As in effect on May 1, 2008
A. "Accreditation" means formal Northwest and Board approval of a school that has met standards considered by the Board to be essential for the operation of a quality school program.
B. "Board" means the Utah State Board of Education.
C. "Elementary school" for the purpose of this rule means grades K-6 in whatever kind of school the grade levels exists.
D. "Northwest" means the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, the regional accrediting association of which Utah is a member.
E. "USOE" means the Utah State Office of Education.
A. This rule is authorized under Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3 which vests general control and supervision of public education in the Board, by Section 53A-1-402(1)(c) which directs the Board to adopt rules for school accreditation, and Section 53A-1-401(3) which allows the Board to adopt rules in accordance with its responsibilities.
B. The purpose of this rule is to:
(1) specify the standards and procedures by which elementary schools may become accredited by Northwest, the USOE, and the Board; and
(2) establish an accreditation program of appropriate and high standards of attainment to assist schools in maintaining and improving education programs.
A. Elementary schools desiring accreditation shall be members of Northwest and meet the standards required for such accreditation as outlined in R277-413.
B. The accreditation of Utah elementary schools is optional; interested elementary schools may apply to Northwest for accreditation.
C. Accreditation shall take place under the direction of the USOE acting as an agent for Northwest.
D. The accreditation status and date of most recent accreditation of the school shall be available from the USOE upon request.
accreditation
April 1, 2005
September 6, 2007
Art X Sec 3; 53A-1-402(1)(c); 53A-1-401(3)
Rule converted into HTML by the Division of Administrative Rules.
For questions regarding the content or application of rules under Title R277, please contact the promulgating agency (Education, Administration). A list of agencies with links to their homepages is available at http://www.utah.gov/government/agencylist.html.
For questions about the rulemaking process, please contact the Division of Administrative (801-538-3764). Please Note: The Division of Administrative Rules is not able to answer questions about the content or application of these rules.
The HTML version of this rule is a convenience copy. This information is made available on the Internet as a public service. Please see this disclaimer about information available from www.rules.utah.gov.