Accomplished Candidate
the fourth of four performance leels used to rate a candidate's proficiency on elements of the standards
artifact
a product used to demonstrate a teacher's candidate's performance or proficiency
code of ethics for NC educators
the standards of professional conduct required of educators and adopted by the NC State Board of Education
Developing Candidate
the second of four performance levels used to rate a candidate's proficiency on elements of the standards
diversity
differences in the characteristics of people, places or things
electronic evidence
the artificats or other materials that are used by the institution to support licensure candidates' performance ratings and that are accessible by the NC SBE for programmatic review
evaluator
the person or persons designated by an institution as responsbile for overseeing and completing the summative evaluation of licensure candidate performance
formative
evaluation conducted during a program that produces information used primariliy to make modifications; may be conducted as often as necessary
literacy
age appropriate knowledge (reading, writing, comprehension, skills) in any particular content area of field
performance descriptor
discrete statements of specific competency that collectively reflect a performance in the rubric
performance element
a paragraph that describes in detail one constituent aspect of a performance standard, 25 elements
performance standard
a statement reflecting a domain of professional practice against which educator performance is judged, 5 seperate standards
PLC
collegial group of adminstrators and school staff who are united in their commitment to student learning and who work in an environment characterized by cooperation, personal growth, and a synergy of efforts
proficient candidate
the third of four performance levels
rubric
the instrument comprised of standards, elements and descriptors used to evaluate preservice school executive performance against the NC Professional Teaching Standards
special needs
students with diverse abilities and disabilities who are not achieving optimal educational outcomes
summative
evaluation conducted at the end of a program that leads to a concluding judgement about performance