Teacher licensing in Utah ensures your child's teacher is highly qualified to be teaching your child. Utah State Board of Education allows teacher candidates to become licensed via several pathways—University-based programs, Alternate Pathway to Professional Licensure (APPEL), Associate License, Professional License, or a LEA-Specific License.
Candidates who receive licensure via a Local-Specific License are voted on in an Open and Public Board Meeting and then approved by the Utah State Board of Education. Utah Military Academy recognizes all of the ways for teacher candidates to be licensed to teach at Utah Military Academy.
Below are the percentages of UMA Administrators and Teachers by each type of teaching license.
- Professional Licenses - 55%
- Associate Licenses - 7%
- LEA-Specific Licenses - 38%
LEA-Specific License - An LEA-Specific educator license, including areas of concentration and endorsements, is issued by the state board at the request of an LEA’s governing body (example: local school board) that is valid for an employee to fill a position in the LEA if other licensing routes for the applicant are untenable or unreasonable.
Associate License - The Associate Educator License is for anyone who wants to teach in Utah but has not completed an educator preparation program but has met the content knowledge proficiency requirement or has a major in the subject area and is going through an educator preparation program. (University-based or alternate program).
Professional License - A Professional Educator license is for teachers who have completed an educator preparation program.(University-based or alternate program).
UMA Charter School LEA-Specific Licensing
Utah Educator Look-up Tool