Board unanimously approves USDB Teacher Student Success Plans
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education approved the Teacher Student Success Plans (TSSP) for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. The item was added to the full board agenda due to submission deadlines; board members expressed support for school‑level planning tied to school improvement.
The Utah State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the Teacher Student Success Plans submitted by the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB).
Assistant Superintendent Darren Nielsen explained the TSSP submissions had to be received after local LEA review by a statutory deadline, which is why the item came directly to the full board rather than first through committee. Member Booth moved to approve the plans and highlighted the plans’ alignment with school improvement objectives and local‑level decision making; Vice Chair Bollinger and other members voiced support.
The motion passed on a recorded vote with members Boggess and Green absent. Board members noted that TSSP funds are tied to local school improvement activity and represent an opportunity to connect dollars directly to locally identified needs.
Provenance (transcript evidence): motion introduction — Member Booth: “I would be happy to make a motion that the board approve the teacher student success plans for the Utah schools for the deaf and blind.” (tc 01:03:38); vote — “That passes unanimously with members Boggess and Green absent.” (tc 01:03:59).
