Repealed 7/1/2026
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Effective 5/7/2025
Repealed 7/1/2026
53G-7-218. Establishment of early learning plan.
(1)A local school board of a school district or a charter school governing board of a charter school that serves students in any of kindergarten or grades 1 through 3 shall annually submit to the state board an early learning plan that includes the early mathematics plan described in Section 53E-3-521 , including:
(a)a growth goal for the school district or charter school that:
(i)is based upon student learning gains as measured by the mathematics benchmark assessment described in Section 53E-4-307.5 ; and
(ii)includes the target that the state board establishes under Section 53E-3-521 ; and
(b)two goals that:
(i)are specific to the school district or charter school;
(ii)are measurable;
(iii)address current performance gaps in student mathematics proficiency based on data; and
(iv)include specific strategies for improving outcomes.
(a)The state board shall:
(i)provide model plans that a local school board or a charter school governing board may use;
(ii)develop uniform standards for acceptable growth goals that a local school board or a charter school governing board adopts for a school district or charter school under this section; and
(iii)review and approve or disapprove a plan submitted under this section.
(b)Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), a local school board or a charter school governing board may develop the board's own plan.
(3)The state board shall:
(a)develop strategies to provide support for a school district or charter school that fails to meet:
(i)the growth goal related to the state mathematics target described in Subsection (1)(a); and
(ii)one of the goals specific to the school district or charter school described in Subsection (1)(b); and
(b)provide increasing levels of support to a school district or charter school that fails to meet the combination of goals described in Subsection (3)(a).
Repealed by Chapter 413 , 2026 General Session
Amended by Chapter 394 , 2025 General Session