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6 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; PROVIDING FOR AT LEAST ONE
7 ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL SEOP CONFERENCE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN
8 GRADES 7-11, WITH AN OPTIONAL CONFERENCE IN GRADE 12, AND AT LEAST
9 ONE SMALL GROUP SEOP CONFERENCE IN GRADE h [
9a GRADES 7 OR 8 AND GRADES h 9 OR 10,
10 WHICHEVER IS THE STUDENT'S FIRST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL; AND PROVIDING
11 FOR GUIDELINES AS TO WHAT CONSTITUTES THE MAKEUP OF A SMALL GROUP
12 SEOP.
13 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
14 AMENDS:
15 53A-1a-106, as last amended by Chapter 105, Laws of Utah 1996
16 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
17 Section 1. Section 53A-1a-106 is amended to read:
18 53A-1a-106. School district and individual school powers.
19 (1) In order to acquire and develop the characteristics listed in Section 53A-1a-104, each
20 school district and each public school within its respective district shall implement a
21 comprehensive system of accountability in which students advance through public schools by
22 demonstrating competency in required skills and mastery of required knowledge through the use
23 of diverse assessment instruments such as authentic and criterion referenced tests, projects, and
24 portfolios.
25 (2) (a) Each school district and public school is authorized and encouraged to do the
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27 (i) develop and implement programs integrating technology into the curriculum,
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2 (ii) increase teacher and parent involvement in decision-making at the school site;
3 (iii) implement a public school choice program to give parents, students, and teachers
4 greater flexibility in designing and choosing among programs with different focuses between
5 schools within the same district and between different districts, subject to space availability,
6 demographics, and legal and performance criteria;
7 (iv) establish strategic planning at both the district and school level and site-based decision
8 making programs at the school level;
9 (v) provide opportunities for each student to acquire and develop academic and
10 occupational knowledge, skills, and abilities;
11 (vi) participate in ongoing research and development projects primarily at the school level
12 aimed at improving the quality of education within the system; and
13 (vii) involve business and industry in the education process through the establishment of
14 partnerships with the business community at the district and school level.
15 (b) (i) Each school district, in consultation with its teachers, school community councils
16 or similar entities, and the State Board of Education, shall establish policies to provide for the
17 effective implementation of a personalized student education plan (SEP) or student
18 education/occupation plan (SEOP) for each student at the school site.
19 (ii) The policies shall include guidelines and expectations:
20 (A) for recognizing the student's accomplishments and strengths;
21 (B) for planning, monitoring, and managing education and career development;
22 (C) for an on-going partnership involving students, parents, and school personnel in the
23 process, to include at least two annual SEP conferences at the elementary level, involving the
24 student, the student's parent or guardian, and school personnel, and at least one individual [
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26 optional conference in grade 12, involving the student, the student's parent or guardian, and school
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28 group SEOP conference in grade h 7 OR 8 AND h 9 or 10 involving the student, the student's
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30 (D) for identifying and obtaining adequate resources, such as time and training, required
31 for a successful program.
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1 (iii) (A) The State Board of Education shall provide guidelines, after receiving input from
2 local school boards, as to what constitutes the makeup of a small group SEOP.
3 (B) Nothing in Subsection (2)(b) prevents parents or guardians from having additional
4 conferences with school personnel on matters related to their students.
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6 part of the school term referred to in Subsection 53A-17a-103(5).
7 (3) A school district or public school may submit proposals to modify or waive rules or
8 policies of a supervisory authority within the public education system in order to acquire or
9 develop the characteristics listed in Section 53A-1a-104.
10 (4) (a) Each school district and public school shall make an annual report to its patrons on
11 its activities under this section.
12 (b) The reporting process shall involve participation from teachers, parents, and the
13 community at large in determining how well the district or school is performing.
14 (c) The State Board of Education shall receive a copy of each report and make a summary
15 report to the strategic planning committee referred to in Section 53A-1a-102.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-29-97 3:52 PM
A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
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