53E-10-706.  Electronic resources — Research clearinghouse.

(1)  The state board shall publish a ULEAD website containing information provided by the director as described in this part.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-10-706

  • Director: means the director of ULEAD appointed under this part. See Utah Code 53E-10-701
  • LEA: means a public:
(a) school district;
(b) school; or
(c) charter school. See Utah Code 53E-10-701
  • Research clearinghouse: means a collection of information maintained and distributed by ULEAD in accordance with Section 53E-10-706. See Utah Code 53E-10-701
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
  • ULEAD: means Utah Leading through Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic Education through the efforts of the director, participating institutions, and the steering committee as described in this part. See Utah Code 53E-10-701
    • (2)  The director shall within two years of appointment:

    (a)  develop and maintain a research clearinghouse publicly available through the website described in Subsection (1); and

    (b)  include in the research clearinghouse:

    (i)  research on K-12 education, including peer-reviewed research;

    (ii)  information on K-12 education innovation and best practices;

    (iii)  an index and explanation of academic, state, federal, or other K-12 education research repositories;

    (iv)  K-12 education research and policy briefs generated by Utah public and private institutions of higher education, including participating institutions, categorized and searchable by topic;

    (v)  access points to and explanation of currently available K-12 education data, including data managed by the Utah Data Research Center created in Section 53B-33-201 and data maintained by the state board;

    (vi)  other K-12 education information as determined by the director, including information regarding efforts by institutions or other individuals to promote innovative and effective education practices in Utah; and

    (vii)  each innovative practice report prepared by ULEAD, categorized and searchable by topic, location of the studied LEA, and socioeconomic and demographic profile.

    (3)  The director shall publish:

    (a)  as identified in ULEAD research and reports, an electronic directory of:

    (i)  K-12 education experts; and

    (ii)  LEAs described in Subsection 53E-10-703(5)(b); and

    (b)  a monthly report to LEAs, via electronic channels provided by the state board, highlighting ULEAD activities and soliciting proposals from education practitioners for ULEAD research and reports.

    (4)  The director may provide electronic seminars or forums for professional learning regarding subjects of ULEAD research and reports to K-12 practitioners.

    Amended by Chapter 401, 2022 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 461, 2022 General Session

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