Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0520 - Education
Subtitle 0520-01 - State Board of Education Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards for the Operation of the Public School System
Chapter 0520-01-18 - Textbook and Instructional Materials Waivers
Section 0520-01-18-.01 - DEFINITIONS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0520-01-18-.01
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) As used in this chapter:
(a) "Textbook" has the same meaning as in
T.C.A. §
49-6-2202(e)
and the Rules of the State Textbook Commission
0520-05-01-.01.
(b) "Instructional Materials" has the same
meaning as in the Rules of the State Textbook Commission
0520-05-01-.01.
(c) "Open Education Resources (OER)" means
freely accessible, open-licensed curriculum that includes text, media, and
other digital assets that constitutes a full curriculum that conforms to the
relevant Tennessee Academic Standards.
(d) "Supplemental Materials" means resources
used to complement or enhance the adopted Textbook and Instructional Materials
for specific lessons, units, or topics, but which do not comprise the majority
of standards for the grade-specific subject.
(e) "State Board" means the Tennessee State
Board of Education.
(f) "The
Department" means the Tennessee Department of Education.
(g) "Textbook Commission" means the Tennessee
State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission established
pursuant to T.C.A. §
49-6-2201.
(h) "LEA" means a Tennessee local education
agency and has the same meaning given in T.C.A. §
49-1-103(2).
(i) "Local Board" means a Tennessee local
board of education.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-6-2202 and 49-6-2206.
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