Alaska Administrative Code
Title 4 - Education and Early Development
Chapter 06 - Government of Schools
Article 6 - Statewide Student Assessment
4 AAC 06.790 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 4 AK Admin Code 4 AAC 06.790
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) Repealed 6/1/2018.
(b) In 4 AAC 06.700 - 4 AAC 06.790,
(1)
"accommodation" means a change made to a testing situation to ensure that
information obtained from a statewide assessment is an accurate reflection of
what the assessment is intended to measure rather than a measure of a student's
disability;
(2) "alternate
assessment" means the assessment selected by the commissioner under
4
AAC 06.775(b);
(3) "board" means e State Board of Education
of Education and Early Development;
(4) repealed 6/1/2018;
(5) "certificate of attendance" means a
certificate earned by a student who
(A) is
not able to complete regular courses or complete substitute courses under
4
AAC 06.078;
(B) takes the alternate assessment described
in 4 AAC 06.775(b);
and
(C) completes at least four
years of attendance in high school;
(6) "certificate of completion" means a
certificate earned by a student who
(A) is
not able to complete regular courses or complete substitute courses under
4
AAC 06.078;
(B) takes the alternate assessment described
in 4 AAC 06.775(b);
and
(C) completes the IEP
goals;
(7)
"commissioner" means the commissioner of education and early
development;
(8) "department" means
the Department of Education and Early Development;
(9) "district" means a city or borough school
district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding
school;
(10) "IEP" means
individualized education program under
4
AAC 52.140;
(11) "modification" means a change to the
setting, timing, presentation, or response format of a standardized test that
alters what a test measures;
(12)
"Participation Guidelines" means the department's Participation Guidelines for
Inclusion of Alaska Students in State Assessments, adopted by reference in
4
AAC 06.775;
(13) "section 504 plan" means a plan that
meets the requirements of
29 U.S.C.
794 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973);
(14) "test materials" means all paper and
electronic documents, support materials, software, and any related items used
by students, teachers, or administrators in the administration of
assessments.
As of Register 151 (October 1999), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Education to the Department of Education and Early Development made by ch. 58, SLA 1999, and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of education.
Authority:AS 14.07.020
AS 14.07.060
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