R277-531-2. Definitions

  (1) "Educator" means an individual licensed under Section 53A-6-103 and who meets the requirements of Rule R277-502.

  (2) "Educator Evaluation Program" means a school district's process, policies, and procedures for evaluating an educator's performance according to the educator's various assignments.

  (3) "Formative evaluation" means an evaluation that provides an educator with information and assessments on how to improve the educator's performance.

  (4) "Instructional quality data" means data acquired through observation of an educator's instructional practices.

  (5) "Joint educator evaluation committee" means the local committee described under Section 53G-11-506 that develops and assesses a school district evaluation program.

  (6) "School administrator" means an educator:

  (a) serving in a position that requires a Utah Educator License with an Administrative area of concentration; and

  (b) who supervises Level 2 educators.

  (7) "Summative evaluation" means an evaluation that is used to make annual decisions or ratings of an educator's performance and may inform decisions on salary, confirmed employment, personnel assignments, transfers, or dismissals.

  (9) "Utah Effective Educator Standards" means:

  (a) the Effective Teaching Standards established in Section R277-530-5;

  (b) the Educational Leadership Standards established in Section R277-530-6; and

  (c) the Educational School Counselor Standards established in Section R277-530-7.

  (10) "Valid and reliable measurement tool" means an instrument that has proved consistent over time and uses non-subjective criteria that require minimal interpretation.