Mich. Admin. Code R. 380.201

Current through Vol. 24-24, January 15, 2025

Section R. 380.201 - Definitions

Rule 1. As used in these rules:

(a) "Annual district provided professional development" means that term as defined in R 390.1101.

(b) "Approved school psychologist preparation program" means a state approved program in an institution that prepares school psychologists in accordance with the state law of the programs location.

(c) "Department" means the Michigan department of education unless otherwise indicated.

(d) "Education-related professional learning" means an educational opportunity intended to improve a school psychologists practice and capacity to perform the work within the profession of education, including time spent engaging with local employers or technical centers, that is 1 or more of the following:

(i) Satisfactory college semester credit hours applicable to a school psychologist position at a regionally accredited college or university, with 1 semester credit hour being equivalent to 25 education-related professional learning hours.

(ii) State continuing education clock hours in approved professional development activities applicable to a school psychologist position.

(iii) Michigan annual district provided professional development hours applicable to a school psychologist position.

(e) "Institution" means a college or university that has state, regional, or national accreditation.

(f) "Michigan professional teaching certificate" means a certificate issued under part 3 of the teacher certification code, R 390.1133 to R 390.1138.

(g) "Preliminary school psychologist certificate" means the certificate issued to an applicant who has met the requirements of R 380.204 or R 380.205.

(h) "Regionally accredited" means accredited by 1 of the regional accrediting agencies recognized and published by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or its successor agency.

(i) "Satisfactory college semester credit hours" means a grade of C or better or the equivalent.

(j) "School district" means that term as defined in R 390.1101.

(k) "School psychologist certificate" means a certificate issued to an applicant who has met the requirements of R 380.206.

(l) "State board" means the Michigan state board of education.

(m) "State continuing education clock hours" means hours of professional development issued through a process established and approved by the superintendent of public instruction.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 380.201

1992 AACS; 2017 AACS; 2019 MR 4, Eff. 2/27/2019