Section R277-623-4 - Climate Survey Administration(1) An LEA shall administer a school climate survey containing the questions identified in the Model School Climate Survey described in Section R277-623-3.(2) An LEA may include additional questions in the LEA's climate survey consistent with student data privacy requirements as described in Section 53E-9-203.(3) An LEA shall administer the climate survey:(a) at least once every other year and in the opposite year from administration of the public education exit and engagement survey described in R277-325;(b) in an anonymous and randomized way;(c) to the LEA's school community;(d) in other languages relevant to the school community where possible;(e) to students across all academic achievement levels; and(f) in a form compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.(4) An LEA may administer the survey orally to a student if:(a) the LEA provides methods to protect the confidentiality of the student's responses;(b) the student can request for a different survey administrator; and(c) the LEA provides methods to protect the confidentiality and identity of the survey administrator from the general public.(5) An LEA shall administer the climate survey through a Board approved online provider.(6) An LEA shall provide the survey to: (a) the lesser of 35% of the student population or 400 students;(b) each school in the LEA; and(c) staff at a school level.(7) An LEA shall restrict access to survey responses in accordance with the LEA's written policies, Board rule, or state and federal laws.Utah Admin. Code R277-623-4
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-04, effective 2/7/2020