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Licensing report: competency-based pathways and apprenticeship drive uptick in professional licenses
Summary
Utah licensing staff told the State Board of Education licensing committee that competency-based teacher-preparation pathways and expanded APPLE program enrollment are producing more professional licenses and stronger retention.
Utah’s educator licensing staff reported increases in candidates completing preparation pathways and in the number of educators awarded professional licenses, crediting the state’s shift to competency-based licensing adopted in 2020.
Malia Haidt, executive coordinator of educator licensing, told the committee that alternate preparation (APPLE) programs now enroll thousands of candidates and that the competency-based approach has helped Utah "buck the trend nationally." "We have more professionally licensed teachers now than in recent years and have a much greater enrollment," Haidt said.
Staff briefed the committee on enrollment and completion figures: APPLE programs enrolled roughly 2,576 candidates last school…
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