Utah Admin. Code R277-110-3 - Procedures
(1) An LEA shall:
(a)
(i)
have employee evaluation procedures consistent with Title 53G, Chapter 11, Part
5, School District and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Employee
Requirements; or
(ii) if an LEA is
exempt from the requirements of Subsection (1)(a)(i), have employee evaluation
procedures in place to receive funds under Section
53F-2-405;
(b) put the adjustment appropriation into the
LEA's salary schedule each year that funds are appropriated by the
Legislature;
(c) ensure the amount
of the adjustment is the same for each eligible full-time-equivalent educator
position in the LEA;
(d) ensure
that each eligible employee who is not a full-time educator receives a
proportional salary adjustment based on the number of hours the employee works
in the employee's current assignment as an educator; and
(e) ensure that each educator who receives an
adjustment has not received an unsatisfactory rating on the educator's three
most recent evaluations as described in Subsection
53F-2-405(4)(c).
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection
(1)(e), an LEA may grant an adjustment to a new hire who has successfully
completed the position hiring process and been selected for an educator
position.
(3) Once an educator
qualifies for an adjustment in a designated school year, the adjustment becomes
an ongoing part of the educator's salary.
(4)
(a)
Beginning July 1, 2023, an educator shall receive at least the amount described
in Subsection
53F-2-405(4)(a)
for the educator salary adjustment.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2024, an educator shall
receive an annual adjustment of an amount equal to the amount described in
Subsection
53F-2-405(4)(d)
based upon legislative funding allocations.
(c) The Superintendent shall distribute funds
to LEAs for the educator salary adjustment based on LEA educator data submitted
by October 15.
(d) An LEA may be
required to provide funding to meet benefit costs for educators under this
program.
(5) A school
building level administrator shall receive an annual adjustment of $2,500 and
benefits as provided in Subsection
53F-2-405(7).
(6) Each LEA shall annually note on the
appropriate salary schedule:
(a) the amount
of the educator salary adjustment;
(b) the positions qualifying for the
adjustment; and
(c) performance
rating requirements in accordance with Subsection
53F-2-405(4)(c).
(7) Each LEA shall annually maintain record
of performance ratings for an educator receiving an adjustment in accordance
with this rule.
(8)
(a) The Superintendent shall remit to LEAs an
estimated educator salary adjustment allotment through monthly bank transfers
and allotment memos beginning in July of each year.
(b) The Superintendent shall adjust the
allotment amount in November of each year to match the number of qualified
educators in CACTUS or USIMS.
(9) An adjustment to CACTUS or USIMS made
after October 13 may not count toward an LEA's amount for educator salary
adjustments until the following year.
(10) An LEA may not include educator salary
adjustments when calculating the weighted average compensation adjustment for
non-administrative licensed staff.
(11) For purposes of ensuring that an LEA may
not reduce or artificially limit an educator's salary to convert the salary
supplement in this section into a windfall to the LEA as required in Section
53F-2-405 an LEA shall:
(a) increase the total
wage compensation of each educator, including salary and stipends, by at least
$4,200, from the educator's compensation in fiscal year 2022-23; and
(b) appropriately code educator salary and
payroll provided through the educator salary adjustment to the educator salary
adjustment program code in accordance with Rule R277-113 and the LEA's program
accounting policy.
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