Code of Maine Rules
05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL
Chapter 13 - QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS FOR TEACHERS, EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Section 071-13-2 - DEFINITIONS
Current through 2025-13, March 26, 2025
As 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.
