R277-525-2. Definitions

  (1)(a) "After the school year" means two weeks after the final day of the required contract period, as determined by the employer.

  (b) For year-round schools, "after the school year" includes off-track periods, but not vacation periods.

  (2) "Before the school year" means two weeks before the first day of the required contract period, as determined by the employer.

  (3) "Comprehensive Administration of Credentials for Teachers in Utah Schools" or "CACTUS" means the electronic file maintained on all licensed Utah educators, which includes information such as:

  (a) personal directory information;

  (b) educational background;

  (c) endorsements;

  (d) employment history; and

  (e) a record of disciplinary action taken against the educator.

  (4)(a) "Duties related to the IEP process" means;

  (i) duties/responsibilities provided in Subsection 53(4)F-2-310(4);

  (ii) preparing paperwork related to the implementation of IDEA; and

  (iii) other duties or responsibilities related to the IEP process, as determined by the special educator.

  (b) "Duties related to the IEP process" do not include:

  (i) professional development;

  (ii) district level planning; and

  (iii) direct student instruction.

  (5) "Special educator" means:

  (a) a licensed "special education teacher;" or

  (b) a licensed speech-language pathologist.

  (6) "Special education teacher" has the same meaning as described in Subsection 53F-2-310(1)(b).

  (7) "Speech-language pathologist" means:

  (a) an individual who has a Utah educator license with a speech-language pathologist area of concentration; or

  (b) a speech-language pathologist license; and

  (c) whose primary assignment is the instruction of students with disabilities who are eligible for special education services.

  (8) "Work day for special educator" means the special educator's contract day as determined by the employer.