Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 228 - REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - GENERAL GUIDANCE › Section 228.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Academic year--If not
				  referring to the academic year of a particular public, private, or charter
				  school or institution of higher education (IHE), September 1 through August
				  31.
(2) Accredited institution of
				  higher education--An IHE 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.
(3) Alternative certification program--An
				  approved educator preparation program, delivered by entities described in
				  §228.25(a) of this title (relating to Governance of Educator Preparation
				  Programs), specifically designed as an alternative to a traditional
				  undergraduate certification program, for individuals already holding at least a
				  bachelor's degree from an accredited IHE.
(4) Analysis--examining teaching and/or
				  instructional resources (e.g., student work samples, a video of teaching
				  practices) to recognize key teaching practices enacted in a variety of ways,
				  build understanding of the practice through repeated review, develop a shared
				  vision for a teacher practice, and compare their own practice for
				  improvement.
(5) Assignment start
				  date--For an internship, clinical teaching, or residency, the first day of
				  instruction with students. For a nonteacher practicum experience, the first day
				  of the window in which the candidate is authorized by the EPP to begin the
				  practicum experience.
(6) Authentic
				  school setting--For the purpose of field-based experiences, during the school
				  day and the school year and including summer school; not to include
				  professional development, extracurricular activities, workdays when students
				  are not present, and before- or after-school childcare or tutoring.
(7) Benchmarks--Reference points throughout
				  the preparation process where candidates are assessed for progress toward
				  completing EPP requirements (e.g., admission, passing a specific course or
				  courses, passing a certification exam, completing preservice
				  requirements).
(8) Campus
				  supervisor--A school administrator or designee responsible for the annual
				  performance appraisal of an intern or a candidate pursuing a residency
				  certificate.
(9) Candidate--An
				  individual who has been formally or contingently admitted into an EPP; also
				  referred to as an enrollee or participant.
(10) Candidate coach--A person as defined in
				  §228.39(b)(1)-(3) of this title (relating to Intensive Pre-Service) who
				  participates in a minimum of four observation/feedback coaching cycles provided
				  by program supervisors, completes a Texas Education Agency (TEA)-approved
				  observation training or has completed a minimum of 150 hours of
				  observation/feedback training, and has current certification in the class in
				  which supervision is provided.
(11)
				  Certification category--A certificate type within a certification class, as
				  described in Chapter 233 of this title (relating to Categories of Classroom
				  Teaching Certificates).
(12)
				  Certification class--A certificate, as described in §
										230.33 of this title (relating to
				  Classes of Certificates), that has defined characteristics; may contain one or
				  more certification categories, as described in Chapter 233 of this
				  title.
(13) 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 instructional setting. This term does not include an
				  educational aide, a full-time administrator, or a substitute teacher.
(14) Clinical experience--A supervised
				  educator assignment through an EPP at a public school accredited by the TEA or
				  other school approved by the TEA for this purpose where candidates demonstrate
				  proficiency in the standards for the certificate sought and that may lead to
				  completion of a standard certificate. Clinical experience includes clinical
				  teaching, internship, practicum, and residency.
(15) Clinical teaching--A supervised teacher
				  assignment through an EPP in the classroom of a cooperating teacher at a public
				  school accredited by the TEA or other school approved by the TEA for this
				  purpose that may lead to completion of a standard certificate; also referred to
				  as student teaching.
(16)
				  Clock-hours--The actual number of hours of coursework or training provided; for
				  purposes of calculating the training and coursework required by this chapter,
				  one semester credit hour at an accredited IHE is equivalent to 15 clock-hours.
				  Clock-hours of field-based experiences, clinical teaching, internship,
				  residency, and practicum are actual hours spent in the required educational
				  activities and experiences.
(17)
				  Contingency admission--Admission as described in §
										227.15 of this title (relating to
				  Contingency Admission).
(18)
				  Completer--A person who has met all the requirements of an approved EPP; also
				  referred to as finisher. In applying this definition, the fact that a person
				  has or has not been recommended for a standard certificate or passed a
				  certification examination shall not be used as criteria for determining who is
				  a completer.
(19) Cooperating
				  teacher--For a clinical teacher candidate, an educator who is collaboratively
				  assigned by the EPP and campus administrator who supports the candidate during
				  the clinical teaching experience.
(20) Co-teaching--A practice in which two or
				  more teachers share instructional responsibility for a single group of students
				  to address specific content and related learning objectives through a variety
				  of approaches that best support the students' learning needs.
(21) Educator--An individual who is required
				  to hold a certificate issued under TEC, Chapter 21, Subchapter B.
(22) Educator preparation program--An entity
				  that is approved by the SBEC to prepare and recommend candidates for
				  certification in one or more educator certification classes.
(23) Enactments--Opportunities to engage
				  teacher candidates in sheltered/protected practice to develop a skill through
				  such examples as doing student work, role playing student interactions, coached
				  lesson rehearsals, and peer run throughs of a proposed lesson. Candidates
				  should have the opportunity to receive feedback on current practice and
				  integrate feedback into future practices.
(24) Enhanced standard certificate--A type of
				  certificate issued to an individual who has met all requirements as specified
				  in §230.39(b) of this title (relating to Enhanced Standard Certificates)
				  under the teacher class of certificates.
(25) Entity--The individual, corporation,
				  partnership, IHE, public school or school district that is approved to deliver
				  an EPP.
(26) Field-based
				  experiences--Introductory experiences for a classroom teacher certification
				  candidate, incorporated with preparation coursework that involve, at the
				  minimum, reflective observation of and interaction with Early Childhood-Grade
				  12 students, teachers, and faculty/staff members engaging in educational
				  activities in an authentic school setting.
(27) Field supervisor--A currently certified
				  educator, who preferably has advanced credentials, hired by the EPP to observe
				  candidates, monitor their performance, and provide constructive feedback to
				  improve their effectiveness as educators.
(28) Formal admission--Admission as described
				  in §
										227.17 of this title (relating to
				  Formal Admission).
(29) Head Start
				  Program--The federal program established under the Head Start Act (42 United
				  States Code (USC), §9801 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments.
(30) Host teacher--for a teacher resident
				  candidate, an educator who is jointly assigned by the EPP and the campus
				  administrator who supports the candidate through co-teaching and coaching
				  during their teacher residency field placement.
(31) Initial certification--The first Texas
				  certificate in a class of certificate issued to an individual based on
				  participation in an approved EPP.
(32) Intensive pre-service--An educator
				  assignment supervised by an EPP accredited and approved by the SBEC prior to a
				  candidate meeting the requirements for issuance of intern and probationary
				  certificates.
(33) Intern
				  certificate--A type of certificate as specified in §
										230.36 of this title (relating to
				  Intern Certificates) that is issued to a candidate who has passed all required
				  content pedagogy certification examinations and is completing requirements for
				  initial certification through an approved EPP.
(34) Internship--A paid supervised classroom
				  teacher assignment for one full school year at a public school accredited by
				  the TEA or other school approved by the TEA for this purpose that may lead to
				  completion of a standard certificate.
(35) Late hire--An individual who is both
				  accepted into an EPP after the 45th day before the first day of instruction and
				  hired for a teaching assignment by a school after the 45th day before the first
				  day of instruction or after the school's academic year has begun.
(36) Long-term substitute--An individual that
				  has served in place of a teacher of record in a classroom for at least 30
				  consecutive days; also referred to as a permanent substitute.
(37) Mentor--For an internship candidate, an
				  educator who is employed as a classroom teacher on the candidate's campus and
				  who is assigned to support the candidate during the internship
				  experience.
(38) Pedagogy--The art
				  and science of teaching that incorporates instructional methods that are
				  developed from scientifically based research.
(39) Performance task--An assessment in which
				  the teacher candidate applies learning and demonstrates a discrete set of
				  skills, resulting in a tangible product or performance that serves as evidence
				  of learning. The assessment must be evaluated using a standard rubric or set of
				  criteria and must not include multiple-choice questions.
(40) Post-baccalaureate program--An EPP,
				  delivered by an accredited IHE and approved by the SBEC to recommend candidates
				  for certification, that is designed for individuals who already hold at least a
				  bachelor's degree and are seeking an additional degree.
(41) Practicum--A supervised educator
				  assignment at a public school accredited by the TEA or other school approved by
				  the TEA for this purpose that is in a school setting in the particular class
				  for which a certificate in a class other than classroom teacher is
				  sought.
(42) Probationary
				  certificate--A type of certificate as specified in §
										230.37 of this title (relating to
				  Probationary Certificates) that is issued to a candidate who has passed all
				  required certification examinations and is completing requirements for
				  certification through an approved EPP.
(43) Representations--Artifacts and
				  illustrations of instruction used to help teacher candidates see and analyze
				  strong teaching practices. Representations expose teacher candidates to and
				  build understanding of specific criteria of effective teacher practices, as
				  well as deepen their content knowledge for teaching. May include teacher
				  educator modeling, student work, videos and transcripts.
(44) Residency--A supervised educator
				  assignment for an entire school year through a partnership between an EPP and a
				  public school accredited by the TEA or other school approved by the TEA for
				  this purpose that may lead to completion of an enhanced standard
				  certificate.
(45) School
				  day--Actual school attendance days during the regular academic school year,
				  including a partial day that students attend school for instructional purposes
				  as adopted by the district or governing body of the school, excluding weekends,
				  holidays, summer school, etc. For the purpose of completing clinical
				  experiences, the school day must be at least four hours, including
				  intermissions and recesses, but not including lunch periods, professional
				  development, or extracurricular activities.
(46) School year--The period of time starting
				  with the first instructional day for students through the last instructional
				  day for students as identified on the calendar of the campus or district for
				  the school year in which the candidate is completing the clinical
				  experience.
(47) Site
				  supervisor--For a practicum candidate, an educator who is assigned
				  collaboratively by the campus or district administrator and the EPP and who
				  supports the candidate during the practicum experience.
(48) 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.
(49) Students with disabilities--A student
				  who is eligible to participate in a school district's special education program
				  under Texas Education Code, §
										29.003, is covered by
				  Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC Section 794), or is covered by
				  the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 USC Section 1400 et
				  seq.).
(50) Substitute teacher--An
				  individual that serves in place of a teacher of record in a classroom in an
				  accredited public or private school.
(51) 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.
(52) Texas Education Agency staff--Staff of
				  the TEA assigned by the commissioner of education to perform the SBEC's
				  administrative functions and services.
(53) 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.