19 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Academic year--If not
referring to the academic year of a particular public, private, or charter
school or institution of higher education, September 1 through August
31.
(2) Accredited institution of
higher education--An institution of higher education that, at the time it
conferred the degree, was accredited or otherwise approved by an accrediting
organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
(3) ACT®--The college
entrance examination from ACT®.
(4) Administrator--For purposes of the
surveys and information required by this chapter, an educator whose
certification would entitle him or her to be assigned as a principal or
assistant principal in Texas, whether or not he or she is currently working in
such an assignment.
(5) Beginning
teacher--For purposes of the Texas Education Code, §
21.045(a)(3),
and its implementation in this chapter, a classroom teacher with fewer than
three years of experience as a certified classroom teacher.
(6) Candidate--An individual who has been
formally or contingently admitted into an educator preparation program (EPP)
who has not yet completed or exited the EPP.
(7) Certification category--A certificate
type within a certification class, as described in Chapter 233 of this title
(relating to Categories of Classroom Teaching Certificates).
(8) Certification class--A certificate, as
described in §
230.33 of this title (relating to
Classes of Certificates), that has defined characteristics; may contain one or
more certification categories, as described in Chapter 233 of this
title.
(9) Clinical teaching--An
assignment, as described in §
228.2 of this title (relating to
Definitions).
(10) Completer--A
person who has met all the requirements of an approved educator preparation
program. In applying this definition, the fact that a person has or has not
been recommended for a standard certificate or passed a certification
examination shall not be used as criteria for determining who is a
completer.
(11) Consecutively
measured years--Consecutive years for which a group's performance is measured,
excluding years in which the small group exception applies, in accordance with
§
229.4(c) of this
title (relating to Determination of Accreditation Status).
(12) Content Pedagogy Test--Examination
listed in the column labeled "Required Content Pedagogy Test(s)" in Figure 19
TAC §
230.21(e).
(13) Cooperating teacher--An individual, as
described in §
228.2 of this title (relating to
Definitions), who supports a candidate during a candidate's clinical teaching
experience.
(14) Demographic
group--Male and female, as to gender; and African American, Hispanic, White,
and Other, as to race and ethnicity.
(15) Educator preparation program--An entity
approved by the State Board for Educator Certification to recommend candidates
in one or more educator certification classes or categories.
(16) Educator preparation program data--Data
reported to meet requirements under the Texas Education Code, §
21.045(b)
and §
21.0452.
(17) Examination--An examination or other
test required by statute, or any other State Board for Educator Certification
rule codified in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 7, that governs
an individual's admission to an educator preparation program, certification as
an educator, continuation as an educator, or advancement as an
educator.
(18) Field supervisor--An
individual, as described in §
228.2 of this title (relating to
Definitions), who is hired by an educator preparation program to observe
candidates, monitor their performance, and provide constructive feedback to
improve their effectiveness as educators.
(19) First-year teacher--For purposes of the
Texas Education Code, §
21.045(a)(2),
and its implementation in this chapter, an individual in his or her first year
of employment as a classroom teacher.
(20) GPA--Grade point average.
(21) GRE®--Graduate Record
Examinations®.
(22) Higher
Education Act--Federal legislation consisting of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 United States Code,
§
1070 et seq.) and its subsequent
amendments, which requires reports of educator preparation program performance
data.
(23) Incoming
class--Individuals contingently or formally admitted between September 1 and
August 31 of each year by an educator preparation program.
(24) Internship--An assignment, as described
in §
228.2 of this title (relating to
Definitions).
(25) Mentor--An
individual, as described in §
228.2 of this title (relating to
Definitions), who supports a candidate during a candidate's internship
experience.
(26) Pedagogy
Test--Examination listed in the column labeled "Pedagogical Requirement(s)" in
Figure: 19 TAC §
230.21(e).
(27) Practicum--An assignment, as described
in §
228.2 of this title (relating to
Definitions).
(28) SAT®--The
college entrance examination from the College Board.
(29) Site supervisor--An individual, as
described in §
228.2 of this title (relating to
Definitions), who supports a candidate during a candidate's practicum
experience.
(30) Texas Education
Agency staff--Staff of the Texas Education Agency assigned by the commissioner
of education to perform the State Board for Educator Certification's
administrative functions and services.
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