Utah Code 53G-11-501.5. Legislative findings

53G-11-501.5. Legislative findings.

(1)	The Legislature finds that the effectiveness of public educators can be improved and enhanced by providing specific feedback and support for improvement through a systematic, fair, and competent annual evaluation and remediation of public educators whose performance is inadequate.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-11-501.5

district: means :

(a)	a public school district; or

(b)

the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53G-11-501

Educator: means an individual employed by a school district who is required to hold a professional license issued by the state board, except:

(a)	a superintendent; or

(b)

an individual who works less than three hours per day or is hired for less than half of a school year. See Utah Code 53G-11-501

School board: means a local school board or, for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the state board. See Utah Code 53G-11-501

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

(2)

The state board and each local school board shall implement Sections 53G-11-501, 53G-11-506, 53G-11-507, 53G-11-508, 53G-11-509, 53G-11-510, and 53G-11-511 in accordance with Subsections 53E-2-302(7) and 53E-6-103(2)(a) and (b), to:

(a)	allow the educator and the school district to promote the professional growth of the educator; and

(b)	identify and encourage quality instruction in order to improve student academic growth.

Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session

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