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  • (1) "Charter school authorizer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-5-102.
  • (2) "Cohort" means all district schools and charter schools identified as low performing schools based on school accountabilty results from the same school year.
  • (3) "Educator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.
  • (4) "Final remedial year" means the second or third school year following the initial remedial year, as determined by the state board.
  • (5) "Independent school turnaround expert" or "turnaround expert" means a person identified by the state board under Section 53E-5-305.
  • (6) "Initial remedial year" means the school year a district school or charter school is designated as a low performing school under Section 53E-5-302.
  • (7) "LEA governing board" means a local school board or charter school governing board.
  • (8) "Low performing school" means a district school or charter school that has been designated a low performing school by the state board because the school is:
    • (a) for two consecutive school years in the lowest performing 3% of schools statewide according to the percentage of possible points earned under the school accountability system; and
    • (b) a low performing school according to other outcome-based measures as may be defined in rules made by the state board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
  • (9) "School accountability system" means the school accountability system established in Part 2, School Accountability System.
  • (10) "School grade" or "grade" means the letter grade assigned to a school as the school's overall rating under the school accountability system.
  • (11) "School turnaround committee" means a committee established under:
    • (a) for a district school, Section 53E-5-303; or
    • (b) for a charter school, Section 53E-5-304.
  • (12) "School turnaround plan" means a plan described in:
    • (a) for a district school, Section 53E-5-303; or
    • (b) for a charter school, Section 53E-5-304.





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