Section 401 – Requirements for a school readiness program to receive funding through a results-based contract.
Effective 5/14/2019 35A-15-401. Requirements for a school readiness program to receive funding through a results-based contract. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Participating program operator” means an eligible LEA, an eligible private provider, or an eligible home-based educational technology provider, that is a party to a results-based contract. (b) “Program” means a school readiness […]
Section 402 – Results-based contracts — Assessment.
Effective 5/14/2019 35A-15-402. Results-based contracts — Assessment. (1) The board may enter into a results-based contract to fund participation of eligible students in a high quality school readiness program in accordance with this part. (2) (a) The board shall include an investor as a party to a results-based contract. (b) The board may provide for […]
Section 201 – Establishment of the School Readiness Board — Membership — Funding prioritization.
Effective 7/1/2022 35A-15-201. Establishment of the School Readiness Board — Membership — Funding prioritization. (1) There is created the School Readiness Board within the department composed of: (a) the executive director or the executive director’s designee; (b) one member appointed by the State Board of Education; (c) one member appointed by the chair of the […]
Section 202 – Elements of a high quality school readiness program.
Effective 5/4/2022 35A-15-202. Elements of a high quality school readiness program. (1) A high quality school readiness program that an eligible LEA or eligible private provider runs shall include: (a) an evidence-based curriculum that is aligned with all of the developmental domains and academic content areas defined in the Utah core standards for preschool that […]
Section 203 – School Readiness Restricted Account — Creation — Funding — Distribution of funds.
Effective 5/14/2019 35A-15-203. School Readiness Restricted Account — Creation — Funding — Distribution of funds. (1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the “School Readiness Restricted Account”. (2) The School Readiness Restricted Account consists of: (a) money appropriated by the Legislature; (b) all income and interest derived from the […]
Section 301 – Becoming High Quality School Readiness Grant Program.
Effective 5/14/2019 35A-15-301. Becoming High Quality School Readiness Grant Program. (1) The High Quality School Readiness Grant Program is created to provide grants to the following, in order to assist an existing preschool or home-based educational technology program in becoming a high quality school readiness program: (a) an eligible private provider; (b) an eligible LEA; […]
Section 302 – Expanded Student Access to High Quality School Readiness Programs Grant Program — Determination of high quality school readiness program — Reporting requirement.
Effective 5/14/2019 35A-15-302. Expanded Student Access to High Quality School Readiness Programs Grant Program — Determination of high quality school readiness program — Reporting requirement. (1) There is created the Student Access to High Quality School Readiness Programs Grant Program to expand access to high quality school readiness programs for eligible students through grants administered […]
Section 303 – Evaluation — Tool — Reporting.
Effective 5/14/2019 35A-15-303. Evaluation — Tool — Reporting. (1) The State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the board, conduct the ongoing review and evaluation each school year of: (a) a grant recipient under Section 35A-15-301; and (b) a grant recipient under Section 35A-15-302. (2) (a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah […]