School Improvement Resources

Welcome to School Improvement Resources

Accountability 

• USBE Assessment and Accountability Resources Page (with accountability scores)
• Revised Utah State ESSA Plan 2023
• Utah Accountability Technical Manual

Manual and School Improvement Planning (SIP)

• USBE School Improvement Manual v1 2023
• USBE School Improvement Workbook Part 1 v1 2023 (Fillable)
• USBE School Improvement Workbook Part 2 v1 2023 (Fillable)
• Guiding Questions Required Elements for Elevate and Springboard SIP

Literacy

• Ten Maxims: What We Have Learned in 50 Years
• Bold Leader Moves 
• LETRS Observation Tool 
• DRAFT: K-3 Elementary Literacy Curriculum (Google Doc)
• DRAFT: Early Literacy Curricular Guidance (Google Doc)
• Utah's Critical features of tiered instruction (Google Doc) 
• MTSS handout - with time recommendations (Google Doc) 
• Early Literacy Diagnostic Assessments and Progress Monitoring (Google Doc) 

Math

• Utah's PK-12 Mathematics Framework (Google Doc)
• USBE Math Resource List for Educators

Multilingual Learners

• EL Recommendations (Google Doc) 
• Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School
• Evidence Based Practices for English Learners

Resource Allocation Review (RAR)

• ESSA RAR Provisions Language
• RAR Discussions Prompts
• ATSI RAR Template

Using Paraprofessionals

• Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarship (PETTS) Program (Google Doc) 
• USBE Special Education Effective Paraeducator Manual (Google Doc) 
• Utah Standards for Instructional Paraeducators (Google Doc) 
• USBE Paraeducator Resources (Google Doc) 

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