Section 506 – Establishment of educator evaluation program — Joint committee.

• (1) A local school board shall develop an educator evaluation program in consultation with its joint committee.

• (2) The joint committee described in Subsection (1) shall consist of an equal number of classroom teachers, parents, and administrators appointed by the local school board.

• (3) A local school board may appoint members of the joint committee from a list of nominees:
  • (a) voted on by classroom teachers in a nomination election;
  • (b) voted on by the administrators in a nomination election; and
  • (c) of parents submitted by school community councils within the district.

• (4) Subject to Subsection (5), the joint committee may:
  • (a) adopt or adapt an evaluation program for educators based on a model developed by the state board; or
  • (b) create the local school board’s own evaluation program for educators.

• (5) The evaluation program developed by the joint committee shall comply with the requirements of Sections 53G-11-507 through 53G-11-511 and rules adopted by the state board under Section 53G-11-510.

Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session