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District adopts 2025–26 early learning plan; staff expect roughly $43K in USBE funding
Summary
Wasatch County School District approved its 2025–26 early learning plan required by USBE. Staff said the district received about $43,000 last year for teacher training and expects a similar allocation, with the new plan emphasizing early math instruction and student-level benchmarks.
The Wasatch County School Board approved the district's early learning plan for the 2025–26 school year, a plan required by the Utah State Board of Education and supported by federal/state funding.
District staff (identified as Steph in the transcript) described last year's allocation of about $43,000, which was used for teacher training—specifically literacy training for teachers transitioning to younger-grade classrooms—and said the 2025–26 plan will emphasize early math instruction. Steph told the board the district expects to receive roughly $43,000–$45,000 again and that the district supplements grant funds with other grants as needed.
Board members asked about the plan's benchmark language, which uses a 1–3% growth guidance. A board member pointed out the apparent mismatch between percentage guidance and small class sizes (for example, a single student in a 25-student class equates to a 4% change), and staff and the superintendent explained the 1–3% target reflects grant guidance while the district sets student-level goals internally and tracks which students meet benchmarks.
"This past year, we received about $43,000 and we used it to pay for... training for our teachers," Steph said when summarizing prior-year uses of the funds. The board voted to approve the plan.
