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Standards committee advances civics and grading rule changes, approves paraeducator updates
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education's Standards & Assessment Committee on Jan. 8 approved several rule changes on first reading, including a new full-credit "American constitutional government and citizenship" course, clarified high school grade-replacement rules, and updated paraeducator standards and qualifications for forwarding to the full board.
The Utah State Board of Education Standards & Assessment Committee voted Jan. 8 to advance multiple rule changes on first reading, sending them to the full Board for second and final consideration.
Jennifer Wadsworth, policy adviser, told the committee the draft R277700 replaces the prior US government and citizenship requirement with an "American constitutional government and citizenship" course, to begin in 2026 as a full credit instead of two half-credits. The rule also allows up to 0.5 units of that credit to be fulfilled through a school-sponsored activity focused on policy analysis, government systems, civic engagement or the junior reserve…
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