Section R277-302-7 - Professional Renewal Activities(1) An educator with a current assignment in a Utah LEA shall complete renewal hours in at least two of the areas identified in this Section R277-302-7, subject to the maximum renewal hours in Subsection (4).(2) An educator without a current assignment in a Utah LEA shall complete renewal hours in any area identified in this Section R277-302-7 with no maximum renewal hours in any given area.(3) Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2): (a) an educator may receive 100 hours toward renewal for earning national board certification, with no further renewal hours required;(b) an educator may receive 20 hours per national board certification component completed during any given renewal cycle; or(c) an educator who held a Level 3 license prior to July 1, 2020, may receive 25 renewal hours in recognition of the Level 3 requirements in the educator's first renewal after July 1, 2020.(4) An educator may complete renewal hours in the following areas:(a) Professional learning experiences, up to a maximum of 90 hours, as follows: (i) one renewal hour for each clock hour of scheduled professional learning activities sponsored or approved by a professional education entity in the following areas: (A) university coursework;(B) USBE professional learning;(C) curriculum development;(E) mentoring and training of new teachers;(F) training and support designed specifically for new teachers or teachers identified as ineffective on the teacher's annual evaluation;(G) instructional coaching; or(H) conferences, workshops, institutes, trainings, symposia, or staff-development programs; or(ii) ten renewal hours per year for a teacher evaluation deemed highly effective;(b) Educator collaboration opportunities, with one renewal hour for each clock hour up to a maximum of 30 hours;(c) Professional service, with one renewal hour for each clock hour up to a maximum of 50 hours;(d) Alternate learning opportunities, with one renewal hour for each clock hour up to a maximum of 30 hours; and(e) Teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 20 hours for each year the educator had a teaching assignment during:(i) the 2019-20 school year;(ii) the 2020-21 school year; and(iii) the 2021-22 school year.Utah Admin. Code R277-302-7
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-14, effective 7/9/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-23, effective 11/10/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-15, effective 7/22/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-10, effective 5/8/2024