Utah Admin. Code R277-926-3 - Certification of a Residential Treatment Center
(1) An RTC shall have the RTC's special needs
program certified by the Superintendent before providing services for a free
and appropriate public education to in-state or out-of-state students with
special education needs and a current IEP from an LEA.
(2) An RTC seeking certification shall apply
for an initial or renewal certification in a form prescribed by the
Superintendent.
(3) An RTC's
application shall include:
(a) a detailed
description of the RTC's general and special education program provided,
including:
(i) minimum instructional minutes
for each grade level served;
(ii)
specially designed instruction and related services;
(iii) evidence of age-appropriate core
curriculum that aligns with the Utah core standards or aligns with the core
standards of the student's state of origin;
(iv) for grades K-8, evidence showing the use
of at least one resource, including a textbook or curricular program, adopted
by the student's state of origin or Utah for each core standard
subject;
(v) for grades 9-12,
evidence showing alignment of curriculum for core standard subjects with an
LEA's curriculum in Utah or the student's state of origin;
(b) evidence, including educator licenses of
qualified personnel for each subject area including:
(i) English language arts;
(ii) Math;
(iii) Science;
(iv) Special Education; and
(v) Related services.
(c) documentation of training implementation
and supervision in a special education program of paraprofessionals as
described by the Special Education Rules Manual incorporated by reference in
Rule R277-750;
(d) an assurance
that each student, aged 14 years and above, has a transition plan as described
in Subsection R277-926-4(3)(b);
(e) evidence that an RTC is collaborating
with a student's LEA of origin's fully constituted IEP team to:
(i) carry out the specific requirements of
the student's IEP, including the general requirements described in Subsection
R277-926-4(3)(b);
(ii) facilitate an annual IEP review;
and
(iii) when necessary,
participate in the student's triennial evaluation, including:
(A) an outlined process for the
evaluation;
(B) the ability to
allow on-site accessibility to third parties required for evaluation
participation; and
(C) collaborate
with the LEA of origin for the administration of the assessment.
(f) a description of the
RTC's incident management process and procedures for a student, and reporting
requirements described in Subsection
R277-926-4(3)(c);
(g) evidence of how meaningful parental
involvement is facilitated;
(h)
documentation showing all staff at the RTC have been fingerprinted and have
passed state and federal criminal background checks before being allowed to
have contact with any student;
(i)
an assurance showing participation in the LEA of origin with federal Child Find
mandates as outlined in 20
U.S.C. 1412(a)(3);
(j) an assurance that the RTC is a
nonsectarian RTC; and
(k) if
applicable, a copy of the Private School Affidavit filed with a student's state
of origin.
(4) An RTC may
apply for an initial certification and receive notification of certification
approval or denial within 60 days of an on-site review.
(5) An RTC shall apply for certification
renewal no later than 60 days before the expiration of the RTC's current
certification.
(6) The
Superintendent shall provide the RTC notice of the Superintendent's approval or
denial of the RTC's application for certification within 60 days of an on-site
review.
(7) An RTC with a pending
application shall be subject to an on-site review by the Superintendent within
60 days of the RTC submitting the RTC's application.
(8) An RTC's application for certification
and on-site review shall be reviewed collectively by the Superintendent in
considering approval or denial of certification.
(9) An RTC shall be informed of compliance
errors at the time of the on-site review and will be provided six weeks to
correct the compliance errors before a final certification decision is
made.
(10) If approved, an RTC's
certification lasts for two years from the date of approval and is subject to
monitoring protocols as described in Section
R277-926-4.
(11) If the Superintendent denies an RTC's
application for certification, the Superintendent shall provide the reason for
the denial in writing to the RTC.
(12) If an RTC operates a special needs
program at more than one site, the RTC shall submit a separate certification
application for each site.
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