Utah Admin. Code R277-333-2 - Definitions
(1)
(a)
"Apprentice" means a paid employee of an LEA who participates in structured
on-the-job learning to prepare for a successful career as a teacher.
(b) An apprentice earns a progressive wage as
the apprentice's skills and productivity increase.
(c) An apprentice may not be a teacher of
record or long-term substitute teacher for an LEA.
(2) "Competency" means evidence established
through demonstration in a higher education setting or pre-kindergarten to
grade 12 classroom setting of successful application of knowledge and
skills.
(3) "DOL" means the United
States Department of Labor.
(4)
"Education related expenses" may include:
(a)
tuition;
(b) books;
(c) fees; or
(d) supplies.
(5) "Employer partner" means an LEA employing
an apprentice, whether or not the LEA is a party to an apprenticeship agreement
with the apprentice.
(6)
"Individualized Professional Learning Plan" or "IPLP" means a plan developed
for each apprentice, which shall include:
(a)
all requirements for a professional license, as described in Rule R277-301;
and
(b) all competencies for an
apprentice's professional license areas of concentration and
endorsements.
(7)
"Institution of higher education" or "IHE" means:
(a) a college or university that has a
physical location in Utah where students attend classes; or
(b) an online college or university, which:
(i) has its primary headquarters in the
state; and
(ii) is licensed to do
business through the Utah Department of Commerce.
(8) "LEA" includes, for purposes
of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
(9) "Mentor" means an experienced teacher
who:
(a) has attained a mastery level of
skill, abilities, and competencies required for the profession;
(b) oversees and guides the work of an
apprentice in an on-the-job placement;
(c) has an assignment from an LEA as a
teacher in a Utah public school;
(d) has a professional license area of
concentration in:
(i) Deaf
education;
(ii) Early childhood
education;
(iii) Elementary
education;
(iv) Secondary
education;
(v) Special education;
or
(vi) Preschool special
education;
(e) has a
professional endorsement in:
(i)
instructional coaching; or
(ii)
teacher mentoring; and
(f) may evaluate an apprentice's
competencies.
(10)
"On-the-job learning" means:
(a) time spent in
a public school working directly with a mentor teacher;
(b) experiences that provide fully supported,
increasingly demanding opportunities to apply learning, reflect on practice,
and demonstrate competency under supervision of a mentor teacher; and
(c) time spent directly with students or
performing other aspects of teaching under supervision of a mentor teacher,
such as:
(i) professional learning;
(ii) extracurricular activities;
(iii) lesson planning; and
(iv) parent communication, as outlined by the
LEA.
(11)
"Registered Apprentice Partners Information Database System" or "RAPIDS" means
the DOL case management system for all registered apprenticeship
programs.
(12)
(a) "Registered Apprentice Program for
Teachers" or "RAPT" means an industry-driven, high quality career pathway
where:
(i) employers can develop and prepare
the future workforce; and
(ii) an
individual can:
(A) obtain paid work
experience;
(B) receive progressive
wage increases;
(C) receive
supplemental education; and
(D)
qualify for a Utah professional educator license, which is a portable,
nationally-recognized credential.
(b) The "RAPT" is industry-vetted and
approved and validated by DOL and the Board.
(13) "Related instruction provider" means an
entity that:
(a) provides related supplemental
education to an apprentice;
(b)
offers a competency-based postsecondary general education course online or in
person; and
(c) is accredited by an
organization recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(14) "Sponsor" means the
Superintendent operating in coordination with the Utah Department of Workforce
Services and the DOL to coordinate, administer, and oversee all aspects of the
apprenticeship program.
(15)
"Supplemental education" means learning experiences required to successfully
demonstrate all required competencies and meet professional educator license
requirements.
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