R277-497-2. Indexing of Points for Calculating Academic Growth

(1) For the purposes of calculating academic growth, the Superintendent shall assign each student a student growth percentile (SGP). (2) The Superintendent shall assign point weights to a school for student growth as follows: (a) if the student's SGP is greater than 80, the weight is 1.0; (b) if the student's SGP is between 60 and 79, the weight is 0.75; (c) if the student's SGP is between 40 and 59, the weight is 0.50; (d) if the student's SGP is between 20 and 39, the weight is 0.25; or (e) if the student's SGP is less than 20, the weight is 0. (3) To determine the total growth points allocated to a school, the Superintendent shall: (a) add all the weights and divide by the total number of qualifying tests defined in the Utah Accountability Technical Manual, described in Subsection R277-497-3(5), to establish a percentage; and (b) multiply the percentage by the total growth points possible.