Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-520 - Appropriate Licensing and Assignment of Teachers
Section R277-520-4 - Appropriate Licenses with Areas of Concentration and Endorsements
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) An educator assigned to teach a class in kindergarten through grade 3 shall hold a current Utah Educator License with:
(2) An educator assigned to teach a class in grade 4 through grade 8 in an elementary setting shall hold a current Utah Educator License with:
(3) An elementary content specialist in Fine Arts or Physical Education shall hold a current Utah Educator License with an elementary or secondary license area of concentration with the appropriate K-12 content endorsement.
(4) An elementary content specialist in reading or English as a Second Language shall hold a current Utah Educator License with an elementary or secondary license area of concentration with the appropriate subject/content endorsement.
(5) An educator assigned to teach a class in grade 6 through grade 8, including middle-level, intermediate, and junior high schools, shall hold a current Utah Educator License with:
(6) An educator assigned to teach a class in grade 9 through grade 12 shall hold a current Utah Educator License with:
(7) An educator assigned to serve or teach a class of students with disabilities shall hold a current Utah Educator License with a special education (k-12) license area of concentration and, if the educator is the teacher of record of secondary mathematics for students with disabilities, shall also hold the appropriate subject/content endorsement.
(8) An educator assigned to serve preschool-aged students with disabilities shall hold a current Utah Educator License with a preschool special education (birth-age 5) license area of concentration.
(9) An educator assigned to serve deaf and hard of hearing students shall hold:
(10) An educator assigned to provide student support services as defined in Rule R277-506 shall hold a current Utah Educator License with the appropriate support service license area of concentration.
(11) An educator assigned as a school-based or LEA-based specialist shall hold a current Utah Educator License with the appropriate license area of concentration and endorsement as defined by the LEA.
(12) An educator assigned in an administrative position requiring an educator license, as defined by the district, shall hold a current Utah Educator License and an administrative/supervisory (k-12) license area of concentration.