UT Code § 53E-5-306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 5 - Accountability|Part 3 - School Turnaround and Leadership Development|Section 306 - Implications for failing to improve school performance.

 Effective 7/1/2020  53E-5-306. Implications for failing to improve school performance.    (1) As used in this section, "high performing charter school" means a charter school that:   (a) satisfies all requirements of state law and state board rules made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;     (b) meets or exceeds standards for student achievement established by the charter school's charter school authorizer; and     (c) has received at least a B grade under the school accountability system in the previous two school years.       (2)   (a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules establishing:   (i) the final remedial year for a cohort;     (ii) exit criteria for a low performing school;     (iii) criteria for granting a school an extension as described in Subsection (3); and     (iv) implications for a low performing school that does not meet exit criteria after the school's final remedial year or the last school year of the extension period described in Subsection (3).       (b) In establishing exit criteria for a low performing school identified based on school accountability results from the 2018-19 school year and later, the state board shall:   (i) determine for each low performing school the number of points awarded under the school accountability system that represent a substantive improvement over the number of points awarded under the school accountability system in the school year immediately preceding the initial remedial year; and     (ii) establish a method to provide a target for each low performing school.       (c) The state board shall through a competitively awarded contract engage a third party with expertise in school accountability and assessments to verify the exit criteria adopted under Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).       (3)   (a) A low performing school may petition the state board for an extension to continue school improvement efforts for up to two years if the low performing school does not meet the exit criteria established by the state board as described in Subsection (2).     (b) A school that has been granted an extension under this Subsection (3) is eligible for:   (i) continued funding under Section 53E-5-305; and     (ii) the school teacher recruitment and retention incentive under Section 53E-5-308.         (4) If a low performing school does not meet exit criteria after the school's final remedial year or the last school year of the extension period, the state board may intervene by:   (a) restructuring a district school, which may include:   (i) contract management;     (ii) conversion to a charter school; or     (iii) state takeover;       (b) restructuring a charter school by:   (i) terminating a school's charter agreement;     (ii) closing a charter school; or     (iii) transferring operation and control of the charter school to:   (A) a high performing charter school; or     (B) the school district in which the charter school is located; or         (c) other appropriate action as determined by the state board.      Amended by Chapter 146, 2020 General SessionAmended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session