Section R277-920-8 - School Improvement Plan Submission and Approval Process(1) In addition to the requirements described in Subsection 53E-5-303(5), a springboard school, elevate school, or school in critical needs status shall create a school improvement plan and include at least the following:(a) a request to the local school board and district superintendent for: (i) additional resources;(iii) exemptions from district policy that may be contributing to the low performance of the district school; and(b) a plan for management of school personnel, including:(i) recruitment of an educator or school leader; and(ii) professional development for an educator or school leader.(2) A local education board shall include in the plan a strategy for sustaining school improvement efforts after a school exits critical needs status.(3)(a) A local education board may approve or deny a plan in whole or in part, if the part of the plan the board denies is severable from the part of the plan the board approves.(b) A local education board shall give a reason for a denial of each part of a plan.(4) A local education board shall submit a school improvement plan in accordance with Subsection 53E-5-303(7) or Subsection 53E-5-304(9) to the Board.(5) In accordance with Subsection 53E-5-305(3), the Board may review and approve or deny a school improvement plan in whole or in part, if the part of the school improvement plan the Board denies is severable from the part of the school improvement plan the Board approves.Utah Admin. Code R277-920-8
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-24, effective 11/23/2015Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-5, effective 2/8/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-3, effective 1/9/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-02, effective 1/8/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-17, effective 8/12/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-20, effective 10/11/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-04, effective 2/8/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-18, effective 8/30/2023