R277-533-1. Authority and Purpose

  (1) This rule is authorized by:

  (a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board;

  (b) Title 53G, Chapter 11, Part 5, Educator Evaluations, which requires the Board to make rules to establish a framework for the evaluation of educators and set policies and procedures related to educator evaluations; and

  (c) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law.

  (2) The purpose of this rule is to:

  (a) specify the requirements for district Educator Evaluation Systems Policies;

  (b) describe the required components of district Educator Evaluation Systems; and

  (c) establish requirements for how the Annual Summative Educator Evaluation Rating is reported for districts and charter schools.