teacher qualifications & credentials
Teacher Licensing and Credentials
Utah recently changed the Educator licensing system to move away from various “Levels” of licenses and towards fewer license types. Educators may hold a Professional, Associate or LEA-specfic license.
A Professional License is for anyone who has completed an approved educator training program. On July 1, 2020 current Utah educator Standard Level 1, 2, or 3 licenses all converted to a Professional Educator License.
An Associate License is for anyone who wants to become a Utah teacher, but has not completed an educator preparation program (university-based or alternate program).
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 (i.e.-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.
Teacher Licensing at Wasatch Charter School
Wasatch Waldorf Charter School employs some individuals that hold LEA-specific licenses or endorsements. These individuals are required to meet basic qualifications as outlined in the School’s policy and complete relevant professional development and training.
As of October 2021, Wasatch Waldorf Charter School has:
- 33% of educators with a Professional License
- 30% of educators with an Associate License
- 36% of educators with an LEA-specific License
- 1% of educators with no license (teaching specialty subjects for which a State license is not available, so working under the license of a class teacher)
To find additional information regarding teacher qualifications, see the chart below or reference the Utah Educator Look-up tool provided by the Superintendent: https://cactus.schools.utah.gov/PersonSearch
Individual Teacher Qualifications:
NAME | POSITION | LICENSE | WALDORF TRAINING |
Keshia Flinn | 1 Class Teacher | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) | In process |
Molly Jager | 1 Class Teacher | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) |
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Katie Kleinendorst | 1 Class Teacher | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) | In process |
Johanna Buchert Smith | 7 Class Teacher | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) |
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Julia Macdonald | Kinder Teacher PT | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) | Completed |
Maya Ibarguen | SPED Behavior Asst Teacher | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) |
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Amie Rosenberg | SPED Reading Teacher | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) |
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Annemarie Goslow | Lotus Lead | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) | Completed |
Rebecca Hipps | 2 Class Teacher | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) | Completed |
Casey Burke | 5 Class Teacher | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) | In process |
Alexa Buchanan | 6 Class Teacher | LEA Specific (Associate Pending) |
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Heidrun Kubiessa | 8 Class Teacher | LEA Specific | In process |
Rebecca Coleman | SPED Math Teacher | LEA Specific | In process |
Tesia Brown | 2 Class Teacher | Associate | Completed |
Stacie Trevino | 3 Class Teacher | Associate |
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Michelle Woods | 4 Class Teacher | Associate | Completed |
Adam Woods | 5 Class Teacher | Associate | In process |
Heather Allred | 6 Class Teacher | Associate | Completed |
Nicole Denison | 7 Class Teacher | Associate | Completed |
Misti Moberly | 7 Class Teacher | Associate | Completed |
Spencer Dirats | 8 Class Teacher | Associate |
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Rhea Howarth | Kinder Teacher PT | Associate | In process |
Kiera Lucich | Lotus Lead | Associate | In process |
Angela Wofford | Lotus | Associate | In process |
Michelle Simmons | 3 Class Teacher | Professional | Completed |
Annelise Slater | 4 Class Teacher | Professional | In process |
Kevin Harris | 6 Class Teacher | Professional |
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Robert Macdonald | 8 Class Teacher | Professional | Completed |
Jessie Huish | Kinder | Professional | Completed |
Heather McEntire | Literacy Coordinator | Professional |
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Vivian Gayol | SPED Teacher (Behavior/Severe) | Professional | In process |
Alison Hodgkin | Math Coordinator | Professional |
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Sarah Parsons | Math Intervention | Professional |
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Kathy Lambert | Math Coach | Professional |
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Rachel Flemming | Reading SPED / Choir | Professional | In process |
Emily Cox | ELA Coordinator / Licensure Supervisor / Report Cards | Professional | Completed |
Arthur Morris | Science Coordinator | Professional | In process |
David Keenan II | Specialty Teacher (PE) | Professional | Completed |
Colleen Cook | Librarian | Professional |
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Heather Campbell | Student Support Director | Professional | In process |
Brittany Harris | Assessment Coordinator | Professional | Completed |
Samantha Nielsen | 7th Grade Teacher | Professional |
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Laura Mae (Pugh)
| SLP (Speech & Social Skills)
| Professional
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Corinne Gentry
| Mentor/Team Lead
| Professional
| Completed
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Bryan (James) Jensen
| Specialty Teacher (Music)
| Professional
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