Utah Admin. Code R277-309-4 - Appropriate Licenses, License Areas of Concentration, and Endorsements
(1) An educator assigned to teach a class in
kindergarten through grade 3 shall hold a current educator license with:
(a) an early childhood license area of
concentration;
(b) an elementary
license area of concentration; or
(c) for an educator assigned to teach a class
composed of deaf and hard of hearing students, a deaf education 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 educator license with:
(a) an elementary 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 license area of concentration.
(3) An elementary content specialist in Fine
Arts or Physical Education shall hold a current educator license with an
elementary or secondary license area of concentration with the appropriate K-12
endorsement.
(4) An elementary
content specialist in reading or English as a Second Language shall hold a
current educator license with an elementary or secondary license area of
concentration with the appropriate endorsement.
(5) An elementary content specialist in any
content area not listed in Subsections (3) and (4) shall hold a current
educator license with an elementary, secondary, special education, or deaf
education license area of concentration.
(6) An educator assigned to teach a class in
grade 6 in a secondary setting shall hold a current educator license with:
(a) an elementary license area of
concentration;
(b) a secondary
license area of concentration with the appropriate endorsement for all assigned
courses; or
(c) for an educator
assigned to teach a class composed of deaf and hard of hearing students, a deaf
education license area of concentration.
(7) An educator assigned to teach a class in
grade 7 or grade 8 in a secondary setting shall hold a current educator license
with:
(a) an elementary or secondary license
area of concentration with the appropriate endorsement for all assigned
courses; or
(b) for an educator
assigned to teach deaf and hard of hearing students, a deaf education license
area of concentration with the appropriate endorsement for all assigned
courses.
(8) An educator
assigned to teach a class in grade 9 through grade 12 shall hold a current
educator license with:
(a) a secondary or a
career and technical education license area of concentration with the
appropriate endorsement for all assigned courses; or
(b) for an educator assigned to teach deaf
and hard of hearing students, a deaf education license area of concentration
with the appropriate endorsement for all assigned courses.
(9) A general education teacher in a
co-teaching setting shall hold:
(a) a current
educator license;
(b) an
appropriate license area of concentration; and
(c) an endorsement appropriate for the
course.
(10)
(a) An educator assigned to serve or teach a
class of students with disabilities shall hold a current educator license with
a special education license area of concentration and special education
endorsement; and
(b) If an educator
is the teacher of record of secondary mathematics for students with
disabilities, the educator shall also hold the appropriate endorsement for the
course, unless in a co-teaching setting with a general educator who is properly
licensed and endorsed.
(c) A
special education teacher in a co-teaching setting shall hold a special
education license area of concentration and special education
endorsement.
(11) An
educator assigned to serve preschool-aged students with disabilities shall hold
a current educator license with a preschool special education license area of
concentration.
(12) An educator
assigned to serve deaf and hard of hearing students shall hold:
(a) a current educator license with a special
education license area of concentration and deaf and hard of hearing
endorsement; or
(b) a deaf
education license area of concentration.
(13) An educator assigned to provide student
support services as defined in Rule R277-306 shall hold a current educator
license with the appropriate support service license area of
concentration.
(14) An educator
assigned as a school-based or LEA-based specialist shall hold a current
educator license with the appropriate license area of concentration and
endorsement as defined by the LEA.
(15) An educator assigned as a principal or
vice principal in a school district shall hold a current educator license and a
school leadership license area of concentration.
(16) A special education director for a
charter school shall hold a current educator license with a license area of
concentration in one of the following areas consistent with Section
53G-5-407:
(a) special education;
(b) preschool special education;
(c) speech language pathologist; or
(d) school psychologist.
(17) An educator assigned in any other
position that requires an educator license, as defined by the LEA, shall hold a
current educator license with the appropriate license area of concentration and
endorsement as defined by the district.
(18) An educator assigned in an
administrative position in a charter school is exempt from Subsections (14) and
(15) consistent with Section
53G-5-405.
(19) Notwithstanding Subsection
R277-309-3(1),
an individual may hold a school social work assignment in an LEA without a
school social worker license area of concentration.
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