§ 80607. Definitions.
5 CA ADC § 80607Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: April 1, 2022
Effective: April 1, 2022
5 CCR § 80607
§ 80607. Definitions.
(a) “Clinical Experiences” refers to student teaching, internships, and/ or field-based experiences in authentic school settings that provide candidates with intensive and extensive opportunities to practice skills, under the supervision of the program, in which the candidate must demonstrate competence as a requirement for the credential area. The term is synonymous with Field Work. Within the field-based/clinical experiences, candidates are immersed in the learning community and are provided opportunities to develop and demonstrate competence in the professional roles for which they are preparing. Field-based experiences are provided to the candidate under the supervision or guidance of an experienced individual who has the knowledge and skills the candidate is working to attain.
(b) “Evaluate” means to assess candidate knowledge, skills, and performance for the purposes of helping the candidate satisfy the relevant program competency requirements. It does not include evaluation for employment purposes; or to analyze data from multiple candidate assessments, program completer surveys, and other stakeholder surveys for the purposes of identifying program strengths and areas needing improvement.
(c) “Faculty” refers to individuals employed by a college, university, school district, county office of education, including graduate teaching assistants, and/or by a partnering entity, who teach one or more courses in education, provide services to candidates (e.g., advising, support), provide professional development, supervise clinical experiences, and/ or administer some aspect of the educator preparation unit.
(d) “Field work” refers to student teaching, internships, and/or clinical practice in authentic school settings that provide candidates with intensive and extensive opportunities to practice skills, under the supervision of the program, in which the candidate must demonstrate competence as a requirement for the credential area. It is synonymous with Clinical Experiences. Within the field-based/clinical experiences, candidates are immersed in the learning community and are provided opportunities to develop and demonstrate competence in the professional roles for which they are preparing. Field-based experiences are provided to the candidate under the supervision or guidance of an experienced individual who has the knowledge and skills the candidate is working to attain.
(e) “Partners” or “Partnerships” refers to agencies, institutions, and others who enter into a voluntary collaborative arrangement to provide services to educator candidates (for example, academic and/or credential preparation departments of colleges/universities, schools, county offices of education, and school districts).
(l) “Support” refers to professional guidance provided by a qualified individual acting as a mentor and/or coach to a candidate in his/her early teaching or service that includes collecting and analyzing evidence relating to the candidate’s competence for the purpose of helping the candidate satisfy knowledge and skill requirements.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 44225 and 44371, Education Code. Reference: Sections 44227, 44370 and 44372(b), Education Code.
History
1. New section filed 1-18-2022; operative 4-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 3). (Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.)
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, § 80607, 5 CA ADC § 80607
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