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(1) The State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the board, conduct the ongoing review and evaluation each school year of:
(a) a grant recipient under Section 35A-15-301; and
(b) a grant recipient under Section 35A-15-302.
(2)
(a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, the State Board of Education may enter into a contract with an evaluator to assist with the evaluation process.
(b) An evaluation described in Subsection (1) shall include:
(i) outcomes of onsite observations utilizing the tool developed under Subsection (4) at a frequency and number of classrooms visits established by the board;
(ii) performance on the performance outcome measures; and
(iii) whether any of the programs improved kindergarten readiness through funding provided under Section 35A-15-301 or 35A-15-302.
(3) The board shall determine whether there is a correlation between the tool and the performance outcome measure.
(4) The board, in coordination with the department and the State Board of Education:
(a) shall:
(i) develop a tool to determine whether a school readiness program is a high quality school readiness program; and
(ii) establish how the board will apply the tool to make a determination described in Subsection (4)(a); and
(b) may adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for purposes of this Subsection (4).
(5)
(a) The State Board of Education shall annually prepare a report for the Education Interim Committee in accordance with Section 53E-1-201.
(b) The report described in Subsection (5)(a) shall include a summary of an evaluation and the efficacy of:
(i) the grant program described in Section 35A-15-301; and
(ii) the grant program described in Section 35A-15-302, including whether any recipients failed to meet benchmarks for success on performance outcome measures as described in Subsection 35A-15-302(8)(c).
(6) The board shall report to the Education Interim Committee by November 30, 2020, on benchmarks adopted by the board under Section 35A-15-302.
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