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      2012 Utah Highlights

      • Utah showed great online leadership with the passing of SB65 which through the Statewide Online Education Program allows funding to follow the student, expands access to online learning and allows multiple providers to be authorized to offer online courses.
      • Utah modeled its expansion of digital learning off the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning.

      Current Strengths and Reform Opportunities

      • Utah could improve already strong instruction standards by including student-performance data in teacher effectiveness evaluations.
      • By completing the remaining 3 actions of Data Quality Campaign’s 10 State Actions, Utah will ensure effective use of data statewide.

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      Resources for Utah

           

      In Plain English: UT SB 175

      Summary Utah SB 175 (Open States or Utah Legislature) modifies provisions regarding the assessment of high school students’ college readiness, among them, replacing the basic skills competency test with college readiness assessments and requiring an online preparation program for the college admissions test. Legislative Analysis UT SB 175 makes several changes to the Utah Performance…

      1 Apr 2014
           

      In Plain English: UT SB 162

      Summary Utah SB 162 (Open States or Utah Legislature) modifies provisions related to charging partial tuition for concurrent enrollment courses. Legislative Analysis UT SB 162 makes several changes to the guidelines for charging partial tuition for concurrent enrollment courses, where students can earn college credits while still in high school. The bill makes the following…

      31 Mar 2014
           

      In Plain English: UT SB 43

      Summary Utah SB 43 (Open States or Utah Legislature) amends existing legislation to require the State Board of Education to establish a task force to study and make recommendations to the Board on how to improve financial and economic literacy education in the public school system. Legislative Analysis UT SB 43 requires the State Board…

      31 Mar 2014
           

      In Plain English: UT HB 139

      Summary Utah HB 139 (Open States or Utah Legislature) establishes a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Action Center Board tasked with creating a STEM Action Center program. It also appropriates funding for education related instructional technology and professional development in the STEM areas. Legislative Analysis UT HB 139 establishes a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…

      31 Mar 2014
           

      In Plain English: UT SB 82

      Summary SB 82 (Open States or Utah Legislature) created the first “Student Data Backpack,” providing access to parents, guardians and authorized LEA users to the learning profile of a K-12 student in a secure electronic format called the “Student Achievement Backpack.” It consolidates data currently collected on the student into the Utah Student Record Store…

      10 Feb 2014