Mich. Admin. Code R. 390.1101 - Definitions
Rule 1. As used in this code:
(a) "Accredited" means accredited by an
accreditation agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation or by the United States Department of Education.
(b) "Act" means the revised school code, 1976
PA 451, MCL
380.1 to
380.1852.
(c) "Alternative route program provider"
means an entity approved by the superintendent of public instruction to provide
teacher certification alternative route programs under section 1531i of the
act, MCL 380.1531i.
(d) "Appropriate placement" means placement
within a grade level and discipline area as determined appropriate by the
superintendent of public instruction.
(e) "Clinical experience" means structured,
supervised activity in an instructional setting in which a teacher
certification candidate may gain experience in the practice of teaching, as
determined by the superintendent of public instruction.
(f) "Course of study" means a cohesive,
standards-based planned program that provides knowledge and skill for
specialization in a discipline area or areas and supports the practice of
teaching or the professional career development of the teacher.
(g) "CTE" means career and technical
education.
(h) "CTE classification
of instructional programs (CIP) code" means the code of a career development
area or a CTE program under the taxonomy published by the National Center for
Education Statistics, or its successor agency, of the United States Department
of Education.
(i) "Department"
means the department of education unless otherwise indicated.
(j) "Discipline area" means a content area, a
subject area, or an education field, including a CTE classification of
instructional programs (CIP) code, for which endorsement is
available.
(k) "Education-related
professional learning" means an educational opportunity that improves a
teacher's 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 at an accredited college or university, with 1 semester credit hour being
equivalent to 25 education-related professional learning hours.
(ii) State continuing education clock
hours.
(iii) Michigan annual
district provided professional development hours.
(iv) Valid certification by the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) or its successor agency, with
valid NBPTS certification being equivalent to 150 education-related
professional learning hours.
(l) "Educator preparation institution" means
a baccalaureate degree-, or higher, granting institution that is approved to
recommend applicants for certificates and endorsements under this
code.
(m) "Educator preparation
provider" means an educator preparation institution or an alternative route
program provider.
(n) "Elementary
level endorsement" means an endorsement to teach a specified discipline area in
a specified grade band from birth to grade 6.
(o) "Endorsement" means a discipline area
that a teacher may teach, as specified on a certificate, in the specific grade
band, if any, specified on the certificate, based on completion of an
appropriate program and passing the appropriate available examination as
required by section 1531 of the act, MCL
380.1531.
(p) "Listed offense" means that term as
defined in section 1535a of the act, MCL
380.1535a.
(q) "Michigan annual district provided
professional development" means Michigan annual district provided professional
development as required by sections 1526 and 1527 of the act, MCL
380.1526 and
380.1527.
(r) "Michigan teaching certificate" means any
of the following:
(i) An interim teaching
certificate.
(ii) A standard
teaching certificate.
(iii) A
professional teaching certificate.
(iv) An advanced professional teaching
certificate.
(v) A standard CTE
certificate, formerly the temporary vocational authorization and the interim
occupational certificate. (No longer issued.)
(vi) A professional CTE certificate, formerly
the occupational education certificate. (No longer issued.)
(vii) A temporary teaching
certificate.
(viii) A continuing
certificate. (No longer issued.)
(ix) A life certificate. (No longer
issued.)
(x) A permanent
certificate. (No longer issued.)
(xi) A temporary or full vocational
authorization. (No longer issued.)
(xii) An initial certificate entitled
"provisional certificate." (No longer issued.)
(xiii) A certificate entitled "interim
occupational certificate." (No longer issued.)
(s) "Nonpublic school" means a private,
denominational, or parochial school.
(t) "Out-of-state" means of a political
subdivision of the United States, other than this state, of a federally
recognized Native American tribe, or of a foreign country or a political
subdivision of a foreign country.
(u) "PK-12 level endorsement" means an
endorsement to teach a specified discipline area in the grade band of
prekindergarten to grade 12.
(v)
"Satisfactory college semester credit hours" means a grade of C or better or
the equivalent.
(w) "School
district" means a local school district established under the act, an
intermediate school district established under part 7 of the act, MCL
380.601 to
380.705, a public school academy
established under part 6a of the act, MCL
380.501 to
380.507, an urban high school
academy established under part 6c of the act, MCL
380.521 to
380.529, a school of excellence
established under part 6e of the act, MCL
380.551 to
380.561, and a strict discipline
academy established under sections 1311b to 1311m of the act, MCL
380.1311b to
380.1311m.
(x) "Secondary level endorsement" means an
endorsement to teach a specified discipline area in a specified grade band from
grade 5 to grade 12.
(y) "Standard
teaching certificate" means the provisional certificate that the superintendent
of public instruction issues to an individual who holds at least a bachelor's
degree, has completed a state approved educator preparation program, and has
met all requirements set forth in this code and the act.
(z) "State board" means the Michigan state
board of education.
(aa) "State
continuing education clock hours" means hours of professional development
issued through a process established and approved by the superintendent of
public instruction.
(bb) "Valid"
means within the time period of the credential and not suspended, revoked,
rescinded, or nullified.
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