Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 40 - STATEWIDE ADMINISTRATION OF A SINGLE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AND JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT TEST
Section 40-4 - Definitions

(a) "ACT" means the achievement college entrance examination administered to eleventh-grade students within the state.

(b) "ACT, Inc." means the non-profit independent organization that provides research, assessment and program management services in areas of education and workforce development.

(c) "ACT score" means the composite score on the ACT.

(d) "College entrance examination" means an examination commonly administered throughout the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education. For purposes of these rules, this examination is the ACT.

(e) "Department" means the Wyoming Department of Education as created by W.S. § 21-2-104.

(f) "Home-based education program" means a program of educational instruction that meets the requirements of W. S. § 21-4-102(b) and a basic academic educational program pursuant to W.S. § 21-4-101(a)(vi) provided to a child by the child's parent or legal guardian or by a person designated by the parent or legal guardian. An instructional program provided to more than one (1) family unit does not constitute a home-based educational program.

(g) "Individual Educational Program (IEP)" means a written program developed for a child with a disability in accordance with Chapter 7 Rules of the Department and any subsequent amendments thereof, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 34 C.F.R. Parts 300 and 301 and the applicable rules and regulations that relate to this Act and any subsequent amendments thereof.

(h) "Institutional school" means a public or private group home, residential treatment facility, or a Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) institution receiving State funds for the provision of educational services to students within the state of Wyoming.

(i) "Job skills assessment test" means a test commonly administered throughout the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education and potential employers that shall, at a minimum, test areas of applied math, reading for information, and locating information. For purposes of these rules, this test is the same as the WorkKeys Job Skills assessment or WorkKeys assessment.

(j) "Non-public school student" means a student receiving education in a private or institutional school or a student who participates in a home-based education program as defined in these rules.

(k) "Private school" means any non-public elementary or secondary school providing a basic academic educational program for children in grades K-12 and may include parochial and church or religious schools and home-based educational programs.

(l) "Resident public school" means the Wyoming school the student would attend based on their place of residence and local school district policy as of the date of application to participate in the ACT or WorkKeys statewide assessment.

(m) "Section 504 Plan" means an individualized plan designed to provide access to an education program as provided under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.A. 701 et seq. and the applicable rules and regulations that relate to this Act and any subsequent amendments thereof. In order to be eligible for this plan, the student must be determined, as the result of an evaluation, to have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

(n) "Test accommodations coordinator (TAC)" means the individual appointed by the school district and approved by ACT, Inc. as the person responsible for assuring all requirements to modify testing and/or the testing environment for students documented and approved for accommodations by ACT, Inc. are adhered to in such a way that the integrity of the test materials and test site are assured. The test accommodations coordinator can also be the test supervisor or backup test supervisor if so designated by the school.

(o) "Test site" means each location approved by ACT, Inc. for the statewide administration of the ACT or WorkKeys.

(p) "Test supervisor" means the person appointed by the school district as the individual who assumes the responsibility to protect the integrity of all secure test materials and ensures that all examinees at his/her school are tested under the same conditions as examinees at every other school administering the ACT or WorkKeys.

(q) "Wyoming Integrated Statewide Education Record (WISER) Identification Number" means the unique identification number assigned to every Wyoming student which meets the criteria set forth by the Department.

(r) "WorkKeys assessment" means the job skills assessment test to be administered statewide to eleventh-grade students within the state.

(s) "WorkKeys score" means the cumulative score on the WorkKeys assessment.