2015 Utah Code
Title 53A - State System of Public Education
Chapter 1b - School Readiness Initiative
Part 1 - School Readiness Initiative Act
Section 109 - Home-based educational technology for school readiness.

Effective 5/13/2014
53A-1b-109. Home-based educational technology for school readiness.

• (1) To receive funding pursuant to a results-based contract awarded under Section 53A-1b-110, an eligible home-based educational technology provider shall administer a home-based educational technology program designed to prepare eligible students for kindergarten.

• (2) An eligible home-based educational technology provider described in Subsection (1) shall establish or currently operate a high quality school readiness program with the components described in Subsection 53A-1b-105(2).

• (3) An eligible home-based educational technology provider shall work in conjunction with the State Board of Education to assign a statewide unique student identifier to each eligible student funded pursuant to a results-based contract.

• (4) An eligible home-based educational technology provider that receives funds under this section shall report annually to the board the following de-identified information for eligible students funded in whole or in part pursuant to a results-based contract:
  • (a) number of eligible students served by the home-based educational technology program, reported by economically disadvantaged status and English language learner status;
  • (b) average time, and range of time usage, an eligible student spent using the program per week;
  • (c) cost per eligible student;
  • (d) assessment results of the pre- and post-assessments selected by the board; and
  • (e) number of eligible students served by the home-based educational technology program who participated in any other public or private preschool program, including the type of preschool attended.

• (5) The State Board of Education shall annually share with the board aggregated longitudinal data on eligible students currently receiving funding under this section and any eligible students who previously received funding under this section, including:
  • (a) academic achievement outcomes;
  • (b) special education use; and
  • (c) English language learner services.

• (6) The evaluator selected pursuant to Section 53A-1b-110 shall annually evaluate:
  • (a) the quality and outcomes of a home-based educational technology program funded by a results-based contract between a private entity and the board, including the pre- and post-assessment results, on the assessment designated by the board under Section 53A-1b-110, of eligible students in the program; and
  • (b) whether the performance outcome measures set in the results-based contract have been met, using de-identified or aggregated data reported in Subsections (4) and (5).

Enacted by Chapter 304, 2014 General Session