R277-520-4. Appropriate Licenses with Areas of Concentration and Endorsements

  (1) An educator assigned to teach a class in kindergarten through grade 3 shall hold a current Utah Educator License with:

  (a) an early childhood (k-3) license area of concentration;

  (b) an elementary (k-6) license area of concentration;

  (c) for an educator assigned to teach a class in grade 1 through grade 3, an elementary (1-8) license area of concentration; or

  (d) for an educator assigned to teach a class composed of deaf and hard of hearing students, a deaf education (birth-age 22) license area of concentration.

  (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:

  (a) an elementary (k-6) or an elementary (1-8) license area of concentration; or

  (b) for an educator assigned to teach a class composed of deaf and hard of hearing students, a deaf education (birth-age 22) license area of concentration.

  (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:

  (a) an elementary (1-8) or a secondary (6-12) license area of concentration with the appropriate subject/content endorsement for all assigned courses; or

  (b) for an educator assigned to teach a class composed of deaf and hard of hearing students, a deaf education (birth-age 22) license area of concentration with the appropriate subject or content endorsement for all assigned courses.

  (6) An educator assigned to teach a class in grade 9 through grade 12 shall hold a current Utah Educator License with:

  (a) a secondary (6-12) or a career and technical education license area of concentration with the appropriate subject/content endorsement for all assigned courses; or

  (b) for an educator assigned to teach a class composed of deaf and hard of hearing students, a deaf education (birth-age 22) license area of concentration with the appropriate subject or content endorsement for all assigned courses.

  (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:

  (a) a current Utah Educator License with a special education (k-12) license area of concentration and deaf and hard of hearing endorsement; or

  (b) a deaf education (birth-age 22) license area of concentration.

  (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.

  (a) A superintendent of a school district may be licensed with a letter of authorization granted by the Board consistent with Section 53G-4-301.

  (b) An educator assigned in an administrative position in a charter schools is exempt from this requirement consistent with Section 53G-5-405.