R277-506-1. Definitions

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

  B. "Career information delivery systems" means the state approved computer software program which provides specific occupation and career planning information, scholarship information, and information about postsecondary institutions.

  C. "Communication Disorders license area of concentration" means the area of content required for an audiologist to provide services to individuals from birth through age 22. Communication Disorders area of concentration carries an audiology endorsement.

  D. "Consultation" means consulting with parents, teachers, other educators, and community agencies regarding strategies to help students.

  E. "Guidance curriculum planning" means structured, developmental experiences presented systematically through classroom and group activities which are organized in areas of self-knowledge, education and occupational exploration, and career planning directed toward meeting the Board approved student competencies.

  F. "LEA" means 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.

  G. "Level 1 license" means a Utah professional educator license issued upon completion of an approved preparation program or an alternative preparation program, or pursuant to an agreement under the NASDTEC Interstate Contract, to candidates who have also met all ancillary requirements established by law or rule.

  H. "Level 2 license" means a Utah professional educator license issued after satisfaction of all requirements for a Level 1 license as well as any additional requirements established by law or rule relating to professional preparation or experience.

  I. "Practicum" means a practical, usually simulated, application of previously studied theory, monitored by a professional in the field. The experience shall include at least the following subject matter: student assessment and interpretation, guidance curriculum planning, individual and group counseling, individual education and occupational planning, and use of career information delivery systems.

  J. "Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) license" means a Speech-Language Pathologist area of concentration required for teaching students with communication disorders, birth through age 21. A Speech-Language Pathologist license carries a Speech-Language Pathologist endorsement.

  K. "Speech-Language Technician (SLT) license area of concentration" means an area of concentration in which an individual has completed a Board approved bachelor's degree in communication disorders at an accredited higher education institution and additional training as required by the USOE.

  L. "Temporary license" means a designation that an applicant has met all requirements of Section 3A(1), below.

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