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Committee advances change to Dropout Prevention and Recovery rule, moves timeline earlier
Summary
The Standards and Assessment Committee voted unanimously to advance R277-606 with amendments that tighten reporting timelines for identified schools and remove redundant wording; committee members and staff discussed graduation/dropout metrics and implementation details.
The Utah State Board of Education Standards and Assessment Committee voted unanimously to forward R277-606, the Dropout Prevention and Recovery Program rule, to the full board after adopting an amendment to remove the word “plan” from specified lines and adjusting reporting timelines for identified schools.
The committee adopted a change that moves the date when LEAs (local education agencies) must receive identification and submit responses earlier in the school year. Staff said the rule currently identifies schools in April using the prior year’s graduation data, and that sending notices in April makes it difficult for schools to act on more recent information. Benjie,…
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