Utah Admin. Code 277-700-5

Current through Bulletin No. 2024-21, November 1, 2024

Section R277-700-5 - Middle School Education Requirements

(1) The Core Standards and a General Core for middle school students are described in this section.

(2) A student in grades 7-8 shall complete the courses described in Subsection (3) to be properly prepared for instruction in grades 9-12.

(3) The following are the Grades 7-8 General Core Requirements:

(a) Grade 7 Language Arts;

(b) Grade 8 Language Arts;

(c) Grade 7 Mathematics;

(d) Grade 8 Mathematics;

(e) Grade 7 Integrated Science;

(f) Grade 8 Integrated Science;

(g) United States History;

(h) Utah History; and

(i) at least one course in each of the following in grades 7 or 8:

(A) Health Education;

(B) College and Career Awareness;

(C) Digital Literacy;

(D) the Arts; and

(E) Physical Education.

(5) An LEA shall use Board-approved summative adaptive assessments to assess student mastery of the following:

(a) language arts;

(b) mathematics;

(c) science; and

(d) writing in grade 8.

(6) At the discretion of the LEA board, an LEA board may:

(a) offer additional elective courses;

(b) require a student to complete additional courses; or

(c) set minimum credit requirements.

(7) Upon parental or student request, an LEA may, with parental consent, substitute a course requirement described in Subsection (3) with a course, extracurricular activity, or experience that is:

(a) similar to the course requirement; or

(b) consistent with the student's plan for college and career readiness.

(8)

(a) An LEA shall establish a policy governing the substitution of a course requirement as described in Subsection (7).

(b) An LEA's policy described in Subsection (8)(a) shall include a process for a parent to appeal an LEA's denial of a request for a substitution described in Subsection (7) to the LEA board or the LEA board designee.

Utah Admin. Code R277-700-5

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-1, effective 12/8/2014

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-18, effective 8/26/2015

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-14, effective 6/21/2016

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-7, effective 3/14/2018

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-12, effective 5/23/2019

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-17, effective 8/12/2021

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-02, effective 1/10/2024

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-12, effective 6/7/2024