14 Del. Admin. Code § 1506-2.0
The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning :
"Content Area" means any subject or area that is not a category certificate. For the purpose of this regulation, Content Area does not include administrators or specialists.
"Department" means the Delaware Department of Education.
"Emergency Certificate" means a temporary credential issued by the Department to an applicant who is not fully certified in a specific area to serve as the educator of record in that area while the applicant pursues a Standard Certificate. An Emergency Certificate is not intended to qualify for certification as an educator in other states through reciprocity.
"Employing Authority" means any entity which employs educators and includes school districts, charter schools, boards of directors, and management companies.
"Immorality" means conduct which is inconsistent with the rules and principles of morality expected of an educator and may reasonably be found to impair an educator's effectiveness by reason of his or her unfitness or otherwise.
"Regionally Accredited" means educational accreditation by a regional accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a reliable authority concerning the quality of education offered by the institutions of higher education it accredits, including Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
"Related Services" means supportive services as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education as provided in 34 C.F.R. § 300.34(a) and includes counseling, school health, school nurse, psychological, and social work services.
"Specific Career Area" means a specific career area approved by the Department as a Career Technical Education Program as defined in the Skilled and Technical Sciences Certification Inventory or included in the Department's Skilled and Technical Sciences Standards. The Skilled and Technical Sciences Teacher Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1559) is issued to applicants for Specific Career Areas.
"Standard Certificate" means a credential issued to certify that an educator has the prescribed education, knowledge, or skill to practice in a particular area, teach a particular subject, or teach a category of students.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 1506-2.0
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