refusal to grant a certificate to an applicant for disciplinary reasons
denial
Quarterly appraisal of the educator's conduct by the Professional Standards Commission through contact with the educator and his or her employer. As a...
monitoring
Agreed-upon standards of behavior in a specific profession
code of ethics
The determination by the Professional Standards Commission that, after a preliminary investigation, either no further action need be taken or no cause...
no probable cause
teacher makes an unintentional mistake (Example: in performing CPR on child having allergic reaction, he hurts the child.)
misfeasance
More formal than a warning but basically admonishes the educator for his or her behavior but does not invalidate the educator's certificate
reprimand
This council sets the standards for colleges of education.
NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
teacher fails to perform legally obligated duties as a teacher (Example: not in the room if a child is having an allergic reaction to peanut butter)
nonfeasance
A person who has special knowledge and skills and conforms to high standards of conduct and performance.
professional
teacher evaluation system for Georgia teachers. Based on InTASC 10 standards and test growth rate of students. (How teachers are graded by the state)
TKES Teacher Keys Effectiveness System
idea of inherent baseness or vileness, shameful wickedness, depravity.... In its legal sense it includes everything contrary to justice, honesty, mode...
moral turpitude
temporary invalidation of any certificate, license, or permit held by the educator for a period specified by the Commission
suspension
invalidation of any certificate, license, or permit held by the educator
revocation
Began in the 1990s with the goal of awarding board certification to extraordinary teachers whose skills and knowledge indicate their high level of ach...
NBPTS National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
group of state and national education agencies organizations dedicated to the reform of traditional teacher preparation programs.
InTASC Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium
Payment (money/gifts/perks) for services.
remuneration
admonishes the educator for his or her behavior but does not invalidate the educator's certificate and cautions the educator that future unethical beh...
warning
Professional attitudes, values, and beliefs demonstrated through both verbal and non-verbal behaviors as teachers interact with students, families, co...
disposition
teacher deliberately causes harm to a child (Example: knows student is allergic to peanut butter but gives him the sandwich anyway).
malfeasance