§ 53A-1a-1007. Annual report.

(1) The State Board of Education shall make a report on UPSTART to the Education Interim Committee by November 30 each year.

(2) The report shall:

(a) address the extent to which UPSTART is accomplishing the purposes for which it was established as specified in Section 53A-1a-1002; and

(b) include the following information:

(i) the number of families:

(A) volunteering to participate in the program;

(B) selected to participate in the program;

(C) requesting computers; and

(D) furnished computers;

(ii) the frequency of use of the instructional software;

(iii) obstacles encountered with software usage, hardware, or providing technical assistance to families;

(iv) student performance on pre-kindergarten and post-kindergarten assessments conducted by school districts and charter schools for students who participated in the home-based educational technology program and those who did not participate in the program; and

(v) as available, the evaluation of the program conducted pursuant to Section 53A-1a-1006.

Enacted by Chapter 397, 2008 General Session