Utah Admin. Code R277-554-2 - Charter School Start-up and Implementation Grants
(1) A charter school that desires to receive
State Charter School Board start-up and implementation grant funds shall comply
with the requirements of this section.
(2) To receive a State Charter School Board
start-up or implementation grant, a charter school may be eligible if the
charter school:
(a) meets the requirements of
Section 53G-5-404;
(b) has a finalized charter agreement with
the school's authorizer;
(c) for a
new, large and small expansions, or satellite school, submits an application
for the grant within six months of approval by the school's authorizer;
and
(d) demonstrates a plan to use
the funds within the next two full school years.
(3) New, large and small expansions, and
satellite schools may be eligible for start-up and implementation grant funds,
and receive priority in funding or grant applications.
(4) In alignment with Section
53F-2-705, a charter school may
be eligible for start-up and implementation grant funds if the school meets any
of the following conditions:
(a) implementing
a new curriculum;
(b) implementing
a new program; or
(c) implementing
an innovative practice not funded by the Innovative Sandbox funding as
described in Rule R277-919.
(5) The State Charter School Board shall
determine amounts and conditions for distribution of state start-up or
implementation grant funds.
(6)
Grant funds may only be used for allowable expenditures as established by the
State Charter School Board annual application form.
(7) Grant recipients shall participate in
monitoring activities and shall provide monitoring information to the
Superintendent, as directed.
(8)
(a) A charter school shall repay grant funds
to the State Charter School Board if recipients change to non-charter status
within ten years of receiving grant funds.
(b) The State Charter School Board may grant
an exception to the requirements of Subsection (8)(a) for a school that
converts status, due to either federal or state law requirements, for academic
purposes.
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