In this chapter:

1. (1) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.
2. (1g) “Educator effectiveness system” means the educator effectiveness evaluation system under s. 115.415, Stats.
3. (1r) “Educator practice outcome summary” means the evaluation score under s. 115.415 (2) (b), Stats., or an equivalent score.
4. (2) “Employed as a teacher” means an individual working as a teacher for a minimum of 40 percent full-time equivalency for the duration of the school year.
5. (3) “National board certification” or “national board certificate” means a certificate issued by the national board for professional teaching standards.
6. (3d) “Obtain” means to be granted national board certification in a subject area or issued a tier IV master educator license under subch. VI or VII of ch. PI 34.
7. (3h) “Private school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r), Stats.
8. (3m) “Rating of effective or highly effective” means the evaluator in the educator effectiveness system assessed the educator’s practice as meeting the criteria for a rating of three or above on a four-point scale in over half of the components for the educator practice rubric and the criteria for a rating of three or above on a four-point scale in over half of the rubric components for student outcomes.
9. (4) “School year” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (13), Stats.
10. (5) “State license” means a document issued under ch. PI 34 granting authority or permission to serve as a professional school employee in Wisconsin public schools.
11. (6) “State superintendent” means the state superintendent of public instruction for the state of Wisconsin.
12. (6m) “Student outcomes summary” means the evaluation score based on measures of student performance under s. 115.415 (2) (a), Stats.
13. (7) “Teacher” means properly licensed individuals delivering instruction directly to pupils; or school psychologists, school counselors, or school social workers. “Teacher” does not include individuals working under a contract as an administrator.
14. (7m) “Tribal school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m), Stats.
15. (8) “Wisconsin master educator” means a teacher who has completed the Wisconsin master educator assessment process and is licensed under s. PI 34.042.

History

History: Cr. Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; CR 01-132: r. (1) and renum. (2) to (4) to be (1) to (3) Register May 2002 No. 557, eff. 6-1-02; correction in (2) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2004 No. 582; EmR0813: emerg. renum. (1) to (3) to be (4) to (6), cr. (1) to (3), (7) and (8) eff. 5-17-08; CR 08-044: renum. (1) to (3) to be (4) to (6), cr. (1) to (3), (7) and (8) Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 2-1-09; CR 15-029: cr. (1g), (1r), (3m), (6m) Register October 2015 No. 718, eff. 11-1-15; correction in (8) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762; CR 25-008: am. (2), cr. (3d), (3h), am. (3m), (6m), (7), cr. (7m) Register June 2025 No. 834, eff.7-1-25; correction in (3d) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register June 2025 No. 834.