Chief of staff: Personalized competency-based learning is Goal 4 of board strategic plan

A staff member who identified themself as chief of staff said personalized competency-based learning (PCBL) is part of the State Board of Education's strategic plan and is listed as “goal 4 of the 4 goals” the agency is working toward.

The staff member said they support the board's strategic plan and work with school leaders and staff strategy leads across Utah to implement PCBL. “As chief of staff, I support the board's strategic plan, by working with all the various school leaders and staff strategy leads and teams to be able to make sure that we're building towards the vision of personalized competency based learning for all of education across the system here in Utah,” the staff member said. They named Quest Academy and Juab as examples from around the state.

The staff member said agency supports include website resources, policies and expectations the State Board is passing as part of its rules and guidance. They framed the work as both school-level examples and systemwide supports: “So that includes being, able to speak to examples from across the state of Utah, like our friends at Quest Academy, and in Juab, as well as being able to talk about what are the agency supports, how are we making personalized competency based learning a part of the system, and reflecting that not just in our resources we have available on our website, but also the policies, and the expectations that we're passing as part of the State Board of Education's rules and guidance.”

No formal vote or policy adoption was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided. The remarks describe ongoing implementation work and agency support rather than a new regulation or specific funding action.