R277-922-9. Distribution of Grant Money to Participating LEAs

  (1) If an LEA's plan is approved by the Board, the Superintendent shall distribute grant money to the participating LEA as described in this section.

  (2)(a) The amount available to distribute to participating charter schools is an amount equal to the product of:

  (i) October 1 headcount in the prior year at charter schools statewide, divided by October 1 headcount in the prior year in public schools statewide; and

  (ii) the total amount available for distribution under the program.

  (b) The Superintendent shall distribute to participating charter schools the amount available for distribution to participating charter schools in proportion to each participating charter school's enrollment as a percentage of the total enrollment in participating charter schools in the prior year.

  (c) A new LEA or new charter school satellite campus shall be funded based on the new LEA or new charter school satellite campus's projected October 1 headcount.

  (3) The Superintendent shall distribute grant money to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in an amount equal to the product of:

  (a) October 1 headcount in the prior year at the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, divided by October 1 headcount in the prior year in public schools statewide; and

  (b) the total amount available for distribution under this section.

  (4) Of the funds available for distribution under the program after the allocation of funds for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and participating charter schools, the Superintendent shall distribute grant money to participating LEAs that are school districts as follows:

  (a) the Superintendent shall distribute 10 percent of the total funding available for participating LEAs that are school districts to the participating LEAs as a base amount on an equal basis; and

  (b) the Superintendent shall distribute the remaining 90% of the funds to the participating LEAs on a per-student basis, based on the October 1 headcount in the prior year.

  (5)(a) If an LEA's plan is not approved during year one of the program, the advisory committee and the Digital Teaching and Learning Coordinator shall provide additional supports to help the LEA become a qualifying LEA.

  (b) The Superintendent shall redistribute the funds an LEA would have been eligible to receive, in accordance with the distribution formulas described in this section, to other qualifying LEAs if the LEA's plan is not approved:

  (i) after additional support described in Subsection (5)(a) is given; and

  (ii) by no later than December 31 of the school year for which the grant is being awarded.

  (6) A non-qualifying LEA may reapply for grant money in subsequent years based on the LEA's plan being approved by the Board.