Section 303 – Evaluation — Tool — Reporting.

Effective 5/14/2019
35A-15-303. Evaluation — Tool — Reporting.

• (1) The State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the board, conduct the ongoing review and evaluation each school year of:
  • (a) a grant recipient under Section 35A-15-301; and
  • (b) a grant recipient under Section 35A-15-302.

• (2)
  • (a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, the State Board of Education may enter into a contract with an evaluator to assist with the evaluation process.
  • (b) An evaluation described in Subsection (1) shall include:
    • (i) outcomes of onsite observations utilizing the tool developed under Subsection (4) at a frequency and number of classrooms visits established by the board;
    • (ii) performance on the performance outcome measures; and
    • (iii) whether any of the programs improved kindergarten readiness through funding provided under Section 35A-15-301 or 35A-15-302.

• (3) The board shall determine whether there is a correlation between the tool and the performance outcome measure.

• (4) The board, in coordination with the department and the State Board of Education:
  • (a) shall:
    • (i) develop a tool to determine whether a school readiness program is a high quality school readiness program; and
    • (ii) establish how the board will apply the tool to make a determination described in Subsection (4)(a); and
  • (b) may adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for purposes of this Subsection (4).

• (5)
  • (a) The State Board of Education shall annually prepare a report for the Education Interim Committee in accordance with Section 53E-1-201.
  • (b) The report described in Subsection (5)(a) shall include a summary of an evaluation and the efficacy of:
    • (i) the grant program described in Section 35A-15-301; and
    • (ii) the grant program described in Section 35A-15-302, including whether any recipients failed to meet benchmarks for success on performance outcome measures as described in Subsection 35A-15-302(8)(c).

• (6) The board shall report to the Education Interim Committee by November 30, 2020, on benchmarks adopted by the board under Section 35A-15-302.

Enacted by Chapter 342, 2019 General Session
Amended by Chapter 342, 2019 General Session, (Coordination Clause)

Coordination clause direction to replace language with new language.