Section R277-726-2 - Definitions(1) "Actively participates" means, for purposes of an initial funding distribution described in Section 53F-4-505, the student actively participates as defined by the provider in a written standard of active participation on record with the Superintendent.(2) "Applicable statewide assessments" means: (a) the high school assessment described in Section 53E-4-304 and Subsection R277-404-2(7);(b) a standards assessment as defined in Section 53E-4-303; and(c) a Utah alternative assessment as defined in Rule R277-404.(3) "Approved absence" means an absence permitted in accordance with Subsection 53G-6-803(5).(4) "Authorized online course provider" or "provider" means the same as the term is defined in Section 53F-4-501.(5) "Certified online course provider" means the same as the term is defined in Section 53F-4-501.(6) "Course completion" means that a student has completed a course with a passing grade and the provider has transmitted the course title, course code, grade, and credit to the primary LEA of enrollment and the Superintendent.(7) "Course Credit Acknowledgment" or "CCA" means an agreement and registration record that: (a) uses the Statewide Online Education Program application provided by the Superintendent; and(b) except as provided in Section 53F-4-508, is signed by the designee of the primary school of enrollment, and the qualified provider.(8) "Effective Date" means that, notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, a delayed effective date that the Board is required to provide after the school year has ended for changes in administrative rule related to the Statewide Online Education Program, as described in Subsection 53F-4-514(1).(9)(a) "Eligible student" means the same as the term is defined in Section 53F-4-501. (b) A student up to the age of 19 in an adult education program may be an "eligible student" if the student re-enrolls in a public or private secondary school before the student's cohort's date of graduation.(c) "Eligible student" does not include a student receiving a scholarship under Title 53F, Chapter 6, Part 4, Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.(10) "Enrollment confirmation" means a provider's certification that a student initially registered and actively participated, as defined under Subsections (1) and (23)(b).(11) "Executed CCA" means a CCA that has been executed pursuant to Subsection 53F-4-508(3) and received by the Superintendent.(12) "Fee" means the same as the term is defined in Rule R277-407.(13) "High school" means the same as the term is defined in Section 53F-4-501.(14) "LEA" includes, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.(15) "Middle school" means the same as the term is defined in Section 53F-4-501.(16) "Online course" means the same as the term is defined in Section 53F-4-501 regardless of whether the student participates in the online course at home, at a school, at another location, or in any combination of these settings.(17) "Online course payment" means the amount of funds withheld from a student's primary LEA and disbursed, or otherwise paid to the designated provider following satisfaction of the requirements of the law, and as directed in Subsection 53F-4-507(2) and Section 53F-4-518.(18) "Primary LEA of enrollment" means: (a) the LEA reporting the student to be in regular membership, and special education membership, if applicable; and(b) the LEA in which an eligible student is enrolled for courses other than online courses offered through the Statewide Online Education Program.(19) "Primary school of enrollment" means: (a) a student's school of record within a primary LEA of enrollment;(b) the school that maintains the student's cumulative file, enrollment information, individualized education program, and transcript for purposes of high school graduation; and(c) the school responsible for oversight and implementation of the student's educational requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.(20) "Resident school" means the district school within whose attendance boundaries the student's custodial parent or legal guardian resides.(21) "School" means the same as the term is defined in Rule R277-100.(22) "Section 504" means Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.(23) "Standard of active participation" means:(a) the measure of student engagement used by an authorized online course provider to count a student in attendance and participation at least once every ten school days for a course consistent with Section R277-419-5;(b) a document articulating evidence validating student participation contained in a learning management system and used by an authorized online course provider to qualify to receive payment as provided in Subsection 53F-4-505(4), including determining when a student is actively participating in a course defined in Section 53F-4-501; and(c) the measure of student engagement used to monitor program outcomes and program financial compliance in accordance with Rule R277-114.(24) "Statewide Online Education Program" or "program" means the Statewide Online Education Program created in Section 53F-4-502.(25) "Teacher of record" means the teacher who is assigned by a provider and to whom students are assigned for purposes of reporting and data submissions to the Superintendent in accordance with Section R277-484-3 and this rule.(26) "Underenrolled student" means a student with less than a full course load, as defined by the LEA, during the regular school day at the student's primary school of enrollment.(27) "USBE course code" means a code for a designated subject matter course assigned by the Superintendent.(28) "Withdrawal from online course" means that a student withdraws from or ceases participation in an online course as follows: (a) within 20 calendar days of the start date of the course, if the student enrolls on or before the start date;(b) within 20 calendar days of enrolling in a course, if the student enrolls after the start date;(c) within 20 calendar days after the start date of the second 0.5 credit of a 1.0 credit course;(d) as the result of a student suspension from an online course following adequately documented due process by the provider; or(e) as a result of the student losing program eligibility, including when the student moves out of state.Utah Admin. Code R277-726-2
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-5, effective 2/8/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-17, effective 8/11/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-1, effective 12/8/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-12, effective 5/23/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-07, effective 3/12/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-02, effective 1/8/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-19, effective 9/22/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-10, effective 5/11/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-17, effective 8/22/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-22, effective 11/7/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-16, effective 8/8/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-16, effective 8/7/2024