206-29 Wyo. Code R. § 29-4
(a) Best Practice - means practices that have produced outstanding, documented results in a similar situation and could be replicated.
(b) Certified Personnel - means all personnel, including classroom teachers and others who are required by the State of Wyoming to hold licensure through the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board or a Wyoming professional licensing agency (counselors, media specialists, principals, etc., exclusive of extra-duty positions).
(c) Department - means the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE).
(d) Equitable - means dealing fairly and equally with all concerned.
(e) Evaluation Cycle - means the timelines and timeframes under which the various components of the evaluation process occur. Also included in the cycle will be the different activities and responsibilities that may occur in various stages of the Certified Personnel's career (such as action research one year, intensive assistance, clinical supervision cycles, etc.).
(f) Evaluation System - means a standard structure and set of procedures by which a school district initiates, designs, implements and uses evaluations of its Certified Personnel for the purposes of professional growth and continued employment.
(g) Performance Criteria means the areas on which Certified Personnel are to be evaluated.
(h) Reliable - means dependable; obtaining the same results in successive trials.
(i) Research Based - means basic or applied research that:
(j) Significantly Amended - means an Evaluation System that replaces in whole or in part an existing system or plan.
(k) Stakeholder - means an individual who will be directly impacted by the Evaluation System.
(l) "Student Performance Growth Data" means data which shows outcomes for students. This data may be student achievement test scores and other non-academic measures of student outcomes.
(m) Summative Evaluation - means the written summary of performance based on data collected during the Evaluation Cycle.
206-29 Wyo. Code R. § 29-4