R277-751-5. Division of Responsibilities

  (1) The Superintendent shall:

  (a) conduct LEA program administrative reviews, such as Utah Program Improvement Planning System or "UPIPS" monitoring;

  (b) require student attendance and membership accountability;

  (c) provide technical assistance to LEAs;

  (d) collect data on:

  (i) the number, disabilities, and levels of students served;

  (ii) the types of program delivery models used;

  (iii) costs of the ESY services in LEAs; and

  (iv) program effectiveness.

  (e) develop guidelines for LEAs.

  (2) An LEA shall:

  (a) establish LEA procedures which are in accordance with Board rules;

  (b) provide professional development and on-site visits to assure that Board and LEA procedures are appropriately understood and implemented;

  (c) establish timelines to accomplish the purposes of this rule;

  (d) analyze LEA needs, reported by professionals, for ESY services for individual, eligible students;

  (e) determine LEA ESY services parameters based upon data received from educators on individual, eligible students, including:

  (i) the personnel required to provide special education and related services;

  (ii) location of services; and

  (iii) budget specifications;

  (f) ensure parents and professionals have received information about dispute resolution procedures for the appeal of ESY eligibility decisions and ESY services parameters; and

  (g) implement processes to collect program effectiveness data.