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State/Federal Policy and National Standards

Selected State Ed Tech Policies

• 21st Century Teaching and Learning
  This site contains some of the highlights of our quest to strengthen public education with appropriate technology integration in the classroom and the curriculum. It’s about high quality education with relevant educational outcomes; it’s about 21st century skills.

• Internet and Online Access Policy Required
  State funds may not be provided to any local school board that provides access to the Internet or an online service unless the local school board adopts and enforces a policy to restrict access to Internet or online sites that contain obscene material. Amended by Chapter 301, 2002 General Session - Utah Code 53A-3-422.

• Government Products and Services on Internet - Parental Access
  Reasonable progress toward online access including secure access by parents and students to student grades and progress reports, email communications with teachers, parent-teacher associations, and school administrators, access to school calendars and schedules; and, teaching resources that may include teaching plans, curriculum guides, and media resources. Utah Code 46-4-503.

• Purchases of Educational Technology
  A school district or college of education shall comply with Title 63, Chapter 56, the Utah Procurement Code, in purchasing technology. A school district may purchase computers and contract for the repair or refurbishing of computers under the program that involves the Utah Correctional Industries without going through the bidding or competition procedures outlined in Title 63, Chapter 56, Part D, Source Selection and Contract Formation. A school district or college of education may purchase technology through cooperative purchasing contracts administered by the state Division of Purchasing or through its own established purchasing program. Utah Code 53A-1-706.

• Higher Education Courses in the Public Schools - Cooperation between Public and Higher Education -Annual report. Utah Code 53A-15-101

• Appropriation for Assistive Technology Devices and Services
  53A-24-110.7

• Legislative Findings on Teacher Quality
  53A-6-102

• Utah Education Network
  53B-17-102

• Responsibilities of KUED - TV, KUER - FM, and UEN related to public broadcasting and telecommunication for education
  53B-17-104

• Job Enhancements for Technology Training
  In conjunction with the Engineering and Computer Science Initiative provided for in Section 53B-6-105 , there is established a Public Education Job Enhancement Program to attract, train, and retain highly qualified secondary teachers in mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical science, learning technology, and information technology.
  

State Policy

• UPASS

• Utah State Board of Education Rules

• Utah Public Education Legislation

• Legal and State Policy Sources

Federal Policy

• NCLB: No Child Left Behind Utah or Federal

• CIPA: Children's Internet Protection Act

• CIPA Compliance Checklist (PDF)

• COPPA: Children's Online Protection Act

• E-Rate: Universal Service Fund - http://www.sl.universalservice.org/
  http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/tapd/universal_service/schoolsandlibs.html

National Standards Documents

• NCATE: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education -

• NSDC: National Staff Development Council

• NETS: National Standards for Teachers

• NETS: National Standards for Administrators

• INTASC: Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium

• ISSLC: Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards for School - Standards for School Leaders