Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) 'DCPS' means the District of Columbia Public Schools system. (2) 'Educator' includes a principal, assistant principal, teacher, assistant teacher, paraprofessional, school psychologist or counselor, or any person who provides professional educational services or psychological services at a school. (3) 'Educator Preparation Program' means a program preparing teachers, service providers, and administrators for District of Columbia pre-kindergarten through grade 12 schools that has been determined by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to meet state standards for preparing candidates to enter the profession. (4) 'Personal Identifiable Information' means information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, either alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual. (June 12, 2007, D.C. Law 17-9, § 101a; as added Sept. 6, 2023, D.C. Law 25-50, § 4162(a), 70 DCR 10366.)
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