SB0091 | School Accountability Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions related to school overall ratings under the school accountability system.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill removes the requirement on the State Board of Education to use a letter grade when assigning a school overall rating and replaces the grade with a performance indicator.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0091

Year:

2021

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 05, 2021

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support w/ Comment

Utah PTA advocates against the implementation of any accountability system that reduces the evaluation of a school to a single grade or score. Utah PTA supports systems of accountability for public schools that take into account qualitative characteristics, including a welcoming environment, family engagement efforts, administrative leadership, and community collaboration; in addition to quantitative measurements, such as educator qualifications, student absenteeism, average student tested proficiency and student academic growth.

Utah PTA Resolution:

COM 2019-1 | Gangs

EDU 2014-1 | Public School Accountability

Impact on Children:

Perceptions of school quality are impacted by schools’ accountability ratings and have consequences for the economy of the schools’ community. Stakeholders recognize the inadequacy of a single letter grade for schools.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved That Utah PTA advocates against the implementation of any accountability system that reduces the evaluation of a school to a single grade or score,

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

4. Support accountability for all public schools that take into account the needs of students, teachers, and communities including the suspension or elimination of rating schools with a single letter grade and the establishment of a new baseline for future accountability measures.