Effective 5/14/2019 53F-4-402. UPSTART program to develop school readiness skills of preschool children. (1) UPSTART, a project that uses a home-based educational technology program to develop school readiness skills of preschool children, is established within the public education system. (2) UPSTART is created to: (a) evaluate the effectiveness of giving preschool children access, at home, […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53F-4-403. School district participation in UPSTART. (1) A school district may participate in UPSTART if the local school board agrees, or a private preschool provider may participate in UPSTART if the private preschool provider agrees, to work in cooperation with the contractor to provide administrative and technical support for UPSTART. (2) A contractor […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
