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Board adopts educator‑preparation rule adding a 75% literacy threshold and removing a five‑year limit
Summary
The board approved R277‑303 (educator preparation programs) on second and final reading, adding a 75% passage metric for the Foundations of Reading Assessment and removing a prior five‑year limit on university recommendations; about half of university programs meet the new threshold.
The State Board approved R277‑303, the rule governing educator preparation programs, on second and final reading. The adopted draft removes an older five‑year limitation on a university recommendation and adds a 75% pass‑rate threshold for the Foundations of Reading Assessment as the board’s definition of a “low‑rate” program.
Why it matters: The 75% figure will be used to identify educator‑preparation programs that need additional system support. Staff said roughly half of Utah’s…
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