Section 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 families:
      • (A) volunteering to participate in the program;
      • (B) selected to participate in the program;
      • (C) requesting computers; and
      • (D) furnished computers;
    • (ii) the number of private preschool providers and public preschool providers participating in the program;
    • (iii) the frequency of use of the instructional software;
    • (iv) obstacles encountered with software usage, hardware, or providing technical assistance to families;
    • (v) student performance on entry and exit kindergarten assessments conducted by school districts and charter schools for students who participated in the home-based educational technology program and those who did not participate in the program; and
    • (vi) as available, the evaluation of the program conducted pursuant to Section 53F-4-406.

Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 324, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 342, 2019 General Session