About The Utah State Charter School Board
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The Utah State Charter School Board (SCSB) is a state agency responsible for the authorization and oversight of public charter schools. As the largest authorizer in Utah, SCSB operates under the core values of choice, innovation, academic excellence, autonomy and accountability.
WHAT DO CHARTER AUTHORIZERS DO?
  • Set application processes.
  • Promote the establishment of charter schools.
  • Approve or deny charter school applications.
  • Provide oversight and organizational viability of charters.
  • Ensure compliance with federal and state laws, rules and regulations.
  • Recommend legislation, rules, and funding pertaining to charter schools.
PRIORITIES OF THE UTAH STATE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD
  • Building a strong and capable organization and charter school community.
  • Increasing innovation and choice in public schools.
  • Monitoring fidelity to charter agreement performance measures, financial health, and governance.
  • Collaborating effectively with the Utah State Board of Education, charter associations, and the legislature.
  • Forming productive partnerships with authorized schools.
  • Developing customized performance measures embedded in bilateral charter school agreements for each authorized charter school.
  • Ensuring that the Executive Director has the necessary resources to achieve the Utah State Charter School Board's strategic goals.
Art work completed by a student of Utah Arts Academy.
Art work completed by Esther Haworth - Lion
Art work completed by a Utah Charter student - Flowers
Art work completed by Emma Briggs - Impala 69 Car
MISSION
Advancing quality choice, innovation, and student success through rigorous authorizing and supportive oversight.
VISION
Every student has access to an excellent education that meets their unique learning needs.
STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE GOALS OF THE UTAH STATE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD
To be fully achieved in one year

Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Utah State Board of Education.

Build relationships with other charter authorizers to support good authorizing within Utah's charter movement.

To be fully achieved in three years

Partner with authorized charter schools to support their achievement of unique charter agreement performance measures, financial stability, and good governance.

Increase capacity among SCSB members and staff for supporting the priorities of the SCSB.

Provide substantive value as a bilateral partner to schools authorized by the SCSB while supporting a competitive authorizing environment.

To be fully achieved in five years

Increase diversity of viable applications for new charter schools.

Establish an innovative, friendly, and flexible environment for charter school operation related to state law, USBE rule, and equitable funding.

Widely share innovative practices developed within Utah's charter sschols with other charter schools and districts.

To be fully achieved in more than five years

Be designated among the top ten states for charter schools by the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools.

Promote the success of charter schools through strategies related to flexible, adaptable, and accommodating authorizing, along with VSIP, mergers, and articulation and other creative agreements.

THE SCSB VALUES...
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EXCELLENCE
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TRUST
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IMPACT
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AUTHENTICITY
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COMPASSION
Briggs, Emma. Impalla 69 2023. American Leadership Academy, Utah.
Haworth, Esther. African Animals. 2023. American Preparatory Academy - Draper 1 Campus, Utah.
Quevedo, Augusto Perera. Flowers. 2023, brush markers. North Star Academy, Utah.
Unknown artist. Woman profile. 2023. Utah Arts Academy, Utah.