R277-301-5. Professional Educator License Requirements

  (1) The Superintendent shall issue a professional educator license to an individual that applies for the license and meets all requirements in this Section R277-301-6.

  (2) A professional educator license, license area, or endorsement is valid for five years.

  (3) The general requirements for a professional educator license shall include:

  (a) all general requirements for an associate educator license under Subsection R277-301-5(4);

  (b) completion of:

  (i) a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution; or

  (ii) skill certification in a specific CTE area as established by the Superintendent; and

  (c) one of the following:

  (i) a recommendation from a Board-approved educator preparation program; or

  (ii) a standard educator license in the area issued by a licensing jurisdiction outside of Utah that is currently valid or is renewable consistent with Section 53E-6-307.

  (4) The content knowledge requirements for a professional educator license shall include:

  (a) all content knowledge requirements for an associate educator license under Subsection R277-301-4(5); and

  (b) demonstration of all content knowledge competencies as established by the Superintendent.

  (5) The pedagogical requirements for professional educator license shall include:

  (a) demonstration of all pedagogical competencies as established by the Superintendent; and

  (b) when applicable to the license area, passage of a pedagogical performance assessment meeting standards:

  (i) established by the Superintendent; and

  (ii) approved by the Board.

  (6) An individual holding a Utah level 1, level 2, or level 3 educator license on January 1, 2020 is considered to have met the pedagogical requirements described in Subsection (5).

  (7) An individual holding a Utah level - APT educator license that is employed by a Utah LEA and an individual enrolled in ARL or a university-based Board-approved educator preparation program on January 1, 2020 may meet the content knowledge and pedagogical requirements described in this Section R277-301-6 by completing all requirements of the applicable program.

  (8) An individual holding a Utah professional educator license and license area in early childhood education, elementary, secondary, CTE, special education, or deaf education is considered to have met the pedagogical performance assessment requirement of Subsection (5)(b) if applying to add any of the license areas in the subsection.

  (9) A license applicant who has received or completed license preparation activities inconsistent with this rule may present compelling information and documentation for review and approval or denial by the Superintendent to satisfy the professional educator license requirements.

  (10) The Superintendent shall designate a panel of at least three individuals, including at least two Board licensed educators not employed by the Board, to review an appeal and make a recommendation to the Superintendent for the Superintendent's review and decision described in Subsection (9).