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Spectrum Academy waiver renewal (agenda item 2.2)
- Motion: Approve Spectrum Academy’s renewal to waive Utah Administrative Code R277-419-4 (four‑day week waiver) and forward to board for approval.
- Outcome: Passed by committee (4 yes, 1 no). Ayes: Vice Chair Amanda Bollinger, Vice Chair Molly Hart, Chair Carey, Rod Hall. No: Carol Lear.
- Follow‑up: Spectrum Academy to provide year‑end assessment data when testing is complete.

Iron County School District timeline waiver (agenda item 2.3)
- Motion: Approve Iron County School District’s waiver from Utah Administrative Code R277-484 to allow Iron Online to be designated as its own school (timeline waiver) and forward to board for approval.
- Outcome: Passed unanimously.
- Follow‑up: District to coordinate PowerSchool separation and accreditation steps.

R277‑331, Stipends for Future Educators (agenda item 2.7)
- Motion: Approve draft 1 as amended on first reading and forward to full board for second reading.
- Key amendments adopted: replace “semester” with “student teaching experience”; add language that “the superintendent may not penalize an LEA if a student teacher does not complete the student teaching experience.”
- Outcome: Passed unanimously.

Board Policy 02/2005, Complaints Against Individual Board Members (agenda item 2.4)
- Motion: Approve Draft 2 as amended and forward to full board for approval.
- Outcome: Passed unanimously.

R277‑609, Standards for LEA Discipline Plans and Emergency Safety Interventions (agenda item 2.5)
- Motion: Postpone to the May committee meeting and direct staff to have the LRBI (working) group review Draft 2.
- Outcome: Postponed unanimously; staff to coordinate further review and report back.

R277‑497, School Accountability System (agenda item 2.6)
- Motion: Continue and approve draft 1 on first reading and forward to the board for continuation and approval on second reading.
- Outcome: Passed unanimously.

R277‑487, Public School Data Confidentiality and Disclosure (agenda item 2.8)
- Motion: Approve draft 1 as amended on first reading and forward to board for second reading.
- Outcome: Passed unanimously; committee adopted two minor amendments (including changing ‘‘board’’ to ‘‘superintendent’’ in one provision and striking a historical phrase).

Procedural note: Committee members recorded multiple technical and editorial amendments across several agenda items; staff and legal counsel will update final rule drafts and policy text for full board consideration.

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Nicole Sanchez, the board’s student data privacy specialist, summarized the current process: LEAs submit five documents (annual FERPA notice, directory information notice, student data collection notice, data governance plan and metadata dictionary) via an October survey with final submissions by February. Sanchez said the current process focuses on completeness and yields over 80% compliance but leaves limited room for LEAs to implement stronger privacy practices.

Under the proposed model, LEAs would complete a fall self‑assessment to identify a targeted area for improvement; state staff would provide coaching, professional development and an implementation plan; LEAs would report results in May. Sanchez said she expects the revised approach to better support actual practice without increasing total staff time compared with the current document review workload.

Committee members asked three lines of questions: whether the new approach would increase staff workload, how the proposal would align with other LEA planning obligations (for example digital teaching and learning plans), and whether the different owner groups for overlapping plans could frustrate LEAs. Sanchez estimated her work on the prior review cycle was roughly 150 hours and said the proposed approach should not materially increase time but would direct staff effort toward coaching rather than checking documents.

Vice Chair Molly Hart, who also works in an LEA role, pressed for better coordination across the board’s multiple required plans, saying school leaders face “plans on top of plans” and risk superficial compliance if tasks are layered without integration. Staff acknowledged the overlap and noted recent legislative study items on reporting requirements may present an opportunity to consolidate or better align planning requirements.

The committee did not vote on a rule at this hearing; staff presented the proposal for committee feedback and next steps. Members asked staff to return with implementation details, load estimates and possible ways to align the privacy compliance review with other LEA planning instruments.

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Vice Chair Amanda Bollinger led discussion of Chair Carey’s board‑member‑initiated draft. Committee members and staff debated terminology consistency, the scope of materials provided in executive session packets, parity between staff work and respondent board members’ access to materials, and whether records of unsubstantiated allegations should be classified as private.

Multiple edits were adopted as friendly or formal amendments: consistent use of the term “respondent board member,” replacing “agency legal counsel” with “assistant attorney general” where appropriate, and a provision permitting a respondent board member to request that staff assemble and distribute an executive‑session packet on the respondent’s behalf. The committee also amended language to classify records of unsubstantiated allegations as private and refined references to staff roles (for example, clarifying whether the board secretary or designated assistant prepares materials).

Committee members and counsel discussed GRAMA (the Government Records Access and Management Act) requirements for public disclosure of substantiated allegations and whether the policy could match statutory exceptions that make some ethics records private except for a summary report; staff advised that such an exception would require legislative action. CAE (Chief Administrative Executive) Debbie Davis explained that other ethics commissions have statutory exemptions for summary reporting, but the board is not statutorily covered in the same way.

The committee voted to approve Board Policy 02/2005, draft 2, as amended, and forward it to the full board. Committee members said the changes attempt to balance due process for board members with transparency and the board’s investigatory obligations.

Vote: Motion to forward draft 2 as amended passed unanimously.","After multiple edits and debate over record classification and staff roles, the committee approved draft amendments to Board Policy 02/2005 on complaints against individual board members and forwarded the policy to the full board.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":92,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089071,"Committee amends stipend rule: affidavit requirement and protections for LEAs added",649,2335000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2877042-164d080aeade6aa9c21afccfe76eb056&start=2335&end=2984","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2877042-164d080aeade6aa9c21afccfe76eb056/thumbnail_2335000.jpg","/articles/6089071/Utah/Committee-amends-stipend-rule-affidavit-requirement-and-protections-for-LEAs-added","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089071-306ee80a46aa94889e76c827b629502f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771001971&Signature=mRq1QY6ZWkZMgigb8IZa6hVmI5pKtp4SO0dGePeEOrdkG9ypCgdNFqWmtLKL4uyUZsPP2SudbLHb3YSGzjjpHpH3NW1Vu7a5rAxfdLXa19O75lfMkjn-00bj70El~ctnbTsh2bUvuV4NNP3sUUM2ELnDZpW4-K8LS6PuLioZUN-wLzhHhnZZDmONP9xhdCCCqzXWxuDEt8BANnhEJPUkSn63-TsrBTNhxoNvtVQVM795Dh6MDXi3UNEm4Mzlo3YKfVSatrKYl6uKBktDNTsUbSPr7xxTpjb~rxshZYhJo6W17-lzgLSjDggCLQgLB1IWUU~GYf7jcVHPKYIXbZppDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rules and Licensing Committee approved first‑reading amendments to board rule R277-331, “Stipends for Future Educators,” to reflect a recent statutory change and to add administrative clarifications requested by staff.

Malia Hite, executive coordinator of educator licensing, outlined how HB 204 altered the program in state law and described the rule changes: student participants must sign an affidavit indicating they intend to seek teaching employment in Utah; student teachers who are employed by an LEA during their student teaching (for example as a coach or after‑school employee) are now explicitly allowed to participate; participants may receive only one stipend under the program; and out‑of‑state educator preparation program participants who student‑teach in Utah are eligible for the stipend.

Hite also described an administrative amendment the committee adopted: replacing the word “semester” with “student teaching experience” to accommodate institutions that do not use semester calendars, and adding a line stating “the superintendent may not penalize an LEA if a student teacher does not complete the student teaching experience,” to avoid LEA financial liability in the rare case a student teacher fails to complete a placement.

Committee members asked about program cost and recapture. The stipend amount, discussed during the hearing, is $6,000 per eligible student teacher. Hite said historically few student teachers fail a placement and that many who do may return in a following term and complete their experience; the committee adopted language to prevent LEA financial liability in such cases.

A motion to approve R277‑331, as amended on first reading, passed unanimously and the rule will proceed to the full board for second and final reading.

Vote: Motion passed unanimously. The rule changes implement HB204 amendments and add administrative clarifications and protections for LEAs.

","The committee approved changes to board rule R277-331 implementing HB204 changes: an affidavit requirement for stipend recipients, allowance for student‑teachers to work while completing placements, and an amendment preventing LEA penalty if a student‑teacher fails to complete a placement.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":46,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089076,"Committee grants Iron County School District timeline waiver to separate Iron Online from alternative high school",1024,1268000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2877042-164d080aeade6aa9c21afccfe76eb056&start=1268&end=2292","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2877042-164d080aeade6aa9c21afccfe76eb056/thumbnail_1268000.jpg","/articles/6089076/Utah/Committee-grants-Iron-County-School-District-timeline-waiver-to-separate-Iron-Online-from-alternative-high-school","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089076-e66b79d759283f8d002d6fe4a5b798b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771001971&Signature=Um0InlYF9s~eZ0V~YLJyyc1N8VepwrpU1-~IKTvt3pjEG2pNRYaEH~t1omhKikIhe9TZNrE42xnj32DT1bwTLp4H5zzkZgRb0v8XjOH9LeuayPAh~9qHtEL~SiAlBJYyePJ7mfA1KAKojRm11MdmtBANyd5ewr6RLpd4CzJwydaSBnSYHeGfYKhOGdgIWjzhO21dmMzq7i9ckJ4Ia2IihwJ-tvExQUBkwZ9v7Ce47tZBJ-TJBkk0qBvmd5wgyh9gvR8-VaYh6i0y9iVLiw54ed0KcdGQ2G7TzIFrocHmM3NN40o6ITsDiG~pS9XUeFQ-QtLY4LXR-T7oaDwUVxphwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rules and Licensing Committee unanimously approved Iron County School District’s request for a timeline waiver to designate Iron Online as a separate accredited school, forwarding the waiver to the full board for final approval.

Principal Steve Scofield, principal of alternative programs in Iron County School District, told the committee Iron Online has operated under the district’s Southwest Education Academy (the district’s alternative high school) for roughly five years and has grown since the COVID period. Scofield said the program now functions at a scale that complicates administration and data reporting under a single accredited school and that separation will streamline PowerSchool reporting, accreditations and local administration.

“This year we are seeking to separate Iron Online. So this isn’t a new school in the way that you would think about it, you know, with a new building and new teachers and things like that. It's an existing program that’s operated under their alternative high school, and they're seeking to separate the two and have Iron Online be designated as its own new school,” a committee staff summary said.

Scofield told the committee the local school board considered and voted on the separation at its regular meeting the prior week; he said there were no objections at the local level. Committee members asked whether the alternative high school’s accreditation or improvement plan would be affected; Scofield said separation will better isolate each program’s data and that accreditation is being pursued at the district level.

Board member Carol Lear raised demographic questions after reviewing enrollment figures, noting a disproportionate representation of Latino students in the alternative program and urging district attention. Scofield acknowledged the trend and said district leaders are reviewing enrollment patterns and that the district will examine root causes.

The committee’s motion approved a waiver from Utah Administrative Code R277-484 (staff and counsel had discussed overlapping rule citations during the hearing) and forwarded the action to the full board.

Vote: Motion passed unanimously. Principal Scofield and district staff will proceed with required steps for separation and accreditation coordination.

","Iron County will be allowed to designate Iron Online as a separate school despite missing the January 1 application deadline; committee action forwarded to the full board unanimously.",{"_33":123,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":124,"_41":125,"_43":44,"_45":44,"_47":126,"_49":50,"_51":127,"_53":128,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":129,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":130,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089081,"Committee approves Spectrum Academy four‑day week waiver renewal after parent, staff surveys",0,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2877042-164d080aeade6aa9c21afccfe76eb056&start=1930&end=1930","/articles/6089081/Utah/Committee-approves-Spectrum-Academy-fourday-week-waiver-renewal-after-parent-staff-surveys","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089081-27089e3fb3a76391f50bbfd118e696ef/orig.mp4?Expires=1771001971&Signature=HQyEr2rGjuL8eR1TzMaBcFU8~-5adF8U404oGM-tO807nAv4p4OADlfS0CjOGSTHatQuh84XWhAEZe2~hb8H-7w9rc2RPObgZdtyuEvpDkwUSvbx2gRR02TcySbs0U9Y12xNDqJV1Hs9faBPbnT0oYLLS8-YYX8C7Ncxrv0cJMmRxGGu5xEQ2f6vX0sqQq~28KIHPhV6~9S8tzQeVV5E71t0sBHLZVeocOeNEcLfqoJEz-uGC2OqJTDDMZN3TKgZc83L48zkv0dMM~LoGNSFvPKege~aEiVP~0-nOZKKcpQdubN08oASEmN6PLMshIfmwmzbtIeQtYsIhREsDyvnHw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rules and Licensing Committee approved Spectrum Academy’s request to renew a waiver allowing a four‑day school week, forwarding the waiver to the full board after committee debate and questions about data and service delivery.

The waiver would continue Spectrum Academy’s exemption from Utah Administrative Code R277-419-4, which requires a 180‑day schedule; the academy would offer 993.5 total instructional hours while using Fridays for optional services and staff professional development.

“The academy serves a quite large population of students that have disabilities, about 85 percent of our population,” said Mandy Furman, assistant director of Spectrum Academy, describing why staff use the post‑Friday time for individualized planning and IEP compliance. Furman said parents and staff completed surveys included in the committee packet and that state charter board approval for the waiver is on file.

Committee members pressed for outcome data. Chair Carey and other members asked whether Spectrum could provide beginning‑of‑year to end‑of‑year assessment comparisons once current testing is complete; Furman replied the testing is underway and the school can supply the end‑of‑year results when available. Furman and Joe Dixon, assistant director, said staff workdays total 187 in North Salt Lake and that Fridays are used for IEP work, professional development and optional student services.

Board member Carol Lear expressed concern about whether students with extensive IEP needs would fare better with a five‑day schedule and asked if teams had reviewed individual IEPs to determine who needs daily attendance. Furman and other Spectrum administrators said families may still bring students in on Fridays for IEP minutes and services; they described the Friday option as flexible and subject to team decisions.

Board member Gerhardt (Vice Gerhardt) spoke in favor of renewal, noting Spectrum’s higher annual instructional minutes and that “IEPs are done in minutes, not days.” Gerhardt moved approval; the committee voted to approve and forward the renewal to the board.

Vote: The committee recorded aye votes from Vice Chair Amanda Bollinger, Vice Chair Molly Hart, Chair Carey and Board member Rod Hall; Board member Carol Lear voted no. The committee asked Spectrum to provide year‑end academic data when testing concludes.

Spectrum’s assistant director agreed to provide the requested data once available. The committee’s approval continues Spectrum Academy’s existing waiver while directors and the committee monitor outcomes.

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Votes at a glance: Rules and Licensing Committee actions and outcomes

Staff proposes shift from document checks to coached privacy self‑assessments for LEAs; committee asks for workload and coordination answers

Committee approves revisions to board policy on complaints against individual board members

Committee amends stipend rule: affidavit requirement and protections for LEAs added

Committee grants Iron County School District timeline waiver to separate Iron Online from alternative high school

Committee approves Spectrum Academy four‑day week waiver renewal after parent, staff surveys