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                  HB 137
              TEACHER INSERVICE PROGRAMS
              1996 GENERAL SESSION
              STATE OF UTAH
              Sponsor: Patricia B. Larson
          Gerry A. Adair
          Jeff Alexander
          Brian R. Allen
          Ron Bigelow
          Judy Ann Buffmire
          Beverly Ann Evans
Lloyd W. Frandsen
Darlene Gubler
Neal B. Hendrickson
J. Reese Hunter
Shirley V. Jensen
M. Keele Johnson
Susan J. Koehn
Grant D. Protzman
Nora B. Stephens
Pete Suazo
          AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; REQUIRING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
          TO HELP SCHOOL DISTRICTS DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND INSERVICE PROGRAMS
          FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING INTERACTION
          WITH PARENTS.
          This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
          AMENDS:
          53A-1a-107 , as enacted by Chapter 47, Laws of Utah 1992
          Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
              Section 1. Section 53A-1a-107 is amended to read:
              53A-1a-107. State Board of Education assistance to districts and schools.
              (1) In order to assist school districts and individual schools in acquiring and maintaining
          the characteristics set forth in Section 53A-1a-104 , the State Board of Education shall:
              (a) provide the framework for an education system, including core competencies and their
          assessment, in which school districts and public schools permit students to advance by
          demonstrating competency in subject matter and mastery of skills[.];
              [(2) The board is authorized and encouraged to do the following:]
              [(a)] (b) develop and disseminate a state model curriculum, structured to incorporate the
          concepts of quality versus quantity, depth versus breadth, subject integration and application,
          applied thinking skills, character development, and a global prospective, which districts and
          schools may use to assist teachers in helping students acquire the competencies and skills required
          to advance through the public education system, and periodically review and, if appropriate, revise
          the curriculum;
              [(b)] (c) conduct a statewide public awareness program on competency-based educational
          systems;
              [(c)] (d) compile and publish, for the state as a whole, a set of educational performance
          indicators describing trends in student performance;
              [(d)] (e) promote a public education climate of high expectations and academic excellence;
              [(e)] (f) disseminate successful site-based decision-making models to districts and schools
          and provide inservice and evaluation programs for site-based plans;
              [(f)] (g) provide a mechanism for widespread dissemination of information about strategic
          planning for public education, including involvement of business and industry in the education
          process, in order to ensure the understanding and support of all the individuals and groups concerned
          with the mission of public education as outlined in Section 53A-1a-103 ;
              [(g)] (h) provide for a research and development clearing house at the state level to receive
          and share with school districts and public schools information on effective and innovative practices
          and programs in education; [and]
              (i) help school districts develop and implement guidelines and inservice programs for
          administrators and teachers focused on improving interaction with parents and promoting greater
          parental involvement in the public schools; and
              [(h)] (j) in concert with the State Board of Regents and the state's colleges of education[,]
          review and revise teacher certification requirements to be consistent with teacher preparation for
          participation in personalized education programs within the public schools.
              [(3)] (2) (a) The board shall make an annual report to the Legislature on its activities under
          this section.
              (b) The reporting process shall involve participation from school districts and schools in
          helping to evaluate how well the board has assisted the schools and school districts.

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