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State board approves online education rule, directs staff to revise homeschool definition
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education approved R277‑726 (Statewide Online Education Program) on second reading and added a directive for staff to revise the board’s homeschool definition in R277‑100. The board also voted on related funding- and definition-related questions after extended debate about students with IEPs and funding mechanisms.
The Utah State Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt R277‑726, the statewide online education program rule on second and final reading, while adding explicit direction for staff to review and revise the board’s homeschool definition in R277‑100.
The vote followed a lengthy discussion about how online providers must consider — rather than implement — students’ individualized education programs. "The actual word in case law and in the regulations is 'considered'," said Leah Voorhees, deputy superintendent for student achievement, explaining that federal law…
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