Section 308 - Turnaround school teacher recruitment and retention.

UT Code § 53E-5-308 (2019) (N/A)

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(1) As used in this section, "plan" means a teacher recruitment and retention plan.

(2) On a date specified by the state board, an LEA governing board of a low performing school shall submit to the state board for review and approval a plan to address teacher recruitment and retention in a low performing school.

(3) The state board shall: (a) review a plan submitted under Subsection (2); (b) approve a plan if the plan meets criteria established by the state board in rules; and (c) subject to legislative appropriations, provide funding to an LEA governing board for teacher recruitment and retention efforts identified in an approved plan if the LEA governing board provides matching funds in an amount equal to at least the funding the low performing school would receive from the state board.

(a) review a plan submitted under Subsection (2);

(b) approve a plan if the plan meets criteria established by the state board in rules; and

(c) subject to legislative appropriations, provide funding to an LEA governing board for teacher recruitment and retention efforts identified in an approved plan if the LEA governing board provides matching funds in an amount equal to at least the funding the low performing school would receive from the state board.

(4) The money distributed under this section may only be expended to fund teacher recruitment and retention efforts identified in an approved plan.

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