Section 511IAC10.1-1-1. Definitions

   The following definitions apply throughout this title:

(1) "Accomplished practitioner license" means a license granted to an applicant under 515 IAC 12-1-1 and 511 IAC 14-4-1.

(2) "Applicant" means the person or entity that applies for the licenses and permits granted by the board or department under a certain rule.

(3) "Approved program" means a program that has been approved by the board in accordance with 511 IAC 13-1-1.

(4) "Assessment" means department-approved measurement documenting mastery of state approved standards.

(5) "Assessment system" means a set of measures that collects and analyzes data on:

(A) applicant qualifications;

(B) candidate and graduate performance; and

(C) unit operations;

to evaluate and improve the performance of candidates, the unit, and its programs.

(6) "Bulletin 400" means the teacher licensure rules that became effective in 1963 and under which applicants could complete licensure requirements until 1982.

(7) "Certificate of eligibility" means a document issued by a state that specifies the details of a license for which an individual has met all substantive licensure requirements.

(8) "Compact state" means a state that has entered into the Interstate Compact Agreement for any license with a content area established under 511 IAC 15-6-1 through 511 IAC 15-6-36.

(9) "Content area" means the:

(A) subject matter an applicant is licensed to teach; or

(B) administrative or service function an applicant is licensed to provide.

(10) "Day" means a calendar day unless otherwise specified.

(11) "Department" or "department of education" means the Indiana department of education established under IC 20-19-3.

(12) "Department-approved program" means a transition to teaching program that is not offered by an institution of higher education that has been approved by the department to grant a certificate that may result in a participant's eligibility for an initial practitioner license.

(13) "Effective teacher" means a teacher who is effective or highly effective under evaluations that meet the components set out in IC 20-28-11.5.

(14) "General education and subject matter concentration" means curriculum that is based on a content area established under 511 IAC 15-6-1 through 511 IAC 15-6-27. The term does not include curriculum based on professional education and pedagogy.

(15) "Good standing" means an employer did not cancel or suspend the applicant's contract for grounds equivalent to grounds listed under IC 20-28-7.5-1.

(16) "Governing body" means the group responsible for the governance of one (1) of the following:

(A) A school corporation.

(B) A school organized by an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7.

(C) A special education cooperative organized under IC 20-35-5.

(D) A cooperating school corporation for vocational education organized under IC 20-37-1-1.

(E) An accredited nonpublic school under 511 IAC 6.1-1-1.

(F) A charter school established under IC 20-24-3.

(17) "Initial practitioner license" means a two-year license granted to an applicant under 515 IAC 8-1-1.1 or granted under 511 IAC 14-1-1.

(18) "Institution of higher education" means a college or university accredited by at least one (1) of the following:

(A) A state accrediting authority of the college or university's state of origin.

(B) One (1) of the following regional institutional accrediting organizations:

(i) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education.

(ii) New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

(iii) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Higher Learning Commission.

(iv) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees.

(v) Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

(vi) Southern Association of Colleges and School, Commission on Colleges.

(vii) Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

(viii) Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities.

(C) The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation or its successor.

(19) "Interstate Compact Agreement" means the reciprocity agreement under IC 20-38-1.

(20) "Licensing advisor" means a representative of an institution of higher education who acts as an advisor for, and at the request of, the applicant and who has the authority of the approved program to provide the department with information on the applicant's qualifying degree, approved program completed and, if applicable, evidence of teaching experience.

(21) "Out-of-state applicant" means an applicant who has:

(A) completed a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education outside of Indiana; or

(B) a valid license issued by another state.

(22) "Practitioner license" means a license granted to an applicant under 511 IAC 14-3-1.

(23) "Professional education and pedagogy" means a curriculum that is based on the art or science of teaching, including, but not limited to, practice, experience, and a curriculum based on scientifically-based reading instruction, differentiation of instruction and teaching methods, cultural competency, instructional technology, classroom and behavioral management, curriculum development, and the psychology of child development, including, but not limited to, the development of exceptional needs students.

(24) "Professional license" means a life-license when issued under Bulletin 400 and is a ten-year license when issued under Rules 46-47.

(25) "Proficient practitioner license" means a license granted to an applicant under 515 IAC 4-2-1.

(26) "Provisional license" means a license that was granted to an applicant under Bulletin 400.

(27) "Reading instruction" means instruction on the components of scientifically-based reading, which includes the following:

(A) Phonics.

(B) Phonemic awareness.

(C) Fluency.

(D) Vocabulary.

(E) Comprehension.

(F) Interventions that are direct, explicit, and multi-sensory.

(28) "REPA teacher developmental and content standards", "developmental standards", or "content standards" means the professional standards recognized by the state board of education in 2014.

(29) "Rules 46-47" means the teacher licensure rules that became effective in 1982 and under which applicants could complete licensure requirements until 2006.

(30) "School setting" means the grades for which the license holder is licensed.

(31) "Standard license" is a license that was granted to an applicant under Rules 46-47.

(32) "Student teaching" means a supervised teaching practice occurring near the end of an applicant's approved program.

(33) "Teacher training program" means an institution of higher education that prepares teachers for the workforce.

(34) "Workplace specialist I license" means a two-year license granted to an applicant under 511 IAC 17-3-1.

(35) "Workplace specialist II license" means a five-year license granted to an applicant under 511 IAC 17-3-2 that is equivalent to a practitioner license.

(Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 10.1-1-1; filed Nov 18, 2014, 3:51 p.m.: 20141217-IR-511130399FRA)