14 Del. Admin. Code § 278-2.0
The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Certification" means the issuance of a certificate, which may occur regardless of a recipient's assignment or employment status.
"Composite Score" means a total of an applicant's scores on all three (3) subtests of Praxis I which is equal to, or greater than, the sum of the passing scores on the three subtests. Scores from either the PRAXIS I (PPST) paper and pencil test or from the PRAXIS I (CPPST) computerized test may be used when applying the composite score provision. Scores from the PRAXIS I computer based test (CBT) may be used when applying the composite score provision, but may not be used in conjunction with scores from the PRAXIS I (PPST) paper and pencil test or with the PRAXIS I (CPPST) computerized test.
"Department" means the Delaware Department of Education.
"Dismissal" means (1) dismissal of a nonpublic school educator by his/her employing authority for immorality, misconduct in office, incompetency, willful neglect of duty or disloyalty; or (2) the license or certificate holder's voluntary resignation of employment in the face of disciplinary action for immorality; or (3) the license or certificate holder's conviction of a crime which is evidence of immorality.
"Examination of General Knowledge" means a standardized test that measures general knowledge and essential skills in mathematics or quantitative and verbal skills, including reading and writing.
"Exigent Circumstances" means unanticipated circumstances or circumstances beyond the nonpublic school educator's control, including, but not limited to, expiration of a license during the school year, serious illness of the non-public school educator or a member of his/her immediate family, activation to active military duty, and other serious emergencies which necessitate the nonpublic school educator's temporarily leaving active service.
"Good Moral Character" means conduct which is consistent with the rules and principles of morality expected of an educator.
"Immorality" means conduct which is inconsistent with the rules and principles of morality expected of an educator and may reasonably be found to impair an educator's effectiveness by reason of his or her unfitness or otherwise.
"Jurisdiction" means a state, territory or country.
"License" means a credential that authorizes the holder to engage in the practice for which the license is issued.
"Mentoring" means activities prescribed by the employing authority with the consent of the Secretary in which a holder of an initial license must engage during the three year term of the initial license.
"Nonpublic School" means a private school as that term is defined in 14 DE Admin. Code 255.2 or any homeschool defined in 14 Del.C. § 2703A.
"Nonpublic School Educator" means a nonpublic school employee who holds a license issued by the Department pursuant to 14 Del.C. § 121 (b).
"PRAXIS I" or "PPST" means a test from Educational Testing Service of general knowledge in reading, writing, and mathematics.
"PRAXIS I CBT" means the discontinued PRAXIS I computer based test from Educational Testing Service taken between November 1993 and December 2001, with a possible score range of 300 to 335. Scores from the PRAXIS I CBT test may not be combined with scores from the PRAXIS I paper and pencil test or the PRAXIS I computerized test (CPPST) to derive a composite score.
"PRAXIS I CPPST" means the PRAXIS I computerized test from Educational Testing Service which began in January 2002. This test, which is delivered in a computer format, has a possible score range of 150 to 190. Scores from the CPPST and the PRAXIS I (PPST) paper and pencil test may be combined for a composite score.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Education.
"Standard Certificate" means a credential issued to certify that a nonpublic school educator has the prescribed knowledge, skill or education to practice in a particular area, teach a particular subject, or teach a category of students.
"Student Teaching Program" means a traditional student teaching placement within a National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification or National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education approved program offered by a college or university, or such alternatives as deemed appropriate to the program, such as supervised internships or other field based experience recognized as a required component of the regionally accredited nonpublic school educator preparation program.
"Suspension" means the temporary removal of an initial license for failure to pass the PRAXIS I test.
"Unfit" means lack of good moral character, misconduct in office, incompetence, willful neglect of duty, disloyalty or falsification of credentials.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 278-2.0