The Assessment and Accountability program represents the costs associated with researching educator evaluation methodology, providing consultative support to superintendents/charter directors on mentor development, providing professional development opportunities, developing assessment and accountability standards, conducting education conferences, and various other issues related to the needs of beginning to advanced teachers, mentoring, and licensing.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $18,751,000 from all sources for Assessment and Accountability. This is a 4.4 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $14,055,100 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 5.4 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.