Utah Admin. Code R277-733-3 - Definitions
(1) "Adult" means an individual 18 years of
age or over.
(2) "Adult education"
means organized educational programs below the post-secondary level, other than
regular full-time K-12 secondary education programs:
(a) provided by an LEA or an eligible
provider;
(b) provided for
out-of-school youth, 16 years of age and older, or adults who have or have not
graduated from high school; and
(c)
provided to improve literacy levels and to further high school level
education.
(3) "Adult
Basic Education" or "ABE" means a program of instruction at or below the 8.9
academic grade level, which prepares adults for advanced education and
training.
(4) "Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act" or "AEFLA" means Title II of the Workforce Innovation
Opportunity Act of 2014, which provides the principle source of federal support
for:
(a) academic instruction and education
services below the post-secondary level to receive a high school diploma or its
recognized equivalent; and
(b)
transition to post-secondary education, training, and employment.
(5) "Adult Secondary Education" or
"ASE" means a program of academic instruction at the 9.0 grade level or above
in Board approved subjects for an eligible adult education student who is
seeking an Adult Education Secondary Diploma or its equivalent.
(6) "Custody," for purposes of this rule,
means the status of being legally in the control of another adult person or
public agency.
(7)
(a) "Eligible adult education student" means
an individual who provides documentation that the individual:
(i) is a primary and permanent resident of
Utah;
(ii) is one of the following:
(A) 17 years of age or older, and whose high
school class has graduated;
(B)
under 18 years of age and is married;
(C) has been emancipated or adjudicated as an
adult; or
(D) an out-of-school
youth 16 years of age or older who has not graduated from high school;
and
(iii) meets any of
the following:
(A) is basic skills
deficient;
(B) does not have a
secondary school diploma, its recognized equivalent, or an equivalent level of
education; or
(C) is an ELL;
or
(b) A
non-resident eligible adult education student in accordance with an individual
agreement between an eligible provider and another state.
(8) "Eligible Provider":
(a) for purposes of state funding
eligibility, means a:
(i) school district;
or
(ii) charter school if:
(A) the charter school enrolls students in
grades 9 through 12; and
(B) the
charter school applies and is approved as an adult education provider in
accordance with this Rule R277-733; and
(b) for purposes of federal funding
eligibility, may include:
(i) an
LEA;
(ii) a community-based or
faith-based organization;
(iii) a
voluntary literacy organization;
(iv) an institution of higher
education;
(v) a public or private
non-profit agency;
(vi) a
library;
(vii) a public housing
authority;
(viii) a non-profit
institution not described in Subsections (8)(b)(i) through (vii) that can
provide adult education and literacy activities to eligible adult education
students;
(ix) a consortium or
coalition of providers identified in Subsections (8)(b)(i) through (viii);
or
(x) a partnership between an
employer and a provider identified in Subsections (8)(b)(i) through
(ix).
(9)
"English Language Learner" or "ELL" means an individual:
(a) who has limited ability in reading,
writing, speaking, or comprehending the English language and whose native
language is a language other than English; or
(b) who lives in a family or community where
a language other than English is the dominant language.
(10) "Inmate" means an offender who is
incarcerated in state or county correctional facilities located throughout the
state.
(11) "High School
Equivalency Exam" or "HSE" means a Board approved examination whose modules are
aligned with current high school core standards and adult education College and
Career Readiness standards.
(12)
"Out-of-school youth" means a student 16 years of age or older who has not
graduated from high school and is no longer enrolled in a K-12 program of
instruction.
(13) "Utah High School
Completion Diploma" means a diploma issued by the Board and distributed by a
Board approved contractor to an individual who has passed all subject modules
of an HSE exam at an HSE testing center.
(14) "Weighted pupil unit" or "WPU" means the
basic per pupil unit used to calculate the amount of state funds for which a
school district is eligible.
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