53G-6-401. Definitions. As used in Sections
53G-6-402 through
53G-6-407:
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“Early enrollment” means:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-6-401- 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
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except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), application prior to the third Friday in February for admission for the next school year to a school that is not a student’s school of residence; and |
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application prior to November 1 for admission for the next school year to a school that is not a student’s school of residence if:
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the school district is doing a district wide grade reconfiguration of its elementary, middle, junior, and senior high schools; and |
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the grade reconfiguration described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) will be implemented in the next school year. |
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(2) |
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“Early enrollment school capacity” or “maximum capacity” means the total number of students who could be served in a school building if each of the building’s instructional stations were to have the enrollment specified in Subsection (2)(b). |
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Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii):
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for an elementary school, an instructional station shall have an enrollment at least equal to the school district’s average class size for the corresponding grade; and |
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for a middle, junior, or senior high school, an instructional station shall have an enrollment at least equal to the district’s average class size for similar classes. |
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A local school board shall determine the instructional station capacity for laboratories, physical education facilities, shops, study halls, self-contained special education classrooms, facilities jointly financed by the school district and another community agency for joint use, and similar rooms. |
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Capacity for self-contained special education classrooms shall be based upon students per class as defined by state board and federal special education standards. |
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“Instructional station” means a classroom, laboratory, shop, study hall, or physical education facility to which a local school board could reasonably assign a class, teacher, or program during a given class period. |
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More than one instructional station may be assigned to a classroom, laboratory, shop, study hall, or physical education facility during a class period. |
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“Late enrollment” means application:
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after the third Friday in February for admission for the next school year to a school that is not the student’s school of residence; or |
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for admission for the current year to a school that is not the student’s school of residence. |
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“Late enrollment school capacity” or “adjusted capacity” means the total number of students who could be served in a school if each teacher were to have the class size specified in Subsection (5)(b). |
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An elementary school teacher shall have a class size at least equal to the district’s average class size for the corresponding grade. |
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A middle, junior, or senior high school teacher shall have a class size at least equal to the district’s average class size for similar classes. |
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“Nonresident student” means a student who lives outside the boundaries of the school attendance area. |
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“Open enrollment threshold” means:
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for early enrollment, a projected school enrollment level that is the greater of:
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90% of the maximum capacity; or |
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maximum capacity minus 40 students; and |
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for late enrollment, actual school enrollment that is the greater of:
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90% of adjusted capacity; or |
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adjusted capacity minus 40 students. |
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“Projected school enrollment” means the current year enrollment of a school as of October 1, adjusted for projected growth for the next school year. |
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“School attendance area” means an area established by a local school board from which students are assigned to attend a certain school. |
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“School of residence” means the school to which a student is assigned to attend based on the student’s place of residence. |
Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session