Utah Admin. Code R277-303-2 - Definitions
(1) "Candidate" means an individual enrolled
in an approved educator preparation program who is working toward completing
the requirements for a Utah professional educator license.
(2) "Clinical experience" means a structured
opportunity in which:
(a) a licensed educator
mentors a program candidate;
(b) a
school or district administrator or institution of higher education preparation
program faculty member with appropriate training evaluates program candidates;
and
(c) a program candidate
develops and demonstrates competency in the skills and knowledge necessary to
be an effective educator.
(3) "Competency" means evidence of successful
application of knowledge and skills shown through demonstration in a higher
education or prek-12 classroom setting.
(4) "Completer" means a candidate who has
completed licensure requirements and been endorsed for licensure by an approved
educator preparation program.
(5)
(a) "Educator preparation program" means a
comprehensive program administered by an entity that is intended to prepare
individuals to meet the requirements for a Utah professional license or license
area of concentration.
(b)
"Educator preparation program" may include a program developed by or associated
with an institution of higher education, individual LEA, a consortium of LEAs,
or the Board.
(6)
"Flexibility," for alternative preparation programs, means the process by which
a program exercises local decision-making to design and implement focused
options to meet program and applicant licensing needs, without adding
additional requirements beyond those outlined in Board rule, and allowing a
teacher to demonstrate competency where reasonably possible in lieu of
coursework or other requirements, consistent with the purpose of Board
licensing rules.
(7) "LEA"
includes, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the
Blind.
(8) "License area" has the
same meaning as set forth in Subsection
R277-301-2(5)(a).
(9) "Mentor" means an educator with a
professional license with training that may include how to advise, coach,
consult, and guide the development of a new educator.
(10) "Professional license" means the
educator license described in Section
R277-301-6.
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