Section 4 AAC 06.899 - DefinitionsIn 4 AAC 06.800 - 4 AAC 06.899, unless the context requires otherwise.
(1) "African-American" means a person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa;(2) "Alaska Native" means a person having origins in any of the Alaska Native Tribes in Alaska(3) "American Indian" means a person having origins in any of the aboriginal peoples of North and South America, including Central America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition; "American Indian" does not include an Alaska Native;(4) "Asian or Pacific Islander" means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands;(5) "economically disadvantaged students" means a student who is eligible for free or reduced-price school meals under the department's Alaska Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced Meals;(7) "Hispanic" means a person who traces the person's origin or descent to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America, and other Spanish cultures, regardless of race;(8) "migrant status" means a migratory child as defined in 20 U.S.C. 6399(3).(9) "parent" means a biological, adoptive, or foster parent, or an adult who acts as a guardian of a child and makes decisions related to the child's safety, education, and welfare;(10) repealed 10/16/2013.(11) "statewide student assessment system" or "state assessments" means the assessments described in 4 AAC 06.710;(12) "student with a disability" has the meaning given "child with a disability" in AS 14.30.350; "student with a disability" includes all students who are under or eligible for an individualized education program under AS 14.30.278;(13) "English learner" has the meaning given in 4 AAC 34.090; "English learner" includes students who are currently served or eligible to be served under 4 AAC 34.055;(14) "White" means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East;(16) "emigre" means a student formerly enrolled in the school for whom the school has written documentation that the student is no longer enrolled because the student emigrated to another country;(17) "students of two or more races" means students who primarily identify their heritage with more than one of the subgroups "African-Americans," "Alaska Natives," "American Indians," "Asians or Pacific Islanders," or "Whites"; (18) "Alaska school performance system " means the system described in 4 AAC 06.812;(19) "desk audit" means a review of student learning data at the school or district, including consultation with the superintendent of the district in which the school is located;(20) "instructional audit" means a review of the instructional policies, practices, and methodologies of the district or one or more schools within the district; an instructional audit may include a review of the district's or school's (A) curriculum, including whether the curriculum is aligned with the state's standards and grade level expectations adopted in 4 AAC 04.140;(B) assessment policy and practice; (D) school learning environment;(E) professional development policy and practices; and(21) "school" (A) has the meaning given "public school" in AS 14.60.010, except as provided in (C) of this paragraph;(B) includes (i) an alternative school within the meaning given in 4 AAC 09.990; (ii) a charter school established under AS 14.03.250-14.03.290;(iii) a district correspondence program financed under AS 14.17.430;(iv) the state boarding school established under AS 14.16;(v) a school for the blind, school for the deaf, or other special mission school; and(vi) a school located in a youth correctional facility;(C) does not include a citizenship night school;(22) repealed 10/20/2018;(23) "student learning data" has the meaning given in 4 AAC 19.099.(24) "alternative school" means a school that is specifically designed to exclusively serve secondary-school students who are at high risk of failing to graduate because of credit deficiencies, non-proficient academic performance, a history of low attendance, a history or high risk of dropping out, or other barriers to graduation; in this paragraph, "non-proficient academic performance" means obtaining an achievement level on a standards-based assessment under 4 AAC 06.739 that does not meet standards;(25) "full academic year" means continuous enrollment between October 1 and the first date of the administration of the standards-based test under 4 AAC 06.737;(26) "evidence-based" means an activity, strategy, or intervention that: (A) demonstrates a statistically significant effect on improving student outcomes based on (i) strong evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental study:(ii) moderate evidence horn at least one well-designed and well-implemeted quasi-experimental study or(iii) promising evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented correlational study with statistical controls for bias; or(B)(i) demonstrates a rationale based on high-quality research findings or positive evaluation that such activity, strategy, or intervention is likely to improve student outcomes or other relevant outcomes; and(ii) includes ongoing efforts to examine the effects of such activity, strategy, or intervention.(27) "valid score" means a scale score and an achievement level under 4 AAC 06.739 or 4 AAC 06.775(b);(28) "natural grade progression" means the student has progressed to the next consecutive grade level in the current school year from the previous school year.Eff. 11/23/2003, Register 168; am 6/13/2004, Register 170; am 1/19/2006, Register 177; am 7/25/2007, Register 183; am 2/4/2011, Register 197; am 10/3/2011, Register 200; am 10/16/2013, Register 208; am 11/13/2014, Register 212, January 2015; am 4/6/2016, Register 218; am 2/5/2017, Register 221, April 2017; am 10/20/2018, Register 228, January 2019; am 12/25/2020, Register 236, January 2021; am 5/24/2023, Register 246, July 2023Authority:AS 14.03.123
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