S.B. 79
         STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PILOT PROGRAM

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 2 March 11, 2013 4:51 PM



Senator Howard A. Stephenson proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Line 32 :    

             32              .    from the Education Fund,
{   $275,000   }        $75,000       .


2.    Page 8, Lines 218 through 219 :    

             218          (3)
{   Of the $275,000 appropriated to the   }        The       State Board of Education in fiscal year 2014        shall use the appropriation      

             219      for the Student-Centered Learning Pilot Program
{   , the board may use up to $75,000   } to contract


3.    Page 8, Line 231 through Page 9, Line 245 :    

             231          
{   (5) A school district or charter school awarded a grant shall use the grant money to

             232      contract with the consultant selected by the board under Subsection (1) to:
             233          (a) design and implement blended learning at a pilot school, including:
             234          (i) designing the instructional model;
             235          (ii) selecting digital content;
             236          (iii) cocreating a plan for hardware and facility readiness;
             237          (iv) providing professional development; and
             238          (v) developing professional learning communities;
             239          (b) provide support to a pilot school through the first year of operation, including:
             240          (i) ongoing professional development;
             241          (ii) access to online professional learning communities and resources;
             242          (iii) technical assistance; and
             243          (iv) assistance in modifying and improving a pilot school's educational model; and
             244          (c) develop a community of practice among pilot schools for sharing practices,
             245      collaborating, problem solving, refining, and enhancing student-centered learning models.  
}


4.    Page 11, Lines 315 through 320 :    

             315          (1) In the 2014 General Session, the board shall submit recommendations to the
             316      Legislature for funding the implementation of the pilot program in the selected pilot schools,
             317      including the cost of:
             318          (a) a consultant selected by the board, who:
             319          (i) in the first year of operations, assists pilot schools in the final design and
             320      implementation of the pilot program;
{   and   }        including:


    (A) designing the instructional model;

    (B) selecting digital content;
    (C) cocreating a plan for hardware and facility readiness;
    (D) providing professional development;
    (E) developing professional learning communities;
    (F) providing access to online professional learning communities and resources;
    (G) providing technical assistance;
    (H) providing assistance in modifying and improving a pilot school's educational model; and
    (I) developing a community of practice among pilot schools for sharing practices, collaborating, problem solving, refining, and enhancing student-centered learning models;  


5.    Page 13, Lines 395 through 398 :    

             395          To State Board of Education
  - USOE Initiatives      

             396              From Education Fund
     {   $275,000   }        $75,000      

             397              Schedule of Programs:
             398                  
{   Student-Centered Learning Pilot Program    $275,000   }       

            USOE Initiatives - Contracts and Grants        $75,000
    The Legislature intends that the appropriation provided in this section be used for the Student-Centered Learning Pilot Program created in Title 53A, Chapter 15, Part 13, Student-Centered Learning Pilot Program.  


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