DAR File No. 39997

Education, Administration

Section R277-920-3

Superintendent's Designation of Low Performing Schools and Waiver Authority

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 39997
Filed: 12/15/2015 02:12:17 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

Section R277-920-3 is amended to provide the Superintendent with an additional option to waive a low-performing school from participation in the school turnaround program.

Summary of the rule or change:

The amendment to Section R277-920-3 provides that the Superintendent may issue a waiver and exclude a low-performing school from participating in the school turnaround program if the low-performing school is in the school's first three years of operation.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Article X, Section 3
• Subsection 53A-1-401(3)
• Title 53A, Chapter 1, Part 12

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

The Superintendent issuing a waiver to a low-performing school in its first three years of operation likely will not result in a cost or savings to the state budget.

local governments:

The Superintendent issuing a waiver to a low-performing school in its first three years of operation likely will not result in a cost or savings to local government.

small businesses:

The Superintendent issuing a waiver to a low-performing school in its first three years of operation likely will not result in a cost or savings to small businesses.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

The Superintendent issuing a waiver to a low-performing school in its first three years of operation likely will not result in a cost or savings to persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

The Superintendent issuing a waiver to a low-performing school in its first three years of operation likely will not result in any compliance costs for affected persons.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

To the best of my knowledge, there should be no fiscal impact on businesses resulting from the amendments to the rule.

Brad C. Smith, State Superintendent

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Education
Administration
250 E 500 S
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-3272

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Angela Stallings at the above address, by phone at 801-538-7656, by FAX at 801-538-7768, or by Internet E-mail at [email protected]

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

02/01/2016

This rule may become effective on:

02/08/2016

Authorized by:

Angela Stallings, Associate Superintendent, Policy and Communication

R277. Education, Administration.

R277-920. Implementation of the School Turnaround and Leadership Development Act.

R277-920-3. Superintendent's Designation of Low Performing Schools and Waiver Authority.

(1) The Superintendent may issue a waiver and exclude a low performing school from participating in the school turnaround program if :

(a) the low performing school:

([a]i) has been designated a priority school by the Superintendent;

([b]ii) received school improvement grant money for the school year immediately following the school year for which the school is being graded; and

([c]iii) is already working with a turnaround expert through the school improvement grant[.]; or

(b) the low performing school is in the school's first three years of operation.

(2) If the Superintendent excludes a low performing school from the school turnaround program as described in Subsection (1), the Superintendent shall designate additional schools, outside of the lowest performing 3% of schools statewide according to the percentage of possible points earned under the school grading system, until the school turnaround program includes at least 3% of the total public schools statewide.

(3) When selecting an additional school described in Subsection (2), the Superintendent shall include the next lowest performing schools according to the percentage of possible points earned under the school grading system.

 

KEY: school[,] improvements , principals, school leaders

Date of Enactment of Last Substantive Amendment: [2015]2016

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X, Sec 3; 53A-1-401(3); 53A-1-12