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USBE finance committee approves rule to standardize reporting on at‑risk add‑on funding
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education finance committee approved a draft rule to standardize how local education agencies report use and effectiveness of at‑risk add‑on funding, setting an Oct. 1 annual reporting deadline and directing staff to collect financial and outcome data through the Utah grants system and supplemental surveys.
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Finance Committee on April 29 approved, on first reading, a rule to standardize how school districts and charter schools report expenditure and outcome data tied to the state’s at‑risk add‑on funding.
The rule, staff said, responds to requirements in state code and to findings in the fiscal year 2023 minimum school program audit that the board lacked a consistent mechanism to collect intervention‑effectiveness data from LEAs. “This rule … stems from a little piece of code that requires the board to monitor the use of the at risk add on funding,” Director Ben Rasmussen said.
The committee’s action forwards R277632, “At Risk Add‑on Funding Report (Draft 1),” to the full board for second and final reading. Committee members voted unanimously.
Why it matters: lawmakers and auditors want comparable data showing whether at‑risk funds lead to measurable improvements. Staff told the committee the rule is intended to make LEA submissions usable…
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