Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 229 - ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS › Section 229.2 - 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, September 1 through August
				31.
(2) 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.
(3) ACT®--The college
				entrance examination from ACT®.
(4) Administrator--For purposes of the
				surveys and information required by this chapter, an educator whose
				certification would entitle him or her to be assigned as a principal or
				assistant principal in Texas, whether or not he or she is currently working in
				such an assignment.
(5) Beginning
				teacher--For purposes of the Texas Education Code, §
									21.045(a)(3),
				and its implementation in this chapter, a classroom teacher with fewer than
				three years of experience as a classroom teacher.
(6) Candidate--An individual who has been
				formally or contingently admitted into an educator preparation program; also
				referred to as a participant.
(7)
				Certification category--A certificate type within a certification class, as
				described in Chapter 233 of this title (relating to Categories of Classroom
				Teaching Certificates).
(8)
				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.
(9) Clinical teaching--An
				assignment, as described in §
									228.35 of this title (relating to
				Preparation Program Coursework and/or Training).
(10) Completer--A person who has met all the
				requirements of an approved educator preparation program. 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.
(11) Consecutively measured
				years--Consecutive years for which a group's performance is measured, excluding
				years in which the small group exception applies, in accordance with §
									229.4(c) of this
				title (relating to Determination of Accreditation Status).
(12) Content Pedagogy Test--Examination
				listed in the column labeled "Required Content Pedagogy Test(s)" in Figure: 19
				TAC §
									230.21(e).
(13) Cooperating teacher--An
				individual, as described in §
									228.2 of this title (relating to
				Definitions), who guides, assists, and supports a candidate during a
				candidate's clinical teaching assignment.
(14) Demographic group--Male and female, as
				to gender; and African American, Hispanic, White, and Other, as to race and
				ethnicity.
(15) Educator
				preparation program--An entity approved by the State Board for Educator
				Certification to recommend candidates in one or more educator certification
				classes or categories.
(16)
				Educator preparation program data--Data reported to meet requirements under the
				Texas Education Code, §
									21.045(b)
				and §
									21.0452.
(17) Examination--An examination or other
				test required by statute or any other State Board for Educator Certification
				rule codified in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 7, that governs
				an individual's admission to an educator preparation program, certification as
				an educator, continuation as an educator, or advancement as an
				educator.
(18) Field supervisor--An
				individual, as described in §
									228.2 of this title (relating to
				Definitions), who is hired by an educator preparation program to observe
				candidates, monitor their performance, and provide constructive feedback to
				improve their effectiveness as educators.
(19) First-year teacher--For purposes of the
				Texas Education Code, §
									21.045(a)
				(2), and its implementation in this chapter,
				an individual in his or her first year of employment as a classroom
				teacher.
(20) GPA--Grade point
				average.
(21) GRE®--Graduate
				Record Examinations®.
(22)
				Higher Education Act--Federal legislation consisting of the Higher Education
				Act of 1965 (20 United
				States Code, §
										1070 et seq.) and its
				subsequent amendments, which requires reports of educator preparation program
				performance data.
(23) Incoming
				class--Individuals contingently or formally admitted between September 1 and
				August 31 of each year by an educator preparation program.
(24) Internship--An assignment, as described
				in §
									228.35 of this title (relating to
				Preparation Program Coursework and/or Training).
(25) Mentor--An individual, as described in
				§
									228.2 of this title (relating to
				Definitions), who guides, assists, and supports a candidate during a
				candidate's internship assignment.
(26) New teacher--For purposes of the Texas
				Education Code, §
									21.045(a)(5),
				and its implementation in this chapter, an individual in his or her first year
				of employment as a classroom teacher under a standard certificate.
(27) Pedagogy Test--Examination listed in the
				column labeled "Pedagogical Requirement(s)" in Figure: 19 TAC §
									230.21(e).
(28) Practicum--An assignment, as
				described in §
									228.35 of this title (relating to
				Preparation Program Coursework and/or Training).
(29) SAT&®--The college entrance
				examination from the College Board.
(30) Site supervisor--An individual, as
				described in §
									228.2 of this title (relating to
				Definitions), who guides, assists, and supports a candidate during a
				candidate's practicum assignment.
(31) Texas Education Agency staff--Staff of
				the Texas Education Agency assigned by the commissioner of education to perform
				the State Board for Educator Certification's administrative functions and
				services.