Utah Admin. Code R277-725-2 - Definitions

(1) Unless otherwise provided in this rule, the definitions established in Rule R277-726 apply to this rule.

(2) "Actively participates" means, for purposes of payment to providers as described in Sections 53F-4-505 and 53F-4-506, that the student actively participates in an online course using learner-validated enrollment measures selected by a provider from among options approved by the Superintendent and on record with the contractor.

(3) "Administrative withdrawal" means that a provider has marked a student as inactive in a course for more than ten days.

(4) "CCA" means Course Credit Acknowledgment.

(5) "Contractor" means a private entity selected by the Board in accordance with Subsection 53F-4-503(13).

(6) "Core code" means a code assigned by the Superintendent for a subject matter course recognized by the Board.

(7)

(a) "Course" means a self-paced program of instruction offered through the use of digital technology, regardless of where the student participates.

(b) "Course" does not include:

(i) competency-based education;

(ii) remedial instruction; or

(iii) blended learning, combining online learning with instruction delivered in a supervised brick and mortar school away from a student's home.

(8) "Course completion" means that:

(a) a student has a completed a course with a passing grade;

(b) a provider has securely transmitted an official or interim transcript to the student's parent and the Superintendent; and

(c) a provider has updated the contractor's enrollment platform to reflect credit accrual.

(9) "Course completion rate" means data calculated annually by the Superintendent using the Year End UTREx submission determining the year-end percentage of credits earned proportional to credits attempted, calculated per provider, for courses in which a student:

(a) was initially confirmed to be in active participation; and

(b) did not subsequently lose program eligibility or experience disciplinary or administrative withdrawal.

(10)

(a) "Eligible student means a student, under the age of 19, intending to take an SOEP course for middle school or high school credit, who:

(i) attends a private school or home school and whose parent is a Utah resident;

(ii) is an exchange student residing in Utah and enrolled in a Utah private school; or

(iii) receives a scholarship under Title 53F, Chapter 4, Part 3, Carson Smith Scholarship Program or Title 53E, Chapter 7, Part 4, Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship.

(b) "Eligible student" does not include a student receiving a scholarship under Title 53F, Chapter 6, Part 4, Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.

(11) "Executed CCA" means a CCA, as defined in Rule R277-726, for which the contractor has issued a notice of enrollment.

(12) "Fee" means the same as the term is defined in Rule R277-407.

(13) "Program" means the portion of the SOEP pertaining to students enrolled in home and private schools.

(14) "School of enrollment" means the home or private school that maintains the student's cumulative file, enrollment information, and transcript for high school graduation purposes.

(15) "Standard of active participation" means one or more learner-validated enrollment measurements selected from options approved by the Superintendent:

(a) on file with the contractor;

(b) documented within a provider's learning management system;

(c) supporting qualification to receive payment; and

(d) including confirmation of active participation in a course as defined in Section 53F-4-501.

(16) "System" means personnel, infrastructure, software, procedures, policy, and data designed, implemented, and operated by the contractor or a provider to accomplish instructional or administrative objectives in accordance with program requirements.

(17) "Teacher of record" means an educator who:

(a) holds an active Utah educator license;

(b) is assigned by a provider to instruct an online course;

(c) monitors student participation in an online course;

(d) supports student participation reports to the contractor and the Superintendent;

(e) interacts digitally with students in synchronous or asynchronous environments;

(f) instructs and grades students;

(g) is designated by a provider as teacher of record in Board data systems; and

(h) where students interact in a physical environment to any extent, interacts physically with students.

(18) "Withdrawal" means:

(a) that a student withdraws from an online course consistent with Section 53F-4-506; or

(b) that a student is withdrawn due to:

(i) student suspension following adequately documented due process by the provider; or

(ii) a loss of program eligibility.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R277-725-2

Repealed by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-13, effective 6/7/2018 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-06, effective 3/10/2025