Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-437 - Open Enrollment
Section R277-437-3 - Local School Board and District Responsibilities
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A local school board shall have policies describing procedures for a student to follow in applying to attend school other than the student's respective schools of residence.
(2) A Local school board shall designate which schools and programs will be available for open enrollment during the coming school year consistent with the definitions and timelines of Title 53G, Chapter 6, Part 4, School District Enrollment.
(3) The school district shall adjust timelines for open enrollment applications if the district is developing a district-wide reconfiguration of the district's schools consistent with Subsection 53G-6-401(1).
(4) A school district may establish longer or broader timelines for enrollment than required by law.
(5) If construction, remodeling, or other circumstances beyond the control of the local school board do not reasonably permit the local school board to make sufficiently accurate enrollment projections for a given school to determine whether the school should be designated as available for open enrollment for the coming year, the local board shall designate delays and procedures consistent with Subsection 53G-6-402(4)(c).
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(7) An agreement between the resident district and a nonresident district may be made prior to the acceptance of a requesting student and shall be done outside of the Statewide Online Education Program process described in R277-726.
(8) A local school board shall establish a procedure to consider appeals of a student's denial of initial or continued enrollment of a nonresident student under Subsection 53G-6-404(1).
(9) A local school board may deny a student's request for enrollment for a reason identified in Title 53G, Chapter 6, Part 4, School District Enrollment.
(10) This rule does not govern eligibility for nonresident students to participate in activities supervised by the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) .