53F-4-502. Statewide Online Education Program created -- Designated as program of the public education system -- Purposes.

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Effective 5/1/2024

(1)The Statewide Online Education Program is created to enable an eligible student to, through the completion of publicly funded online courses:

(a)earn college credit by July 1, 2025;

(b)earn high school graduation credit; or

(c)earn middle school credit.

(2)Pursuant to Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 2, the Statewide Online Education Program is designated as a program of the public education system.

(3)The purposes of the Statewide Online Education Program are to:

(a)provide a student with access to online learning options regardless of where the student attends school, whether a public, private, or home school;

(b)provide digital learning options for a student regardless of language, residence, family income, or special needs;

(c)provide online learning options to allow a student to acquire the knowledge and technology skills necessary in a digital world;

(d)utilize the power and scalability of technology to customize education so that a student may learn in the student's own style preference and at the student's own pace;

(e)utilize technology to remove the constraints of traditional classroom learning, allowing a student to access learning virtually at any time and in any place and giving the student the flexibility to take advantage of the student's peak learning time;

(f)provide personalized learning, where a student can spend as little or as much time as the student needs to master the material;

(g)provide greater access to self-paced programs enabling a high achieving student to accelerate academically, while a struggling student may have additional time and help to gain competency;

(h)allow a student to customize the student's schedule to better meet the student's academic goals;

(i)provide quality learning options to better prepare a student for post-secondary education, vocational training, or career opportunities; and

(j)allow a student to have an individualized educational experience.

(4)The program name, "Statewide Online Education Program," shall be used in the dissemination of information on the program.

Amended by Chapter 24 , 2024 General Session