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The Alternate Pathway to Professional Educator License (APPEL) is an Educator Preparation Program as defined by the Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules R277-303: Educator Preparation Programs:
Note: Applications for APPEL program approval are no longer being accepted for the 2020-2021 school year. Applications for the 2021-2022 school year will be accepted starting May 1, 2021.
APPEL Local Education Agency (LEA) Program Approval Application 2020
APPEL Program Application Guidance
APPEL Utah State Board of Education Approved Programs
Google Docs
APPEL Consent to Release Educators’ Records
APPEL Program: Program Director Duties
APPEL Program: Professional License Plan (PLP) Guidance
APPEL Program: Professional Learning Plan (PLP) Checklist Template
APPEL Program Schedule Guidance
Development for Classroom Teachers Mentors
Utah State Board of Education Educator Development
Principal Evaluation
Utah State Board of Education School Leadership
Utah Pedagogical Performance Assessment Standards
Questions and Answers APPEL Director's Meeting 2020 12 17 mp4
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Questions and Answers APPEL Directors Meeting 11-19-2020
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Questions and Answers APPEL Director's Meeting October 22, 2020
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Question and Answers APPEL Webinar with Career and Technical Education (CTE) 9-30-2020
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2020 08 21 Questions and Answers Webinar for APPEL Directors
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Transcript Training
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Completed program approval applications should be e-mailed in a PDF format to ael@schools.utah.gov.