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 Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017)
 Title 4. Education and Early Development.
 Chapter 4.06. Government of Schools.
 Article 4.06.4. Statewide Student Assessment.

  Section 4.06.899. Definitions.

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  • In 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 who is a descendant of, and who has at least one-quarter blood derived from,  
			(A) a member of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the state when annexed to the United States; or  
			(B) an American Indian or Eskimo who, after 1867 and before June 30, 1952, migrated into the state from Canada;  
		(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;  
		(6) "highly qualified teacher" means a teacher who meets the requirements set out in 4 AAC 04.210 for being highly qualified;  
		(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" means a person who is, or whose parent or spouse is, a migratory agricultural worker, including a migratory dairy worker or a migratory fisher, and who, in the preceding 36 months, in order to obtain, or accompany the person's parent or spouse, in order to obtain, temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work  
			(A) has moved from one school district to another; or  
			(B) resides in a school district of more than 15,000 square miles, and migrates a distance of 20 miles or more to a temporary residence to engage in a fishing activity;  
		(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) "student with limited English proficiency" has the meaning given to "limited English proficient pupil" or "LEP pupil" in 4 AAC 34.090; "student with limited English proficiency" 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;  
		(15) repealed 10/3/2011;  
		(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 index" means the index 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;  
			(C) instruction;  
			(D) school learning environment;  
			(E) professional development policy and practices; and  
			(F) leadership;  
		(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) "star rating" means the number of stars awarded to a school under 4 AAC 06.835 based on the school's Alaska school performance index score;  
		(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, below-proficient academic performance, a history of low attendance, a history or high risk of dropping out, or other barriers to graduation; in this paragraph, "below-proficient academic performance" means obtaining an achievement level on a standards-based assessment under 4 AAC 06.739 that does not meet standards.

Authorities

14.03.123;14.07.020;14.07.060;14.50.080

Notes


Authority
AS 14.03.123 AS 14.07.020 AS 14.07.060 AS 14.50.080 Editor's note: The department's Alaska Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced Meals may be obtained by writing to the Department of Education and Early Development, 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500.
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History
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; am 4/6/2016, Register 218