14 Del. Admin. Code § 290-1.0
The words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Accreditation" means the decision rendered by CAEP that an Education Preparation Provider meets CAEP standards and requirements.
"Administrator" means the Department of Education employee charged with oversight of Program Approval for Educator Preparation Programs.
"Alternative Routes to Certification Program" or" ARTC "means a program provided by any individual, public or private educational association, corporation or Institution which includes components that can include but are not limited to coursework, clinical experiences, and training, and which upon participation and/or completion renders Candidates eligible for certification and/or teacher licensure in Delaware.
"Annual Cohort" means the set of individuals who matriculate into a Program or Exit a Program in the same year. The Department may provide further specific guidance for the application of the definition of Annual Cohort for individual metrics and contexts in the Educator Preparation Program Guide.
"CAEP" means Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, a national accrediting body for Education Preparation Providers.
"Candidate" means an individual enrolled in an Educator Preparation Program or ARTC Program who is preparing for or serving in a position as an educator in schools that serve students in pre-school through grade twelve.
"Capstone Clinical Residency" means student teaching that consists of at least 10 consecutive weeks, encompassing at least 200 hours, overseen by a High Quality Cooperating Teacher and a High Quality Clinical Supervisor. Programs may adjust the schedule of the Clinical Capstone Residency to comply with embedded LEA vacation schedules, holidays, and unforeseen official school closures.
"Central Office Personnel" means Directors, Supervisors, Administrative Assistants, Coordinators, and Managers in instructional areas.
"Certified Reviewer" means an individual trained by the test vendor to score performance assessments.
"Clinical Experience" means guided, hands-on, practical application of Candidate knowledge and theory to Candidate practice through collaborative and facilitated learning activities in field-based assignments.
"College Ready" means a cut score deemed to be passing on nationally normed test, predetermined by the assessment provider to indicate readiness to attend and probability of success at a college or university.
"Department" means the Delaware Department of Education.
"Department Approval" means the process by which an Educator Preparation Program or Educator Preparation Provider is recognized by the Department of Education as meeting State standards for the content and operation of such Programs.
"Educator" means a person licensed and certified by the State under 14 Del.C. Ch. 12 to engage in the practice of instruction, administration or other related professional support services in Delaware public schools, including charter schools, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Delaware Professional Standards Board (PSB) and approved by the State Board but does not include substitute teachers.
"Educator Preparation Program" or" Program" means the sequence of courses and experiences required by an Educator Preparation Provider for the preparation of Candidates to become educators in a specific area, subject, or category, leading to the conferral of a degree that contributes to eligibility for licensure; except that where used in Sections 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0 of this regulation, the word "program" or "programs" shall mean the program or programs approved pursuant to said section.
"Educator Preparation Program Guide" or "Guide" means the manual developed by the Department of Education and as may be amended from time to time that contains the prescribed forms, procedures, guidance and information about the reporting processes and other relevant information and documents for Educator Preparation Programs.
"Educator Preparation Provider" or "Provider" means a regionally accredited college, university or other post-secondary institution authorized to confer degrees and approved to operate in the State of Delaware. Providers may operate approved Educator Preparation Programs and ARTC Programs.
"Educator Preparation" or" Unit" means the school, college, department or other administrative body responsible for the preparation of educators at a regionally accredited nonprofit or for-profit institution of higher education (e.g. a college of education within a university).
"Entrance" means matriculation into a Program.
"Exit" means completion of a Program by a Candidate.
"High Quality Clinical Supervisor" means a supervisor of a Candidate who is employed by the Educator Preparation Program, trained or experienced in the field which the individual is supervising, trained to work with and provide feedback to Candidates, and who meets the standards for this role as defined through the CAEP Accreditation Standards.
"High Quality Cooperating Teacher" means an educator employed by a Local Education Agency or private school, collaboratively selected by the employer and the Educator Preparation Program, who oversees the Candidates' Capstone Clinical Residency and who has:
| * | At a minimum received a Satisfactory rating on all five components of the DPAS-II educator evaluation system or has an equivalent rating on a state, LEA- or private-school approved educator evaluation system in his or her most recent summative evaluation; and |
| * | Satisfactorily completed training in teacher mentoring or supervision. |
"Institution of Higher Education" or "Institution" means an accredited college, university or other post-secondary institution authorized to confer degrees and approved to operate in the State of Delaware.
"Local Education Agency" or "LEA" means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within Delaware for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a school district, or for a combination of school districts.
"National Recognition" means approval of a Program that has met the standards of a Specialized Professional Association that is a constituent member of CAEP.
"Professional Development" means a combination of focused, in-depth learning, practice feedback, reflection, and expert support experiences designed to change participants' attitudes, insights, and perspectives and ultimately results in improved professional practice. Effective professional development programs include ample opportunities for knowledge acquisition, skill mastery, descriptive feedback, and refinement of practice in the work setting.
"Satisfactory Progress" means a teacher candidate is on track to satisfy all program requirements within the required time frame.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Education.
"Self-Study Report" means the report resulting from the process that a Provider, its Unit and Programs conduct to evaluate themselves against CAEP standards, in a format specified and accepted by CAEP. The self-study report discusses the findings of this process and is the primary report prepared by the Provider for site visitors.
"Specialized Professional Association" or "SPA" means a member of CAEP that is a national organization of teachers, professional education faculty, and/or other school professionals who teach a specific content area, teach students at a specific developmental level teach students with specific needs or provide services to students.
"Student Teaching" means the period during which a Candidate serves as a teacher in a school, plans and delivers independent instruction to students on a regularly scheduled basis, develops or prepares instructional materials, and evaluates students in any pre-school through grade twelve school setting.
"Superintendent" means a chief school officer or Assistant Superintendent acting in the chief school officer's absence or acting as his or her designee.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 290-1.0
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