R277-713-6. Faculty and Educator Requirements

  (1) An educator who is not employed by a USHE institution and teaches a concurrent enrollment course shall:

  (a) be employed by an LEA; and

  (b) meet the requirements of Subsections 53E-10-302(5) and (6).

  (2) An educator employed by an LEA who teaches a concurrent enrollment course shall be approved as an adjunct faculty member at the contracting USHE institution prior to teaching the concurrent enrollment course.

  (3) High school educators who hold adjunct or part time faculty status with a USHE institution for the purpose of teaching concurrent enrollment courses shall be included as fully as possible in the academic life of the supervising academic department at the USHE institution.

  (4) An LEA and a USHE institution shall share expertise and professional development, as necessary, to adequately prepare a teacher to teach in the concurrent enrollment program, including federal and state laws specific to student privacy and student records.

  (5) A USHE institution that employs a faculty member who teaches in a high school has responsibility for ensuring and maintaining documentation that the faculty member has successfully completed a criminal background check, consistent with Section 53G-11-402.