R277-712-3. Competency-based Advisory Committee Membership and Duties

  (1) The advisory committee shall include the following ten individuals:

  (a) the Deputy Superintendent of Instructional Services or the Deputy's designee, who is a non-voting member of the advisory committee;

  (b) one member who is an expert in blended learning;

  (c) one member who is an expert in STEM education;

  (d) one member who is an expert in assessment of student learning;

  (e) one member who is a former school district superintendent;

  (f) one member who is a current school administrator;

  (g) one member who is a current charter school administrator;

  (h) one member who is a former LEA administrator;

  (i) one member who is a current teacher; and

  (j) one member who is a former teacher.

  (2) In addition to the committee members described in Subsection (1), the advisory committee may select additional grant application reviewers to assist the advisory committee with the work described in Subsection (3).

  (3) The advisory committee shall:

  (a) establish metrics to analyze the quality of a grant application;

  (b) review an LEA's planning grant application to determine whether the planning grant application:

  (i) meets the criteria described in Section 53F-5-503 and Section R277-712-5; and

  (ii) should be selected by the Board as one of three LEAs to receive a planning grant;

  (c) make a recommendation to the Superintendent and the Board on which grant applications should be selected by the Board; and

  (d) perform other duties as directed by:

  (i) the Board; or

  (ii) the Superintendent.

  (4) The advisory committee, or the Superintendent on behalf of the advisory committee, shall present the advisory committee's recommendations on grant applications to the Board for approval.