Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-145d-8

Current through October 16, 2024

Section 10-145d-8 - Definitions

As used in sections 10-145d-8 to 10-145d-11:

(a) "Appropriate Official" means a person at the level of vice president, dean, or director designated by the president of a college or university to be responsible for the educator preparation program approval process at an institution.

(b) "Beginning Educator Support and Training (BEST)" means an induction program for beginning teachers composed of support and assessment, as approved by the Board.

(c) "Board" means the Connecticut State Board of Education.

(d) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education.

(e) "Common Core of Learning" means a Board adopted set of skills, knowledge and attitudes expected of Connecticut's high school graduates.

(f) "Common Core of Teaching" means Board adopted expectations for Connecticut teachers.

(g) "Connecticut Academic Performance Tests" means Connecticut developed, Board adopted, tests administered to students in grade 10.

(h) "Connecticut Mastery Tests" means Connecticut developed, Board adopted, tests administered to students in grades 4, 6, and 8.

(i) "Connecticut Teaching Competencies" means those descriptors of skills and abilities which a teacher should possess, according to guidelines adopted by the Board.

(j) "Consulting specialist" means a person with expertise in the field or endorsement area being reviewed.

(k) "Department" means the State Department of Education.

(l) "Educator" means each licensed professional employed by a board of education in a position requiring a certificate issued by the Board.

(m) "Educator preparation program" means a planned sequence of experiences provided by colleges and universities designed to qualify an individual for state certification. This includes the Alternate Route to Certification program.

(n) "Folios" means information provided by a professional education unit to the Department in response to certification area guidelines developed by national specialty organizations or the Department.

(o) "Institution" means the university or college of which the educator preparation program is a part.

(p) "Interim Report" means a written report that may be required of an approved program during the approval period to document progress in the implementation of a new program, to document progress in existing programs or to describe action taken to address standards which were not fully met.

(q) "Major Changes in Existing Programs" means a change in program title, focus, design, requirements for completion, or mode of delivery.

(r) "NCATE" means National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

(s) "PRAXIS I CBT(Computer Based Test)" means the essential skills test, as approved by the Board.

(t) "PRAXIS II" means the content knowledge test, as approved by the Board.

(u) "Professional education unit" means an institution, college, school, department or other administrative body within an institution that is primarily responsible for the initial and advanced preparation of educators.

(v) "Review Committee" means an advisory committee appointed by the Board which recommends action to be taken relative to the approval of a program or programs of educator preparation.

(w) "Revisit" means a follow-up study of a program by a team of specialists to clarify issues not resolved by a Visiting Team.

(x) "Student teaching" means supervised full day practice teaching, with a trained cooperating teacher, as part of an educator preparation program, for a Connecticut Board of Education of 10 or more weeks, following the completion of a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit in professional education in an educator preparation program.

(y) "Visiting Team" means a committee convened by the Department to visit the professional education unit, verify the self-examination report and obtain additional relevant information about the educator preparation programs.

(z) "Visiting Team of Experts" means a committee of endorsement area specialists convened by the Department to visit the unit, verify the self-examination report and obtain additional relevant information about a particular educator preparation program.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-145d-8

Effective July 8, 1998