LEA governing board student success framework: means an LEA governing board student success framework described in Section 53G-7-1304. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
Principal: means the chief administrator at a school, including:
(a)
a school principal;
(b)
a charter school director; or
(c)
the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
program: means the Teacher and Student Success Program described in this part. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
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
success plan: means a school performance and student academic achievement improvement plan described in Section 53G-7-1305. See Utah Code 53G-7-1301
The principal of a school shall develop the school’s teacher and student success plan:
(i)
in accordance with the LEA governing board student success framework for the school’s LEA;
(ii)
by integrating school-specific goals and criteria for improving the school’s performance within the state accountability system; and
(iii)
if the school has a school turnaround plan as defined in Section 53E-5-301, in accordance with the school’s school turnaround plan.
(b)
A principal shall solicit input on developing a success plan from:
(i)
for a district school or charter school:
(A)
the school community council, as defined in Section 53G-7-1202; or
(B)
the charter trust land council, as described in Section 53G-7-1205;
(ii)
school-level educators;
(iii)
parents of students at the school; and
(iv)
school-level administrators.
(c)
A principal may solicit input on developing a success plan from:
(i)
students;
(ii)
support professionals; or
(iii)
other community stakeholders.
(2)
(a)
The principal of a school shall submit a proposed success plan to the school’s LEA governing board.
(b)
An LEA governing board shall:
(i)
annually review each success plan submitted for a school within the LEA governing board’s LEA;
(ii)
in a regularly scheduled LEA governing board meeting, approve or disapprove each submitted success plan; and
(iii)
upon disapproval of a success plan:
(A)
explain in writing the reason for disapproval;
(B)
make recommendations for revision; and
(C)
allow the principal who submitted the success plan to resubmit a revised plan for review and approval.
(3)
An LEA governing board shall make the LEA governing board’s best efforts to help a school complete the approval process described in Subsection (2) on or before June 30 of each year.
(4)
A council, as defined in Section 53G-7-1206, shall select a component of the approved success plan for the council’s school to address within the council’s School LAND Trust Program, in accordance with Section 53G-7-1206.
