As in effect on May 1, 2008
A. "Board" means the Utah State Board of Education.
B. "National Board Certification" means a current certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
C. "Test" means those tests required under R277-510 or others specifically identified that satisfy the highly qualified teacher standards of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Title IX, Part A, 20 U.S.C. 7801, Section 9101(11).
D. "USOE" means the Utah State Office of Education.
A. This rule is authorized by Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3 which vests general control and supervision of public education in the Board and Section 53A-6-112(7) which directs the Board to adopt rules to administer this program.
B. The purpose of this rule is to provide consistent definitions, to establish a grant program in which school districts and charter schools may choose to participate, and to establish a formula and timelines for distribution of funds to grant recipients.
A. A school district or charter school that applies to participate in the Highly Qualified Teacher Grant Program shall agree to match all grant funds with equal school district or charter school funds.
B. Funds received in this program may be used only consistent with the following:
(1) Reimbursement to teachers for the cost of taking tests to meet federal NCLB highly qualified teacher standards;
(2) Reimbursement to teachers for testing fees and travel expenses specific to taking tests; and
(3) Reimbursement to teachers for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in obtaining National Board Certification including:
(a) expenses for materials, required textbooks or consumables, computer programs or technology, travel, tuition costs, fees, special enrollment/program fees, and
(b) other expenses approved by the USOE and necessary to complete the National Board Certification process.
C. Test preparation courses and other similar planning or preparatory expenses are not reimbursable.
A. Funds shall be available to school districts and charter schools that complete an application and apply for funds based on the following formula:
(1) School districts shall be eligible for $5000 base awards;
(2) Charter schools shall be eligible for $2000 base awards;
(3) Funds remaining after school district/charter school base awards are allocated, shall be distributed to all approved applicants based on proportionate enrollment.
(4) All funds shall be expended no later than June 30, 2009.
B. Grant applications, provided by the USOE, shall be available to school districts and charter schools by December 1, 2006.
C. Completed grant applications shall be submitted to the USOE by January 15, 2007.
D. School districts and charter schools shall be notified of funding by February 15, 2007.
E. Grant recipients shall satisfy all requirements for funding under Section 53A-6-112 and R277-511- 3.
F. Grant applications shall include an evaluation component which shall be provided to the USOE no later than September 1, 2009 or within 30 days of an earlier termination of the grant program.
G. Grant recipients shall report annually by August 1 for the previous school year the following:
(1) names of teacher participants;
(2) increased number of highly qualified teachers in the district or charter school; and
(3) increased number of teachers with National Board Certification.
highly qualified, teacher, grants
January 23, 2007
Art X Sec 3; 53A-6-112(7)
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