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2023-24 Educator Directed 32 Paid Hours Plan – Revised 8.16.2023

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TO:
All Principals
All Administrative Assistants 

As a reminder, the attached form, Educator-Directed Paid Professional Hours PLAN is due from your eligible licensed personnel on or before the fifth day of instruction. 

In addition, the Educator-Directed Paid Professional Hours Time Log has been revised to reflect a change in the due date. Please make your eligible employees aware of the new April 1, 2024 due date for their log/timesheet to be turned in. The LOG/TIMESHEET must be turned in no later than April 1, 2024 so that amounts may be paid in the May 2024 paycheck. If employees have already turned in their plan they do not need to fill out a new one. 

The attached instructions and background information are to help you in compiling the timesheets that will be coming to you from your licensed personnel. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Utah State Legislature passed HB 489 in the 2023 session which allocates up to 32 hours of educator-directed paid time to each school-based educator for the 2023-24 school year.

PRINCIPAL/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT INSTRUCTIONS 

Principals and administrative assistants have six assignments:

  1. Assign a designated person to oversee this program
  2. Make sure the plans are turned in on or before the fifth day of instruction
  3. All plans must be logged (with the date received), by the designated person, no later than Sept 15 on the provided Google Sheet
  4. Provide time for eligible staff to complete the plan
  5. Gather and track the timesheets
  6. Make sure teachers follow through

Eligible licensed personnel must turn in their plan to the principal or administrative assistant (designated person) on or before the fifth day of instruction.

August 25 – 7th grade, High School
August 28 – Elementary grades 1-6, Middle School grades 8-9
September 6 – Kindergarten

Principals are asked to give time in a meeting at the beginning of the year for eligible staff to fill out the Professional Hours Plan and turn it in.

The designated person will complete the Google Sheet with all received plans by September 15. Schools will keep the copies of the Plan on file at the school for auditing purposes.

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