secondary Diploma or a Utah High School Completion Diploma as a graduate for k-12 graduation (AYP) outcomes.

  (g) The student may take an HSE exam in accordance with the provisions of R277-702.