(1) As used in this section, "school leader" means a school principal or assistant principal.

(2) There is created the School Leadership Development Program to increase the number of highly effective school leaders capable of: (a) initiating, achieving, and sustaining school improvement efforts; and (b) forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.

(a) initiating, achieving, and sustaining school improvement efforts; and

(b) forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.

(3) The state board shall identify one or more providers, through a request for proposals process, to develop or provide leadership development training for school leaders that: (a) may provide in-depth training in proven strategies to turn around low performing schools; (b) may emphasize hands-on and job-embedded learning; (c) aligns with the state's leadership standards established by state board rule; (d) reflects the needs of a school district or charter school where a school leader serves; (e) may include training on using student achievement data to drive decisions; (f) may develop skills in implementing and evaluating evidence-based instructional practices; (g) may develop skills in leading collaborative school improvement structures, including professional learning communities; and (h) includes instruction on forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.

(a) may provide in-depth training in proven strategies to turn around low performing schools;

(b) may emphasize hands-on and job-embedded learning;

(c) aligns with the state's leadership standards established by state board rule;

(d) reflects the needs of a school district or charter school where a school leader serves;

(e) may include training on using student achievement data to drive decisions;

(f) may develop skills in implementing and evaluating evidence-based instructional practices;

(g) may develop skills in leading collaborative school improvement structures, including professional learning communities; and

(h) includes instruction on forming and sustaining community partnerships as described in Section 53F-5-402.

(4) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall provide incentive pay to a school leader who: (a) completes leadership development training under this section; and (b) agrees to work, for at least five years, in a school that received an F grade or D grade under the school accountability system in the school year previous to the first year the school leader: (i) completes leadership development training; and (ii) begins to work, or continues to work, in a school described in this Subsection (4)(b).

(a) completes leadership development training under this section; and

(b) agrees to work, for at least five years, in a school that received an F grade or D grade under the school accountability system in the school year previous to the first year the school leader: (i) completes leadership development training; and (ii) begins to work, or continues to work, in a school described in this Subsection (4)(b).

(i) completes leadership development training; and

(ii) begins to work, or continues to work, in a school described in this Subsection (4)(b).

(5) The state board shall make rules specifying: (a) eligibility criteria for a school leader to participate in the School Leadership Development Program; (b) application procedures for the School Leadership Development Program; (c) criteria for selecting school leaders from the application pool; and (d) procedures for awarding incentive pay under Subsection (4).

(a) eligibility criteria for a school leader to participate in the School Leadership Development Program;

(b) application procedures for the School Leadership Development Program;

(c) criteria for selecting school leaders from the application pool; and

(d) procedures for awarding incentive pay under Subsection (4).