Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) An
educator preparation program that applies for approval by the Superintendent
shall demonstrate how it will ensure that participants:
(a) are prepared to meet the Utah Effective
Educator Standards established in Rule R277-330;
(b) successfully complete or are prepared to
complete the pedagogical performance assessment required in Rule
R277-301;
(c) have met the
competencies required in all applicable Board rules;
(d) have sufficiently demonstrated the
ability to work in the applicable license area and subject area; and
(e) successfully completed or are prepared to
complete a pedagogical performance assessment meeting standards established by
the Superintendent and approved by the Board for all new students enrolled in
the program after January 1, 2020 and recommended for a Utah educator license
after September 1, 2021 in all license areas for which such an assessment is
available.
(2) In
addition to the requirements of Subsection (1), an educator preparation program
that is not also a Utah LEA shall:
(a) have a
physical location in Utah where participants attend classes; or
(b) if the program provides only online
instruction:
(i) have the program's primary
headquarters located in Utah; and
(ii) be licensed to do business through the
Utah Department of Commerce; and
(c) establish entry requirements that are
designed to ensure that only high quality individuals enter the preparation
program, which include measures of:
(i)
previous academic success;
(ii)
disposition for employment in an educational setting; and
(iii) basic skills in reading, writing, and
mathematics; and
(d)
include a pedagogical performance assessment meeting standards established by
the Superintendent and approved by the Board for all new students enrolled in
the program after January 1, 2020 and recommended for a Utah educator license
after August 1, 2021 in all license areas for which such an assessment is
available.
(3)
(a) If the Superintendent denies an
application from an educator preparation program, the proposed educator
preparation program may appeal the Superintendent's decision to the Board by
submitting a written appeal to the Board Secretary.
(b) The Board shall assign an appeal under
Subsection (3)(a) to a standing committee to make a recommendation to the full
Board for final action.
(4) An approved educator preparation program
may recommend an individual that completed the program for a professional
license or license area for up to five years after the individual completed the
program, as long as all current license requirements have been met.
(5) If five years have passed since an
individual completed an approved educator preparation program, the program may
recommend the individual for a professional license or license area if the
program:
(a) reviews the individual's program;
and
(b) requires the individual to
complete any additional necessary requirements to meet current programs
standards before making a licensing recommendation.
(6)
(a) An
approved educator preparation program may recommend an individual who began the
program before January 1, 2020 for a professional license or license area
without meeting the pedagogical performance assessment requirement in Rule
R277-301, but must present documentation showing that the individual met the
appropriate license requirements in effect before that date.
(b) Subsection (6)(a) supersedes Subsections
(4) and (5).
