Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES CRITERIA › Section 92-27-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
As used herein the following words and terms have these
				  meanings:
002.01 Administrator
Administrator shall mean any holder of a public or nonpublic
				  administrative certificate issued pursuant to 92 NAC 21.
002.02 Admonishment
Admonishment shall mean a private sanction to an educator
				  that further unprofessional or unethical conduct may result in more serious
				  action, including the suspension or revocation of a certificate. This sanction
				  may be imposed by the Commissioner, Commission, or Board.
002.03 Available
Available shall mean that which can be used or
				  obtained.
002.04 Board
Board shall mean the Nebraska State Board of
				  Education.
002.05
				Commission
Commission shall mean the Nebraska Professional Practices
				  Commission.
002.06
				Commissioner
Commissioner shall mean the Nebraska State Commissioner of
				  Education.
002.07
				Communication Skills
Communication Skills shall mean the capacity, ability, or art
				  of giving, or giving and receiving, through any of the senses, information,
				  ideas, and attitudes.
002.08 Competent
Competent shall mean the ability or fitness to discharge the
				  required duties as set forth in this chapter.
002.09 Corporal Punishment
Corporal Punishment shall mean the infliction of bodily pain
				  as a penalty for disapproved behavior. This does not include physical contact
				  that is intended to preserve order in schools or to protect persons or property
				  from harm.
002.10
				Designated Task
Designated Task shall mean the duty or assignment for which
				  an educator is responsible at any given time.
002.11 Diagnosis
Diagnosis shall mean identification of needs, strengths and
				  weaknesses through examination, observation and analysis.
002.12 Educator
Educator shall mean a holder of a public or nonpublic
				  teaching, administrative, or special services certificate issued pursuant to 92
				  NAC 21.
002.13 Effective
Effective shall mean producing a definite, desired
				  result.
002.14 Management
Management shall mean controlling, supervising, and guiding
				  the efforts of others.
002.15 Policy
Policy shall mean authorized written and dated expressions of
				  public intent which have been communicated to the educator and which reflect
				  the general principles guiding the efforts of the school system or school
				  toward approved goals.
002.16 Preponderance of Evidence
Preponderance of Evidence shall mean a superiority of weight.
				  Weight is not a question of mathematics, but depends on its effect in inducing
				  belief.
002.17 Reasonable
Reasonable shall mean just; proper. Ordinary or usual. Fit
				  and appropriate to the end in view.
002.18 Reprimand
Reprimand shall mean a public sanction criticizing or
				  rebuking an educator for unprofessional or unethical conduct. This sanction may
				  be imposed by the Commissioner, Commission, or Board.
002.19 Revocation
Revocation shall mean a public sanction canceling an educator
				  certificate for a certain period of time. At the expiration of the revocation
				  period, the former educator may apply for reinstatement in accordance with 92
				  NAC 28. This sanction may be imposed by the Board.
002.20 Special Services Provider
Special Services Provider shall mean any holder of a public
				  or nonpublic special services certificate issued pursuant to 92 NAC 21.
002.21 Suspension
Suspension shall mean a public sanction withdrawing an
				  educator certificate for a certain period of time. The certificate is
				  automatically reinstated at the expiration of the suspension period if it has
				  not expired during the period of suspension. This sanction may be imposed by
				  the Board.
002.22 Teacher
Teacher shall mean any holder of a public or nonpublic
				  certificate for teaching issued pursuant to 92 NAC 21.