AGENDA
EDUCATION
INTERIM COMMITTEE
UTAH
LEGISLATURE
Wednesday, September 13,
2017 • 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Multipurpose Room • Salt Lake Community
College • South City Campus
1575 South State Street, Salt Lake City,
UT 84115
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10:00 am – 10:15 am |
1. Welcome Welcome and discussion of meeting objectives.
Participants will introduce themselves. |
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10:15 am – 10:45 am |
2. Results
of Utah’s 2016 School Leadership Meeting and State Policy Levers During
the December 19, 2016, School Leadership Meeting, the committee and other
participants discussed options for principal preparation, licensure, and
professional learning. Participants will review the results of the meeting
and hear about policy levers that other states have used to improve school
leadership, such as licensure and hiring practices. ·
Kelly Latterman, Policy Specialist, National Conference
of State Legislatures |
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10:45 am – 11:15 am |
3. School
Principals and Student Achievement Utah State Board of Education
(board) members and staff will present the board’s strategic plan and discuss
the role of principals in achieving the strategic plan’s ambitious goals for
improving student achievement. ·
Representatives, Utah State Board of
Education |
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11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
4. Revision of
Utah Education Leadership Standards The Utah State Board of Education
is in the process of revising the Utah Education Leadership Standards.
Participants will discuss and provide input on proposed changes to the
standards. ·
Diana Suddreth, Director, Teaching and
Learning, Utah State Board of Education, assisted by members of the standards
writing group |
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12:15 pm – 1:45 pm |
5. Working
Lunch – Research on Residencies for New Principals Participants will engage in a
discussion with experts about research on the effects of providing new
principals with authentic residency experiences, including assessment of
competencies. Participants will also discuss the cost of this type of
principal preparation. ·
Kelly Latterman, Policy Specialist, National Conference
of State Legislatures ·
Dr. Susan M. Gates, Senior Economist, RAND
Corporation ·
Tom DeHart, Executive Director, Council of Administrative
and Supervisory Employees |
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1:45 pm – 3:45 pm |
6. Improving Student Achievement through Residencies Participants will work in small groups to design a
residency program for new principals and discuss how a residency program
could be implemented. Each group will respond to the following questions: ·
What would a
residency program look like? ·
How would a residency
program address competencies? ·
How can higher
education and school districts partner to provide residency programs? ·
What is needed from
the state to encourage residency experiences? |
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3:45 pm – 4:00 pm |
7. Meeting Wrap Up and Announcements |