Utah Code § 53E-4-314

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 53E-4-314 - School readiness assessment
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "School readiness assessment" means a preschool assessment that:
(i) measures literacy and numeracy; and
(ii) beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, measures growth from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
(b) "School readiness program" means a preschool program:
(i) in which a student participates in the year before the student is expected to enroll in kindergarten; and
(ii) that receives funding under Title 35A, Chapter 15, Preschool Programs.
(2) The state board shall develop or select a school readiness assessment.
(3) A school readiness program shall:
(a) administer to each student who participates in the school readiness program the school readiness assessment at the beginning and end of the student's participation in the school readiness program; and
(b) report the results of the assessments described in Subsection (3)(a) to the state board.
(4) A private care provider or an LEA on behalf of a school that is not participating in the High Quality Readiness Grant Program, as described in Section 35A-15-301 or 35A-15-302, may submit school readiness assessment data to the state board.

Utah Code § 53E-4-314

Amended by Chapter 525, 2024 General Session ,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Chapter 20, 2024 General Session ,§ 6, eff. 5/1/2024.
Amended by Chapter 316, 2022 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2022.
Amended by Chapter 171, 2020 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/12/2020.
Amended by Chapter 342, 2019 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/14/2019.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session ,§ 63, eff. 5/14/2019.
Added by Chapter 389, 2018 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2018.