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; (D) school improvement; (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.