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Board accepts $1.578M Intermountain grant to build statewide paraeducator behavior-support training
Summary
After a heated discussion about process and timing, the board accepted a $1,578,000 grant from the Intermountain Community Care Foundation to develop paraeducator behavior-support training. The measure passed after members debated whether the application had been submitted and whether the board had reviewed the full application.
The Utah State Board of Education voted to accept a $1,578,000 grant from the Intermountain Community Care Foundation to develop a paraeducator behavior-support training program aimed at improving classroom behavior management and supporting teachers.
Board staff told members the grant funds would be used to develop training materials for paraeducators that focus on de-escalation and behavior supports for students with high needs. The proposal had been discussed previously as a…
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