Pilot program for late enrollment in dual language immersion.

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  6. Pilot program for late enrollment in dual language immersion.

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Affected by 63I-1-253 on 7/1/2023

Effective 5/14/2019
53F-5-213. Pilot program for late enrollment in dual language immersion.
  • (1) As used in this section:
    • (a) "Dual language immersion" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-502.
    • (b) "Eligible LEA" means an LEA that receives funding under Section 53F-2-502.
    • (c) "Late entrant to dual language immersion" or "late entrant" means a student who enters dual language immersion in a higher grade than the student's LEA generally permits initial enrollment in dual language immersion.
    • (d) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means a school district or a charter school.
    • (e) "Online language course" means a course described in Subsection (2).
    • (f) "Partner language" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-502.
    • (g) "Program" means the pilot program described in this section.
  • (2) The state board shall:
    • (a) establish a program to provide an eligible LEA with a grant to offer an online language course to a student in the LEA to develop proficiency in a partner language so that the student may participate in dual language immersion as a late entrant;
    • (b) solicit eligible LEAs to participate in the program; and
    • (c) based on the applications described in Subsection (3), provide grants to LEAs for up to 10 total schools to participate in the program.
  • (3) To participate in the program, an eligible LEA shall submit an application to the board describing:
    • (a) the schools in the eligible LEA that offer dual language immersion for which the eligible LEA intends to allow late entrants;
    • (b) the anticipated space available for late entrants in the schools described in Subsection (3)(a); and
    • (c) the partner languages for which the LEA intends to offer an online language course.
  • (4) An LEA that participates in the program shall:
    • (a) use a grant to offer an online language course to a student who intends to be a late entrant;
    • (b) allow a student who completes an online language course to enroll in dual language immersion as a late entrant at a school in the LEA if:
      • (i) the student demonstrates proficiency in the partner language on an assessment described in Section 53F-2-502; and
      • (ii) the school has space available in dual language immersion; and
    • (c) report to the state board on:
      • (i) the online language course offered by the LEA;
      • (ii) the number of students in the LEA who participate in an online language course; and
      • (iii) the number of students in the LEA who enroll as late entrants.




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