Education, Administration

Section R277-505-4

Administrative License Area of Concentration Requirements

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 33746
Filed: 06/15/2010 07:29:42 AM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

This rule is amended to remove the language that allows for acceptance of programs accredited by major regional accrediting associations as regional accreditation has resulted in substandard and unregulated programs to qualify as administrative licensure programs in Utah.

Summary of the rule or change:

The amendment removes language in Section R277-505-4 that includes major regional accrediting associations.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Subsection 53A-6-101(1)
• Subsection 53A-6-101(2)
• Subsection 53A-1-401(3)

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There are no anticipated costs or savings to the state budget. The changes are procedural. Any conceivable cost differential could be minimal and absorbed by the Utah State Office of Education.

local governments:

There are no anticipated costs or savings to local government. The changes are procedural.

small businesses:

There are no anticipated costs or savings to small businesses. The changes are procedural.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

There are no anticipated costs or savings to persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities. The changes are procedural.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no compliance costs for affected persons. The changes are procedural.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

I have reviewed this rule and I see no impact on businesses.

Larry K. Shumway, State Superintendent

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Education
Administration
250 E 500 S
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-3272

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Carol Lear at the above address, by phone at 801-538-7835, by FAX at 801-538-7768, or by Internet E-mail at carol.lear@schools.utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

08/02/2010

This rule may become effective on:

08/09/2010

Authorized by:

Carol Lear, Director, School Law and Legislation

R277. Education, Administration.

R277-505. Administrative License Areas of Concentration and Programs.

R277-505-4. Administrative License Area of Concentration Requirements.

A. An applicant for the Administrative license area of concentration shall have successfully completed or received all of the following:

(1) a Level 2 teaching license or equivalent from another state with area of concentration;

(2) a master's degree or more advanced degree;

(3) an education administrative program; and

(4) a Board-approved administrative test;

(5) Exceptions may be made to R277-505-4A(1)(2) or (3) by the USOE for exceptional professional experience, exceptional education accomplishments, or other noteworthy experiences or circumstances.

(6) not fewer than three years of acceptable full-time professional experience in an education-related area in a public or accredited private or parochial school. Appropriate experiences that may be substituted for up to one-half of this requirement include:

(a) alternative school or similar type professional experience;

(b) community college, trade-technical college, or other post-secondary professional experience;

(c) district-level administrative experience;

(d) headstart or preschool professional experience;

(e) college of education or state education agency professional experience; or

(f) professional experience in academic departments of colleges or universities if there has been sufficient involvement with public school programs and curriculum.

(7) a recommendation from a Utah institution whose program of preparation has been accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)[, or one of the major regional accrediting associations as defined under R277-503-1L].

B. In addition to R277-505-4A, above, an applicant for the Administrative license area of concentration shall successfully complete an administrative internship. The internship shall:

(1) consist of a minimum of 450 hours of supervised clinical experiences, excluding additional hours required by a university for seminars or discussion sessions within the required hours.

(2) include a minimum of 200 of the required hours in a school setting which offers the opportunity of working with a properly licensed principal, students, faculty, classified employees, parents and patrons.

(3) include the remainder of the required internship hours in school district offices, the USOE or other USOE-approved and appropriate agencies or school settings.

(4) include the majority of the school-level supervised experience during the regular school day in concentrated blocks of a minimum of three hours each when students are present.

(5) presume interns' involvement in extracurricular activities.

(6) include experiences at both elementary and secondary school levels.

(7) have clinical experience in a different school than where the intern may be employed as a teacher.

(8) provide opportunities for the intern to demonstrate application of knowledge and skills gained through the higher education experience in school settings, including the opportunity to:

(a) understand the school community;

(b) understand the school culture and its importance to the student;

(c) experience managing a safe, efficient learning environment;

(d) collaborate with families of diverse students;

(e) support ethics and fairness in the school setting; and

(f) participate in the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural school context.

C. In the first year of employment as an administrator, an applicant for the Administrative license area of concentration shall complete a one school year mentoring experience established and supervised by the employing school district or charter school that includes criteria identified in R277-522-3A and B, as applied to administrators.

D. Relicensure and professional development requirements for active and non-practicing administrators shall include:

(1) for active administrators, at least 75 of the required 200 points shall focus on leadership issues to ensure that:

(a) administrators have current and effective knowledge and skills;

(b) administrators understand and can demonstrate employee corrective action directives;

(c) administrators are working to improve student achievement, teacher effectiveness and teacher retention skills; and

(d) administrators are using student data to assess student learning.

(2) for non-practicing administrators, at least 100 points of the required 200 points shall be related to school administration.

 

KEY: professional competency, teacher certification, accreditation

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [March 27, 2007]2010

Notice of Continuation: September 6, 2007

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53A-6-101(1); 53A-6-101(2); 53A-1-401(3)