This document addresses establishing committees

(1) This rule is authorized by:

• (a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board; and
• (b) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law.

(2) The purpose of this rule is to:

• (a) provide procedures and clarifying information to a school community council to assist the council in fulfilling school community council responsibilities consistent with Sections 53G-7-1202 through 53G-7-1203;
• (b) provide direction to a local school board, school, and school district in establishing and maintaining a school community council;
• (c) provide a framework and support for improved academic achievement of students that is locally driven from within an individual school;
• (d) encourage increased participation of a parent, school employee, and others to support the mission of a school community council;
• (e) increase public awareness of:
• (i) school trust lands;
• (ii) the permanent State School Fund; and
• (iii) educational excellence; and
• (f) enforce compliance with the laws governing a school community council.

(3) This rule does not apply to charter schools.

(2) The school community council shall:

• (a) report on a plan, program, or expenditure at least annually to the local school board; and
• (b) encourage participation on the school community council by members of the school community and recruit a potential candidate to run for an open position on the council.

The Legislature shall assist in maintaining a public education system that has the following characteristics:

• (12) emphasizes the involvement of educators, parents, business partnerships, and the community at large in the educational process by allowing them to be involved in establishing and implementing educational goals and participating in decision-making at the school site;

(2) A district school, in consultation with the district school's local school board, shall establish a school community council at the school building level for the purpose of:

• (a) involving parents of students in decision making at the school level;
• (b) improving the education of students;
• (c) prudently expending School LAND Trust Program money for the improvement of students' education through collaboration among parents and guardians, school employees, and the local school board; and
• (d) increasing public awareness of:
• (i) school trust lands and related land policies;
• (ii) management of the State School Fund established in Utah Constitution Article X, Section V; and
• (iii) educational excellence.

1) (a) The principal of a school shall develop the school’s teacher and student success plan:

• (i) in accordance with the LEA governing board student success framework for the school’s LEA;
• (ii) by integrating school-specific goals and criteria for improving the school’s performance within the state accountability system; and
• (iii) if the school has a school turnaround plan as defined in Section 53E-5-301, in accordance with the school’s school turnaround plan.

(b) A principal shall solicit input on developing a success plan from:

• (i) for a district school or charter school:
• (A) the school community council, as defined in Section 53G-7-1202; or
• (B) the charter trust land council, as described in Section 53G-7-1205;
• (ii) school-level educators;
• (iii) parents of students at the school; and
• (iv) school-level administrators.

(c) A principal may solicit input on developing a success plan from:

• (i) students;
• (ii) support professionals; or
• (iii) other community stakeholders.

(2) (a) The principal of a school shall submit a proposed success plan to the school’s LEA governing board. (b) An LEA governing board shall:

• (i) annually review each success plan submitted for a school within the LEA governing board’s LEA;
• (ii) in a regularly scheduled LEA governing board meeting, approve or disapprove each submitted success plan; and
• (iii) upon disapproval of a success plan:
• (A) explain in writing the reason for disapproval;
• (B) make recommendations for revision; and
• (C) allow the principal who submitted the success plan to resubmit a revised plan for review and approval.

(3) An LEA governing board shall make the LEA governing board’s best efforts to help a school complete the approval process described in Subsection (2) on or before June 30 of each year.

(4) A council, as defined in Section 53G-7-1206, shall select a component of the approved success plan for the council’s school to address within the council’s School LAND Trust Program, in accordance with Section 53G-7-1206.