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Meeting Summary

March 9, 2023 Board Meeting

The Utah State Board of Education: 

• Voted to create a Medicaid billing system for district and charter schools
• Made a recommendation to amend the Utah Data Research Center’s agenda priorities
• Selected three Board Members and an alternate to serve on the social studies curriculum request for proposals committee
• Recognized speech and debate students and educators with a highlight from Representative Doug Welton
• Reviewed outcomes of the 2023 legislative session
• Full agenda

 

Board Votes to Create a Medicaid Billing System for use by Districts and Charter Schools

Under the direction of the Utah State Board of Education Finance Committee, the Utah State Board of Education approved a motion that allows staff to coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop, test, and implement a Medicaid billing system for use by districts and/or charter schools. The system would conceivably provide not only additional revenue but 'cost avoidance' to districts and/or charter schools. Once the system is fully operational, public education will take the system under its control. Utah State Board of Education Financial Operations staff estimates that assuming control of a properly established system will have very little financial impact.

For additional information, please contact: 

Dr. Leah Voorhees

Assistant Superintendent of Student Support

Phone: (801) 538-7898 | E-mail(External Web Content)

Scott Jones

Deputy Superintendent of Operations

Phone: (801) 538-7615 | E-mail(External Web Content)

 

Board Makes Recommendations to Amend the Utah Data Research Center’s Agenda Priorities

The Board voted to add two requests to include research on professional learning practices that lead to academic excellence and research on the effect of art on academic growth to the proposed Utah Data Research Center research agenda priorities.

The Utah Data Research Center aims to conduct meaningful research to inform public policy initiatives, providing the platform for policymakers, practitioners, and the general public to make data informed decisions. education loss and recovery effectiveness due to Covid, impact of the pandemic on student learning and education programs, and the impact of personalized, competency-based learning.

For additional information, please contact: 

Aaron Brough

Director of Data and Statistics

Phone: (801) 538-7922 | E-mail(External Web Content)

Scott Jones

Deputy Superintendent of Operations

Phone: (801) 538-7615 | E-mail(External Web Content)

 

Social Studies RFP Committee Selection

Board Members Matt Hymas, Brent Strate, and Vice Chair Jennie Earl were nominated to represent the Board on the social studies grant committee. Board Member Emily Green was selected to serve as a backup for Vice Chair Jennie Earl. This agenda item is in follow up to action taken in the Thursday, February 2, 2023, USBE board meeting to develop curriculum for the recently approved elementary social studies standards.

Under this process, the USBE impanels a Social Studies Grant Committee (Committee) to oversee the competitive grant process to develop curriculum for the K-6 Social Studies Standards. The Committee will consist of three board members and appropriate USBE staff. Board members may submit recommendations to the Committee for consideration by February 16 at 5:00 p.m. The Committee will review the recommendations and other related materials. The Committee will then review proposals and prepare a grant agreement. The agreement will be placed on the consent calendar for approval during a regular board meeting. The Board also approved the use of $400,000 in state discretionary funds and $400,000 in mineral release funds for the competitive grant.

For additional information, please contact: 

JoAnna Sorensen

Prek-6 Social Studies Specialist

Phone: (435) 994-1386 | E-mail (External Web Content)

Jennifer Throndsen

Director of Teaching and Learning

Phone: (801) 538-7739 | E-mail (External Web Content)

Robert Austin

Humanities Team Coordinator

Phone: (801) 538-7575 | E-mail (External Web Content)

 

Board Recognition of Speech and Debate

The Board welcomed state representative and debate coach Doug Welton to present on the many benefits of speech and debate for our Education Highlight. The Board applauded the work of students and educators across the state who participate in speech and debate.

For additional information, please contact: 

Kelsey James

Board Communications Coordinator for the Utah State Board of Education

Phone: (801) 538-7516 | E-mail(External Web Content)

 

2023 General Session Legislative Overview

The Board reviewed the outcomes of the 2023 Legislative session, with Deputy Scott Jones and Deputy Angie Stallings. Additionally, the Board did not take action to request veto consideration on any of the passed bills. For more information, please visit USBE’s 2023 Legislative Session Overview.

For additional information, please contact: 

Scott Jones

Deputy Superintendent of Operations

Phone: (801) 538-7615 | E-mail(External Web Content)

Angie Stallings

Deputy Superintendent of Policy

Phone: (801) 538-7656 | E-mail(External Web Content)

 

USDB Governing Board Meeting and Approval of Ogden Campus Activity Center Remodel

Superintendent Coleman, Associate Superintendent Tanner, and Finance Director Empey of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind (USDB) provided the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) with a budget update, and an overview of enrichment program services provided by USDB.

Additionally, the Board approved the state contract to remodel the Ogden campus activity center.

For additional information, please contact: 

Joel Coleman

Superintendent of the Utah Schools of the Deaf and Blind

Phone: (801) 629-4712 | E-mail (External Web Content)

 

Board Approves Consent Calendar

The Utah State Board of Education approved its consent calendar.

 

Administrative Rule Amendments and Repeals

The Utah State Board of Education approved the following new administrative rules, administrative rule amendments, and administrative rule repeals:

• R277-419, Pupil Accounting. This rule has been approved as amended to include an additional exception to the requirement to provide meals for “a day where the LEA provides educational services while all the LEA’s students engage in distance learning.”
• R277-552, Charter School Timelines and Approval Processes. Draft 4 of the rule was approved in response to discussion with legislative leaders during a recent presentation to the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review and General Oversight Committee.
• R277-927, Teacher and Student Success Act (TSSA) Program. This rule is being amended to remove the November 1 deadline for local education agencies to submit student success frameworks and annual assurances for the Teacher and Student Success Act (TSSA) Program; however, LEAs will not receive funding until all requirements are met.
• R277-751, Special Education Extended School Year (ESY).This rule is being approved as it approaches its five year revision deadline.
• R277-733, Utah Adult Education Policies and Procedures. This rule is being sent back to a Committee for further discussion.
• R277-733, Adult Education Programs (Amendment). This rule is being sent back to a Committee for further discussion.
• R277-532, Local Board Policies for Evaluation of Non-Licensed Public Education Employees - Classified Employees. This rule is being repealed upon its five year review.
• R277-329, Local Board Policies for Evaluation of Non-Licensed Public Education Employees - Classified Employees. This rule is being repealed and readopted to be in accordance with the new licensing number system.
• R277-104, ADA Complaint Procedure. This rule is being amended and continued upon its five year review.
• R277-107, Educational Services Outside of an Educator's Regular Employment. This rule is being amended and continued upon its five year review.

 

 

Highlights of Friday’s Committee Meetings and Study Session

The Utah State Board of Education Law and Licensing, Finance, and Standards and Assessment Committees will meet on Friday, March 10. Members of the public who want to virtually comment on items on committee agendas should contact the executive assistant of the committee via email prior to the meeting. Public comment is at the discretion of committee chairs.

Items approved in committee meetings will be heard by the full board during its April 6 meeting.

Law and Licensing Committee will meet in a hybrid format from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with the option to join virtually. Highlights of the meeting include:

• Preliminary approval of R277-121 Piute School District Waiver Request, which allows for a four day school week.
• Preliminary approval of the effective teachers in literacy data sharing agreement with researchers from Brigham Young University and Wasatch County School District.
• Preliminary approval of R277-926, Certification for Residential Treatment Center Special Education Program, Draft 1.
• Preliminary approval of R277-217, Educator Standards and LEA Reporting.

Finance Committee will meet online only from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Highlights of the meeting include:

• Recommendation to the board on whether or not to comment as requested after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released its initial proposals for revising the federal race and ethnicity standards (Directive No. 15).
• Recommendation to the full board for the use of discretionary funds to support literacy coaches in the Regional Education Services Agencies.
• Recommendation to the Utah State Board of Education approve the 2024 legislative session business case development and funding requests start in the May 2023 Finance Committee meeting.

Standards and Assessment Committee will meet in a hybrid format from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with an option to join virtually. Highlights of the meeting include:

• Preliminary approval of the College and Career Awareness Standards.
• Preliminary approval of the Digital Literacy Standards.
• Preliminary approval of the Supplemental Standards for English Language Arts and Science.

 

 

 

Meeting Minutes