OAR 581-020-0010: Definitions: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant

The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative Rules 581-020-0005 through 581-020-0050 unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Administrator” includes all persons whose duties require administrative certificates. (2) “Educational goals” means a set of goals for educational performance, as formulated by site committees and local communities, and adopted by district school boards, according to provisions of ORS 336.705 through 336.780, to encourage greater accountability between schools and the community, and better to assess the effectiveness of educational programs, including the professional growth and career opportunity programs, described in ORS 336.705–780. (3) “Index of teacher and learning conditions” means the system for the collection and analysis of relevant educational data by schools, districts, and the state for the purpose of assessing the educational effectiveness of schools and programs. (4) “School Improvement and Professional Development Program” means a formal plan submitted by a school district and approved by the Department of Education according to criteria specified in ORS 336.705–780. (5) “School district” means a school district, an education service district, a state-operated school, or any legally constituted combination of such entities that submits an application under ORS 336.720. (6) “Building site committee” means a 21st Century Schools Council as described in OAR 581-020-0130. (7) “Teacher” means all certificated employes in the public schools or employed by an education service district who have direct responsibility for instruction, coordination of educational programs or supervision of teachers, and who are compensated for their services from public funds. “Teacher” does not include a school nurse as defined in ORS 342.455 or a person whose duties require an administrative certificate.