Section 071-13-2 - DEFINITIONSAs used in this Chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
A.Administrator: "Administrator" means an individual certified to provide services in any of the following capacities: superintendent or assistant superintendent of schools, a principal or assistant principal, a teaching principal, a director or assistant director of special education, a director or assistant director of career and technical education, a curriculum coordinator, an instructional supervisor, and a director or assistant director of adult and community education.B.Assessment: "Assessment" means the appropriate tests as determined by the State Board of Education.C.Commissioner: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Education or a designee.D.Conditional Certificate: "Conditional Certificate" means the three-year certificate issued to teachers, educational specialists, and administrators who have not met all requirements for a professional certificate or new endorsement issued pursuant to Chapter 115 Part I, Certification Authorization and Approval of Educational Personnel.E.Department: "Department" means the Department of Education.F.Educational Specialist: "Educational Specialist" means an individual certified to provide professional services in any of the following capacities: athletic director, school counselor, library-media specialist, literacy specialist, school psychologist, school nurse, special education consultant, speech-language clinician, or career and technical education evaluator.G.Endorsement: "Endorsement" means a notation on a certificate issued to a teacher that specifies the grades and subject area or work area for which the certificate is valid. A certificate may bear one or more endorsements.H.Initial Certification: "Initial Certification" means the initial credential issued for certification to an individual who has never held the certificate or the endorsement previously in Maine. An initial certificate could be a conditional or professional certificate.I.Professional Certificate: "Professional certificate" means the regular five-year certificate issued by the Department on or after July 1, 1988.05- 071 C.M.R. ch. 13, § 2