22 Pa. Code § 10.2

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 10.2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Charter school-A charter school or cyber charter school as defined in section 1703-A of the Charter School Law (24 P. S. § 17-1703-A).

Chief school administrator-The superintendent of a public school district, executive director of an area vocational-technical school, executive director of an intermediate unit or chief executive officer of a charter school.

IEP-Individualized education program.

Incident-An instance involving one or more of the following:

(i) An act of violence.
(ii) The possession of a weapon by a person.
(iii) The possession, use or sale of a controlled substance or drug paraphernalia as defined in section 2 of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (35 P. S. § 780-102).
(iv) The possession, use or sale of alcohol or tobacco by a person on school property.
(v) Conduct that constitutes an offense under section 1303-A(b)(4.1) or (4.2) of the Safe Schools Act (24 P. S. § 13-1303-A(b)(4.1) and (4.2)).

Local police department-A police department having jurisdiction over school property of the school entity.

Memorandum of understanding-A confirmation of mutually agreed upon terms between two or more parties in the form of a document mutually agreed to by a school entity and a local police department as required under section 1303-A(c) of the Safe Schools Act.

Positive behavior support plan-A plan for a student with a disability or eligible young child who requires specific intervention to address behavior that interferes with learning. A plan is developed by the IEP team, based on a functional behavior assessment and becomes part of the individual eligible young child's or student's IEP. A plan includes methods that utilize positive reinforcement and other positive techniques to shape a student's or eligible young child's behavior ranging from the use of positive verbal statements as a reward for good behavior to specific tangible rewards. See §§ 14.133 and 711.46 (relating to positive behavior support).

Protected handicapped student-A student who meets the definition of "protected handicapped student" under § 15.2 (relating to definitions), including a protected handicapped student attending a charter school, or for whom an evaluation is pending.

Safe Schools Act-Article XIII-A of the School Code (24 P. S. §§ 13-1301-A-13-1313-A).

School-based diversion program-A program that, in partnership with other stakeholders, diverts youth out of the juvenile justice system. A program may include a youth aid panel in which a panel of community members decides an appropriate resolution to hold a student accountable for the student's actions by, among other options, requiring the student to complete educational activities, community service, restitution and any other related program or service.

School Code-The Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§ 1-101-27-2702).

School entity-A public school district, intermediate unit, area vocational-technical school or charter school.

School-wide positive behavior support-A school-wide, evidence-based and data-driven approach to improving school behavior that seeks to reduce unnecessary student disciplinary actions and promotes a climate of greater productivity, safety and learning.

Student with a disability-A student who meets the definition of "student with a disability" under § 14.101 (relating to definitions), the definition of "child with a disability" under § 711.1 (relating to definitions) or for whom an evaluation is pending.

22 Pa. Code § 10.2