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UT Code § 53E-5-211 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 5 - Accountability|Part 2 - School Accountability System|Section 211 - Reporting.

 Effective 5/5/2021  53E-5-211. Reporting.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the state board shall annually publish on the state board's website a report card that includes for each school:   (a) the school's overall rating described in Subsection 53E-5-204(1);     (b) the school's performance on each indicator described in:   (i) Section 53E-5-205, for an elementary school or a middle school; or     (ii) Section 53E-5-206, for a high school;       (c) information comparing the school's performance on each indicator described in Subsection (1)(b) with:   (i) the average school performance; and     (ii) the school's performance in all previous years for which data is available;       (d) the percentage of students who participated in statewide assessments;     (e) for an elementary school, the percentage of students who read on grade level in grades 1 through 3; and     (f) for a high school, performance on Advanced Placement exams.       (2) The state board shall collect, but is not required to publish the information described in Subsection (1) related to the 2020-2021 school year.     (3) A school may include in the school's report card described in Subsection (1) up to two self-reported school quality indicators that:   (a) are approved by the state board for inclusion; and     (b) may include process or input indicators.       (4)   (a) The state board shall develop an individualized student achievement report that includes:   (i) information on the student's level of proficiency as measured by a statewide assessment; and     (ii) a comparison of the student's academic growth target and actual academic growth as measured by a statewide assessment.       (b) The state board shall, subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g, make the individualized student achievement report described in Subsection (4)(a) available for a school district or charter school to access electronically.     (c) A school district or charter school shall distribute an individualized student achievement report to the parent of the student to whom the report applies.      Amended by Chapter 346, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 53E-5-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 5 - Accountability|Part 3 - School Turnaround and Leadership Development|Section 301 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53E-5-301. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Charter school authorizer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-5-102.     (2) "Cohort" means all district schools and charter schools identified as low performing schools based on school accountabilty results from the same school year.     (3) "Educator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-102.     (4) "Final remedial year" means the second or third school year following the initial remedial year, as determined by the state board.     (5) "Independent school turnaround expert" or "turnaround expert" means a person identified by the state board under Section 53E-5-305.     (6) "Initial remedial year" means the school year a district school or charter school is designated as a low performing school under Section 53E-5-302.     (7) "LEA governing board" means a local school board or charter school governing board.     (8) "Low performing school" means a district school or charter school that has been designated a low performing school by the state board because the school is:   (a) for two consecutive school years in the lowest performing 3% of schools statewide according to the percentage of possible points earned under the school accountability system; and     (b) a low performing school according to other outcome-based measures as may be defined in rules made by the state board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.       (9) "School accountability system" means the school accountability system established in Part 2, School Accountability System.     (10) "School grade" or "grade" means the letter grade assigned to a school as the school's overall rating under the school accountability system.     (11) "School turnaround committee" means a committee established under:   (a) for a district school, Section 53E-5-303; or     (b) for a charter school, Section 53E-5-304.       (12) "School turnaround plan" means a plan described in:   (a) for a district school, Section 53E-5-303; or     (b) for a charter school, Section 53E-5-304.      Amended by Chapter 146, 2020 General SessionAmended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53E-5-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 5 - Accountability|Part 3 - School Turnaround and Leadership Development|Section 302 - State board to designate low performing schools -- Needs assessment.

 Effective 7/1/2021  53E-5-302. State board to designate low performing schools -- Needs assessment.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (4), the state board shall:   (a) annually designate a school as a low performing school; and     (b) conduct a needs assessment for a low performing school by thoroughly analyzing the root causes of the low performing school's low performance.       (2) The state board may use up to 5% of the appropriation provided under this part to hire or contract with one or more individuals to conduct a needs assessment described in Subsection (1)(b).     (3) A school that was designated as a low performing school based on 2015-2016 school year performance that is not in the lowest performing 3% of schools statewide following the 2016-2017 school year is exempt from the provisions of this part.     (4)   (a) The state board is not required to designate as a low performing school a school for which the state board is not required to assign an overall rating in accordance with Section 53E-5-204.     (b) The requirement to designate a school as a low-performing school described in Subsection (1) does not apply in the school year immediately following the 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 school year.      Amended by Chapter 439, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 53E-5-308 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 5 - Accountability|Part 3 - School Turnaround and Leadership Development|Section 308 - Turnaround school teacher recruitment and retention.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53E-5-308. Turnaround school teacher recruitment and retention.    (1) As used in this section, "plan" means a teacher recruitment and retention plan.     (2) On a date specified by the state board, an LEA governing board of a low performing school shall submit to the state board for review and approval a plan to address teacher recruitment and retention in a low performing school.     (3) The state board shall:   (a) review a plan submitted under Subsection (2);     (b) approve a plan if the plan meets criteria established by the state board in rules made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and     (c) subject to legislative appropriations, provide funding to an LEA governing board for teacher recruitment and retention efforts identified in an approved plan if the LEA governing board provides matching funds in an amount equal to at least the funding the low performing school would receive from the state board.       (4) The money distributed under this section may only be expended to fund teacher recruitment and retention efforts identified in an approved plan.    Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53E-5-309 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 5 - Accountability|Part 3 - School Turnaround and Leadership Development|Section 309 - School Leadership Development Program.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53E-5-309. School Leadership Development Program.    (1) As used in this section, "school leader" means a school principal or assistant principal.     (2) There is created the School Leadership Development Program to increase the number of highly effective school leaders capable of:   (a) initiating, achieving, and sustaining school improvement efforts; and     (b) forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.       (3) The state board shall identify one or more providers, through a request for proposals process, to develop or provide leadership development training for school leaders that:   (a) may provide in-depth training in proven strategies to turn around low performing schools;     (b) may emphasize hands-on and job-embedded learning;     (c) aligns with the state's leadership standards established by state board rule;     (d) reflects the needs of a school district or charter school where a school leader serves;     (e) may include training on using student achievement data to drive decisions;     (f) may develop skills in implementing and evaluating evidence-based instructional practices;     (g) may develop skills in leading collaborative school improvement structures, including professional learning communities; and     (h) includes instruction on forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.       (4) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall provide incentive pay to a school leader who:   (a) completes leadership development training under this section; and     (b) agrees to work, for at least five years, in a school that received an F grade or D grade under the school accountability system in the school year previous to the first year the school leader:   (i) completes leadership development training; and     (ii) begins to work, or continues to work, in a school described in this Subsection (4)(b).         (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules specifying:   (a) eligibility criteria for a school leader to participate in the School Leadership Development Program;     (b) application procedures for the School Leadership Development Program;     (c) criteria for selecting school leaders from the application pool; and     (d) procedures for awarding incentive pay under Subsection (4).      Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53E-5-310 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 5 - Accountability|Part 3 - School Turnaround and Leadership Development|Section 310 - Reporting requirement.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53E-5-310. Reporting requirement.  In accordance with Section 53E-1-203, the state board shall report on the provisions of this part. Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General SessionAmended by Chapter 324, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53E-5-311 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 5 - Accountability|Part 3 - School Turnaround and Leadership Development|Section 311 - Coordination with the Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program.

 Effective 1/24/2018  53E-5-311. Coordination with the Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program.  If a low performing school is a member of a partnership that receives a grant under Title 53F, Chapter 5, Part 4, Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program, the school turnaround committee shall:  (1) coordinate the school turnaround committee's efforts with the efforts of the partnership; and     (2) ensure that the goals and outcomes of the partnership are aligned with the school turnaround plan described in this part.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53E-6-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 6 - Education Professional Licensure|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 1/24/2018  53E-6-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "Education Professional Licensure." Enacted by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53E-6-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 6 - Education Professional Licensure|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53E-6-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Certificate" means a license issued by a governmental jurisdiction outside the state.     (2) "Educator" means:   (a) a person who holds a license;     (b) a teacher, counselor, administrator, librarian, or other person required, under rules of the state board, to hold a license; or     (c) a person who is the subject of an allegation which has been received by the state board or UPPAC and was, at the time noted in the allegation, a license holder or a person employed in a position requiring licensure.       (3) "License" means an authorization issued by the state board that permits the holder to serve in a professional capacity in the public schools.     (4) "National Board certification" means a current certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.     (5) "School" means a public or private entity that provides educational services to a minor child.     (6) "UPPAC" means the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission.    Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53E-6-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 6 - Education Professional Licensure|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Legislative findings on teacher quality -- Declaration of education as a profession.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53E-6-103. Legislative findings on teacher quality -- Declaration of education as a profession.    (1)   (a) The Legislature acknowledges that education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments, recognizing that the future success of our state and nation depend in large part upon the existence of a responsible and educated citizenry.     (b) The Legislature further acknowledges that the primary responsibility for the education of children within the state resides with their parents and that the role of state and local governments is to support and assist parents in fulfilling that responsibility.       (2)   (a) The Legislature finds that:   (i) quality teaching is the basic building block of successful schools and, outside of home and family circumstances, the essential component of student achievement;     (ii) the high quality of teachers is absolutely essential to enhance student achievement and to assure educational excellence in each classroom in the state's public schools; and     (iii) the implementation of a comprehensive continuum of data-driven strategies regarding recruitment, preservice, licensure, induction, professional development, and evaluation is essential if the state and its citizens expect every classroom to be staffed by a skilled, caring, and effective teacher.       (b) In providing for the safe and effective performance of the function of educating Utah's children, the Legislature further finds it to be of critical importance that education, including instruction, administrative, and supervisory services, be recognized as a profession, and that those who are licensed or seek to become licensed and to serve as educators:   (i) meet high standards both as to qualifications and fitness for service as educators through quality recruitment and preservice programs before assuming their responsibilities in the schools;     (ii) maintain those standards in the performance of their duties while holding licenses, in large part through participating in induction and ongoing professional development programs focused on instructional improvement;     (iii) receive fair, systematic evaluations of their performance at school for the purpose of enhancing the quality of public education and student achievement; and     (iv) have access to a process for fair examination and review of allegations made against them and for the administration of appropriate sanctions against those found, in accordance with due process, to have failed to conduct themselves in a manner commensurate with their authority and responsibility to provide appropriate professional services to the children of the state.        Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53E-6-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 6 - Education Professional Licensure|Part 2 - Licensing|Section 201 - State board licensure.

 Effective 7/1/2020  53E-6-201. State board licensure.    (1) To be fully implemented by July 1, 2020, and, if technology and funds are available, the state board shall establish in rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, a system for educator licensing that includes:   (a) an associate educator license that permits an individual to provide educational services in a public school while working to meet the requirements of a professional educator license;     (b) a professional educator license that permits an individual to provide educational services in a public school after demonstrating that the individual meets licensure requirements established in state board rule; and     (c) an LEA-specific educator license issued by the state board at the request of an LEA's governing body that is valid for an individual to provide educational services in the requesting LEA's schools.       (2) An individual employed in a position that requires licensure by the state board shall hold the license that is appropriate to the position.     (3)   (a) The state board may by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, rank, endorse, or otherwise classify licenses and establish the criteria for obtaining, retaining, and reinstating licenses.     (b) An educator who is enrolling in a course of study at an institution within the state system of higher education to satisfy the state board requirements for retaining a license is exempt from tuition, except for a semester registration fee established by the Utah Board of Higher Education, if:   (i) the educator is enrolled on the basis of surplus space in the class after regularly enrolled students have been assigned and admitted to the class in accordance with regular procedures, normal teaching loads, and the institution's approved budget; and     (ii) enrollments are determined by each institution under rules and guidelines established by the Utah Board of Higher Education in accordance with findings of fact that space is available for the educator's enrollment.        Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General SessionAmended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53E-6-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 6 - Education Professional Licensure|Part 2 - Licensing|Section 204 - Exemptions from licensure.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53E-6-204. Exemptions from licensure.  Except as otherwise provided by statute or rule, a spouse of an individual serving in the armed forces of the United States while the individual is stationed within this state may work as an educator without being licensed under this title if:  (1) the spouse holds a valid educator license issued by any other state or jurisdiction recognized by the state board; and     (2) the license is current and the spouse is in good standing in the state or jurisdiction of licensure.    Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 53E-6-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 6 - Education Professional Licensure|Part 3 - Licensing Requirements|Section 301 - Qualifications of applicants for licenses -- Changes in qualifications.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53E-6-301. Qualifications of applicants for licenses -- Changes in qualifications.    (1) As used in this section "literacy preparation assessment" means an examination that addresses the science of reading, related to literacy instruction for an individual who teaches preschool, elementary school, or special education.     (2) The state board shall establish by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the scholarship, training, and experience required of license applicants.     (3)   (a) The state board shall announce any increase in the requirements when made.     (b) An increase in requirements shall become effective not less than one year from the date of the announcement.       (4) The state board may determine by examination or otherwise the qualifications of license applicants.     (5) If the state board uses an examination under Subsection (4) that is a literacy preparation assessment:   (a) the state board shall make rules to allow an LEA to hire a license applicant who does not successfully pass the literacy preparation assessment for a limited duration pending successful passage; and     (b) the license applicant is not eligible for a professional educator license described in Section 53E-6-201 until the license applicant successfully passes the literacy preparation assessment.      Amended by Chapter 174, 2020 General SessionAmended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53E-6-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 6 - Education Professional Licensure|Part 3 - Licensing Requirements|Section 302 - Teacher preparation programs.

 Effective 5/12/2020  53E-6-302. Teacher preparation programs.    (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules that establish standards for approval of a preparation program.     (2) The state board shall ensure that standards adopted under Subsection (1) meet or exceed generally recognized national standards for preparation of educators.     (3) The state board shall designate an employee of the state board's staff to:   (a) work with education deans of state institutions of higher education to coordinate on-site monitoring of teacher preparation programs that may include:   (i) monitoring courses for teacher preparation programs;     (ii) working with course instructors for teacher preparation programs; and     (iii) interviewing students admitted to teacher preparation programs;       (b) act as a liaison between:   (i) the state board;     (ii) local school boards or charter school governing boards; and     (iii) representatives of teacher preparation programs; and       (c) report the employee's findings and recommendations for the improvement of teacher preparation programs to:   (i) the state board; and     (ii) education deans of state institutions of higher education.         (4) The state board shall:   (a) in good faith, consider the findings and recommendations described in Subsection (3)(c); and     (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules, as the state board determines is necessary, to implement recommendations described in Subsection (3)(c).      Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 53E-6-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53E - Public Education System -- State Administration|Chapter 6 - Education Professional Licensure|Part 3 - Licensing Requirements|Section 303 - Prohibition on use of degrees or credit from unapproved institutions.

 Effective 5/14/2019  53E-6-303. Prohibition on use of degrees or credit from unapproved institutions.    (1) An individual may not use a postsecondary degree or credit awarded by a postsecondary institution or program to gain a license, employment, or any other benefit within the public school system unless the institution or program was, at the time the degree or credit was awarded:   (a) approved for the granting of the degree or credit by the state board; or     (b) accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the state board.       (2) The state board may grant an exemption from Subsection (1) to an individual who shows good cause for the granting of the exemption.    Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session