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Utah Code Title 53E. Public Education System--State Administration § 53E-4-305. College readiness assessments

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The Legislature recognizes the need for the state board to develop and implement standards and assessment processes to ensure that student progress is measured and that LEA governing boards and school personnel are accountable.

(2) The state board shall adopt a college readiness assessment for secondary students that:

(a) is the college readiness assessment most commonly submitted to local universities; and

(b) may include:

(i) the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; or

(ii) a battery of assessments that are predictive of success in higher education.

(3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a school district or charter school shall annually administer the college readiness assessment adopted under Subsection (2) to all students in grade 11.

(b) A student with an IEP may take an appropriate college readiness assessment other than the assessment adopted by the state board under Subsection (2), as determined by the student's IEP.

(4) A teacher may use a student's score on the college readiness assessment adopted under Subsection (2) to improve the student's academic grade for or demonstrate the student's competency within a relevant course.

(5) In accordance with Section 53F-4-202, the state board shall contract with a provider to provide an online college readiness diagnostic tool.

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