Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-308 - New Educator Induction and Mentoring
Section R277-308-3 - LEA Induction Programs
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) An LEA shall provide an induction program for the LEA's licensed employees if:
(2) An LEA shall provide an induction program for at least three years for employees with an LEA-specific educator license.
(3) An induction program under this rule shall include, at a minimum:
(4) An induction plan under Subsection (1) shall provide a new educator with a trained mentor educator with a professional educator license.
(5) A trained mentor educator under Subsection (3) shall assist the educator to meet the Utah Effective Educator Standards established in Rule R277-530.
(6) A trained mentor educator may not have responsibility to evaluate a new educator for whom the educator acts as mentor.
(7) An LEA and a Utah approved university-based education preparation program may partner in implementing the induction program required by Subsection (1).
(8) The Superintendent shall: