Notification Requirements
Your child may return to a public school at any time. You must notify Odyssey within five (5) business days if your child:
Returns to a public school that is not a qualifying provider, or
Takes courses from the public portion of a qualifying provider
If your child returns to public school, you must opt out of the UFA program.
How to Opt Out
Log in to your Odyssey Parent Portal
Go to your student's profile
Click [Opt Out]
What Happens to Your Funds
If your student enters or reenters the public education system during a school year, you forfeit the UFA funds per §53F-6-402(4)(b). This applies if your child returns to a public school that is not a qualifying provider or if you have elected to take courses from the public portion of a qualifying provider.
Any remaining funds will be removed from your student's account and reallocated within the same year. You will not receive additional funding for that school year. No awards are issued in the fourth quarter.
If a student leaves the program and wants to return next year, they will be prioritized as a new student, not a returning student.
Reallocation of Funds
Odyssey may make forfeited funds available for new scholarship awards within the same year. Any new scholarship award made during the same year using funds from an exited student's account will be prorated as follows:
If awarded during the second quarter of the school year, no more than 75% of the annual scholarship amount is allocated.
If awarded during the third quarter of the school year, no more than 50% of the annual scholarship amount is allocated.
No new scholarship awards will be made during the fourth quarter of the school year.
Verification
Odyssey conducts checks with the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) to verify if UFA participants are also enrolled in public school.