Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 20 - APPROVAL OF EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS › Section 92-20-002 - Definition of Terms

Current through June 17, 2024
As used in this Chapter:
002.01
Academic year
means a school year which consists of two (2) regular consecutive semesters
				that occur from fall through spring.
002.02
Accreditation
means the status of public recognition that an accrediting agency grants to an
				educational institution and is recognized by the United States Department of
				Education.
002.03
Advanced program
means a program at the
				postbaccalaureate level for (a) educators who have previously completed initial
				preparation or (b) the preparation of other school professionals.
002.04
Board
means
				the State Board of Education.
002.05
Candidate
means an individual admitted to, or enrolled in, a program for the initial or
				advanced preparation or the continuing professional development of
				educators.
002.06
Certificate
means a teaching, administrative, or
				special services certificate issued by the Department pursuant to 92 NAC
				21.
002.07
Clinical
				practice
means a culminating, supervised experience that provides
				a candidate with opportunities to demonstrate competence in the professional
				role for which the candidate is preparing and that includes student teaching or
				an internship.
002.08
Commissioner
means the State Commissioner of
				Education.
002.09
Cooperating educator
means an educator employed in a
				setting utilized for a clinical practice who has the appropriate certification
				and experience to perform observation, coaching, mentoring, and/or evaluation
				of a candidate.
002.10
Coursework
means the experiences required to complete
				the preparation program and may include class instruction, field experiences,
				or other required activities.
002.11
Credit hour
means the equivalent of fifteen (15) instructional class periods of fifty (50)
				minutes or more.
002.12
Department
means mean the State Department of
				Education, which is comprised of the Board and the Commissioner.
002.13
Diversity
means differences among groups of people and individuals based on ethnicity,
				race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion,
				sexual orientation, and/or geographical areas.
002.14
Educator
means a holder of a teaching, administrative or special services
				certificate.
002.15
Educator certificate
means a certificate issued
				pursuant to standards comparable and equivalent to those in 92 NAC
				21.
002.16
Educator
				preparation program
means the system of procedures, coursework.
				and activities in a college, school, or department of an approved standard
				institution of higher education that result in the initial or advanced
				preparation of teachers, administrators, and other school
				professionals.
002.17
Endorsement
means an area of specialization indicated
				on a certificate issued pursuant to 92 NAC 21 signifying that the individual
				has met specific content preparation requirements contained in 92 NAC
				24.
002.18
Exceptional
				expertise requirement
means documented scholarship, skill, or
				experience in the priorities set by the educator preparation program, such as
				content specialization, diversity, assessment, or technology.
002.19
Faculty
means
				all professional education faculty, including adjunct faculty and graduate
				students, employed by a standard institution of higher education who teach one
				or more courses in professional education and/or supervise field
				experiences.
002.20
Field experience
means an opportunity for candidates
				to observe, assist, tutor, instruct, and/or conduct research to develop
				professional education knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Field experiences
				include practicum and clinical practice requirements. Field experiences are
				designed and implemented through collaboration with school partners and faculty
				and occur in school systems or other settings serving students.
002.21
Human relations
				requirement
has the same meaning as human relations training in
				Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									79-807 and as required by Neb.
				Rev. Stat. §
									79-808.
002.22
Initial
				program
means a program at the baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate
				level that prepares candidates for their first certificate. They include
				five-year programs, master's programs, and other postbaccalaureate and
				alternate route programs that prepare individuals for their first
				certificate.
002.23
Internship
means a clinical practice in which
				candidates practice and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and professional
				dispositions required for advanced programs.
002.24
Practicum
means a field experience completed prior to a candidate's clinical
				practice.
002.25
Professional dispositions
means candidate attitudes,
				values, and beliefs demonstrated in interactions with students, families,
				educators, and communities consistent with ethical performance criteria
				contained in 92 NAC 27.
002.26
Professional education coursework
means coursework,
				including field experience, designed to develop educator competencies,
				including, but not limited to, student development, learning differences,
				learning environments, content knowledge and its application, assessment,
				planning for instruction, instructional strategies, collaboration, and ethical
				practice.
002.27
School
				partner
means school systems and other education programs that
				collaborate with the educator preparation program in designing, developing, and
				implementing field experiences, delivery of instruction, and
				research.
002.28
School
				system
means an institution that is accredited or approved by the
				Department to provide instruction at any level PK-Grade 12, including an
				educational service unit accredited by the Department.
002.29
Special
				authorization
means a process by which the Department may grant
				approval for a standard institution of higher education to offer a pilot
				endorsement program.
002.30
Special education requirement
has the same meaning as
				special education training in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									79-807 and as required by Neb.
				Rev. Stat. §
									79-809.
002.31
Standard institution of
				higher education, or institution,
has the same meaning as in Neb.
				Rev. Stat. §
									79-807.
002.32
Student
				teaching
means a clinical practice in a school system which
				provides an initial preparation candidate with an experience to demonstrate
				competence in the professional role for which the candidate is
				preparing.
002.33
Terminal degree
means the highest degree available in
				a specific field of preparation or recognized by the
				profession.