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Winters said the Office of AI Policy in the Utah Department of Commerce worked with board staff to develop regulatory mitigation plans for LEAs, and he expects those plans to be incorporated into an update of the board's AI framework. He said staff are also preparing a glossary of AI key terms at LEA request.

On program delivery, Winters described a grant‑funded initiative (about $500,000) that will train teachers across the state. He said more than half the grant funding will go directly to teachers. The program consists of three parts: a one‑hour in‑school professional development session, a two‑hour Canvas course for continuing support, and a requirement that teachers write a lesson plan that either uses student‑facing AI tools or teaches about AI in a content area. Winters said the program has identified roughly 200–250 school sites for training over the next four months and that the resulting lesson plans will be publicly posted in the fall on state resource sites.

Winters also said USB is running internal trainings for agency staff and is considering a second statewide AI summit. He offered to share full training materials and to invite committee members to observe site visits.

Committee members requested opportunities to see the lessons and site trainings; Winters said staff will share calendars and can provide board briefings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","20250404 Standards and Assessments Committee","oneSentenceSummary","An education specialist reported a $500,000 grant program to train teachers across Utah on artificial intelligence; more than half the funds will go directly to teachers, the program includes a three‑part PD sequence, and participating teachers will publish lesson plans to a public repository.","taxTitle","Financial Operations , Utah Board of Education, Offices, Departments, and Divisions, Organizations, Utah Executive Branch, Utah","taxId",67095,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6088928,"Committee approves school improvement rule on first reading to reduce duplicate burdens on federally designated schools",533,3217000,3750000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2877046-f05c75530177d8de4c003281f8105c48&start=3217&end=3750","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2877046-f05c75530177d8de4c003281f8105c48/thumbnail_3217000.jpg","/articles/6088928/Utah/Committee-approves-school-improvement-rule-on-first-reading-to-reduce-duplicate-burdens-on-federally-designated-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088928-8f0fd8e1123aea704c00eec678e67134/orig.mp4?Expires=1771045749&Signature=IaP5KTwpPE2O9tah0xJN~60UT8fDc0SJY9aawIjMcStvoON8kGgUrG-dwrDJ1SJWZj79wEMZzXUO6F0MiAkfbd7dQFlrbs6eExohst2lmt43-AJuYqGqu2xi8OHKRboFV84Zxoc~ViUZZhdrnRX~qWqvoPi74KuipW9L008VfFNtVCzalUL9IynNP-QcM-e1FDTT067W-MbOPldnkz3B2j9kOjoRsRFoChIxu5wNgdomVF3pbtCK2arMCEYm3pC15URQUbYlGK8eF-4lkTxLp5sSVy4l-by1U872PtPQKOWD7NheEfTjHz4IFQjXXwdUM9cAuSe5tnOy-9JWAM9PaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee approved R277-920 (school improvement and leadership development) on first reading and forwarded it to the full board for approval on second and final reading.

Sarah Whipkey, director of school improvement, told the committee the draft removes federal school‑improvement language that had been folded into the state rule and had unintentionally created duplication of requirements for federally designated schools (CSI, TSI, ATSI). She said the revised rule refocuses the board rule on state programs (Elevate and Springboard) and reduces administrative burden on federally designated schools.

Committee members asked whether the revised rule still preserves accountability. Whipkey said the change does not eliminate accountability; it removes duplication so federally designated schools are not subject to both federal and extra state‑imposed requirements.

A committee member moved to approve R277-920 on first reading and forward the rule to the board for final action; the motion passed unanimously.

Whipkey said staff also removed outdated COVID-era language related to closures and confirmed the rewrite aligns with code and budget feasibility.","The committee advanced R277-920 (school improvement and leadership development) on first reading after staff said revisions remove duplicated federal requirements and focus on state programs such as Elevate and Springboard.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6088933,"Education committee narrows rule allowing teachers to correct misinformation, approves matching parent consent language",3006,316000,3322000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2877046-f05c75530177d8de4c003281f8105c48&start=316&end=3322","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2877046-f05c75530177d8de4c003281f8105c48/thumbnail_316000.jpg","/articles/6088933/Utah/Education-committee-narrows-rule-allowing-teachers-to-correct-misinformation-approves-matching-parent-consent-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088933-67c59061307889c969b7636cddd46c88/orig.mp4?Expires=1771045749&Signature=DnI~9yAiMSB7-jkHlDrMGQNBX9OxfstmepeJU5p9NRSFBqO26KY06GybTfnSuBKRbmk0TmXWbbicsqTjz4z-C3m4cQNNN9ETRAKspHltjn8vH~cP2jiBYT9WO~QYuRl4buBpdR81Fc8x9QpBylGj0bnum2leUl~qkdwWW-7~wE5BmzOmj9Cbg-zjnnHJBvmw~UTwLjUnKlcXXoWJ-WdLEkx7-JV0L1yeE3XUibI16kQjwFcXvAbdnofULrtQR-GTu-SpFhW7a8eajZA1fMklRNtcf5LKSR8mHn1rQCIYCS5XSsJCabnwyKcia7AR3y-SYEAolrjbhPDqb7JLHu-NOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A committee of the Utah State Board of Education recommended final approval of a rule amendment clarifying when educators may correct inaccurate or misleading information and approved matching language for the parent consent form.

The committee voted to approve R277-474 (school instruction and *** education) as amended and to forward the consent form language to the full board. Committee members debated whether the rule should let educators direct students to parents only, or to parents or health professionals; the committee rejected the broader option and approved wording that allows directing students to parents.

A law and policy staff member, who described years of school-level support work, told the committee that teachers frequently call for guidance when students bring in social‑media content and that being able to correct misinformation with a brief statement (\"No. That's not true.\") is a necessary, non‑instructional response. The staff member said approved instructional materials should guide any corrective information so teachers do not provide instruction beyond what parents have consented to.

Another staff member, identified in the discussion as Michelle Buse, said the committee's intent was that the correction itself should be grounded in LEA‑approved materials so the response remains accurate.

A substitute amendment that would have let educators \"direct students to parents or health professionals for the purpose of providing accurate data\" failed on a recorded vote (1 in favor, 4 opposed). The committee then approved the narrower wording to allow directing students to parents; later votes on the consent form wording that cites R277-474 were unanimous.

Committee members asked staff to follow up with updated legal citations: staff said they are revising law-and-policy materials because HB281 and HB233 created substantial changes. The committee asked to be notified when the office finalizes code citations for the definition of \"health professional,\" which staff said appears in Utah code in multiple, slightly different statutory definitions.

The committee's action affects two documents: the board rule (R277-474) and the parent consent form language that will now reference the adopted rule and state that \"a Utah educator may correct inaccurate or misleading information in accordance with the approved instructional materials adopted by the LEA, or they may direct students to parents.\" The committee recommended both for approval by the full board.","A Utah State Board of Education committee approved amended language saying Utah educators may correct inaccurate or misleading information using LEA‑approved instructional materials and may direct students to parents; a proposal to also direct students to health professionals failed in committee.","actionData","errors"]

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Board staff outlines statewide AI training for teachers, $500,000 grant and lesson‑plan library

Committee approves school improvement rule on first reading to reduce duplicate burdens on federally designated schools

Education committee narrows rule allowing teachers to correct misinformation, approves matching parent consent language