Section R277-606-3 - LEA Dropout Prevention and Recovery Programs(1) An LEA that serves students in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 shall provide a dropout prevention and recovery program for a designated student with the dropout prevention and recovery services described in Section 53G-9-802.(2) To provide the dropout and recovery services described in Subsection (1) an LEA may: (a) contract with a third party; or(b) create a dropout prevention and recovery services plan. (3) An LEA that enrolls a designated student in a dropout prevention and recovery program shall: (a) develop a written policy that describes:(i) how the LEA or the LEA's third party will measure and report if the designated student made a year's worth of progress toward an attainment goal as required in Section R277-606-4; and(ii) how membership days will be determined for the designated student in accordance with the LEA's established school schedule and enrollment policies; and(b) indicate that the designated student is enrolling in the LEA's dropout prevention and recovery program in accordance with current UTREx specifications.(4)(a) If a designated student chooses to enroll in a dropout prevention and recovery program, the LEA, in consultation with the designated student, shall prepare, in accordance with the LEA's written policy described in Subsection (2), a learning plan for the designated student that includes an attainment goal for the designated student.(b) If an LEA chooses to contract with a third party to provide dropout prevention and recovery services, the third party shall:(i) work with the LEA to prepare a learning plan for a designated student described in Subsection (3)(a);(ii) regularly report a designated student's progress toward the designated student's attainment goal in accordance with the LEA's written policy described in Subsection (2); and(iii) maintain documentation required by the LEA for the LEA to meet the requirements of Subsection R277-606-4(4).(5)(a) If a designated student is a student with a disability and an LEA provides dropout prevention and recovery services without using a third party, the LEA shall: (i) prepare an IEP or Section 504 plan for the designated student; and(ii) provide the dropout prevention and recovery services in accordance with the designated student's IEP or Section 504 plan.(b) If a designated student is a student with a disability and an LEA contracts with a third party to provide dropout prevention and recovery services to the designated student: (i) the LEA shall prepare an IEP or Section 504 plan for the designated student; and(ii) the third party shall provide the dropout prevention and recovery services to the designated student in accordance with the designated student's IEP or Section 504 plan.Utah Admin. Code R277-606-3
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-24, effective 11/23/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-21, effective 10/11/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-19, effective 9/24/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-15, effective 7/22/2022