Section R277-726-5 - LEA Requirements and Responsibilities(1) A primary school of enrollment shall facilitate student enrollment with any eligible providers selected by an eligible student consistent with course credit limits.(2) A primary school of enrollment and a provider LEA shall use the CCA application, records, and processes provided by the Superintendent for the program.(3) In accordance with Subsection 53F-4-509(5), if a student enrolled in a program course intends to graduate early and exceeds a full course load during a regular school year, a primary LEA of enrollment may mark the student as an early graduate and increase membership in accordance with Section R277-419-6, Section R277-700-6 and Rule R277-484 to account for credits in excess of full-time enrollment in a local student information system.(4) A primary school or LEA of enrollment shall provide information about available online courses and programs:(a) in registration materials;(b) on the LEA's website; and(c) on the school's website.(5) To facilitate enrollment as required by Section 53F-4-513, a primary school or LEA of enrollment shall provide the notice required under Subsection (4) concurrent with the high school course registration period designated by the LEA for the upcoming school year.(6) A primary school of enrollment shall include a student's online courses in the student's enrollment records and, upon course completion, include online course grades and credits on the student's transcripts, including high school coursework completed before grade 9 using course title and core codes.(7) A primary school of enrollment shall recognize credit earned toward high school graduation by a participating student through courses completed before grade 9 for purposes of high school graduation.(8) A primary school of enrollment shall determine fee waiver eligibility for participating public school students pursuant to Rule R277-407.(9)(a) If a participating student qualifies for a fee waiver, the student's primary LEA or school of enrollment shall provide the participating student access to an online course by:(i) allowing a student access to necessary technology in a computer lab or other space within the school building during a school period or during the regular school day for the student to participate in an online course; or(ii) providing a participating student technology and Wi-Fi needed for the student to participate outside of the school building.(b) If a participating student who qualifies for a fee waiver is a home or private school student, the online course provider shall provide the participating home or private school student access to the online course.(10) Where students access program courses using LEA-owned and managed devices, an LEA shall configure devices to participating students to form a separate user account or otherwise allow access to program provider materials using credentials supplied by a program provider.(11) A primary school of enrollment shall provide participating students access to facilities for the student to participate in an online course during the regular school day, student leadership opportunities, sports, extracurricular and co-curricular activities, counseling, graduation, and other services offered to students generally without consideration of relative levels of participation in traditional courses versus program courses.(12)(a) Course completions conferring high school credit shall be recorded in a student's record of credit and course completion for grade 9 to allow recognition toward grades 9-12, and high school graduation requirements.(b) A primary LEA of enrollment accepting credit toward high school requirements is not required to independently verify:(i) early graduation status; or(ii) that high school courses taken through the program did not replace middle school courses for a student.(13) When a student satisfactorily completes an online semester or quarter course: (a) for high school credit, in accordance with the LEA's procedures, a designated counselor or registrar at the primary school of enrollment shall forward records of grades and high school graduation credit, listing core codes for each completed course; or(b) for a student participating in the program before grade 9, the student's grade 9 primary school of enrollment shall record grades and credit per Subsection (11) once the student completes grade 8.Utah Admin. Code R277-726-5
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