OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE UTAH ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

Pub. 12 2022-2023 Issue 1

Reduce Reporting by Eliminating Restrictions on Education Funding

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.

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Coaching up EBPs by Cultivating PICS and Avoiding NICS

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).

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Board Message

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.

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