Section R277-911-7 - Disbursement of Funds - School District Technical Centers(1) Pursuant to Subsection 53F-2-311(3)(c), the Superintendent shall disburse 40 WPUs to a school district operating an approved school district technical center.(2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), to qualify for the school district technical center WPU disbursement, the school district, schools shall:(a) provide at least one facility other than an existing high school as a designated school district technical center;(b) employ a full-time CTE administrator for the center in addition to the district CTE director;(c) enroll a minimum of 400 students grades 9 through 12 in the school district technical center courses;(d) prevent unwarranted duplication by the school district technical center of courses offered in existing high schools, and partnering higher education institutions;(e) centralize high-cost programs in the school district technical center;(f) conduct approved programs in a minimum of five CTE career cluster areas;(g) conduct a minimum of 15 different state approved CTE concentrator and completer courses; and(h) submit verification of all requirements stated in this section annually or as requested to the Superintendent.(3) A district that serves 18,000 students or more in grades 9-12 may qualify for up to two district technical center locations through an application process prescribed by the Superintendent.(4) To qualify for the school district technical center WPU disbursement, a district serving rural and necessarily existent small schools, as described in Section 53F-2-304 shall: (a) provide at least one facility other than an existing high school as a designated school district technical center;(b) employ a full-time CTE administrator for the center in addition to the district CTE director;(c) enroll a minimum of 300 students in the school district technical center courses;(d) prevent unwarranted duplication by the school district technical center of courses offered in existing high schools, and partnering higher education institutions;(e) centralize high-cost programs in the school district technical center;(f) conduct approved programs in a minimum of four CTE career cluster areas;(g) conduct a minimum of 12 different state approved CTE concentrator and completer courses; and(h) submit verification of all requirements stated in this section annually and as requested to the Superintendent.Utah Admin. Code R277-911-7
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-17, effective 8/11/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-17, effective 8/7/2017Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-01, effective 12/22/2022