The department is designated as the sole agency authorized to issue the following teacher licenses to persons of good moral character: Alternative teacher license. (I) The department may, at its discretion, issue an alternative teacher license to any applicant who: Holds an earned baccalaureate degree from a fully accredited institution of higher education; (Deleted by […]
The department of education may, in its discretion, issue a master certificate to any applicant who holds a valid professional teacher license and who meets the criteria for master certification as specified by rule and regulation of the state board of education. Master certification shall recognize those professional teacher licensees who are involved in ongoing […]
The state board of education shall, by rule, establish areas of knowledge in which initial teacher licensees shall possess a satisfactory level of proficiency. The state board by rule shall identify the professional competencies required of the applicants described in subsection (3) of this section specifically in the context of the requirements of standards-based education […]
Any approved induction program of a school district or districts, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school for initial teacher licensees may include, but is not limited to, supervision by mentor teachers; ongoing professional development and training, including ethics; and performance evaluations. Such school district or districts, charter school, the institute, or nonpublic school may […]
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: Many school districts face a shortage of teachers and often struggle to find qualified persons to teach their students; The increased use of emergency authorizations to hire persons who do not have teacher licenses and, in some cases, have not received any form of teacher preparation or […]
The designated agency shall establish an alternative teacher support team for each holder of an alternative teacher license employed as an alternative teacher through an alternative teacher program. At a minimum, each alternative teacher support team must include an alternative teacher’s mentor teacher and the principal and a representative of an accepted institution of higher […]
Alternative teacher contracts may include terms and conditions that: Differ from any terms and conditions of contracts of the school district or charter school for first-year employees who are licensed other than as alternative teachers; Define those conditions unique to the responsibilities and duties of an alternative teacher and the alternative teacher program of the […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “local education provider” means a school district, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22, a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this […]
The department shall direct resources toward publicizing the existence of: The teacher recruitment education and preparation program established in section 22-35-108.5; The teacher residency programs available through the teacher residency expansion program created in part 1 of article 60.3 of this title 22; Programs to support paraprofessionals, as defined in section 22-60.3-102, who are seeking […]
The department of education is designated as the sole agency authorized to issue the following types of special services licenses to persons of good moral character: Initial special services license. (I) The department of education, in its discretion, may issue an initial special services license to any applicant who: Has been awarded an appropriate degree […]
The department of education may, in its discretion, issue a master certificate to any applicant who holds a valid professional special services license and who meets the criteria for master certification as specified by rule and regulation of the state board of education. Master certification shall recognize those professional special services licensees who are involved […]
The state board of education shall, by rule and regulation, establish areas of knowledge in which initial special services licensees shall possess a satisfactory level of proficiency. The department of education shall develop and administer, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the state board of education, a system for the assessment of such professional […]
Any approved induction program of a school district or districts, charter school, or nonpublic school for initial special services licensees may include, but shall not be limited to, supervision by mentor special services providers; ongoing professional development and training, including ethics; and performance evaluations. Such school district or districts, charter schools, the institute, or nonpublic […]
