Pub. 12 2022-2023 Issue 1

Carina Linares is a 2020 graduate of InTech Collegiate Academy and just recently (May 2022) graduated from USU.

Presented at our June 7, 2022 UAPCS Charter School Conference in Layton, UT,
these award winners represent excellence in Utah’s public charter schools.

All of public education wearies under the burden of never-ending reports. Today a new survey. Tomorrow an assurance. An update to the grants management system. Not to mention the mountain of reports and uploads from section staff and monitors and auditors. Especially at a charter school, these never-ending reports sap the director’s energy and creativity. Instead of being the school’s instructional and educational leader, they become automatons, pushing paper here and there.

UAPCS decided to be an APPEL (Alternate Pathway to Professional Educator License) provider to serve our charter schools that often lack the economies of scale that a district school can take advantage of. We love being able to support candidates in rounding out their education to receive a professional teaching license or additional endorsements.

Evidence-based practices (EBPs) in many fields, including education, are poised to make the world a better place, to add credible value to the lives of people in general, and in particular to the lives of students. The promise embedded in EBPs for students can only be achieved if implemented well and to good effect. That is, implemented with needed levels of fidelity, consistency, and in quantities that leverage intended results (i.e., high-level student learning).

Whether you are a parent, teacher, student or administrator, a new school year means embracing change and new opportunities. As each of you begins considering lesson plans and homework assignments, I want to make you aware of a way you can help improve the education system at your school.

Dear Friends,

I hope all of you have had a smooth start to your school year and that you are happy, healthy, and well!

On behalf of the UAPCS Board of Directors, I want to thank you for your membership and support of the organization. Whether your emphasis is on students with special needs, the performing arts, or STEM, there is no doubt in my mind that there are young people benefitting from what you provide. We are fortunate to have so many wonderful educational options for our Utah students, and I am constantly amazed by the work I see each of you do.