Utah Admin. Code R277-490-2 - Definitions
(1)
(a)
"Arts educator" or "qualified school arts program educator" means an educator
who:
(i) holds a current:
(A) Associate, Professional, or LEA-specific
educator license as described in Rule R277-301; and
(B)
(I)
K-12 art form specific endorsement;
(II) elementary arts educator's art form
specific endorsement; or
(III)
qualifications for a state approved endorsement plan to complete the
endorsement requirements; and
(ii) is employed by an LEA or consortium
participating in the program.
(b) "Arts educator" or "qualified school arts
program educator" does not include a paraprofessional or other individual
without a current Associate, Professional, or LEA-specific educator license
described in Rule R277-301.
(2) "Arts equipment and supplies" includes
musical instruments, recording and play-back devices, cameras, projectors,
computers to be used in the program, CDs, DVDs, teacher reference books, and
art-making supplies.
(3) "Arts
Program coordinator" or "coordinator" means an individual, employed full-time,
who is responsible to:
(a) coordinate arts
programs for an LEA or consortium;
(b) inform arts teachers;
(c) organize arts professional development
including organizing arts local learning communities;
(d) oversee, guide, and organize the
gathering of assessment data;
(e)
represent the LEA or consortium arts program; and
(f) provide general leadership for arts
education throughout the LEA or consortium.
(4) "Beverley Taylor Sorenson Elementary Arts
Learning Program model," "BTS Arts model," or "Program" means a program in
grades K-6 including the following components:
(a) a qualified arts educator to work
collaboratively with the regular classroom teacher to deliver quality,
sequential, and developmental arts instruction in alignment with the state fine
arts core standards;
(b) regular
collaboration between the classroom teacher and arts educator in planning arts
integrated instruction; and
(c)
other activities that may be proposed by an LEA on a funding application and
approved by the Board.
(5) "Endowed university" has the same meaning
as defined in Subsection
53F-2-506(1)(b).
(6)
(a)
"Total arts educator salary amount plus benefits for arts educators statewide"
means the sum of the total arts educator salary amount, plus benefits, for arts
educators statewide during the most recent school year, not including funding
an arts educator receives under the educator salary adjustment described in
Section 53F-2-405.
(b) When calculating the total arts educator
salary amount plus benefits for arts educators statewide, the Superintendent
shall take into account the full-time or part-time status of each arts educator
to determine the total arts educator salary amount.
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