Section R277-752-2 - Definitions(1) "Base reimbursement level" means an LEA's eligible costs up to $10,000.(2) "Budget" means the total expenditures reported on an LEA's Annual Program Report, "APR."(3)(a) "Cost of setting" means the average cost of a student's educational environment, including: (i) for a preschool student, the cost of services provided in an early childhood setting;(ii) for a general education student, the cost of services provided in a general education classroom by special education personnel;(iii) for resource students, the cost of services provided in a special education classroom by pull-out from the general education classroom;(iv) for a student in a special class, the cost of services provided in a special education classroom for all or most of the day; and(v) for a student in a special school, the cost of services provided in a separate school where all students have disabilities.(b) "Cost of setting" is calculated by dividing the sum of costs for teachers and paraprofessionals in a given learning environment by the number of students in the same learning environment.(4) "Local education agency" or "LEA" includes, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.(5) "Small LEA" means an LEA with enrollment of less than 5,000 students as shown on the most recent October 1 count.(6) "Special education intensive services fund" means funding available to offset the costs of students whose educational program exceeds three times the state average per pupil expenditures.Utah Admin. Code R277-752-2
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