Section 53G-5-104 - Purpose of charter schoolsThe purposes of the state's charter schools are to enhance school choice, meet the unique needs of Utah families, and encourage innovation within the public education system by:
(1) continuing to improve student learning;(2) encouraging the use of different and innovative teaching methods;(3) creating new professional opportunities for educators that allow educators to actively participate in designing and implementing learning programs at the school;(4) increasing choice of learning opportunities for students;(5) establishing new educational models and new forms of accountability that emphasize unique performance measures and innovative measurement tools to measure education outcomes;(6) providing opportunities for greater parental involvement in governance decisions at the school level;(7) expanding public school choice in areas where there is a lack of school choice or where schools have been identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring; and(8) collaborating within the public education system.Amended by Chapter 63, 2024 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/1/2024.Renumbered from § 53A-1a-503 by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session ,§ 91, eff. 1/24/2018.Amended by Chapter 319, 2008 General Session.