Section R277-726-4 - Eligible Student and Parent Rights and Responsibilities(1) An eligible student may register for program credits consistent with Section 53F-4-503 and this rule.(2) An eligible student may exceed a full course load during a regular school year if: (a) the student's plan for college and career readiness indicates that the student intends to complete high school graduation requirements and exit high school before the rest of the student's high school cohort; or(b) the student's local school board or charter school governing board has a policy that allows students to enroll in additional courses.(3)(a) Only original credit may be funded through the program.(b) Competency-based award of credit without engagement in a course of digital, teacher-led instruction may not be funded under Statewide Online Education Program and Minimum School Program provisions.(4)(a) An eligible student is expected to complete courses in which the student enrolls in a timely manner consistent with Section 53F-4-505 and requirements for attendance and participation in accordance with Subsection R277-726-7(15) and Subsection R277-726-2(17).(b) If a student changes the student's enrollment in the student's primary LEA or withdraws from an online course for any reason, it is the student's or student's parent's responsibility to notify the provider immediately.(5) A student shall enroll in online courses, or declare an intention to enroll, during the school course registration period designated by the primary LEA of enrollment for regular course registration, provided the student's LEA notifies students of the opportunity to enroll in the program as described in Section 53F-4-513.(6)(a) A student may alter a course schedule by dropping a traditional course and adding an online course in accordance with the primary school of enrollment's same established deadline for dropping and adding traditional courses.(b) A student may enroll in a course outside of the primary school of enrollment's established deadline for dropping and adding traditional courses if the student is not seeking to alter a course schedule by dropping a traditional course and adding an online course but is instead seeking to add courses above full-time-enrollment consistent with an approved plan for early graduation.(7)(a) Notwithstanding Subsection (5), an underenrolled student may enroll in an online course at any time during a calendar year.(b) If an underenrolled student enrolls in an online course as described in Subsection (7)(a), the primary school of enrollment may immediately claim the student for the adjusted portion of enrollment by entering the course into the primary LEA's student information system and increasing membership, if necessary.(8)(a) An authorized online course provider shall reasonably accommodate a request of a student's parent to visit and observe any class the student attends, including allowing appropriate access to digital systems of course delivery, as required in Section 53G-6-803.(b) An authorized online course provider shall reasonably accommodate and record an excused absence at the request of a student's parent as an "approved absence" as described in Subsection 53G-6-803(5) if: (i) the parent submits a written statement at least one school day before the scheduled absence; and(ii) the student agrees to make up coursework for school days missed for the scheduled absence in accordance with LEA policy.Utah Admin. Code R277-726-4
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