Section R277-920-14 - Exit Criteria for Schools in a year with Statewide Assessment System Irregularities(1) For a school year where there are statewide assessment system irregularities or a suspension of the administration of statewide assessments: (a) the Superintendent shall appoint a state review panel; and(b) the state review panel shall review the data of a school eligible to be considered for exit at the conclusion of the applicable year and make a recommendation to the Board on whether the school demonstrated adequate progress to exit the springboard school program.(2) A state review panel described in Subsection (1) shall review the following questions to inform the state review panel's recommendation:(a) whether the school provides evidence of substantial progress and growth; and(b) whether the school has qualitative or quantitative data from the implementation of the school's school improvement plan that also demonstrate substantial improvement.(3) For a school whose data are impacted by statewide assessment system irregularities or a suspension of the administration of statewide assessments during one or more of the school's designated years in the springboard school program: (a) the Superintendent shall appoint a state review panel;(b) the state review panel shall review the data of the school whose data are impacted by the statewide assessment system irregularities or suspension of statewide assessment; and(c) the state review panel shall make a recommendation to the Board whether the school demonstrated substantial improvement.(4) A state review panel described in Subsection (3) shall review qualitative and quantitative data from the implementation of the school's improvement plan.(5) The qualitative and quantitative data described in Subsection (4) may include:(a) local student performance data, including formative assessment data;(b) for a springboard school that is a high school: (ii) graduation rate; and(iii) other types of successful completion, such as earning a GED;(c) increased attendance;(d) student engagement or school climate;(f) criteria presented by the school being reviewed;(g) if the springboard school is a charter school, whether the charter school is meeting all minimum standards described in Section 53G-5-303 in the school's charter agreement with the authorizer, including: (i) minimum financial standards for operating the charter school;(ii) minimum standards for student achievement;(iii) the mission statement and purpose of the charter school;(iv) the grade levels served;(v) the maximum number of students; and(vi) the charter school governing board and structure; and(h) additional criteria established by the Superintendent.(6)(a) Notwithstanding other provisions in this Section R277-920-14, for a school year where there are statewide assessment system irregularities or a suspension of the administration of statewide assessments, a school eligible to be considered for exit at the conclusion of the applicable year may elect to remain in the springboard school program an additional year.(b) For a school that elects to remain in the program an additional year as described in Subsection (6)(a), the Superintendent may provide a different standard of review of the school's data by the state review panel.(7) For a school that elects to remain in the program an additional year as described in Subsection (6): (a) the Superintendent may provide a different standard of review of the school's data by the state review panel; and(b) in addition to the information described in Subsection (5), the school shall provide a request for resources to the Superintendent, including the proposed uses of the resources, for the school's additional year in the springboard school program.Utah Admin. Code R277-920-14
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-20, effective 10/11/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-04, effective 2/8/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-18, effective 8/30/2023