53E-5-309. School Leadership Development Program.
(1) As used in this section, "school leader" means a school principal or assistant principal.
(2) There is created the School Leadership Development Program to increase the supply of highly effective school leaders capable of: initiating, achieving, and sustaining school improvement efforts; and forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section. 53F-5-402
(3) The state board shall identify one or more providers, through a request for proposals process, to develop or provide leadership development training for school leaders that: may provide in-depth training in proven strategies to improve springboard schools and elevate schools; may emphasize hands-on and job-embedded learning; aligns with the state's leadership standards established by state board rule; reflects the needs of a school district or charter school where a school leader serves; may include training on using student achievement data to drive decisions; may develop skills in implementing and evaluating evidence-based instructional practices; may develop skills in leading collaborative school improvement structures, including professional learning communities; and includes instruction on forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section. 53F-5-402
(4) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall provide incentive pay to a school leader who: completes leadership development training under this section; and 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: completes leadership development training; and begins to work, or continues to work, in a school described in this Subsection. (4)(b)
(5) In accordance with, the state board shall make rules specifying: Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act eligibility criteria for a school leader to participate in the School Leadership Development Program; application procedures for the School Leadership Development Program; criteria for selecting school leaders from the application pool; and procedures for awarding incentive pay under Subsection. (4)