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Committee approves Spectrum Academy four‑day week waiver renewal after parent, staff surveys
Summary
A state committee approved Spectrum Academy’s renewal to operate a four‑day school week, citing 993.5 annual instructional hours and local survey support; one board member voted no and asked for year‑end outcome data.
The Rules and Licensing Committee approved Spectrum Academy’s request to renew a waiver allowing a four‑day school week, forwarding the waiver to the full board after committee debate and questions about data and service delivery.
The waiver would continue Spectrum Academy’s exemption from Utah Administrative Code R277-419-4, which requires a 180‑day schedule; the academy would offer 993.5 total instructional hours while using Fridays for optional services and staff professional development.
“The academy serves a quite large population of students that have disabilities, about 85 percent of our population,” said Mandy Furman,…
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