Affected by 63I-1-253 on 7/1/2027
Effective 5/4/2022
53G-10-604. Innovation program application — Requirements.
- (1) An innovation program application shall include:
- (a) the name and a summary of the credentials of each teacher and other staff member who will be teaching or working in the opportunity class;
- (b) the name of each student whose parent has submitted a consent form consenting to the student becoming a participating student;
- (c) a description of the alternative curriculum and alternative classroom schedule, as applicable, that the innovation program application seeks approval for;
- (d) a description of how, when, and where the opportunity class instruction will take place and whether the instruction will include in-person, virtual, or hybrid components;
- (e) any other innovative curriculum or classroom schedule adjustments intended to be incorporated into the opportunity class to enhance the learning, performance, and educational experience of participating students;
- (f) criteria for measuring student learning and performance;
- (g) an explanation of the assessment of the innovation program as provided in Section 53G-10-607;
- (h) if the innovation application includes a proposed alternative curriculum, a description of:
- (i) the alternative curriculum and the instructional materials to be used in the opportunity class; and
- (ii) the outcomes the opportunity class using the alternative curriculum is designed to achieve;
- (i) any additional funding needed to cover innovation program costs; and
- (j) participating students’ proposed access to or use of the transportation services, playground facilities, cafeteria facilities, after-school or extra-curricular activities, special education services, and other facilities, activities, or services normally provided by the applicable school or LEA.
- (2) An innovation program application that proposes an alternative curriculum may include a proposal for a different curriculum or an innovative delivery of curriculum.
- (3) An innovation program application that proposes an alternative classroom schedule may include a proposal for a different classroom schedule that includes options for:
- (a) different requirements for in-person, virtual, or hybrid instruction; and
- (b) different provisions for length of student attendance at in-person, virtual, or hybrid instruction.
- (4) An innovation program application may include a request for an innovation grant.
Enacted by Chapter 236, 2022 General Session