As in effect on June 1, 2008
A. "Board" means the Utah State Board of Education.
B. "Advanced Placement Program" means the College Board Advanced Placement Program. Its policies are determined by representatives of member institutions. Its operational services are provided by the Educational Testing Service. The program provides practical descriptions of college-level courses to interested schools and student test results based on these courses to colleges of the student's choice. Participating colleges grant credit or appropriate placement, or both, to students whose test results meet standards prescribed by the college.
C. "WPU" means the basic state funding unit.
A. This rule is authorized by Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3 which vests general control and supervision of public education in the Board, Section 53A-17a-120, which directs the Board to adopt rules for the expenditure of funds appropriated for accelerated learning programs, Section 53A-1-402(1) which allows the Board to adopt minimum standards for programs 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 specify the procedures and standards local districts must follow to qualify for state funds for the Advanced Placement Program.
A. All school districts are eligible to participate in the Advanced Placement Program.
B. District use of state funds for the Advanced Placement Program is limited to the following:
(1) to offset the costs of funding smaller classes;
(2) to fund workshops within the district to work on beginning, implementing, or coordinating an Advanced Placement Program;
(3) to purchase any of the following for library, laboratory, or direct classroom use: needed supplemental texts, materials, and equipment;
(4) to pay a teacher directly involved in a small group or individual tutorial as an extra assignment in a small school or with a limited number of students who are able and willing to take an Advanced Placement course;
(5) to aid in staff development which includes teacher stipends for tuition and living expenses connected with the pursuit of additional training on specified Advanced Placement curriculum taught by the teacher;
(6) to pay the costs of tests for students; and
(7) to assist with costs of distance learning programs, equipment or instructors which could increase the AP options in a school.
C. Funds are distributed on the basis of the following: the total funds designated for the Advanced Placement Program are divided by the total number of Advanced Placement exams passed with a grade of 3 or higher by students in the public schools of Utah. This results in a fixed amount of dollars per exam passed. Each participating school district receives that amount for each exam successfully passed by one of its students.
D. The Board shall develop uniform deadlines, forms, and fiscal and pupil accounting procedures for this program.
educational testing, accelerated learning*, gifted children
1988
February 26, 2004
53A-17a-120; 53A-1-402(1); 53A-1-401(3)
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