R277-459-1. Definitions

  A. "Board" means the Utah State Board of Education.

  B. "Classroom teacher" definition criteria:

  (1) Eligible teachers shall be in a permanent teacher position filled by one teacher or two or more job-sharing teachers employed by a school district, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, or charter schools.

  (2) Eligible teachers are licensed personnel, and paid on a school district's salary schedule or a charter school's salary schedule.

  (3) Teachers shall be employed for an entire contract period.

  (4) The teacher's primary responsibility shall be to provide instructional or a combination of instructional and counseling services to students in public schools.

  C. "Comprehensive Administration of Credentials for Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS)" means the electronic file maintained on all licensed Utah educators. The file includes such as:

  (1) personal directory information;

  (2) educational background;

  (3) endorsements;

  (4) employment history;

  (5) professional development information; and

  (6) a record of disciplinary action taken against the educator. All information contained in an individual's CACTUS file is available to the individual, but is classified private or protected under Section 63G-2-302 or 305 and is accessible only to specific designated individuals.

  D. "Field trip" means a district, or school authorized excursion for educational purposes.

  E. "LEA" means a local education agency, including local school boards/public school districts, charter schools, and, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

  F. "Teaching supplies and materials" means both consumable and nonconsumable items that are used for educational purposes by teachers in classroom activities and may include such items as:

  (1) paper, pencils, workbooks, notebooks, supplementary books and resources;

  (2) laboratory supplies, e.g. photography materials, chemicals, paints, bulbs (both light and flower), thread, needles, bobbins, wood, glue, sandpaper, nails and automobile parts;

  (3) laminating supplies, chart paper, art supplies, and mounting or framing materials;

  (4) The definition of teaching supplies and materials should be broadly construed in so far as the materials are used by the teacher for instructional purposes or to protect the health of teachers in instructional or lab settings, or in conjunction with field trips.

  G. "USOE" means the Utah State Office of Education.