Section 53E-5-309 - School Leadership Development Program(1) As used in this section, "school leader" means a school principal or assistant principal.(2) There is created the School Leadership Development Program to increase the supply of highly effective school leaders capable of: (a) initiating, achieving, and sustaining school improvement efforts; and(b) forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.(3) The state board shall identify one or more providers, through a request for proposals process, to develop or provide leadership development training for school leaders that: (a) may provide in-depth training in proven strategies to improve springboard schools and elevate schools;(b) may emphasize hands-on and job-embedded learning;(c) aligns with the state's leadership standards established by state board rule;(d) reflects the needs of a school district or charter school where a school leader serves;(e) may include training on using student achievement data to drive decisions;(f) may develop skills in implementing and evaluating evidence-based instructional practices;(g) may develop skills in leading collaborative school improvement structures, including professional learning communities; and(h) includes instruction on forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.(4) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall provide incentive pay to a school leader who: (a) completes leadership development training under this section; and(b) agrees to work, for at least five years, in a school that ranked in the lowest performing 20% of schools under the school accountability system in the school year previous to the first year the school leader:(i) completes leadership development training; and(ii) begins to work, or continues to work, in a school described in this Subsection (4)(b).(5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules specifying: (a) eligibility criteria for a school leader to participate in the School Leadership Development Program;(b) application procedures for the School Leadership Development Program;(c) criteria for selecting school leaders from the application pool; and(d) procedures for awarding incentive pay under Subsection (4).Amended by Chapter 164, 2023 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 473, 2022 General Session ,§ 8, eff. 5/4/2022.Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session ,§ 18, eff. 5/12/2020.Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session ,§ 89, eff. 5/14/2019.Renumbered from § 53A-1-1209 and amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session ,§ 129, eff. 1/24/2018.Amended by Chapter 378, 2017 General Session ,§ 34, eff. 11/1/2017.Amended by Chapter 331, 2016 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/10/2016.Added by Chapter 449, 2015 General Session ,§ 9, eff. 5/12/2015.