UTAH EDUCATION POLICY HISTORY (1997 – 2015) Prepared for the Utah State Board of Education November 2016 http://uepc.utah.edu/ Bridging Research, Policy, & Practice The Utah Education Policy Center (UEPC) is a research-based center at the University of Utah founded in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy in 1990 and administered through the College of Education since 2007. As an integral part of the College’s commitment to improving educational access and opportunities, the purpose of the UEPC is to improve the quality of educational policies, practices, and leadership in public schools and higher education by informing and influencing educational policy and practice in Utah and the surrounding region through research, evaluation, and TA. The UEPC provides advanced and balanced research and evaluation to facilitate sound and informed decisions about educational policy and practice. We are committed to helping our clients understand whether educational policies, programs, and practices are being implemented as intended, whether they are effective and impactful, and how they might be improved. Please visit our website for more information about the UEPC. http://uepc.utah.edu Andrea K. Rorrer, Ph.D., Director Phone: 801-581-4207 [email protected] 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 8 History Analysis Process ............................................................................................................................ 8 Observations and Considerations ............................................................................................................. 9 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Utah Code, Title 53A, State System of Public Education ............................................................................ 14 Education Bill Matrix ................................................................................................................................... 15 Methods of Review and Analysis ............................................................................................................ 17 History Analysis Results .............................................................................................................................. 18 Assessment and Accountability .................................................................................................................. 19 Legislative Actions in Assessment and Accountability ............................................................................ 19 Assessment and Accountability Observations ........................................................................................ 19 Assessment Timeline........................................................................................................................... 21 Assessment Timeline: Additional Details ............................................................................................ 22 Accountability Timeline ...................................................................................................................... 23 Accountability Timeline: Additional Details ........................................................................................ 24 Additional Resources in Assessment and Accountability ....................................................................... 25 Charter Schools ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Legislative Actions in Charter Schools .................................................................................................... 26 Charter School Observations .................................................................................................................. 26 Charter School Timeline ...................................................................................................................... 28 Charter School Timeline: Additional Details ....................................................................................... 29 Additional Resources in Charter Schools ................................................................................................ 30 Curriculum ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Legislative Actions in Curriculum ............................................................................................................ 31 Curriculum Observations ........................................................................................................................ 31 Curriculum Timeline ............................................................................................................................ 33 Curriculum Timeline: Additional Details ............................................................................................. 34 Educators .................................................................................................................................................... 36 3 Legislative Actions regarding Educators ................................................................................................. 36 Educator Bill Observations ...................................................................................................................... 36 Educator Licensing Requirements Timeline ........................................................................................ 38 Educator Licensing Requirements Timeline: Additional Details ......................................................... 39 Educator Licensee Conduct Timeline .................................................................................................. 40 Educator Licensee Conduct Timeline: Additional Details ................................................................... 41 Educator Compensation Timeline ....................................................................................................... 42 Educator Compensation Timeline: Additional Details ........................................................................ 43 Educator Accountability Timeline ....................................................................................................... 44 Educator Accountability Timeline: Additional Details ........................................................................ 45 Additional Resources Regarding Educators ............................................................................................ 46 Funding Policies .......................................................................................................................................... 47 Legislative Actions in Funding Policies .................................................................................................... 47 Funding Policies Observations ................................................................................................................ 48 Funding Policy Timeline ...................................................................................................................... 49 Funding Policy Timeline: Additional Details ........................................................................................ 50 Additional Resources Related to Funding Policy in Utah ........................................................................ 52 State-Level Governance .............................................................................................................................. 53 Legislative Actions in State-level Governance ........................................................................................ 53 State-Level Governance Observations .................................................................................................... 53 State-Level Governance Timeline ....................................................................................................... 55 State-Level Governance Timeline: Additional Details ......................................................................... 56 Additional Resources in State-Level Governance ................................................................................... 57 New Programs ............................................................................................................................................. 58 Legislative Actions Creating New Programs ........................................................................................... 58 New Programs Observations .................................................................................................................. 58 New Programs Timeline ...................................................................................................................... 59 New Programs Timeline: Additional Details ....................................................................................... 60 Pilot