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Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
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R277. Education, Administration |
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R277-923. American Indian and Alaskan Native Education State Plan Pilot Programs |
| R277-923-1. Authority and Purpose |
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(1) This rule is authorized by: (a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board; and (b) Section 53F-5-603, which provides that the Board may make rules related to the pilot programs; and (c) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law. (2) The purpose of this rule is to provide: (a) criteria for evaluating grant applications; and (b) procedures for: (i) a school district to apply to the Board to receive grant money; and (ii) the review of the use of grant money. |
| R277-923-2. Definitions |
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(1) "American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated school" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 53F-5-601. (2) "Program site" means the school where an LEA plans to use grant money and implement the LEA's program. |
| R277-923-3. Grant Application |
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(1) An LEA may apply for a grant described in Section 53F-5-603 by submitting an application to the Superintendent on or before the last Friday in May. (2) The Superintendent shall develop a grant application and make the grant application available to LEAs that meet the eligibility as an American Indian and Alaskan Native concentrated school. |
| R277-923-4. Procedure and Criteria for Awarding a Grant |
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(1) The Superintendent shall award: (a) one American Indian and Alaskan Native Education State Plan Pilot Program grant to an LEA to serve one or more program sites for the five-year pilot program created in Subsection 53F-5-602(1); and (b) one grant to an LEA to serve one or more program sites for the four-year pilot program created in Subsection 53F-5-602(2). (3) The Superintendent shall award a grant described in Subsection (1) to an LEA based on the following criteria: (a) up to 20 points will be awarded based on the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native students enrolled in the program sites; (b) up to 15 points will be awarded based on the educator recruiting and retention needs of the program sites; (c) up to 15 points will be awarded based on the strength of the LEA's program design plan; (d) up to 10 points will be awarded based on the LEA's plan to objectively evaluate the success of the LEA's program design plan; and (e) up to 10 points will be awarded based on the strength of the LEA's proposed budget and how many educators the LEA plans to serve. |