Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 21 - ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS TO TEACH, PROVIDE SPECIAL SERVICES, AND ADMINISTER IN NEBRASKA SCHOOLS › Section 92-21-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
As used in this chapter:
002.01
Administer
means to manage or direct one or more of the offices, departments, or services
				of a Nebraska school system, or a comparable school system in another
				state;
002.02
Application
means, unless otherwise required by the
				context, the
Application for a Nebraska Educator Certificate or
				Permit
form, found in Appendix A of this chapter, which is properly
				signed by the applicant, all professional conduct and professional fitness
				questions are completed with answers that allow the issuance of a Nebraska
				certificate or permit under this chapter, is accompanied by the payment of the
				prescribed fee as provided in Section
				003.05 of this chapter, and is filed
				and recorded by the Department;
002.03
Approved
				program
means a teacher education or educator preparation program
				approved pursuant to 92 NAC 20, approved in another state or country pursuant
				to standards which are comparable and equivalent to 92 NAC 20, or a program
				capable of meeting such standards;
002.04
Board
means
				the Nebraska State Board of Education;
002.05
Certificate
has the same meaning as in Neb. Rev. Sat. §
									79-807;
002.06
Certification
				Officer
means an employee designated by the chief academic officer
				or unit administrator of each standard institution of higher education with an
				approved program to receive correspondence regarding this chapter from the
				Department and to provide certified records, transcripts, reports, and/or
				recommendations to the Department, as required, for the purpose of
				certification and/or endorsement;
002.07
Commissioner
means the Nebraska Commissioner of Education;
002.08
Comparable and equivalent
				certificate
means a certificate issued by another state, by the U.
				S. Department of Defense, or by a foreign country pursuant to standards
				comparable and equivalent to those in this chapter. The certificate, for the
				purpose of supporting or justifying the initial issuance of a Nebraska
				certificate or permit, will be given the same consideration as if it were a
				Nebraska certificate;
002.09
Content area
means college coursework taken by an
				individual for the purpose of gaining a college recommended endorsement on
				their Administrative, Teaching or Special Services certificate or
				permit;
002.10
Department
means the Nebraska State Department of
				Education, which is comprised of the Board and the Commissioner;
002.11
Education-related
				coursework
means any education preparation course from a standard
				institution of higher education, coursework in an applicant's content area, or
				human relations training;
002.12
Employment experiences
means work by an individual as
				an employee
(a) in an approved, accredited,
				or otherwise legally operated school while holding or qualifying to hold a
				regular certificate issued by another state, by the U. S. Department of
				Defense, or by a foreign country based upon the successful completion of an
				approved program;
(b) in
				postsecondary education; or
(c) in
				a community organization or agency that provides services to
				students;