R277-524-2. Definitions

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

  B. "Core academic subjects or areas" means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

  C. "Direct supervision of a licensed teacher" means:

  (1) the teacher prepares the lesson and plans the instruction support activities the paraprofessional carries out, and the teacher evaluates the achievement of the students with whom the paraprofessional works; and

  (2) the paraprofessional works in close and frequent proximity with the teacher.

  D. "Eligible school," for purposes of this rule and the Paraeducator Funding Program, means a Title I school that is one of the state's lowest-performing Title I priority schools as defined by ESEA.

  E. "No Child Left Behind (NCLB)" means the federal law under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title IX, Part A, 20 U.S.C. 7801.

  F. "Paraeducator funding" means supplemental state funding provided under Section 53F-2-411 to Title I schools identified as in need of improvement under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title IX, Part A, 20 U.S.C. 7801 to hire additional paraeducators to assist students in achieving academic success.

  G. "Paraprofessional" or "paraeducator" means an individual who works under the supervision of a teacher or other licensed/certificated professional who has identified responsibilities in the public school classroom.