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Section 44392 Of Article 12. California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 12.

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. For the purposes of this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
  (a) "Applicant" means a school district or county office of education applying for program funds under the California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program established pursuant to Section 44393.
  (b) "Institutions of higher education" means the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and private institutions of higher education that offer an accredited teacher training program.
  (c) "Participant" means a school paraprofessional who elects to participate in the California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program.
  (d) "Program" means the California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program established pursuant to Section 44393.
  (e) "School paraprofessional" means the following job classifications: educational aide, instructional aide, special education aide, special education assistant, teacher associate, teacher assistant, teacher aide, pupil service aide, library aide, child development aide, child development assistant, and physical education aide.
  (f) "Teacher training program" means an undergraduate or graduate program of instruction conducted by a campus of an institution of higher education that includes a developmentally sequenced career ladder to provide instruction, coursework, and clearly defined tasks for each level of the ladder, and that is designed to qualify students enrolled in the program for a teaching credential authorizing instruction in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive.