14 Del. Admin. Code § 107A-2.0
In this regulation, the following words and terms shall have the following meaning :
"Announced Observation" means an observation by a Credentialed Observer at a date and time that has been previously arranged, using the associated formative conferences and reports, which may include the use of an observation form. The observation shall be of sufficient length, at least 30 minutes, to analyze the lesson and assess specialist performance.
"Board" means a local board of education or a charter school board of directors.
"Credentialed Administrator" means an administrator who is responsible for the specialist's summative evaluation.
"Credentialed Observer" means an individual, not always the supervisor of the specialist, who has successfully completed DPAS II credentialing in accordance with Section 10.0. Credentialed Observer denotes any individual who may conduct observations as part of a specialist's appraisal process. The term Credentialed Observer encompasses those administrators who are Credentialed Administrators.
"Department" means the Delaware Department of Education.
"DPAS II Revised Guide for Specialists" means the manual that contains the prescribed forms, detailed procedures, specific details about the 5 components of evaluation and other relevant documents that are used to implement the appraisal process.
"Experienced Specialist" means a Specialist who holds a valid and current Continuing or Advanced License issued pursuant to 14 Del.C. Ch. 12, a Standard or Professional Status Certificate issued prior to August 1, 2003, or a valid and current license from the Specialist's respective licensure body.
"Improvement Plan" means the plan that a specialist and Credentialed Administrator mutually develop in accordance with Section 8.0.
"Novice Specialist" means a specialist who holds a valid and current Initial License issued pursuant to 14 Del.C. Ch. 12 or holds a valid and current license from the Specialist's respective licensure body.
"Specialist" means an educator other than a teacher or administrator and includes school counselors, school library media specialists, school nurses, school psychologists and school social workers.
"Summative Evaluation" or "Evaluation" means the comprehensive, end-of-cycle appraisal and shall incorporate the results of the minimum required observations and required component-level data. At the discretion of the Credentialed Administrator, it may also include additional Announced or Unannounced observation data, beyond the required observation data, provided by other Credentialed Observers.
"Unannounced Observation" means an observation by a Credentialed Observer at a date and time that has not been previously arranged, using the associated formative conferences and reports, and which may include the use of the observation form. The observation shall be of sufficient length, at least 30 minutes, to gather appropriate data and assess specialist performance.
"Working Day" means a day when the employee would normally be working in that district or charter school.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 107A-2.0
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