161.132 Definitions for KRS 161.131 to 161.134 and KRS 157.395 and 161.123.
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As used in KRS 161.131 to 161.134 and KRS 157.395 and 161.123, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)"Mentor" means a highly skilled, experienced teacher who provides systematic and
on-going support and assistance to other teachers in a school or school district to
help them improve their teaching skills and practices;
(2)"National Board for Professional Teaching Standards" and "national board" means a
nonpartisan, independent, and nonprofit board composed of teachers and others that
has developed a set of high and rigorous standards for accomplished teachers and
that operates a national voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet
their standards; and
(3)"National board certification" means a demonstration by an experienced teacher of
his or her teaching practice as measured against high and rigorous standards through
a comprehensive assessment process administered by the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards.