Utah Code 53G-10-604. Innovation program application — Requirements
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(1) An innovation program application shall include:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-10-604
- Alternative classroom schedule: means a classroom schedule that is different than the schedule followed by other classrooms in the applicable school or LEA. See Utah Code 53G-10-601
- Alternative curriculum: means curriculum in one or more subject areas that is based on standards that are different than the standards:(2)(a) adopted by the state board; and(2)(b) applicable to the regular curriculum offered in the subject area or areas in the applicable school or LEA. See Utah Code 53G-10-601
- Innovation grant: means a grant of money under Section 53G-10-608 to pay for some or all innovation program costs. See Utah Code 53G-10-601
- Innovation program: means a program establishing an alternative classroom schedule or an alternative curriculum, or both. See Utah Code 53G-10-601
- Innovation program application: means an application:
(6)(a) proposing the implementation of an innovation program; and(6)(b) submitted under Section 53G-10-603 to the LEA governing board for the LEA in which the innovation program is proposed. See Utah Code 53G-10-601- Innovation program costs: means costs occasioned by an innovation program that exceed costs of a class that is not subject to an innovation program. See Utah Code 53G-10-601
- Opportunity class: means a school class within the public education system that implements an innovation program. See Utah Code 53G-10-601
- Participating student: means a K-12 student who participates in an opportunity class under an approved innovation program. See Utah Code 53G-10-601
(1)(a) the name and a summary of the credentials of each teacher and other staff member who will be teaching or working in the opportunity class;(1)(b) the name of each student whose parent has submitted a consent form consenting to the student becoming a participating student;(1)(c) a description of the alternative curriculum and alternative classroom schedule, as applicable, that the innovation program application seeks approval for;(1)(d) a description of how, when, and where the opportunity class instruction will take place and whether the instruction will include in-person, virtual, or hybrid components;(1)(e) any other innovative curriculum or classroom schedule adjustments intended to be incorporated into the opportunity class to enhance the learning, performance, and educational experience of participating students;(1)(f) criteria for measuring student learning and performance;(1)(g) an explanation of the assessment of the innovation program as provided in Section 53G-10-607;(1)(h) if the innovation application includes a proposed alternative curriculum, a description of:(1)(h)(i) the alternative curriculum and the instructional materials to be used in the opportunity class; and(1)(h)(ii) the outcomes the opportunity class using the alternative curriculum is designed to achieve;(1)(i) any additional funding needed to cover innovation program costs; and(1)(j) participating students’ proposed access to or use of the transportation services, playground facilities, cafeteria facilities, after-school or extra-curricular activities, special education services, and other facilities, activities, or services normally provided by the applicable school or LEA.(2) An innovation program application that proposes an alternative curriculum may include a proposal for a different curriculum or an innovative delivery of curriculum.(3) An innovation program application that proposes an alternative classroom schedule may include a proposal for a different classroom schedule that includes options for:(3)(a) different requirements for in-person, virtual, or hybrid instruction; and(3)(b) different provisions for length of student attendance at in-person, virtual, or hybrid instruction.(4) An innovation program application may include a request for an innovation grant.