14 Del. Admin. Code § 1501-2.0
The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning:
"Additional Responsibility Assignments" means additional assignments for Educators that are academic in nature and that impact student achievement. For purposes of this regulation and pursuant to 14 Del.C. § 1305(n), extracurricular or noninstructional supervisory activities are specifically excluded from additional responsibility assignments.
"Administrator Mentor" means a certified administrator who holds a Continuing License, is currently employed as an administrator, performs the duties and responsibilities in the State's administrator mentor program, and is rated as satisfactory on the State's current evaluation system or the equivalent thereof on a state-approved alternative educator evaluation system. A certified administrator is an Educator who holds at least one of the following Standard Certificates: School Principal and Assistant School Principal Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1591), Certified Central Office Personnel Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1592), Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1593), and Special Education Director Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1594).
"Base Salary" means the salary earned by an Educator as determined by the Educator's level of education and years of service on the Delaware educators' salary schedule pursuant to 14 Del.C. § 1305.
"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 the rules and regulations developed by the Professional Standards Board, in consultation and cooperation with the Department, and approved by the State Board of Education. The term 'educator' does not include substitute teachers.
"Knowledge and Skills" means understandings and abilities that, when acquired by Educators, lead to more effective instruction.
"National Certification" means an Educator has achieved and maintains a current national certification as provided in 14 Del.C. § 1305(l).
"Salary Supplement", when referring to knowledge, skills, national certification, and additional responsibility based supplements, means additional State salary as described in 14 Del.C. § 1305.
"Teacher or Specialist Lead Mentor" means a teacher or specialist who holds a Continuing or Advanced License, has participated in the training approved by the Department for Teacher or Specialist Lead Mentors, is employed by an employing authority as a Teacher or Specialist Lead Mentor, and performs the duties and responsibilities assigned to that position. Educators serving as Teacher or Specialist Lead Mentors must have all satisfactory evaluations on the State's current evaluation system, or the equivalent thereof on a state-approved alternative educator evaluation system, during the school year in which they are mentors and may not be on an improvement plan, or the equivalent therefore in a state-approved alternative educator evaluation system. Teacher or Specialist Lead Mentors oversee the comprehensive induction program at the building level, train Teacher or Specialist Mentors, and provide support to teachers or specialists in years three and four of the program. Teacher or Specialist Lead Mentors may mentor an Educator in years one and two of the program.
"Teacher or Specialist Mentor" means an Educator who holds a Continuing or Advanced License and has participated in the training for mentors of teachers and specialists specified by the Department and the employing authority. Educators serving as Teacher or Specialist Mentors must have satisfactory evaluations on the State's current evaluation system, or the equivalent thereof on a state-approved alternative educator evaluation system, during the school year in which they are mentors and may not be on an improvement plan, or the equivalent therefore in a state-approved alternative educator evaluation system. Teacher or Specialist Mentors provide one to one support for Educators in years one and two of the program.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 1501-2.0
23 DE Reg. 571 (1/1/2020)
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