Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 230.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 Chapter 232 of this title (relating to General Certification Provisions), and
					 Chapter 233 of this title (relating to Categories of Classroom Teaching
					 Certificates), shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Accredited
				  institution of higher education--An institution of higher education that, at
				  the time it conferred the degree, was accredited or otherwise approved by an
				  accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
				  Board.
(2) Appropriate--Suitable
				  for a particular purpose. The term denotes compliance with State Board for
				  Educator Certification (SBEC) rules and with SBEC procedures and policies
				  posted on the Texas Education Agency website that are related to the stated
				  particular purpose.
(3)
				  Candidate--An individual who has been formally or contingently admitted into an
				  educator preparation program; also referred to as an enrollee or
				  participant.
(4) Certificate--Any
				  educator credential issued by the State Board for Educator Certification under
				  the authority of the Texas Education Code, Chapter 21, Subchapter B.
(5) Certification class--A certificate, as
				  described in §
										230.33 of
				  this title (relating to Classes of Certificates), that has defined
				  characteristics and includes the following: superintendent, principal,
				  classroom teacher, school counselor, school librarian, educational
				  diagnostician, reading specialist, and master teacher.
(6) Charter school--A Texas public school
				  operated by a charter holder under an open-enrollment charter school granted
				  either by the State Board of Education (SBOE) or commissioner of education,
				  whichever is applicable, pursuant to Texas Education Code, §
										12.101, identified
				  with its own county district number.
(7) Classroom teacher--An educator who is
				  employed by a school or district and who, not less than an average of four
				  hours each day, teaches in an academic instructional setting or a career and
				  technical education instructional setting. This term does not include an
				  educational aide or a full-time administrator.
(8) Content certification examination--A
				  standardized test or assessment required by statute or State Board for Educator
				  Certification rule that governs an individual's admission to an educator
				  preparation program.
(9) Content
				  pedagogy examinations--A standardized test or assessment required by statute or
				  State Board for Educator Certification rule that governs an individual's
				  certification as an educator.
(10)
				  Continuing professional education--Professional development required for the
				  renewal of standard and/or lifetime certificates that is designed to ensure
				  improvement in both the performance of the educator and achievement of his or
				  her students.
(11) Educator--An
				  individual who is required to hold a certificate issued under the Texas
				  Education Code, Chapter 21, Subchapter B.
(12) Educator preparation program--An entity
				  approved by the State Board for Educator Certification to offer training and
				  coursework that must adequately prepare candidates for educator certification
				  and meet the standards and requirements of the board.
(13) Examination--A standardized test or
				  assessment required by statute or State Board for Educator Certification rule
				  that governs an individual's admission to an educator preparation program,
				  certification as an educator, continuation as an educator, or advancement as an
				  educator.
(14) Hearing
				  impairment--As defined in the Texas Education Code, §
										21.048(d)(1),
				  a hearing impairment so severe that the person cannot process linguistic
				  information with or without amplification.
(15) Initial certification--The first Texas
				  educator certificate for a particular class issued to an individual as
				  specified in §
										230.33 of
				  this title (relating to Classes of Certificates).
(16) Intern certificate--A type of
				  certificate issued to a candidate who has passed all required content
				  examinations and is completing requirements for certification through an
				  approved educator preparation program.
(17) Pilot exam--A certification examination
				  that is subject to review by the State Board for Educator Certification prior
				  to September 1, 2022.
(18) Private
				  school--A non-public school whose educational program has been evaluated by a
				  regional accrediting agency and whose program has met and is maintaining
				  certain educational standards.
(19)
				  Probationary certificate--A type of certificate issued to a candidate who has
				  passed all required examinations and is completing requirements for
				  certification through an approved educator preparation program.
(20) Professional class--A term that refers
				  to certificates for duties other than classroom teacher (e.g., superintendent,
				  principal, school counselor, school librarian, educational diagnostician,
				  reading specialist, and master teachers).
(21) Standard certificate--A type of
				  certificate issued to an individual who has met all requirements for a given
				  class of certification, as specified in §
										230.33 of
				  this title (relating to Classes of Certificates).
(22) Teacher--An individual who is required
				  to hold a certificate issued under the Texas Education Code, Chapter 21,
				  Subchapter B.
(23) Teacher of
				  record--An educator who is employed by a school or district and who teaches in
				  an academic instructional setting or a career and technical instructional
				  setting not less than an average of four hours each day and is responsible for
				  evaluating student achievement and assigning grades.
(24) Teacher service record--The official
				  document used to record years of service and days used and accumulated under
				  the state's former minimum sick leave program or the state's current personal
				  leave program.
(25) Texas Essential
				  Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)--The Kindergarten-Grade 12 state curriculum in
				  Texas adopted by the State Board of Education and used as the foundation of all
				  state certification examinations.
(26) Texas school district--A school district
				  accredited and approved by the Texas Education Agency under the Texas Education
				  Code, Chapter 11.