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House OKs bill expanding peer assistance and review program to help retain teachers

Utah House of Representatives · February 29, 2016

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Summary

The House passed HB 312 to let other Utah school districts adopt a peer assistance and review (PAR) program used in Salt Lake City, aiming to mentor new and struggling teachers and reduce turnover; Representative Briscoe said Utah loses roughly 40% of new teachers within five years. The bill passed 64–0 and heads to the Senate.

Representative Briscoe presented House Bill 312 to expand a peer assistance and review program currently implemented in Salt Lake City to other districts. He described PAR as a system that frees experienced teachers to serve as consulting teachers who mentor new…

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