Section R277-462-6 - School Counselor to Student Ratios(1) To qualify for funding described in Section R277-462-4 an LEA shall have at least one school counselor for every 350 students.(2) For purposes of counting toward fulfillment of this ratio, a school counselor shall be: (a) a full-time equivalent within an LEA; and(b) Board certified and licensed as a school counselor.(3) An LEA may be considered compliant with Subsection (1) if less than .25 school counselors would be needed for the LEA to meet the required ratio.(4) No later than October 1 of each year an LEA shall certify to the Superintendent the school counselor to student ratio.(5) No later than May 1 from submitting the LEA's certified ratio, an LEA that does not meet the required ratio in Subsection (1) shall submit to the Board a plan outlining a reasonable timeline and method for achieving compliance.(6) If an LEA fails to fulfill the plan described in Subsection (5), the LEA may be placed on a corrective action plan described in Rule R277-114.(7) If an LEA fails to complete the corrective action plan described in Subsection (6), the LEA shall be referred to the Board for further corrective action including loss of distributed funds.Utah Admin. Code R277-462-6
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-16, effective 7/31/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-02, effective 12/16/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-12, effective 6/7/2024