(1) As used in this section:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-4-314

  • LEA: means :
         (6)(a) a school district;
         (6)(b) a charter school; or
         (6)(c) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
     (1)(a) “School readiness assessment” means a preschool assessment that:

          (1)(a)(i) measures literacy and numeracy; and
          (1)(a)(ii) beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, measures growth from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
     (1)(b) “School readiness program” means a preschool program:

          (1)(b)(i) in which a student participates in the year before the student is expected to enroll in kindergarten; and
          (1)(b)(ii) that receives funding under Title 35A, Chapter 15, Preschool Programs.
(2) The state board shall develop or select a school readiness assessment.
(3) A school readiness program shall:

     (3)(a) administer to each student who participates in the school readiness program the school readiness assessment at the beginning and end of the student’s participation in the school readiness program; and
     (3)(b) report the results of the assessments described in Subsection (3)(a) to the state board.
(4) A private care provider or an LEA on behalf of a school that is not participating in the High Quality Readiness Grant Program, as described in Section 35A-15-301 or 35A-15-302, may submit school readiness assessment data to the state board.