19 Tex. Admin. Code § 230.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, Chapter 232 of this title (relating to General Certification Provisions), and Chapter 233 of this title (relating to Categories of Classroom Teaching Certificates), shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) 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.
(2) Appropriate--Suitable
for a particular purpose. The term denotes compliance with State Board for
Educator Certification (SBEC) rules and with SBEC procedures and policies
posted on the Texas Education Agency website that are related to the stated
particular purpose.
(3)
Candidate--An individual who has been formally or contingently admitted into an
educator preparation program; also referred to as an enrollee or
participant.
(4) Certificate--Any
educator credential issued by the State Board for Educator Certification under
the authority of Texas Education Code, Chapter 21, Subchapter B.
(5) Certification class--A certificate, as
described in §
230.33 of this title (relating to
Classes of Certificates), that has defined characteristics and includes the
following: superintendent, principal, classroom teacher, school counselor,
school librarian, educational diagnostician, reading specialist, and master
teacher.
(6) Charter school--A
Texas public school operated by a charter holder under an open-enrollment
charter school granted either by the State Board of Education (SBOE) or
commissioner of education, whichever is applicable, pursuant to Texas Education
Code, §
12.101, identified
with its own county district number.
(7) Classroom teacher--An educator who is
employed by a school or district and who, not less than an average of four
hours each day, teaches in an academic instructional setting or a career and
technical education instructional setting. This term does not include an
educational aide or a full-time administrator.
(8) Content certification examination--A
standardized test or assessment required by statute or State Board for Educator
Certification rule that governs an individual's admission to an educator
preparation program.
(9) Content
pedagogy examinations--A standardized test or assessment required by statute or
State Board for Educator Certification rule that governs an individual's
certification as an educator.
(10)
Continuing professional education--Professional development required for the
renewal of standard and/or lifetime certificates that is designed to ensure
improvement in both the performance of the educator and achievement of his or
her students.
(11) Educator--An
individual who is required to hold a certificate issued under Texas Education
Code, Chapter 21, Subchapter B.
(12) Educator preparation program--An entity
approved by the State Board for Educator Certification to prepare and recommend
candidates for certification in one or more educator certification
classes.
(13) Enhanced standard
certificate--A type of certificate issued to an individual who has met all
requirements as specified in §
230.39(b) of
this title (relating to Enhanced Standard Certificates) under the teacher class
of certificates.
(14)
Examination--A standardized test or assessment required by statute or State
Board for Educator Certification rule that governs an individual's admission to
an educator preparation program, certification as an educator, continuation as
an educator, or advancement as an educator.
(15) Hearing impairment--As defined in Texas
Education Code, §
21.048(d)(1),
a hearing impairment so severe that the person cannot process linguistic
information with or without amplification.
(16) Initial certification--The first Texas
educator certificate for a particular class issued to an individual as
specified in §
230.33 of this title (relating to
Classes of Certificates).
(17)
Intern certificate--A type of certificate issued to a candidate who has passed
all required content examinations and is completing requirements for
certification through an approved educator preparation program.
(18) Pilot exam--A certification exam that is
subject to annual review by the State Board for Educator
Certification.
(19) Private
school--A non-public school whose educational program has been evaluated by a
regional accrediting agency and whose program has met and is maintaining
certain educational standards.
(20)
Probationary certificate--A type of certificate issued to a candidate who has
passed all required examinations and is completing requirements for
certification through an approved educator preparation program.
(21) Professional class--A term that refers
to certificates for duties other than classroom teacher (e.g., superintendent,
principal, school counselor, school librarian, educational diagnostician,
reading specialist, and master teachers).
(22) Standard certificate--A type of
certificate issued to an individual who has met all requirements for a given
class of certification, as specified in §
230.33 of this title (relating to
Classes of Certificates).
(23)
Teacher--An individual who is required to hold a certificate issued under Texas
Education Code, Chapter 21, Subchapter B.
(24) Teacher of record--An educator who is
employed by a school or district and who teaches in an academic instructional
setting or a career and technical instructional setting not less than an
average of four hours each day and is responsible for evaluating student
achievement and assigning grades.
(25) Teacher service record--The official
document used to record years of service and days used and accumulated under
the state's former minimum sick leave program or the state's current personal
leave program.
(26) Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)--The Kindergarten-Grade 12 state curriculum in
Texas adopted by the State Board of Education and used as the foundation of all
state certification examinations.
(27) Texas school district--A school district
accredited and approved by the Texas Education Agency under Texas Education
Code, Chapter 11.
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