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Rules committee approves Catalyst Center grant policy draft and forwards it to full board
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education committee approved draft 3 of R277-731, the Catalyst Center grant program policy, on first reading and forwarded it to the full board. The draft emphasizes LEA flexibility, requires LEAs to define student-proficiency metrics, and asks applicants to explain how they will vet non-licensed industry experts.
The Rules Committee of the Utah State Board of Education approved draft 3 of R277-731, the Catalyst Center grant program policy, on first reading and forwarded the rule to the full board for a second and final reading.
The draft implements provisions of HB 447, the statewide catalyst campus model program, and clarifies how local education agencies (LEAs) may apply for state planning and implementation grants. Among the changes in draft 3, the rule removes mention of a "first credential" program from the list of prioritization factors, requires LEAs to include "well defined metrics" in grant applications that will be used to establish and measure student proficiency, and asks LEAs to describe how…
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