SB0099S01 | School Leadership Development Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill creates a grant program to provide awards for mentorship and training activities for new and aspiring principals.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
SB0099S01
Year: 
2020
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 30, 2020
Sponsor
Senator
Ann Millner
Republican - District 5
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$5,000,000
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2021: to the State Board of Education - Minimum School Program - Related to Basic School Programs, as an ongoing appropriation: from the Education Fund, $4,800,000; and to the State Board of Education - State Administrative Office - General System Support, as an ongoing appropriation: from the Education Fund, $200,000.
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Pending

PTA supports the concept of improving school leadership as a best practice of education; nevertheless, our first priority is funding a 6% growth in the WPU.

Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 2019-1 | Best Practices in Education
Impact on Children: 

1.  Leadership is second only to teaching among school-related influences on student success; and principals make important contributions to school culture and climate, have detectable and substantial impacts on student achievement, and have a powerful impact on the teachers in their buildings by setting smart professional development agendas, selecting and supporting accomplished teachers to take on leadership roles, working one-on-one as mentors for teachers who need guidance and support, shaping a vision of academic success for all students, creating a climate hospitable to education, and managing people, data and processes to foster school improvement

Commission: 
Education
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

Utah PTA Resolution EDU 2019-1 Best Practices in Education - That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the State Legislature to prioritize education funding in the areas of teacher capacity, school leadership, family and student engagement, student-centered learning climate, and instruction and curriculum alignment.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities: 

Utah PTA Legislative Priority #7. Support legislation, funding, and community partnerships that provide programs and resources to strengthen families and children’s social and emotional well being through affordable housing, homelessness initiatives, education, and parenting skills, and juvenile justice reforms.

Links
Utah PTA Legislative Priorities 2019-20