2015 Utah Code
Title 53A - State System of Public Education
Chapter 1 - Administration of Public Education at the State Level
Part 11 - School Grading Act
Section 1108 - Calculation of additional points earned for high school graduation and college and career readiness.

Effective 5/13/2014
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, 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)
  • (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), 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 four-year cohort system.
  • (b) In calculating a high school graduation rate for the purpose of school grading, the State Board of Education shall exclude from the four-year cohort for the graduating class a student with a disability who has an individualized education program that includes a plan to complete graduation requirements in more than four years.

• (3)
  • (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), for the purpose of school grading, a student is considered college ready if the student's score in each subject area on the ACT is at or above the College Readiness Benchmark as defined by the ACT.
  • (b) The board in consultation with the State Board of Regents may adopt by rule a higher subject area score threshold on the ACT to be considered college ready for school grading purposes.

• (4)
  • (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(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 the percentage of students who are considered college ready as measured by a college admissions test administered pursuant to Section 53A-1-611.
  • (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 403, 2014 General Session