No. 27203 (New Rule): R277-418. School Professional Development Days Pilot Program

DAR File No.: 27203
Filed: 06/01/2004, 03:13
Received by: NL

 

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this rule is to provide criteria for a local school board to implement a school professional development days pilot program.

 

Summary of the rule or change:

This rule provides program requirements and timelines, plan components and accountability, and Board review and accountability.

 

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Section 53A-3-702(4)

 

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There is no anticipated cost or savings to state budget. No additional funds were appropriated or designated.

 

local governments:

Local school boards are allowed to use additional instructional time for professional development. Plans for professional development must be approved locally and submitted to the state. Costs should be minimal and must be absorbed by the school district. Additionally, if local school boards cannot absorb any minimal costs, they need not participate.

 

other persons:

There are no anticipated cost or savings to other persons. Individual teachers should not be required to pay for professional development offered during school time.

 

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no compliance costs for affected persons. Individual teachers should not be required to pay for professional development offered during school time and participation by local school boards is voluntary.

 

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. Patrick Ogden, Interim 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 [e-mail]

 

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:

07/15/2004

 

This rule may become effective on:

07/16/2004

 

Authorized by:

Carol Lear, Coordinator School Law and Legislation

 

 

RULE TEXT

R277. Education, Administration.

R277-418. School Professional Development Days Pilot Program.

R277-418. 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

2004

Art X Sec 3

53A-3-702(4)

53A-1-402(1)(b)