DOCUMENT RESUME ED 363 940 EA 025 415 TITLE Utah's Educational Reform Programs, 1991-93. INSTITUTION Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. PUB DATE 93 NOTE 232p. PUB TYPE Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Educational Change; *Educational Improvement; Educational Planning; *Educational Quality; Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Excellence in Education; Resource kllocation; School Based Management; *State Vrograms IEeNTIFIERS *Utah ABSTRACT In November 1983, the Utah Education Reform Steering Committee issued the report "Education in Utah: A Call to Action." To meet Utah's double challenge of rapid growth and quality enhancement, the report stated that Utah needed to:(1) increase the allocation of financial resources to education; (2) demand reforms in many aspects of education; and (3) increase the productivity of each dollar committed to education. Highlighted in this publication are 11 reform programs that were developed to enhance educational quality in Utah. They include the following: the Career Ladder Program; the Early Intervention for Ensuring Student Success Program; the Experimental Developmental Competitive and Allocated Program; the Governor's Awards for Excellence; the National Diffusion Network ORD° Program; the Site-Based Decision Making Pilot Program; the Star Schools "TEAMS" Program; the Strategic Planning Program; the Utah Center for Families in Education Program; the Utah Distance Learuing and EDNET Expansion; and the Utah Public Education Foundation Incentives for Excellence Program. Individual sections describe the history, current status, and future directions of each of these reform programs. Also included are abstracts of reform projects funded under these 11 programs during 1991-93. 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BEAN STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION BEST COPY 01VAILABLE UTAH PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCENTIVES FOR EXCELLENCE PROGRAM 221 1 UTAH'S EDUCATIONALREFORM PROGRAMS Committee issued a In November of 1983, theUtah Education Reform Steering stated that Utah report entitled °Education inUtah: A Call to Action.' That report would answer the challenges of ANation At Risk, the landmark1983 report of the National Commission on Excellencein Education, and would Gnhancethe future of education in Utah. To meetUtah's double challenge ofre.pid growth and quality enhancement, the reportstated that we must 1) increasethe allocation of financial resources to education inthe state, 2) demand reformsin many aspects of education, and 3) increasethe productivity of each dollarcommitted to education. The Legislature and the educationcommunity in Utah have respondedto the recommendations issued in 'Educationin Utah: A Call to Action.*Highlighted in developed for the this publication are eleven(11) reform programs that were purpose of enhancingthe quality of education in Utah: The Career Ladder Program wasdeveloped to attract and retain good teachers and toimprove the quality of classroom instruction; 1 " -Il The 1 1 1 was designed toenable at risk children in gradesK-3 and their families to form positive attitudes andbehaviors regarding health, and to achieve socialand academic success.This program is a collaborativeeffort between the Utah StateOffice of Education, human services,and health agencies; The Experimental DevelopmentalCompetitive and Allocated Program was created for the purposeof giving educators the opportunity to develop innovativeprojects in their schools and distri'As; The Gsvernor's Awards forExcellence was organized to identify, recognize and reward 20of Utah's outstanding schools; The tiaonal DiffusionNetwork (NDN) Programof funded projewts is a nationwide systemestablished to help those involved in education acquirethe materials and assistancethey need to incorporate provenexemplary practices; Ii The Site-Based DecisionMaking Pilot Program wasdeveloped to provide a means forlocal school, community groups,parents, teachers, administratorsand classified employees tomake decisions at the school level onmatters that are critical to the achievemmA of school goalsestablished within the site-based school, d6.trict and statestrategic plan; 1 5 The Star Schools 'TEAMS' Program was developed in cooperation with the Los Angeles County School District to enhance science and math instruction at the 4-6 grade levels; The Strategic Planning Program was created in order to assist school districts and/or schools to develop strategic plans of their own following the guidelines set forth by the State Board of Education; The Utah Center for Families in Education Program is made up of leaders in educaton, government, business, community, state, local PTA and parents to develop school and family partnerships as a sphere of influence for each student to function effectively in society; The Utah Distance Learning and EDNET Expansion was created for the purpose of providinginstruction and communication links through telecommunications networks to urban and rural areas throughout the state of Utah; and The Utah Public Education Foundation Incentives for Excellence Program was created to further the activities of excellence in the schools, and to enhance the resources of public education throughout the stoe of Utah. This publication describes the history, current status, and future directions of each of these reform programs. Also included are abstracts of reform projects funded under these eleven programs during 1991-93. Scott W. Bean, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Utah State Office of Education Steven R. Mecham, Associate Superintendent Instructional Services Division Utah State Office of Education Larry Horyna, Coordinator Project Assistance Services Section Utah State Office of Education 6 2 :11&°111: 11r, I 250 East Fifth South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 District 1 District 6 District 11 Neoia Brown Milton Kendrick C. Grant Hurst 495 North 300 East 641 LaVina Drive 1893 Terrance Drive Beaver, Utah 84713 Ogden, Utah 84403 Sandy, Utah 84093 Phone: 438-5386 Phone: 479-1808 Phone: 942-4832 District 2 District 7 District 12 Lynn Haslem Katharine B. Garff Boyd F. Jensen H.C. 65, Box 74A 551 Indian Springs Road 5380 Hillside Drive Altonah, Utah 84002 Bountiful, Utah 84010 Murray, Utah 84107 Phone: 454-3005 Phone: 295-2795 Phone: 262-0270 District 3 District 8 District 13 Harold S. Jensen Daryl C. Barrett Allen E. Litster 24 East 100 North 1820 Laird Avenue 665 Princeton Drive Gunnison, Utah 84634 Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 Midvale, Utah 84047 Phone: 528-3746 Phone: 582-1898 Phone: 566-0789 District 4 District 9 District 14 Keith T. Checketts Kay McDonough Marlon 0. Snow 1495 East 1140 North 2922 South 9150 West 1247 East 430 North Logan, Utah 84321 Magna, Utah 84044 Orem, Utah 84057 Phone: 752-8926 Phone: 250-4719 Phone: 224-6163 District 5 District 10 District 15 Thomas F. Davidson Donald G. Christensen Unnea S. Barney 4755 Banbury Lane 4196 South 4000 West 1965 South Main Street Ogden, Utah 84403 West Valley City, Utah Orem, Utah 84058 Phone: 479-8292 84120 Phone: 225-4149 Phone: 966-4524 Scott W. Bean, Twila B. Affieck, Executive Officer Secretary 538-7510 538-7517 1/1 /93 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS UTAH'S EDUCATIONAL REFORM PROGRAMS Introduction 1 THE CAREER LADDER PROGRAM 7 Background 9 Abstracts Summary 11 EARLY INTERVENTION FOR ENSURING STUDENT SUCCESS 29 Background 31 Abstracts Summary 37 EXPERIMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM - ALLOCATED 47 Background 49 Abstracts Summary 53 EXPERIMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM - COMPETITIVE 97 Background 99 Abstracts Summary 101 GOVERNOR'S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 123 Background 125 Abstracts Summary 127 NATIONAL DIFFUSION NETWORK 147 Background 149 Abstracts Summary 151 SITE-BASED DECISION MAKING PILOT PROGRAM 157 Background 159 Abstracts Summary 163 STAR SCHOOLS / TEAMS PROJECT 181 Background 183 Abstracts Summary 185 STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAM 187 Background 189 Abstracts Summary 191 UTAH CENTER FOR FAMILIES IN EDUCATION 199 Background 201 Abstracts Summary 203 UTAH'S DISTANCE LEARNING - EDNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS 207 Background 209 Maps of Sites 211 UTAH PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCENTIVES FOR EXCELLENCE 221 Background 223 Abstracts Summary 225 5 8 CAREER LADDER PROGRAM 7 9 "WHAT'S WORKING - MORE IDEAS Career ladder levels have developed strong leadership skills among the faculty. Extended year and wdended days have improved teacher competency, have improved morale, and have provided excellent opportunities for teacher inservice and development. Mentoring component has expanded teaching / coaching skills of mentors, eliminated fears, and provided an excellent road map for new teachers."