For purposes of this regulation, the following definitions apply:
"Administrator of Educator Preparation Program" means the individual identified by the Higher Education Institution as being responsible for overseeing the placement of candidates into a Student Teaching Placement in a Delaware Public School.
"Higher Education Institution" or "Institution(s) of Higher Education" means the Delaware college or university that has a teacher preparation program that places candidates into Student Teaching Placement in a Delaware Public School.
"Public School" means any public school and includes any board of education, school district, reorganized school district, special school district, charter school or charter school board and any person or entity acting as an agent thereof.
"Student Teacher'' means an individual participating in a Student Teaching Placement.
"Student Teaching Placement" means a structured, supervised learning experience for a student in a teacher education program in which the student teacher practices the skills being learned in the teacher education program and gradually assumes increased responsibility for instruction, classroom management, and other related duties for a class of students in a local school district or charter school. These skills are practiced under the direct supervision of the certified teacher who has official responsibility for the class.
"Superintendent" means the chief school officer of any public school district or charter school, or the equivalent of a Superintendent or the Superintendent's designee.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 746-2.0