Utah Admin. Code R277-304-2 - Definitions
(1)
(a)
"Career and technical education" or "CTE" means organized educational programs
or competencies which directly or indirectly prepare students for employment,
or for additional preparation leading to employment, in occupations where entry
requirements do not generally require a baccalaureate or advanced
degree.
(b) CTE programs provide
all students a continuous education system, driven by a student's college and
career readiness plan, through competency-based instruction, culminating in
essential life skills, certified occupational skills, and meaningful
employment.
(2)
"Clinical experience" means a structured opportunity in which a program
candidate is mentored by a licensed educator and evaluated by a teacher leader,
school administrator, or university preparation program faculty member, in
order to develop and demonstrate competency in the skills and knowledge
necessary to be an effective teacher, in a physical classroom, which may
include experiences in a virtual classroom.
(3) "Competency" means evidence through
demonstration in a higher education or prek-12 classroom setting of successful
application of knowledge and skills.
(4) "Essential Elements" means the alternate
academic achievement standards for students with significant cognitive
disabilities, established by the Board in the Special Education Rules Manual,
dated June 2023, incorporated by reference in Section R277-750-2.
(5) "Diverse student populations" means
unique student groups as identified by:
(a)
disability;
(b) academic learning
needs; or
(c) linguistic
needs.
(6)
(a) "Multi-tiered system of supports" or
"MTSS" means a framework for integrating assessment and intervention to
maximize student achievement, reduce behavior problems, and increase long-term
success.
(b) The combination of
systematic implementation of increasingly intensive intervention, referred to
as tiers, and carefully monitoring students' progress, distinguishes MTSS from
typical prevention measures.
(c)
Emphasis, in MTSS, is placed on ensuring interventions are implemented
effectively.
(7)
"Personalize" means to engage all students with high expectations for their
learning goals and to empower each learner to take ownership of individual
strengths, needs, and interests, while tailoring flexible supports to maximize
student growth and competence.
(8)
"Utah Core Standards" means the core standards established by the Board in Rule
R277-700 for grades K-12 and the Core Standards for Early Learning, adopted
June 2023.
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(1)
(a) "Career and technical education " or "CTE " means organized educational programs or competencies which directly or indirectly prepare students for employment, or for additional preparation leading to employment, in occupations where entry requirements do not generally require a baccalaureate or advanced degree.
(b) CTE programs provide all students a continuous education system, driven by a student's college and career readiness plan, through competency -based instruction, culminating in essential life skills, certified occupational skills, and meaningful employment.
(2) "Clinical experience " means a structured opportunity in which a program candidate is mentored by a licensed educator and evaluated by a teacher leader, school administrator, or university preparation program faculty member, in order to develop and demonstrate competency in the skills and knowledge necessary to be an effective teacher, in a physical classroom, which may include experiences in a virtual classroom.
(3) "Competency " means evidence through demonstration in a higher education or prek-12 classroom setting of successful application of knowledge and skills.
(4) "Essential Elements " means the alternate academic achievement standards for students with significant cognitive disabilities, established by the Board in the Special Education Rules Manual, dated October 2016, incorporated by reference in Section R277-750-2.
(5) "Diverse student populations " means unique student groups as identified by:
(a) disability;
(b) academic learning needs; or
(c) linguistic needs.
(6)
(a) "Multi-tiered system of supports " or "MTSS " means a framework for integrating assessment and intervention to maximize student achievement, reduce behavior problems, and increase long-term success.
(b) The combination of systematic implementation of increasingly intensive intervention, sometime referred to as tiers, and carefully monitoring students' progress, distinguishes MTSS from typical prevention measures.
(c) Emphasis, in MTSS , is placed on ensuring interventions are implemented effectively.
(7) "Personalize " means to engage all students with high expectations for their learning goals and to empower each learner to take ownership of their individual strengths, needs, and interests, while tailoring flexible supports to maximize student growth and competence.
(8) "Utah Core Standards " means the core standards established by the Board in Rule R277-700 for grades K-12 and the Utah Early Childhood Core Standards, February 2013 edition.