Definitions

(1) The following definitions shall only be applicable to this chapter: (a) “Educator” means teachers, administrators, or non-instructional licensed staff as further defined in this rule. (b) “Teacher” means licensed, instructional staff who are responsible for providing direct instruction to students for the majority of the instructional day. (c) “Administrator” means staff, including, but not limited to principals or assistant principals, who spend a majority of the instructional day on administrative duties. (d) “Non-instructional Licensed Staff” means staff including, but not limited to, Library media specialists and Response to Intervention (RTI) coordinators who have a Tennessee educator license but who are not classroom teachers. (e) “Administrative Duties” means duties typically performed by a principal or assistant principal, including, but not limited to performing evaluations, delivering professional development, providing instructional coaching, scheduling students and staff, facilitating data team meetings, and other actions that provide support to teachers and non-instructional licensed staff. (f) “State Board” means the Tennessee State Board of Education. (g) “The Department” means the Tennessee Department of Education. (h) “LEA” means a Tennessee local education agency and has the same meaning given in T.C.A. § 49-1-103(2). (i) “Local Board” means a Tennessee local board of education. (j) “Charter School” means a Tennessee public charter school authorized to operate under T.C.A. Title 49, Chapter 13.