Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) If an LEA's plan is approved by the
Board, the Superintendent shall distribute grant money to the participating LEA
as described in this section.
(2)
(a) The amount available to distribute to
participating charter schools is an amount equal to the product of:
(i) October 1 headcount in the prior year at
charter schools statewide, divided by October 1 headcount in the prior year in
public schools statewide; and
(ii)
the total amount available for distribution under the program.
(b) The Superintendent shall
distribute to participating charter schools the amount available for
distribution to participating charter schools in proportion to each
participating charter school's enrollment as a percentage of the total
enrollment in participating charter schools in the prior year.
(c) A new LEA or new charter school satellite
campus shall be funded based on the new LEA or new charter school satellite
campus's projected October 1 headcount.
(3) The Superintendent shall distribute grant
money to the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in an amount equal to the
product of:
(a) October 1 headcount in the
prior year at the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, divided by October 1
headcount in the prior year in public schools statewide; and
(b) the total amount available for
distribution under this section.
(4) Of the funds available for distribution
under the program after the allocation of funds for the Utah Schools for the
Deaf and the Blind and participating charter schools, the Superintendent shall
distribute grant money to participating LEAs that are school districts as
follows:
(a) the Superintendent shall
distribute 10% of the total funding available for participating LEAs that are
school districts to the participating LEAs as a base amount on an equal basis;
and
(b) the Superintendent shall
distribute the remaining 90% of the funds to the participating LEAs on a
per-student basis, based on the October 1 headcount in the prior
year.
(5)
(a) If an LEA's plan is not approved during
year one of the program, the advisory committee and the Digital Teaching and
Learning Coordinator shall provide additional supports to help the LEA become a
qualifying LEA.
(b) The
Superintendent shall redistribute the funds an LEA would have been eligible to
receive, in accordance with the distribution formulas described in this
section, to other qualifying LEAs if the LEA's plan is not approved:
(i) after additional support described in
Subsection (5)(a) is given; and
(ii) by no later than December 31 of the
school year for which the grant is being awarded.
(6) A non-qualifying LEA may
reapply for grant money in subsequent years based on the LEA's plan being
approved by the Board.
