Utah Admin. Code R277-477-5 - Appropriate Use of School LAND Trust Program Funds
(1) Parents, teachers, and the principal, in
collaboration with an approving entity, shall review school wide assessment
data annually and use School LAND Trust program funds in data-driven and
evidence-based ways to improve educational outcomes, consistent with the
academic goals of the school's teacher and student success plan framework under
Section 53G-7-1304 and the priorities of
the LEA governing board, including:
(a)
strategies that are measurable and show academic outcomes with multi-tiered
systems of support; and
(b)
counselors and educators working with students and families on academic and
behavioral issues when a direct impact on academic achievement can be
measured.
(2) A school's
School LAND Trust program expenditures shall have a direct impact on the
instruction of students in the particular school's areas of most critical
academic need and consistent with the academic priorities of the LEA's
governing board:
(a) to increase achievement
in:
(i) English;
(ii) language arts;
(iii) mathematics; and
(iv) science; and
(b) for secondary schools to:
(i) increase graduation rates; and
(ii) promote college and career
readiness.
(3)
A school may not use School LAND Trust program funds for the following:
(a) costs related to district or school
administration, including accreditation;
(b) expenses for:
(i) construction;
(ii) maintenance;
(iii) facilities;
(iv) overhead;
(v) furniture;
(vi) storage of personal student
property;
(vii) security;
or
(vii) athletics;
or
(c) expenses for
non-academic in-school, co-curricular, or extracurricular activities.
(4) A school that demonstrates
appropriate progress and achievement consistent with the academic priorities of
the LEA governing board outlined in Subsection (2) may request local board
approval of a plan to address other academic goals if the plan includes:
(a) how the goal is in accordance with the
core standards established in Rule R277-700;
(b) how the action plan for the goal is:
(i) data-driven;
(ii) evidence-based; and
(iii) has a direct impact on the instruction
of students consistent with Subsections (1) and (2);
(c) the data driving the decision to spend
School LAND Trust funds for academic needs outlined in this Subsection (4);
and
(d) the anticipated data source
the school will use to measure progress.
(5) A school district or local school board
may not require a council or school to spend the school's School LAND Trust
program funds on a specific use or set of uses.
(6) Student incentives implemented as part of
an academic goal in the School LAND Trust program may not exceed $2 per student
in an academic school year.
Notes
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