Mont. Admin. R. 10.57.102 - DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply to this chapter.
(1) "Acceptable evidence" means relevant official
transcripts, university recommendation, certificates of completion, and other
documentation as required by the Board of Public Education or the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
(2) "Accredited
specialist program" means:
(a) for school
psychologists, a program accredited by the National Association of School
Psychologists (NASP); and
(b) for school
counselors, a program for the preparation of specialists approved or accredited by:
(i) the Council for the Accreditation of
Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP); or
(ii) a state board of public education or a state
agency.
(3)
"Appropriate grade level(s)" means early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary,
or other levels as defined by the Board of Public Education.
(4) "Appropriate official" means the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the dean of the school of education or another
official designated by them.
(5)"Approved preparation program" means:
(a) An educator preparation program accredited by
the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) or the
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) or the Montessori
Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE). A MACTE educator preparation
program is subject to the following restrictions:
(i) Completion of a MACTE accredited program may only be used by an
applicant for licensure who has also completed at least a bachelor's degree;
and
(ii) The resulting license granted
to an applicant for licensure who has completed a MACTE accredited program shall be
limited to early grades or middle grades licensure and only for the grade levels
covered by the MACTE accredited program completed by the applicant;
or
(b) An educator preparation
program at a regionally accredited college or university approved or accredited by a
state board of education or state education agency; or
(c) An educator preparation program approved by a
state board of education or state education agency that leads to licensure in the
state of preparation.
(6)
"Certification" means licensure of an educator/specialist, as issued by the state of
Montana, based on completion of a teacher, administrator, or specialist program of
an approved educator preparation program. Certification includes grade level(s),
endorsement(s), and classification.
(7)
"College credit" means credit received for completion of a course from a regionally
accredited college or university.
(8)
"Course work GPA" means the weighted average of teacher education program course
grades, weighted by credit hours, and calculated over the defined period of study at
a regionally accredited college or university. The weights reflect the relative
contributions of teacher education program course requirements, including content
area coursework, based on contact hours or credits earned. The weighted average is
calculated as follows:
(a) For each course
required by the program, multiply the numeric grade value earned by the number of
credits for the course;
(b) Sum the
products for all the courses included in (a); and
(c) Divide the sum calculated in (b) by the total
credits for all the required courses.
(9) "Endorsement" means an official indication on
a license of the grade level(s), subject area(s), or specialist program area(s) as
listed in Subchapter 4 for which the licensee is authorized . Grade levels are:
(a) P - 3 (early childhood);
(b) K-8 (elementary);
(c) 4-8 (middle grades);
(d) 5-12 (secondary, content-specific);
(e) K-12 (as delineated in ARM
10.57.412)
; and
(f) P-12 (special education and
school psychologist).
(10)
"Exchange teacher" means a person from outside the United States with exceptional
expertise and contracted to provide instruction that is on an exchange program with
a school district or university.
(11)
"Lapsed license" means:
(a) the licensee has not
earned the required number of professional development units during the term of the
license; or
(b) the licensee has earned
the required number of professional development units during the term of the license
but has not renewed the license by June 30 following the year of
expiration.
(12) "License" or
"licensure" means a certificate issued or applied for under
20-4-101,
et seq., MCA.
(13) "Military dependent"
means an adult dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United States, or a
reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, stationed in Montana in
accordance with military orders or stationed in Montana before a temporary
assignment to duties outside of the state.
(14) "Regionally accredited" means a college or
university accredited by one of the following:
(a)
Higher Learning Commission;
(b) Middle
States Association of Schools and Colleges;
(c) New England Association of Schools and
Colleges;
(d) Northwest Commission on
Colleges and Universities;
(e) Southern
Association of Schools and Colleges; or
(f) Western Association of Schools and
Colleges.
(15)
"Student-teaching portfolio" means a type of performance assessment that asks
candidates to demonstrate what they have learned, how they engage in the learning
process, and how they apply their knowledge demonstrating their preparedness for the
teaching profession.
(16) "Supervised
teaching experience" means teaching experience while under the supervision of an
approved educator preparation program and is identified through acceptable evidence
as delineated in ARM 10.57.102(1) as field experience, internship, practicum, or
student teaching.
(17) "Unrestricted
license" means a current renewable license that is not an emergency or provisional
license.
(18) "Year of administrative
experience" means employment as a licensed administrator at any level within a P-12
school system, or in an educational institution specified in
20-9-707,
MCA, for a minimum of a 180-day school year or its equivalent in minimum aggregate
hours as defined by
20-1-301, MCA, and
during that year, must have been at least a 0.5 full time employee (FTE). Experience
as a County Superintendent may be considered as "administrative" experience with
evidence of the following:
(a) possession of a
Class 3 license for the time period requested to be considered as administrative
experience; and
(b) the school(s) they
are claiming to hold or have held supervisory responsibilities over have provided
notice that the county superintendent served in an administrative role.
(19) "Year of teaching experience"
means employment as a licensed teacher at any level within a P-12 school system, or
in an educational institution specified in
20-9-707,
MCA, for a minimum of a 180-day school year or its equivalent in minimum aggregate
hours as defined by
20-1-301, MCA, and
during that year, must have been at least a 0.5 full time employee (FTE). Experience
gained prior to initial licensure is not considered.
Notes
AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-102, MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-106, MCA
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