DAR File No. 31828

Education, Administration

R277-418

School Professional Development Days Pilot Program

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE

DAR File No.: 31828
Filed: 08/14/2008, 03:44
Received by: NL

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

This rule is repealed because the pilot program was completed and was not continued by the Legislature.

Summary of the rule or change:

This rule is repealed in its entirety.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Subsection 53A-1-401(3)

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There are no anticipated costs or savings to the state budget. There was no specific funding associated with the program or rule.

local governments:

There are no anticipated costs or savings to local government. There was no funding attached to this program.

small businesses and persons other than businesses:

There are no anticipated costs or savings to small businesses and persons other than businesses. There was no state funding attached to this program.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no compliance costs for affected persons. The state pilot program has been discontinued.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

I have reviewed this rule and I see no fiscal impact on businesses. Patti Harrington, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Education
Administration
250 E 500 S
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111-3272

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

Carol Lear at the above address, by phone at 801-538-7835, by FAX at 801-538-7768, or by Internet E-mail at carol.lear@schools.utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

10/01/2008

This rule may become effective on:

10/08/2008

Authorized by:

Carol Lear, Director, School Law and Legislation

R277. Education, Administration.

[R277-418. School Professional Development Days Pilot Program.

R277-418-1. Definitions.

A. "Board" means the Utah State Board of Education.

B. "Criterion Reference Test (CRT)" means a test to measure performance against a specific standard. The meaning of the scores is not tied to the performance of other students.

C. "Local school committee" means a committee developed by each applicant school designated by the school principal. The committee has the responsibility of designing the professional development days plan. The committee may include administrators, teachers, parents and classified employees, as appropriate. All or part of a school community council, under Section 53A-1a-108, may be designated as the local school committee.

D. "School community council" means a committee composed of school employees and parents as defined under Section 53A-1a-108(3).

 

R277-418-2. Authority and Purpose.

A. This rule is authorized under Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3 which gives general control and supervision of the public school system to the Board, by Section 53A-3-702(4) which directs the Board to make rules to implement a professional development pilot program, and by Section 53A-1-401(3) which allows the Board to adopt rules in accordance with its responsibilities

B. The purpose of this rule is to implement the pilot program and distribute funds consistent with Section 53A-3-702.

 

R277-418-3. Program Requirements and Timeline.

A. A School desiring and approved by its local board to develop a pilot program which allows the school to use a maximum of 22 hours of the 990 hours of student instructional time required under R277-419 for professional development days shall submit a proposed schedule of activities and school schedule variances to the school community council for recommendation to the local board by June 30 prior to the affected school year.

B. Following community council review and recommendation, a local school committee shall submit the plan to the local board by July 15.

C. A local board shall submit school plans accepted by the local board to the Board by July 20.

D. The Board shall review and approve or deny plans submitted by local boards by August 10. Local boards shall include signatures of approval by community council chairs, principals and local board presidents on school plans submitted to the Board.

 

R277-418-4. Plan Components and Accountability.

A. All plans shall include components/information consistent with the criteria under Section 53A-3-702(2) and:

(1) expected results expressed in terms of measurable student achievement outcomes with timelines for outcomes including:

(a) specific evaluation criteria to be used and personnel (by name, if available) employed or assigned by the district/charter school to measure the effect of the change;

(b) student achievement test scores on related CRTs;

(c) formative assessment scores or qualitative data, or both.

(2) an assessment/evaluation of the program shall be provided by each participating school to the local board.

B. School assessments shall include a parent comment and evaluation component.

C. Pilot program evaluations shall be submitted to the local school board by June 30 of each year of participation in the pilot program.

 

R277-418-5. Board Review and Accountability.

A. The Board may accept or approve all programs submitted by local boards that satisfy all components/requirements of Section 53A-3-702 and this rule.

B. The Board may allow schools that submit complete and satisfactory program evaluations to submit abbreviated plans for the 2005-06 school year.

C. The Board may review and audit schools, hours and programs, following adequate notice to the school and the local board, and may require additional assessment or information from the school or local board.

D. The Board shall report to the Education Interim Committee as required in Section 53A-3-702(5).

 

KEY: professional development days

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: July 16, 2004

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53A-3-702(4); 53A-1-402(1)(b)]