public education system -- Purposes. (1) The Statewide Online Education Program is created to enable an eligible student to, through the completion of publicly funded online courses: (a) earn college credit by July 1, 2025; (b) earn high school graduation credit; or (c) earn middle school credit. (2) Pursuant to Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 2, the Statewide Online Education Program is designated as a program of the public education system. (3) The purposes of the Statewide Online Education Program are to: (a) provide a student with access to online learning options regardless of where the student attends school, whether a public, private, or home school; (b) provide digital learning options for a student regardless of language, residence, family income, or special needs; (c) provide online learning options to allow a student to acquire the knowledge and technology skills necessary in a digital world; (d) utilize the power and scalability of technology to customize education so that a student may learn in the student's own style preference and at the student's own pace; (e) utilize technology to remove the constraints of traditional classroom learning, allowing a student to access learning virtually at any time and in any place and giving the student the flexibility to take advantage of the student's peak learning time; (f) provide personalized learning, where a student can spend as little or as much time as the student needs to master the material; (g) provide greater access to self-paced programs enabling a high achieving student to accelerate academically, while a struggling student may have additional time and help to gain competency; (h) allow a student to customize the student's schedule to better meet the student's academic goals; (i) provide quality learning options to better prepare a student for post-secondary education, vocational training, or career opportunities; and (j) allow a student to have an individualized educational experience. (4) The program name, "Statewide Online Education Program," shall be used in the dissemination of information on the program.
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