EFC – Grading: Participation of Private and Home School Students in Statewide Assessments 

Revised September 2023

Home School Student Participation—

Home school students who are Utah residents may participate in statewide assessments in the District when convenient to the student’s circumstances and subject to the following requirements:

  1. The student must have satisfied the home school requirements set forth in Policy FBB and Utah Code § 53G-6-204.
  2. The home school student must pay charges or fees for the testing on the same basis that students enrolled in the school must pay charges or fees.
  3. The District shall determine in which school(s) qualifying home school students will take statewide assessments.
  4. The District may require parent or adult participation in administration of statewide assessments on behalf of home school students, as appropriate.

Upon request of a home school student or the student’s parent or guardian, the District shall provide a copy of the schedule of statewide assessment dates, the locations at which home school students may be tested, and the District’s policies relating to home school student participation in statewide assessments. Home school students who desire to participate in a particular statewide assessment must make the request in writing at least 30 days before the test date. The District shall respond in writing to the request at least 15 days following the receipt of the request. Where the request to participate is approved, the District shall provide written notice to the home school student and his or her parent or guardian of testing rules, including required identification and proof of residency for adults and students and implements or materials that the home school student may or may not bring or use for the test.

Utah Admin. Rules R277-604-4 (May 26, 2020)

Private School Student Participation—

Private school students who are Utah residents may be allowed by the District to participate in statewide assessments administered in the District subject to the following conditions:

  1. The private school student’s school must request permission from the District on behalf of the student to participate.
  2. The student or private school must pay, in advance, the full cost to the District of administering the testing. These testing costs include costs for materials, scoring, reporting, and State-related costs.
  3. The District shall determine in which school(s) private school students may take statewide assessment.
  4. The District shall determine the limits, if any, of numbers of non-public school students that can be accommodated by the school.
  5. The District may require the participating private school to provide administrators to participate in monitoring or proctoring tests, as appropriate.

Upon request of a private school to whose students the District is administering assessments, the District shall provide the private school a copy of the schedule of statewide assessment dates, the locations at which private school students may be tested, and the District’s policies relating to private school student participation in statewide assessments. Private schools which desire to have their students participate in a particular statewide assessment must make the request in writing at least 30 days before the test date. The District shall respond in writing to the request at least 15 days following the receipt of the request. Where the request to participate is approved, the District shall provide written notice to the private school of testing rules, including required identification and proof of residency for staff and students and implements or materials that the private school or student may or may not bring or use for the test.

Private school students who are not Utah residents may participate in U-PASS testing only upon payment, in advance, of the full cost of the individual assessments.

Utah Admin. Rules R277-604-3 (May 26, 2020)

Bureau of Indian Education Schools Administrator Training—

The administrators of Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools are responsible to meet statewide assessment requirements relating to the students in their schools. The District shall provide materials and training to administrators of BIE schools within the District on the schedule which applies to the District. The District shall notify administrators of BIE schools located in the District of all information and training on statewide assessments provided by the District.

Utah Admin. Rules R277-604-5 (May 26, 2020)

Utah Admin. Rules R277-604-6 (May 26, 2020)