In
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AAC 33.410 -
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AAC 33.490,
(1) repealed 8/6/2004;
(2) "board" means the state Board of
Education and Early Development;
(3) "cooperative agreement" means a contract
that is entered into by an enrolling district and a district of residence in
conformance with
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AAC 33.432;
(4) "department" means the Department of
Education and Early Development;
(5) "district" means a city or borough school
district or a regional educational attendance area;
(6) "district of residence" means the school
district in which a student is a resident;
(7) repealed 9/19/2008;
(8) "IEP" means in individualized education
program established under the provisions of
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AAC 52.140 that meets the requirements of
AS
14.30.186 and
14.30.278;
(9) "out-of-district student" means a student
who seeks to enroll in a district in which the student does not
reside;
(10) "special education
student" means a student who is entitled to special education and related
services under
AS
14.30.180-
14.30.350 and
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AAC 52.010 -
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AAC 52.990;
(11) "statewide correspondence study program"
means any educational program, including a charter school program, that enrolls
out-of-district students and provides
(A) for
each secondary course, less than three hours per week of scheduled face-to-face
interaction, in the same location, between a teacher certificated under
AS
14.20.020 and the class;
(B) for elementary students, less than 15
hours per week of scheduled face-to-face interaction, in the same location,
between a teacher certificated under
AS
14.20.020 and each full-time equivalent
elementary student;
(12)
"curriculum" means a written plan that sets out the scope and arrangement of
the educational program planned for a district; "curriculum" includes the scope
and sequence of objectives and activities for a given course;
(13) "curriculum material" includes
textbooks, software, multi-media materials, and other materials for which the
primary purpose is for use in instructional activity; "curriculum material"
does not include literary works;
(14) "home school" means an educational
program provided in the child's home by a parent or legal guardian under
AS
14.30.010(b)(12);
(15) "parent" means a biological, adoptive,
or foster parent, or an adult who acts as guardian of a child and makes
decisions related to the child's safety, education, and welfare;
(16) "teacher" means a person employed by a
district in a teaching, counseling, or administrative position and has the
appropriate certificate issued by the department;
(17) "correspondence study program" has the
meaning given in
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AAC 09.990(a).
(18) "world languages" means non-English
languages including Alaska Native, American Indian, and American Sign
Language.
