Education Records
Research Guides
About the Records
The Utah State Archives is the repository for many permanent government records relating to education, including records from the Utah State Board of Education and the Utah Board of Higher Education. Education records date back to the establishment of the territory.
Student Records and Transcripts
For student records from elementary and secondary schools (K-12), contact the appropriate school and district office. The Utah State Board of Education provides a schools directory online. In most cases, student records follow the student to whatever school in which they terminate their education. For example, if the student graduated high school, the grade school records would be found at the high school from which the student graduated.
University and college records are never transferred to us, but stay with the school. Contact the Registrar’s office (or similar) for the specific transcript ordering process at each school.
Student records are private and only available to the subject of the records, or a parent for a minor child. The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) govern access to a student’s educational records. These laws are also recognized in Utah Code Title 53E, Chapter 9, Part 202.
| Board of Regents | |
| Annual Reports, 1969-[ongoing] | Series 19531 |
| Coordinating Council of Higher Education | |
| Annual Reports, 1959-1969 | Series 20046 |
| Schools for the Deaf and the Blind | |
| Annual Reports, 1896-[ongoing] | Series 9167 |
| Secretary of State | |
| Compiled Digest of Administrative Reports, 1957-1966 | Series 3530 |
| Public Documents Serial Set, 1896-1956 | Series 240 |
| State Office of Education | |
| Annual Reports, 1864-[ongoing] | Series 84427 |
Reports and Data About Education
Annual reports are an outline of the state's public and higher educational systems and are designed to provide a public account of the school system.
Reports and Data About Educators
Information about state and local administrative personnel, offices, school districts, and educational organizations. Additional reports cover salaries and professional development of educators.
Salaries
Salaries have been reported at various times for teachers and other educators. Such reports may include comparative data on teacher salaries, a district-by-district compilation of the salary schedules, salary surveys, and more.
- State Office of Education. Salary Reports, 1941-[ongoing] (Series 4595)
- State Office of Education. Salary Schedule Information Reports, 1966-[ongoing] (Series 10820)
Directories
Ranging from a list of teachers to lists of schools and related offices, directories are compiled to provide contact information and summaries of schools and education.
- State Office of Education. Salary Reports, 1941-[ongoing] (Series 4595)
- State Office of Education. Salary Schedule Information Reports, 1966-[ongoing] (Series 10820)
Laws and Legislation
Legislation for education is an important part of annual sessions of the Utah Legislature. The Utah State Board of Education includes legislative relations in one of its departments in order to prepare proposals, reports, and respond to requests from legislators. Other state and local agencies involved with education are also likely to have records related to the legislative process. School Laws were often compiled as pamphlets to provide reference to specific portions of the Utah Code.
| State Board of Education | |
| Utah School Laws, 1880-1978 | Series 84855 |
| Legislative Program Manuals, 1967-[ongoing] | Series 84436 |
Finances and Budgeting
Budget requests to the Legislature for funding and finance reference manuals which assist in understanding how public schools are funded.
| Board of Regents | |
| Operating Budget Requests, 1970-[ongoing] | Series 19535 |
| Coordinating Council of Higher Education | |
| Budget Reports, 1960-1969 | Series 20047 |
| State Board of Education | |
| Budget and Appropriation Requests, 1967-[ongoing] | Series 3269 |
| State Office of Education | |
| School Finance Reference Manuals, 1979-[ongoing] | Series 10816 |
Curriculum
Curriculum guides and materials assist teachers in their individual subjects and introduce new concepts while reinforcing prior instruction. The curriculum reports contain information relating to evaluations, studies and analyses of curriculum.
- Coordinating Council of Higher Education. Curriculum Reports, 1962-1966 (Series 20070)
- Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. Curriculum Guides, 1924-[ongoing] (Series 10689)
- State Board of Education. Core Curriculum Standards Reports, 1987-[ongoing] (Series 10728)
- State Board of Education. Division of Curriculum and Instruction. Curriculum Guides and Teaching Supplements, 1928-[ongoing] (Series 84843)
- State Board of Education. Division of Primary Education. Primary Grades Outlines, 1921-1931 (Series 84614)
- State Board of Education. Textbook Commission. Official List of School Textbooks, 1918-[ongoing] (Series 84853)
- State Board for Vocational Educations. Curriculum Guides, 1934-[ongoing] (Series 1401)
- State Office of Education. Course of Study Manuals, 1894-1936 (Series 84857)
- State Office of Education. Curriculum Reports, 1949-[ongoing] (Series 4969)
- State Office of Education. Instructional Technology Section. Utah Network for Instructional Television Curriculum Guides, 1964-[ongoing] (Series 84858)
Page Last Updated June 12, 2003.
About this Guide:
Written by David Clark and originally published in May 2000.