Student Membership Eligibility Definitions
“Adult education” means organized public educational programs, other than regular full-time and summer elementary and secondary day school, which provide opportunities for adult and out- of-school youth who have not graduated, to further their education.
“Aggregate Membership” means the sum of all days in membership of all students during a school year for eligible students enrolled in a public school.
“Custody” means the status of being legally subject to the control of another person or a public agency.
“Emancipated minor” means: 1) a child under the age of 18 who has become emancipated by order of a court or through marriage, or 2) a child recommended for school enrollment as an emancipated or homeless child by an authorized representative of the Utah State Department of Social Services.
“Full-time Student” means for purposes of participation in student activities, a student enrolled in a Cache County School District school a minimum of three-fourth (3/4) of a school day.
“Hardship” means circumstances that develop outside the control of parents or school officials which suggest a documented and compelling reason why a student would be better served in a different school.
“Minimum School Program (MSP)” means public school programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools described in UCA § 53F-2-102(7).
“Missing child” means a person under the age of 18 who has been missing from his home environment or a temporary placement facility for any reason, and whose whereabouts cannot be determined by the person responsible for the child’s care.
“Out-of-school youth” means an individual 16 to 19 years of age whose high school class has not graduated and who is no longer enrolled in a K-12 program of instruction.
“Parent” means a parent or legal guardian having legal custody of a minor child.
“Retained senior” means a student beyond the general compulsory education age who is authorized by the District to remain in enrollment as a high school senior in the year (s) after the cohort has graduated.
“School of origin” means the school the child attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child was last enrolled.
“School district of residence” means the district in which an emancipated minor or an unemancipated minor’s parent is domiciled or currently residing.
“School Day” means a minimum of two (2) hours per day per session in kindergarten; and a minimum of four (4) hours per day in grades one through twelve. Subject to the following constraints:
(a) All school days calculations shall exclude lunch periods and pass time between classes but may include recess periods that include organization or instruction from school staff.
(b) Each day that satisfies hourly instruction time shall count as a school day, regardless of the number or length of class periods or whether or not particular classes meet.
“Plan for College and Career Readiness” is a developmentally organized intervention process that includes: a written plan, updated annually, for a secondary student’s (grade 7-12) education and occupational preparation; all Board and local board graduation requirements; evidence of parent or guardian, student, and school representative involvement annually; attainment of approved workplace skill competencies, including job placement when appropriate; and identification of post-secondary goals and approved sequence of courses.
“Compulsory Qualifying school age” means: (1) a person who is at least five years old and no more than 17 years old on or before September 1; (2) with respect to special education, a person who is at least three years old and no more than 21 years old on or before September 1.
“Unexcused absence” means an absence charged to a student when the student was not physically present at school at any of the times attendance checks were made and the student’s absence could not be accounted for by evidence of a legitimate or valid excuse in accordance with District policy 5S-101 Attendance and Truancy Intervention and school policy.
“Youth in Custody or Youth in Care” means a person under the age of 21 who does not have a high school diploma or a GED certificate who is, pursuant to a determination that the person is neglected, delinquent, or guilty of a criminal act, 1) receiving services from of the Department of Human Services; 2) in the custody of an equivalent agency of a Native American tribe recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs and whose custodial parent or legal guardian resides within the state; or 3) being held in a juvenile detention facility.
Approved by District Administration: October 25, 2018