14 Del. Admin. Code § 290-2.0
The words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning:
"Administrator" means the Department employee charged with oversight of traditional educator preparation programs.
"CAEP" means the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, which is a national accrediting body for educator preparation program providers.
"Candidate" means an individual enrolled in a traditional educator preparation program who is preparing for or serving in a position as an educator in schools that serve students in pre-school through grade 12.
"Capstone clinical placement" means a student teaching or residency placement that consists of at least 10 consecutive weeks, encompassing at least 200 hours, overseen by a high quality cooperating educator and a high quality clinical supervisor.
"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.
"Cohort" means the set of individuals who matriculate into a program or exit a program in the same year.
"Department" means the Delaware Department of Education.
"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.
"Exit" means completion of a program by a candidate.
"High quality clinical supervisor" means a supervisor of a candidate who is employed by the traditional educator preparation program, trained or experienced in the field which the individual is supervising, trained to work with and provide feedback to candidates, and meets the CAEP accreditation standards for this role.
"High quality cooperating educator" means an educator employed by a local education agency (LEA) or private school, collaboratively selected by the employer and the traditional educator preparation program, who oversees the candidates' capstone clinical placement and who
* has received a minimum of a Satisfactory rating on all components of the applicable State-approved evaluation system the educator's most recent summative
* evaluation and completed training in educator mentoring or supervision.
"Provider" means an individual, public or private educational association, corporation, or institution that seeks approval to operate or is approved by the Department to operate an educator preparation program in the State.
"Specialized professional association" or "SPA" means a national organization of teachers, professional education faculty, and other school professionals with expertise in a specific content area, developmental level, or professional roles that has developed standards for preparing educators in their respective roles.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 290-2.0
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