Utah Code 53F-4-509. Online course credit hours included in daily membership — Limitation
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(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a student’s primary LEA of enrollment shall include online course credit hours in calculating daily membership.
Terms Used In Utah Code 53F-4-509
- Credit: means credit for a high school course, or the equivalent for a middle school course, as determined by the state board. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- High school: means grade 9, 10, 11, or 12. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Online course: means a course of instruction offered by the Statewide Online Education Program through the use of digital technology, regardless of whether the student participates in the course at home, at school, at another location, or any combination of these. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Plan for college and career readiness: means the same as that term is defined in Section
53E-2-304 . See Utah Code 53F-4-501 - primary LEA: means the LEA in which an eligible student is enrolled for courses other than online courses offered through the Statewide Online Education Program. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
- Released-time: means a period of time during the regular school day a student is excused from school at the request of the student's parent pursuant to rules of the state board. See Utah Code 53F-4-501
(2) A student may not count as more than one FTE, unless the student intends to complete high school graduation requirements, and exit high school, early, in accordance with the student’s plan for college and career readiness.
(3) A student who enrolls in an online course may not be counted in membership for a released-time class, if counting the student in membership for a released-time class would result in the student being counted as more than one FTE.
(4) Except as provided in Subsection (5), a student enrolled in an online course may not earn more credits in a year than the number of credits a student may earn in a year by taking a full course load during the regular school day in the student’s primary LEA of enrollment.
(5) A student enrolled in an online course may earn more credits in a year than the number of credits a student may earn in a year by taking a full course load during the regular school day in the student’s primary LEA of enrollment:
(5)(a) if the student intends to complete high school graduation requirements, and exit high school, early, in accordance with the student’s plan for college and career readiness; or
(5)(b) if allowed under an LEA governing board policy.