R277-700-5. Middle School Education Requirements

(1) The Core Standards and a General Core for middle school students are described in this section. (2) A student in grades 7-8 shall complete the courses described in Subsection (3) to be properly prepared for instruction in grades 9-12. (3) The following are the Grades 7-8 General Core Requirements: (a) Grade 7 Language Arts; (b) Grade 8 Language Arts; (c) Grade 7 Mathematics; (d) Grade 8 Mathematics; (e) Grade 7 Integrated Science; (f) Grade 8 Integrated Science; (g) United States History; (h) Utah History; and (i) at least one course in each of the following in grades 7 or 8: (A) Health Education; (B) College and Career Awareness; (C) Digital Literacy; (D) the Arts; and (E) Physical Education. (5) An LEA shall use Board-approved summative adaptive assessments to assess student mastery of the following: (a) language arts; (b) mathematics; (c) science; and (d) writing in grade 8. (6) At the discretion of the LEA board, an LEA board may: (a) offer additional elective courses; (b) require a student to complete additional courses; or (c) set minimum credit requirements. (7) Upon parental or student request, an LEA may, with parental consent, substitute a course requirement described in Subsection (3) with a course, extracurricular activity, or experience that is: (a) similar to the course requirement; or (b) consistent with the student's plan for college and career readiness. (8)(a) An LEA shall establish a policy governing the substitution of a course requirement as described in Subsection (7). (b) An LEA's policy described in Subsection (8)(a) shall include a process for a parent to appeal an LEA's denial of a request for a substitution described in Subsection (7) to the LEA board or the LEA board designee.