Section R277-715-2 - Definitions(1) "Assessment tool" means the Utah After-school Program Quality Assessment and Improvement Tool developed by a statewide multi-agency stakeholder group, and administered by the Utah After-school Network.(2) "Out-of-school time" means time that a student at a participating program is engaged in a learning environment that is not during regular school hours, including before school, after school, and during the summer.(3) "Participating program" means a program that receives funds from the Board or from the Department of Workforce Services to support the program's out-of-school time programming.(4) "Program quality assessment tool" or "PQA tool" means the evidence-based program quality assessment tool used to assess program quality during an observation in classrooms with school age and teen children, including children five years old and older(5) "Reliable observer" means a Department of Workforce Services or Superintendent approved individual who is trained to utilize an evidence-based classroom observation tool to fidelityUtah Admin. Code R277-715-2
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-23, effective 11/7/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-03, effective 1/9/2020