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6 This act modifies provisions related to the State System of Public Education by providing
7 for fiscal year 2001-02 only, a $200,000 appropriation for teacher mentor pilot programs to
8 assist beginning teachers. The act takes effect July 1, 2001.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 53A-9-103, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1988
12 53A-10-108, as last amended by Chapter 78, Laws of Utah 1990
13 53A-10-111, as last amended by Chapter 78, Laws of Utah 1990
14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
15 Section 1. Section 53A-9-103 is amended to read:
16 53A-9-103. Authorized components.
17 Career ladders may include the following components:
18 (1) A career ladder may have an extended contract year for teachers, providing for
19 additional paid nonteaching days beyond the regular school year for curriculum development,
20 inservice training, preparation, and related activities. School boards may approve individual
21 exceptions to the extended year contract.
22 (2) It may have, at the option of the local school board, an extended contract year for
23 teachers, providing for additional paid workdays beyond the regular school year for teaching
24 assignments in summer school, remedial, handicapped, specialized, vocational, gifted and talented,
25 and adult education programs.
26 (3) It may have a fair and consistent procedure for selecting teachers who will be given
27 additional responsibilities. The selection procedure shall incorporate clearly stated job descriptions
28 and qualifications for each level on the career ladder.
29 (4) It may have a program of differentiated staffing that provides additional compensation
30 and, as appropriate, additional extensions of the contract year, for those who assume additional
31 instruction-related responsibilities such as:
32 (a) assisting students and mentoring beginning teachers;
33 (b) curriculum and lesson plan development;
34 (c) helping established teachers improve their teaching skills;
35 (d) volunteer training;
36 (e) planning, facilities and productivity improvements; and
37 (f) educational assignments directed at establishing positive relationships with the
38 community, businesses, and parents.
39 Administrative and extracurricular activities are not considered additional
40 instruction-related activities under this Subsection (4).
41 (5) It may have a well-defined program of evaluation and [
42 beginning teachers, designed to assist those teachers during provisional years of teaching to acquire
43 and demonstrate the skills required of capable, successful teachers. Continuation in teaching from
44 year to year shall be contingent upon satisfactory teaching performance.
45 (6) It may have a clear and concise explanation of the evaluation system components,
46 including the respective roles of parents, teachers, administrators, and the school board in the
47 development of the evaluation system. The system shall provide for frequent, comprehensive
48 evaluations of teachers with less than three years' teaching experience, and periodic evaluations
49 of other teachers.
50 (7) Advancement on the career ladder program is contingent upon effective teaching
51 performance, evidence of which may include formal evaluation and assessment of student
52 progress. Student progress shall play a significant role in teacher evaluation. Other criteria may
53 include formal preparation and successful teaching experience.
54 (8) It may include an assessment of implementation costs.
55 (9) It may have a plan for periodic review of the career ladder including the makeup of the
56 reviewing entity, procedures to be followed during review, and the time schedule for the review.
57 Section 2. Section 53A-10-108 is amended to read:
58 53A-10-108. Consulting educator for provisional educator.
59 (1) The principal or immediate supervisor of a provisional educator shall assign a
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61 (2) If possible, the [
62 substantially the same duties as the provisional educator and has at least three years of educational
63 experience.
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65 informed about the teaching profession and school system, but may not serve as an evaluator of
66 the provisional teacher.
67 Section 3. Section 53A-10-111 is amended to read:
68 53A-10-111. Additional compensation for services.
69 The district may compensate a person employed as a [
70 participant in the evaluation for those services, in addition to the person's regular salary, if
71 additional time is required in the evaluation process.
72 Section 4. Appropriation.
73 (1) (a) For fiscal year 2001-02 only, there is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund
74 $200,000 to the State Board of Education to supplement the teacher mentor programs referred to
75 in Sections 53A-9-103 and 53A-10-108 on a pilot basis.
76 (b) Schools may use the appropriation:
77 (i) to provide additional compensation to a mentor;
78 (ii) to pay for a mentor's temporary replacement or substitute in the classroom while the
79 mentor is consulting with, advising, or observing an assigned provisional educator; or
80 (iii) for both purposes referred to in Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (1)(b)(ii).
81 (2) (a) The board shall select schools for the pilot program by a grant process using
82 selection criteria developed by the board under its rulemaking authority.
83 (b) The board, through the state superintendent of public instruction, shall closely monitor
84 the pilot program and evaluate its effectiveness in assisting provisional educators with their
85 transition into the teaching profession.
86 (3) For purposes of Subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b), "provisional educator" has the same
87 definition as found in Section 53A-10-102 .
88 Section 5. Effective date.
89 This act takes effect on July 1, 2001.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-8-01 12:53 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.