Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 17 > Chapter 33 - Professional Growth Program

• Board: means the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3772
• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• Department: means the state Department of Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3772
• En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
• Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
• Mentor: means any teacher qualified and selected pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3772
• New teacher: means any full time employee of a city or parish school board who is engaged to and does directly provide instruction to students, who holds a valid regular Louisiana teaching certificate, and who is engaged in his first year of teaching. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3772
• Program: means the Professional Growth Program created in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3772
• System: means any or the appropriate city or parish school board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3772