Section 511 – Report on performance of online course providers.
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-4-511. Report on performance of online course providers. (1) The state board, in collaboration with online course providers, shall develop a report on the performance of online course providers, which may be used to evaluate the Statewide Online Education Program and assess the quality of an online course provider. (2) A report on […]
Section 512 – Dissemination of information on the Statewide Online Education Program.
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-4-512. Dissemination of information on the Statewide Online Education Program. (1) The state board shall develop a website for the Statewide Online Education Program which shall include: (a) a description of the Statewide Online Education Program, including its purposes; (b) information on who is eligible to enroll, and how an eligible student may […]
Section 513 – Time period to enroll in an online course.
Effective 5/5/2021 53F-4-513. Time period to enroll in an online course. (1) To provide an LEA and online course providers with estimates of online course enrollment, a student should enroll in an online course, or declare an intention to enroll in an online course: (a) for a high school online course, during the time period […]
Section 514 – State board — Rulemaking — Fees.
Effective 5/5/2021 53F-4-514. State board — Rulemaking — Fees. (1) The state board shall make rules in accordance with this part and Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that: (a) establish a course credit acknowledgement form and procedures for completing and submitting to the state board a course credit acknowledgement; (b) establish procedures […]
Section 407 – Annual report.
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-4-407. Annual report. (1) The state board shall make a report on UPSTART in accordance with Section 53E-1-201. (2) The report shall: (a) address the extent to which UPSTART is accomplishing the purposes for which it was established as specified in Section 53F-4-402; and (b) include the following information: (i) the number of […]
Section 502 – Statewide Online Education Program created — Designated as program of the public education system — Purposes.
Effective 5/5/2021 53F-4-502. Statewide Online Education Program created — Designated as program of the public education system — Purposes. (1) The Statewide Online Education Program is created to enable an eligible student to, through the completion of publicly funded online courses: (a) earn high school graduation credit; or (b) earn middle school credit. (2) Pursuant […]
Section 503 – Option to enroll in online courses offered through the Statewide Online Education Program.
Effective 5/5/2021 53F-4-503. Option to enroll in online courses offered through the Statewide Online Education Program. (1) Subject to Subsections (2), (3), and (9), an eligible student may enroll in an online course offered through the Statewide Online Education Program if: (a) the student meets the course prerequisites; (b) the course is open for enrollment; […]
Section 504 – Authorized online course providers — Certified online course providers.
Effective 5/5/2021 53F-4-504. Authorized online course providers — Certified online course providers. (1) The following entities may offer online courses to eligible students through the Statewide Online Education Program: (a) a charter school or district school created exclusively for the purpose of serving students online; (b) an LEA program, approved by the LEA governing board, […]
Section 404 – Family participation in UPSTART — Priority enrollment.
Effective 7/1/2022 53F-4-404. Family participation in UPSTART — Priority enrollment. (1) The contractor shall: (a) solicit families to participate in UPSTART through a public information campaign and referrals from participating school districts; and (b) work with the Department of Workforce Services and the state board to solicit participation from families of qualifying participants to participate […]
Section 406 – Audit and evaluation.
Effective 5/4/2022 53F-4-406. Audit and evaluation. (1) The state auditor shall every three years: (a) conduct an audit of the contractor’s use of funds for UPSTART; or (b) contract with an independent certified public accountant to conduct an audit. (2) The state board shall: (a) require by contract that the contractor will open its books […]