53F-5-501. Definitions.

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Effective 10/14/2025

As used in this part:

(1)"Blended learning" means a formal education program in which a student learns:

(a)at least in part, through online learning with some element of student control over time, place, path, and pace;

(b)at least in part, in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home; and

(c)in a program in which the modalities along each student's learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.

(2)"Extended learning" means learning opportunities outside of a traditional school structure, including:

(a)online learning available anywhere, anytime;

(b)career-based experiences, including internships and job shadowing;

(c)community-based projects; and

(d)off-site postsecondary learning.

(3)"Grant program" means the Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Grants Program created in this part.

(4)"Institution of higher education" means an institution listed in Section 53H-1-102 .

(5)"Personalized, competency-based learning" means a system of learning in which the following principles influence the daily actions of the educational community:

(a)students are empowered daily to make important decisions about the students' learning experiences, how the students will create and apply knowledge, and how students will demonstrate the students' learning;

(b)assessment is a meaningful, positive, and empowering learning experience for students that yields timely, relevant, and actionable evidence;

(c)students receive timely, differentiated support based on the students' individual learning needs;

(d)students progress based on evidence of mastery rather than by hours of attendance;

(e)students learn actively using different pathways and varied pacing;

(f)strategies to ensure equity for all students are embedded in the culture, structure, and pedagogy of schools and education systems; and

(g)rigorous, common expectations for learning, including knowledge, skills, and dispositions, are explicit, transparent, measurable, and transferable.

(6)"Review committee" means the committee established under Section 53F-5-502 .

(7)"STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Amended by Chapter 9 , 2025 Special Session 1