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2012 Utah Code
Title 53A - State System of Public Education
Article 1 - Administration of Public Education at the State Level
Section 1108 - Calculation of additional points earned for high school graduation and college and career readiness.

Universal Citation:
UT Code ยง 53A-1-1108 (2012)
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53A-1-1108. Calculation of additional points earned for high school graduation and college and career readiness.

(1) In addition to the points described in Sections 53A-1-1106 and 53A-1-1107 and subject to Subsection (2), a high school shall receive points, as determined by the State Board of Education, for:

(a) the percentage of students who graduate from high school; and

(b) except for the 2012-13 school year, the percentage of students who are considered college ready as measured by a college admissions test administered pursuant to Section 53A-1-611.

(2) In calculating the percentage of students who graduate, the State Board of Education shall use the same graduation rate for a high school that is used under the federal No Child Left Behind accountability system.

(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a school may earn a maximum of 300 points for the criteria described in Subsection (1) with one-half of the maximum number of points allotted to high school graduation and one-half allotted to indicators of college and career readiness.

(b) For the 2012-13 school year, a school may earn a maximum of 150 points for the percentage of students who graduate from high school.


Amended by Chapter 478, 2013 General Session, (Coordination Clause)

Amended by Chapter 478, 2013 General Session

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