53E-5-309. School Leadership Development Program.

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Effective 5/3/2023

(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