Utah lawmakers moved a step closer Monday to eliminating a requirement for the state school board to assign letter grades to public schools as part of the state accountability report.
The House Education Committee voted unanimously to approve HB308, which would do away with the requirement that was criticized as ineffective and paints an incomplete picture of what occurs in Utah schools. The bill moves to the House for further consideration.
Rep. Douglas Welton, R-Payson, who is a licensed educator, teaches at Salem Hills High School in Salem, which has an “A” letter grade on the state report card.
