Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-606 - Dropout Prevention and Recovery Program
Section R277-606-3 - LEA Dropout Prevention and Recovery Programs

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-606-3

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) An LEA that serves students in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 shall provide a dropout prevention and recovery program for a designated student with the dropout prevention and recovery services described in Section 53G-9-802.

(2) To provide the dropout and recovery services described in Subsection (1) an LEA may:

(a) contract with a third party; or

(b) create a dropout prevention and recovery services plan.

(3) An LEA that enrolls a designated student in a dropout prevention and recovery program shall:

(a) develop a written policy that describes:
(i) how the LEA or the LEA's third party will measure and report if the designated student made a year's worth of progress toward an attainment goal as required in Section R277-606-4; and

(ii) how membership days will be determined for the designated student in accordance with the LEA's established school schedule and enrollment policies; and

(b) indicate that the designated student is enrolling in the LEA's dropout prevention and recovery program in accordance with current UTREx specifications.

(4)

(a) If a designated student chooses to enroll in a dropout prevention and recovery program, the LEA, in consultation with the designated student, shall prepare, in accordance with the LEA's written policy described in Subsection (2), a learning plan for the designated student that includes an attainment goal for the designated student.

(b) If an LEA chooses to contract with a third party to provide dropout prevention and recovery services, the third party shall:
(i) work with the LEA to prepare a learning plan for a designated student described in Subsection (3)(a);

(ii) regularly report a designated student's progress toward the designated student's attainment goal in accordance with the LEA's written policy described in Subsection (2); and

(iii) maintain documentation required by the LEA for the LEA to meet the requirements of Subsection R277-606-4(4).

(5)

(a) If a designated student is a student with a disability and an LEA provides dropout prevention and recovery services without using a third party, the LEA shall:
(i) prepare an IEP or Section 504 plan for the designated student; and

(ii) provide the dropout prevention and recovery services in accordance with the designated student's IEP or Section 504 plan.

(b) If a designated student is a student with a disability and an LEA contracts with a third party to provide dropout prevention and recovery services to the designated student:
(i) the LEA shall prepare an IEP or Section 504 plan for the designated student; and

(ii) the third party shall provide the dropout prevention and recovery services to the designated student in accordance with the designated student's IEP or Section 504 plan.

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