(1) Pursuant to Subsection
53F-2-311(3)(d),
an LEA shall receive a 5 WPU disbursement for a qualifying summer CTE
agriculture program as described in this section.
(2) To receive state summer CTE agriculture
program funds, an LEA shall apply using a form and timeline specified by the
Superintendent each year.
(3) If
approved, the LEA shall:
(a) provide evidence
or assure that a teacher of the summer CTE agriculture program:
(i) holds a valid Utah teaching license, with
an endorsement in agriculture, as outlined in Subsection
R277-911-3(5)(d)(v);
(ii) has developed a calendar of activities
which shall be approved by the LEA's administration and reviewed by the
Superintendent;
(iii) has or will
work a minimum of 360 hours in the summer CTE agriculture program;
(iv) has or will not engage in other
employment, including self-employment, which conflicts with the teacher's
performance in the summer CTE agriculture program;
(v) has developed and filed a weekly schedule
and a monthly report outlining accomplishments related to the calendar of
activities with:
(A) the school
principal;
(B) the LEA CTE
director; and
(C) the
Superintendent; and
(vi)
has a minimum of 35 students enrolled in the summer CTE agriculture program;
and
(vii) visits the participating
students a minimum of two times during the summer program with a minimum
average of four on-site visits to students; and
(b) provides evidence or assures that a
student enrolled in the summer CTE agriculture program:
(i) has on file in the LEA office the
student's Plan for College and Career Readiness goal related to
agriculture;
(ii) in conjunction
with the student's parent or employer and the teacher, has a developed
individualized plan of activities, including a supervised occupational
experience program;
(iii) has
completed the eighth grade; and
(iv) has not graduated from high
school.
(4) A
college intern may be approved to be the instructor of a summer CTE agriculture
program upon approval by the Superintendent.
(5) To be approved as an instructor, the LEA
shall provide evidence or assure that the college intern shall:
(a) be enrolled in an approved postsecondary
Agricultural Education-Teacher Preparation program, minimally at the junior or
senior level;
(b) under the
guidance of the supervising teacher, develop a calendar of activities which
shall be approved by LEA administration and reviewed by the
Superintendent;
(c) work a minimum
of 360 hours in the CTE summer agriculture program;
(d) not engage in other employment, including
self-employment, which conflicts with the intern's performance in the CTE
summer agriculture program;
(e)
under the guidance of the supervising teacher, develop and file a weekly
schedule and a monthly report outlining accomplishments related to the calendar
of activities with:
(i) the school
principal;
(ii) the LEA CTE
director; and
(iii) the
Superintendent; and
(g)
enroll a minimum of 20 students in the summer CTE agriculture program;
and
(h) visit the participating
students a minimum of two times during the summer program with a minimum
average of four on-site visits to students.
(6) The Superintendent shall collect data
from the program and staff of each LEA to ensure compliance with approved
standards.
(7) An LEA shall submit
to the Superintendent a final program report through the funding application
due August 31 annually.
(8) The
Superintendent shall allocate Summer CTE agricultural funding to each LEA
conducting an approved program for no more than 360 hours and 35
students.
(9) An LEA operating a
program with a supervising teacher and college intern shall receive a combined
total of seven WPUs of the summer CTE agricultural allocation.
