For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
- (1) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education.
- (2) ELIGIBLE TEACHER. A teacher employed by a local board who satisfies all the criteria for application in the program provided in this article.
- (3) HARD-TO-STAFF SUPPLEMENT. The additional salary supplement available to participating teachers teaching in certain schools, as provided in Section 16-13-335.
- (4) LOCAL BOARD. A city or county board of education.
- (5) MATH or MATHEMATICS. Mathematics courses that appear in the Alabama Course of Study, including mathematics for grades 6-12 or other secondary mathematics courses as approved by the department.
- (6) PARTICIPATING TEACHER. An eligible teacher who elects to participate in the program and who is recommended and approved for participation in the program, as provided in this article.
- (7) PROGRAM. The Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program created by this article and administered by the department.
- (8) SCIENCE. Science courses that appear in the Alabama Course of Study, including science for grades 6-12 or other secondary science courses, engineering, and computer science courses, as approved by the department.
- (9) TEAMS. Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science.
(Act 2021-340, §2.)