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9503.0030 QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANT AND STAFF.
Subpart 1.
Definitions.
In parts 9503.0030 to 9503.0034:
A.
"Accredited course" means a course that is offered for credit by or through an accredited postsecondary institution.
B.
"Education" means accredited course work from an accredited postsecondary institution in child development; children with special needs; early childhood education methods or theory; curriculum planning; child study techniques; family studies; child psychology; parent involvement; behavior guidance; child nutrition; child health and safety; early childhood special education methods or theory; child abuse and neglect prevention; recreational sports, arts, and crafts methods or theory; or coordination of community and school activities. "Education," as specified on the charts in parts 9503.0032 and 9503.0033, is in addition to the credential specified in column A unless the course work has been completed as part of the credential.
C.
"Experience" means paid or unpaid employment serving children as a teacher, assistant teacher, or aide, in a licensed child care center, or work as a student intern in a licensed center, a school operated by the commissioner of education or by a legally constituted local school board, or a private school approved under rules administered by the commissioner of education.
D.
"Student intern" means a student of a postsecondary institution assigned by that institution for a supervised experience with children. The experience must be in a licensed center, an elementary school operated by the commissioner of education or a legally constituted local school board, or a private school approved under rules administered by the commissioner of education. The term includes a person who is practice teaching, student teaching, or carrying out a practicum or internship.
E.
"Staff supervision" means responsibility to hire, train, assign duties, and direct staff in day to day activities and evaluate staff performance. A "supervisor" is a person with staff supervision responsibility.
History:
13 SR 173; 15 SR 2043; L 1991 c 38 s 2; 18 SR 2748; L 1995 1Sp3 art 16 s 13; L 2003 c 130 s 12
Published Electronically:
October 16, 2013
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