R277-502-7. Professional Educator Licenses Issued by Licensing Jurisdictions Outside of Utah

  (1) The Superintendent shall review applications for a Utah educator license for individuals holding educator licenses issued by licensing jurisdictions outside of Utah to determine if the applicant has met the requirements for a Utah license under this rule and Rule R277-503.

  (2) The Superintendent shall accept scores from an applicant that meet the Utah standard for passing on assessments from licensing jurisdictions outside of Utah that utilize the same assessment as Utah as meeting the assessment requirements of Rule R277-503.

  (3) The Superintendent shall accept scores from an applicant on reasonably equivalent content knowledge or pedagogical assessments utilized by licensing jurisdictions outside of Utah that meet the passing standard of that jurisdiction as meeting the requirements of Rules R277-503 and R277-522.

  (4) The Superintendent shall accept demonstrations of content knowledge and pedagogical competencies for specific license areas or endorsements from an applicant that are utilized by licensing jurisdictions outside of Utah and reasonably equivalent to Utah competencies.

  (5) Individuals with 4 or more years of successful experience in a public or accredited private school under a standard license issued by a licensing jurisdiction outside of Utah shall be considered to have met both the content knowledge and pedagogical assessment requirements for a Utah license under this rule, Rule R277-503, and Rule R277-522.