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Utah Code § 53E-3-1004

Community engagement for early literacy

Redline — January 1, 2025 → current.View current text →
Current — July 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2025
(1) As used in this section, "Title I school" means a school that receives funds under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.
(1) The state board shall: (a) partner with a private business or nonprofit organization to annually provide personal, home-use, age-appropriate printed books or digital books with accompanying electronic reading devices to students: (i) who attend: (A) a school that participates in partnerships that receive grants under Title 53F, Chapter 5, Part 4, Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program; or (B) a Title I school, as that term is defined in Section 53F-2-523; and (ii) at a minimum, in kindergarten through grade 3; and (b) provide students a choice of language where possible.
(2) The state board shall: (a) partner with a private business or nonprofit organization to annually provide personal, home-use, age-appropriate printed books or digital books with accompanying electronic reading devices to students: (i) who attend: (A) a school that participates in partnerships that receive grants under Title 53F, Chapter 5, Part 4, Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program; or (B) a Title I school; and (ii) at a minimum, in kindergarten through grade 3; and (b) provide students a choice of language where possible.
(2) The state board shall develop and promote a website that provides resources for teachers and other educational support personnel to support targeted activities and strategies for parents to support at-home reading.
(3) The state board shall develop and promote a website that provides resources for teachers and other educational support personnel to: (a) support targeted activities and strategies for parents to support at-home reading; and (b) beginning in the 2028-2029 school year, integrate social studies content with literacy instruction, supporting both early literacy goals and social studies learning objectives described in Section 53E-4-205.3.
(3) The state board shall contract with one or more organizations that have expertise in coordinating community resources to: (a) provide training and coaching to community, school, and parent engagement coordinators; and (b) for a school that is not participating in a partnership that receives a grant under Title 53F, Chapter 5, Part 4, Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program: (i) assess the presence of existing community school infrastructure; and (ii) provide necessary supports for parent, community, and business engagement, including services and coordination support.
(4) The state board shall contract with one or more organizations that have expertise in coordinating community resources to: (a) provide training and coaching to community, school, and parent engagement coordinators; and (b) for a school that is not participating in a partnership that receives a grant under Title 53F, Chapter 5, Part 4, Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program: (i) assess the presence of existing community school infrastructure; and (ii) provide necessary supports for parent, community, and business engagement, including services and coordination support.

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