Utah Admin. Code R277-310-3 - Superintendent Responsibilities
(1) On
behalf of the Board, the Superintendent shall sign a Board-approved memorandum
of understanding with the appropriate government agency of the country of
origin.
(2) The Superintendent may
work with guest teachers and their resident countries and the United States
Department of State, if necessary, to secure appropriate visas or travel and
work documents for guest teachers to legally teach in the public schools in
Utah.
(3) The Superintendent shall
verify that guest teachers have appropriate licenses or credentials from the
guest teachers' resident countries that satisfy the requirements of Utah law
and any applicable federal requirements.
(4) The Superintendent shall work with
interested LEAs to make schools aware of guest teachers with specific
credentials and language skills and to inform guest teachers about openings in
specific grade levels and curriculum areas in various geographic locations in
Utah.
(5)
(a) The Superintendent shall review and
approve a sending country's background check process.
(b) If an applicant successfully passes an
approved background vetting process, the applicant meets the requirements of
Subsection
53G-11-403(1)
and Subsection R277-301-4(4)(a).
(6) The Board may determine that it will seek
guest teachers only from foreign countries that provide transportation or per
diem expenses or both for the Superintendent representatives to screen and
interview potential guest teachers.
(7)
(a)
Following review and approval of a guest teacher's credentials and background,
a guest teacher may receive a professional license.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection
R277-301-5(2),
a professional license issued in accordance with this Rule R277-310 is valid
until June 30 of the fifth school year after the license was issued.
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