(1) There is created the Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program to improve educational outcomes for low income students through the formation of cross sector partnerships that use data to align and improve efforts focused on student success.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 53F-5-402

  • Eligible partnership: means a partnership that:
         (2)(a) includes at least:
              (2)(a)(i) a local education agency that has designated an eligible school feeder pattern;
              (2)(a)(ii) a local nonprofit organization;
              (2)(a)(iii) a private business;
              (2)(a)(iv) a municipality or county in which the eligible school feeder pattern is located;
              (2)(a)(v) an institution of higher education within the state;
              (2)(a)(vi) a state or local government agency that provides services to students attending schools within the eligible school feeder pattern;
              (2)(a)(vii) a local philanthropic organization; and
              (2)(a)(viii) a local health care organization; and
         (2)(b) has designated a local education agency or local nonprofit organization to act as lead applicant for a grant described in this part. See Utah Code 53F-5-401
  • Eligible school feeder pattern: means the succession of schools that a student enrolls in as the student progresses from kindergarten through grade 12 that includes, as designated by a local education agency:
         (3)(a) a high school;
         (3)(b) an eligible junior high school that:
              (3)(b)(i) is a district school within the geographic boundary of the high school described in Subsection (3)(a); or
              (3)(b)(ii) is a charter school that sends at least 50% of the charter school's students to the high school described in Subsection (3)(a); and
         (3)(c) an eligible elementary school that:
              (3)(c)(i) is a district school within the geographic boundary of the high school described in Subsection (3)(a); or
              (3)(c)(ii) is a charter school that sends at least 50% of the charter school's students to the junior high school described in Subsection (3)(b). See Utah Code 53F-5-401
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
(2) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall award grants to eligible partnerships that enter into a memorandum of understanding between the members of the eligible partnership to plan or implement a partnership that:

     (2)(a) establishes shared goals, outcomes, and measurement practices based on unique community needs and interests that:

          (2)(a)(i) for students attending an elementary school within an eligible school feeder pattern, focus on:

               (2)(a)(i)(A) kindergarten readiness;
               (2)(a)(i)(B) reading proficiency, consistent with the science of reading, as defined by the science of reading panel described in Section 53E-3-1003; and
               (2)(a)(i)(C) grade 3 mathematics; and
          (2)(a)(ii) for students attending a secondary school within an eligible school feeder pattern, focus on:

               (2)(a)(ii)(A) grade 8 mathematics and reading proficiency;
               (2)(a)(ii)(B) high school graduation;
               (2)(a)(ii)(C) postsecondary education attainment;
               (2)(a)(ii)(D) physical and mental health; and
               (2)(a)(ii)(E) development of career skills and readiness;
     (2)(b) coordinates and aligns services to:

          (2)(b)(i) students attending schools within an eligible school feeder pattern; and
          (2)(b)(ii) the families and communities of the students within an eligible school feeder pattern;
     (2)(c) implements a system for:

          (2)(c)(i) sharing data to monitor and evaluate shared goals and outcomes, in accordance with state and federal law; and
          (2)(c)(ii) accountability for shared goals and outcomes; and
     (2)(d) commits to providing matching funds as described in Section 53F-5-403.
(3) In making grant award determinations, the state board shall prioritize funding for an eligible partnership that:

     (3)(a) focus on early literacy and mathematics;
     (3)(b) includes a low performing school as determined by the state board; or
     (3)(c) addresses parent and community engagement.
(4) In awarding grants under this part, the state board:

     (4)(a) shall distribute funds to the lead applicant designated by the eligible partnership as described in Section 53F-5-401; and
     (4)(b) may not award more than $500,000 per fiscal year to an eligible partnership.
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