Utah Admin. Code R277-301-2 - Definitions
(1) "Accredited institution" means an
institution that:
(a) offers a
competency-based postsecondary general education course online or in person;
and
(b) is accredited by an
organization recognized by the United States Department of
Education.
(2) "Currently
enrolled" means:
(a) that an individual has
been formally accepted into a Board-approved educator preparation program;
and
(b) that the program considers
the individual to be an active participant.
(3) "Educator preparation program" means the
same as that term is defined in Section
R277-303-2.
(4) "Endorsement" means a designation on a
license area of concentration earned through demonstrating required
competencies established by the Superintendent that qualifies the individual
to:
(a) provide instruction in a specific
content area; or
(b) apply a
specific set of skills in an education setting.
(5) "LEA" includes, for purposes of this
rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
(6) "License areas of concentration" or
"license area" means a designation on a license of the specific educational
setting or role for which the individual is qualified, to include the
following:
(a) Early Childhood;
(b) Elementary;
(c) Secondary;
(d) School-Leadership;
(e) Career and Technical Education or
"CTE";
(f) School
Counselor;
(g) School
Psychologist;
(h) Special
Education;
(i) Pre-school Special
Education;
(j) Deaf
Education;
(k) Speech-Language
Pathologist;
(l) Speech-Language
Technician;
(m) School Social
Worker; and
(n)
Audiologist.
(7)
"Licensing Jurisdiction" means the designated educator licensing authority in
any foreign country or state of the United States of America and the Department
of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).
(8) "NASDTEC" means the National Association
of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification.
(9) "NASDTEC Stage 2 Educator License" means
a license issued to an individual who holds a bachelor's degree and has
completed an approved program but has not met the jurisdiction-specific
requirement for a Stage 3 license of a member jurisdiction.
(10) "Renewal" means reissuing or extending
the length of a license consistent with Rule R277-302.
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