§ 53A-8a-801. Definitions.  


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  •      As used in this part:
    (1) "Peer Assistance and Review Pilot Program" or "PAR Program" means the teacher evaluation and mentoring program created in Section 53A-8a-802.
    (2) "Consulting teacher" means a teacher who is appointed as described in Section 53A-8a-803 and provides assistance and review to teachers assigned to a PAR Program.
    (3) "Novice teacher" means a provisional teacher who has not achieved career employee status.
    (4) "PAR Joint Panel" means the governing panel of a district's PAR Program, created according to Section 53A-8a-804.
    (5) "Teacher" means an individual employed by a school district who is required to hold an educator license issued by the State Board of Education and who has an assignment to teach in a classroom.
    (6) "Underperforming veteran teacher" means a teacher who has achieved career employee status as defined in Section 53A-8a-102 and whose work has been judged to fall below the district's standards.
Enacted by Chapter 273, 2012 General Session