Go to USIMS and click on License Information to retrieve your CACTUS Identification Number.
All Educator Licenses expire on June 30th after 5 school years for professional and 3 school years for associate.
So, you want to pursue a rewarding teaching career in Utah? You'll need to complete a bachelor's degree and an Educator Preparation Program (EPP). Then, you'll need to complete a Praxis test required to become licensed in your preferred concentration. You must also pass a background check.
Submit a copy of a current state or federally issued photo ID with whatever documentation is changing the name (marriage certificate, legal name change from the court) to licensing@schools.utah. Please include your CACTUS number and any preference on how the name should appear on your license.
To create your USIMS account, log into and click the “Sign Up” button. Information entered in this system is confidential. For first-time users, you will be assigned a CACTUS ID (license) number at the completion of your information entry.
You will need to apply for a teaching license from your new state and have your credentials evaluated. If your credentials are found to be equivalent to the new state's typical requirements, you will be issued a new license. If they are not, you will be informed of any additional requirements.
Compulsory education. Except as provided in Section 53G-6-204 or 53G-6-702, the parent of a school-age child shall enroll and send the school-age child to a public or regularly established private school. truant at least five times during the school year.
StateMinimum amount of instructional times per school year (by grade, if applicable) In daysIn hours Utah 180 Kindergarten=450; grade 1=810; grades 2-12=990 Vermont 175 † Virginia 180 Kindergarten=540; grades 1-12=99048 more rows
What State Has the Fewest Required School Days? Besides the states that do not have a required minimum number of school days each year, Colorado has the fewest required school days in the United States, at 160.
StateMinimum amount of instructional times per school year (by grade, if applicable) In daysIn hours Arkansas 178 † California 180 Kindergarten=600; grades 1-3=840; grades 4-8=900; grades 9-12=1,080 Colorado 160 Half-day kindergarten=435; full-day kindergarten=870; grades 1-5=968; grades 6-12=1,05648 more rows