Utah Core Standards

Standards for Core Subjects at the Utah State Board of Education

Utah State Board of Education Elementary Language Arts Utah Core Standards
Includes Literacy in History, Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Career Pathways
Utah State Board of Education Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Utah Core Standards
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Local Education Agency (LEA) Resources

This section is designed to help LEAs create policy for curriculum review. Each section below has examples that have been listed for reference. Current legislation has been updated and requires the following (SB55 (lines 217-262)):

“(c) In selecting and approving instructional materials for use in the classroom, a local school board shall:
(i) establish an open process, involving educators and parents of students enrolled in the LEA, to review and recommend instructional materials for board approval; and
(ii) ensure that under the process described in Subsection (24)(c)(i), the board:
(a) before the meetings described in Subsection (24)(c)(ii)(B), posts the recommended learning material online to allow for public review or, for copyrighted material, makes the recommended learning material available at the LEA for public review;
(b) before adopting or approving the recommended instructional materials, holds at least two public meetings on the recommendation that provides an opportunity for educators whom the LEA employs and parents of students enrolled in the LEA to express views and opinions on the recommendation; and
(c) adopts or approves the recommended instructional materials in an open and regular board meeting.
(d) A local school board shall adopt a supplemental materials policy that provides flexible guidance to educators on the selection of supplemental materials or resources that an
educator reviews and selects for classroom use using the educator's professional judgment, including whether any process or permission is required before classroom use of the materials
or resources.
(e) If an LEA contracts with another party to provide online or digital materials, the LEA shall include in the contract a requirement that the provider give notice to the LEA any time that the provider makes a material change to the content of the online or digital materials, excluding regular informational updates on current events.
(f) Nothing in this Subsection (24) requires a local school board to review all learning materials used within the LEA.”

LEA Curriculum Policies

Canyons School District

Curriculum Materials
Curriculum Adoption Policy

Policy 600.02 – Instructional Materials
Curriculum Materials

Millard School District

Learning Materials 
Evaluation and Selection of Instructional Materials

Navigating Curriculum Topics During Instruction 
Evaluation and Selection of Other Instructional Materials

Granite School District

Textbook/Curriculum Materials Adoption
Google Drive

Curriculum Topics Guide
Google Docs

Example Curriculum Rubrics

USBE Examples

Science of Reading Criteria Checklist for Educational Reading Software
Google Docs

Science of Reading Evidence-Informed Core Criteria Checklist
Google Docs

For more information about LEA Resources, contact Amber Wright via phone at 801-538-7754, or via email at amber.wright@schools.utah.gov.

Publisher Information

Review Information

Utah Instructional Materials Center Spring Program Guidebook

Utah Instructional Materials Center Fall Program Guidebook

Resources

Spring Instructional Materials Contract

Fall Instructional Materials Contract

Credentials Form for Independent Reviewer

National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)

Review Team

Instructional Materials Reviewer Handbook
Google Docs

Regulation

Civic and Character Education, Ethnic Studies, Individual Freedom

Code 53E-4-204.1
Utah State Legislature

Code 53G-10-204
Utah State Legislature

H.B. 427 Individual Freedom In Public Education
Utah State Legislature

Favored Nation Clause (Utah Contract)

"It is agreed between the parties to this contract that if at any time during the life of this contract any instructional materials herein included shall be contracted in any other state at a lower price by the publisher than is designated in this contract, the publisher shall notify the state, the lower price shall immediately become the contract price herein, and shall be substituted in the place and stead of the price designated in this contract, to be applied to all subsequent purchases."

R277-469: Instructional Materials Commission Operating Procedures
R277-700: The Elementary and Secondary School General Core
Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules

House Bill (H.B.) 166: Reductions to Education Mandates
Title 53E-4-4: State Instructional Materials Commission
Utah State Legislature

Rubrics and Comprehensive Administration of Credentials for Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS)

Rubrics

Mathematics Instructional Materials Review Rubric

Science of Reading (SOR) Evidence-Informed Core Criteria Checklist

CACTUS

CACTUS Course Codes and Approval
Utah State Board of Education Teaching and Learning Resources

Commission Members