Alaska Administrative Code
Title 4 - Education and Early Development
Chapter 06 - Government of Schools
Article 7 - School and District Accountability
4 AAC 06.899 - Definitions

(1) "African-American" means a person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa;

(2) "Alaska Native" means a person having origins in any of the Alaska Native Tribes in Alaska

(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(6) repealed 2/5/2017;

(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 status" means a migratory child as defined in 20 U.S.C. 6399(3).

(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(10) repealed 10/16/2013.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) "English learner" has the meaning given in 4 AAC 34.090; "English learner" 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(15) repealed 10/3/2011;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 system " means the system 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

(21) "school"

(22) repealed 10/20/2018;

(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, non-proficient academic performance, a history of low attendance, a history or high risk of dropping out, or other barriers to graduation; in this paragraph, "non-proficient academic performance" means obtaining an achievement level on a standards-based assessment under 4 AAC 06.739 that does not meet standards;

(25) "full academic year" means continuous enrollment between October 1 and the first date of the administration of the standards-based test under 4 AAC 06.737;

(26) "evidence-based" means an activity, strategy, or intervention that:

(27) "valid score" means a scale score and an achievement level under 4 AAC 06.739 or 4 AAC 06.775(b);

(28) "natural grade progression" means the student has progressed to the next consecutive grade level in the current school year from the previous school year.