Utah Code Title 53E. Public Education System--State Administration § 53E-5-309. School Leadership Development Program

(a) initiating, achieving, and sustaining school improvement efforts; and

(b) forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.

(a) may provide in-depth training in proven strategies to improve springboard schools and elevate schools;

(b) may emphasize hands-on and job-embedded learning;

(c) aligns with the state's leadership standards established by state board rule;

(d) reflects the needs of a school district or charter school where a school leader serves;

(e) may include training on using student achievement data to drive decisions;

(f) may develop skills in implementing and evaluating evidence-based instructional practices;

(g) may develop skills in leading collaborative school improvement structures, including professional learning communities; and

(h) includes instruction on forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.

(a) completes leadership development training under this section; and

(b) agrees to work, for at least five years, in a school that ranked in the lowest performing 20% of schools under the school accountability system in the school year previous to the first year the school leader:

(a) eligibility criteria for a school leader to participate in the School Leadership Development Program;

(b) application procedures for the School Leadership Development Program;

(c) criteria for selecting school leaders from the application pool; and

(d) procedures for awarding incentive pay under Subsection (4).