Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-472 - Charter School Student Enrollment and Transfers and School District Capacity Information
Section R277-472-2 - Definitions
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-472-2
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1)
(a) "Below capacity" means the grade level or
program is less than 100 percent of the district, school, or grade level
average.
(b) A special program is
"below capacity" or available for transfer students from charter schools if the
number of assigned students is less than the designated number of students
determined by school district.
(c)
An entire elementary or secondary school is "below capacity" if the district
determines that the average class size, using calculations of classes and
courses in this Rule R277-472, is less than 100 percent of the district
elementary or secondary average class size.
(2) "Elementary class size" means the number of students with a primary assignment to a specific teacher
(a) An extended day class in which a portion
of the class arrives early and the other portion stays late shall be counted as
one class.
(b) "Elementary class
size" shall include all special education students who participate in all or
part of the school day excluding those students assigned to a special
class.
(3) "Full time equivalent" or "FTE" means the ratio of the contract time worked by an educator compared to the LEA's definition of contract time worked by a full-time employee in the same position.
(4) "Secondary class size" means the secondary school's calculation for each language arts, mathematics, and science course that is typically taught multiple times in the school day, such as 8th grade English, Secondary Math 1, or Earth Systems.
(5)
(a) "Special class" means a placement where a
student is placed in a classroom and receives specialized instruction and
related services, if required, with other students with disabilities.
(b) "Special class" includes students who
receive special education and related services outside the regular general
education classroom for more than 60% of the school day
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