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Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
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R277. Education, Administration |
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R277-513. Teacher Leader |
| R277-513-1. Authority and Purpose |
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(1) This rule is authorized by: (a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board; (b) Section 53E-6-902, which requires the Board to: (i) define the role of a teacher leader; and (ii) establish the minimum criteria for a teacher to qualify as a teacher leader; and (c) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law. (2) The purpose of this rule is to: (a) define the role of a teacher leader; and (b) establish the minimum criteria for a teacher to qualify as a teacher leader. |
| R277-513-2. Definitions |
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As used in this section, "teacher" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 53E-6-902. |
| R277-513-3. Minimum Criteria for a Teacher Leader |
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An LEA may designate a teacher as a teacher leader if the teacher: (1) is a level 2 or level 3 licensed teacher; (2) has an educator evaluation effectiveness rating of effective or highly effective for at least two years prior to being designated as a teacher leader; (3) demonstrates competence in working with adult learners and peers; (4) demonstrates consistent leadership, focused collaboration, distinguished teaching, and continued professional growth; and (5) is recommended by the building administrator to be designated as a teacher leader. |
| R277-513-4. Roles of a Teacher Leader |
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A teacher leader's role may include: (1) generally supporting school-based professional learning; (2) training, supervising, and mentoring student teachers and new teachers; (3) modeling effective instructional strategies for other teachers; (4) serving as an instructional coach to develop effective instruction; (5) guiding other educators in collecting, understanding, analyzing, and interpreting student-achievement data and using those findings to improve instruction; (6) leading specific school improvement initiatives; (7) leading efforts to modify or improve curriculum; (8) acting as a liaison for community projects; (9) serving as a learning facilitator for professional learning activities; and (10) facilitating and coordinating professional learning communities. |
| R277-513-5. LEA Teacher Leader Compensation and Accommodations |
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An LEA should: (1) provide a bonus, pay increase, or other monetary incentive to compensate a teacher leader for the teacher leader's time performing duties described in Section R277-513-4; and (2) reduce a teacher leader's classroom workload to provide the teacher leader time to perform the duties described in Section R277-513-4. |