53E-5-203.  Schools included in school accountability system — Other indicators and point distribution for a school that serves a special student population.

(1)  Except as provided in Subsection (2), the state board shall include all public schools in the state in the school accountability system established under this part.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-5-203

  • Local school board: means a board elected under 2. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
  • Statewide assessment: means one or more of the following, as applicable:
(a) a standards assessment described in Section 53E-4-303;
(b) a high school assessment described in Section 53E-4-304;
(c) a college readiness assessment described in Section 53E-4-305; or
(d) an alternate assessment administered to a student with a disability. See Utah Code 53E-5-201
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  The state board shall exempt from the school accountability system:

    (a)  a school in which the number of students tested on a statewide assessment for accountability is lower than the minimum sample size necessary, based on acceptable professional practice for statistical reliability, or when release of the information would violate 20 U.S.C. § 1232h, the prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable student data;

    (b)  if the United States Department of Education approves the state’s application for a waiver of federal accountability requirements, a school with an opt out rate on statewide assessments for accountability that exceeds 50%;

    (c)  a school in the school’s first year of operations if the school’s local school board or charter school governing board requests the exemption; or

    (d)  a high school in the school’s second year of operations if the school’s local school board or charter school governing board requests the exemption.

    (3)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this part, the state board may use to appropriately assess the educational impact of a school that serves a special student population:

    (a)  other indicators in addition to the indicators described in Section 53E-5-205 or 53E-5-206; or

    (b)  different point distribution than the point distribution described in Section 53E-5-207.

    Amended by Chapter 527, 2023 General Session

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