94- 457 C.M.R. ch. 610, § 1 - DEFINITIONS
A.
Academic Achievement .
"Academic achievement " means earning a grade point average of at least 3.0,
based on a 4.0 grade point system or the equivalent thereof as determined in
the discretion of the chief executive officer, based upon the most recent
cumulative grade point average.
B.
Authority . "Authority " means the Finance Authority of
Maine.
C.
Chief Executive
Officer . "Chief executive officer " means the Authority 's chief executive
officer or a person acting under the supervisory control of the chief executive
officer.
D.
Child
care . "Child care " means a regular service of care and protection
provided for compensation for any part of a day less than 24 hours to a child
or children under 13 years of age whose parents work outside the home, attend
an educational program or are otherwise unable to care for their
children.
E.
Child care
facility. "Child care facility" means a child care center or a home day
care provider as defined in
22
M.R.S.A. §8301-A.
F.
Child care provider
qualifications. "Child care provider qualifications" means a degree or
certificate from a child care development program including but not limited to
child development, early childhood education, early childhood development,
health and human services with a focus on early childhood, special education
from birth to five years, and other similar programs as determined by the chief
executive officer upon review of coursework and other relevant
information.
G.
Cost of
attendance . "Cost of attendance " has the same meaning as set forth in 20
U.S.C. § 108711 and the regulations, guidelines and procedures promulgated
thereunder except, for students attending less than half-time, cost of
attendance is determined on the same basis as for students attending
half-time.
H.
Commissioner . "Commissioner " means the Commissioner of the Maine
Department of Education or a person acting under the supervisory control of the
Commissioner .
I.
Duly
enrolled . "Duly enrolled " means, for an undergraduate, enrolled full
time and, for a post-baccalaureate student, enrolled at least part-time at an
institution of higher education, as verified by the institution of higher
education.
J. [Reserved]
K. [Reserved]
L.
Graduating High School
Senior . "Graduating high school senior " means a student who is a
resident of the State, who graduates from a secondary school or a home
instruction program as described in
20-A MRSA
§5001-A(3)(A)(4) and
who is entering that student's first year in an institution of higher education
at the beginning of the next academic year.
M.
Institution of Higher
Education . "Institution of higher education " means an institution of
higher education located within this State, another state or a foreign country
that meets the requirements of and conforms to the definitions contained in the
federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,
20 U.S.C.
§
1001(a) and the
regulations, guidelines and procedures promulgated by the Secretary of
Education pursuant thereto.
N.
Most recent cumulative grade point average . "Most recent
cumulative grade point average " means the cumulative grade point average
("GPA") or its equivalent after the applicant's most recently completed period
of study.
O.
Return
Service . "Return service " means service performed (i) as a certified
teacher or speech pathologist in a public elementary or secondary school,
publicly supported secondary school, or special education facility in Maine, as
defined in
20-A MRSA
§7001(6) or in a Maine
private school approved for tuition purposes or in a state operated school, for
a full school year; or, (ii) for borrowers who received their first program
loan after January 1, 2000, in a child care facility for a 12 month period by
an individual who has attained child care provider qualifications; or, (iii) as
a Jobs for Maine's Graduates specialist with Department of Education teacher
certification.
P.
Students
pursuing post-baccalaureate certification . "Students pursuing
post-baccalaureate certification " means students who have earned a
baccalaureate degree or its equivalent and are pursuing a program of studies
leading to initial certification as a teacher or speech pathologist or the
attainment of child care provider qualifications.
Q.
Teacher . "Teacher " means a
person certified by the Maine Department of Education who is employed as a
teacher by a public school or private school approved for tuition purposes or a
state operated school or a publicly supported secondary school or special
education facility, as defined in
20-A MRSA
§7001(6), including
elementary and secondary teacher , specialized subject teacher , vocational or
industrial arts teacher as defined in the certification rules of the State
Board of Education and also includes by position title the following, unless
modified by future legislation:
(1) Classroom
teacher
(2) Itinerant
teacher
(3) Guidance
counselor
(4) Librarian-media
specialist
(5) Special education
teacher
(6) Special teacher of
reading
(7) Speech
pathologist/therapist
(8) Chapter I
tutor
R.
Undergraduate . "Undergraduate " means any individual who has not
been awarded any baccalaureate degree and who is currently enrolled or accepted
for enrollment as a full time student at an institution of higher education ,
including a graduating high school senior .
S.
Underserved Geographic Areas .
"Underserved geographic areas " means those geographic areas of the State of
Maine where there is an insufficient supply of teachers or speech pathologists
as determined by the chief executive officer in consultation with the
Commissioner.
T.
Underserved
Subject Areas . "Underserved subject areas " means those subjects or
programs required or authorized to be taught in the public schools for which
there is an insufficient supply of teachers or speech pathologists as may be
determined by the chief executive officer after consultation with the
Commissioner.
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