Section 511IAC6.1-1-2. Definitions

   (a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this article.

  (b) "Academic standards" means the skills and knowledge base expected of students for a particular subject area at a particular grade level.

  (c) "Accreditation year" means the year from July 1 to June 30.

  (d) "Attendance center" means one (1) or more buildings where the school's program serves pupils who reside in an attendance area.

  (e) "Credit" has the meaning set forth in 511 IAC 6-7.1-1(d).

  (f) "Curriculum" means the planned interaction of pupils with instructional content, materials, resources, and processes for evaluating the attainment of educational objectives.

  (g) "Department" means the Indiana department of education.

  (h) "Dropout" means a student who:

(1) was enrolled in school during the current school year or the previous summer recess;

(2) left the educational system during the current school year or the previous summer recess;

(3) has not graduated from high school; and

(4) does not meet any of the following exclusionary conditions:

(A) Death.

(B) Temporary absence due to suspension or a school excused absence.

(C) Transfer to a public or nonpublic school.

  (i) "Dropout rate" means the number determined under STEP THREE of the following formula:

STEP ONE: Determine the number of students enrolled on October 1 or the date closest to October 1 that school is in session.

STEP TWO: Determine the number of students who drop out of school during the current school year and the previous summer recess.

STEP THREE: Determine the quotient of:

(A) the amount determined under STEP TWO; divided by

(B) the amount determined under STEP ONE.

  (j) "ISTEP" means Indiana statewide testing for educational progress as established under IC 20-32-5, IC 20-32-8, and 511 IAC 5-2.

  (k) "Legal standards" means those Indiana statutes and state board rules that apply to school accreditation.

  (l) "Principal" means a properly certified person who is assigned as the chief administrative officer of a school.

  (m) "School classification" refers to the following school types:

(1) An elementary school, which includes:

(A) grade 1, 2, or 3;

(B) grade 1, 2, or 3 in combination with other grades; or

(C) any school that has grade 6 as its highest grade.

(2) A high school, which includes:

(A) grade 10, 11, or 12; or

(B) grade 10, 11, or 12 in combination with other grades.

(3) A middle school or junior high school, which includes any grade or combination of grades that is not defined as an elementary school or a high school.

If a school includes kindergarten through grade 12, the school superintendent shall designate the division of the grades within the school into at least two (2) school classifications.

  (n) "School corporation" means any public school corporation established by, and under the laws of, the state of Indiana. The term includes, but is not necessarily limited to, any:

(1) school city;

(2) school town;

(3) school township;

(4) consolidated school corporation;

(5) county school corporation;

(6) metropolitan school district;

(7) township school corporation;

(8) united school corporation; or

(9) community school corporation.

  (o) "Semester" means one-half (1/2) of a regular school year.

  (p) "State board" means the Indiana state board of education.

  (q) "Student attendance rate" means the aggregate number of days of attendance for the regular school year divided by the number of aggregate days of enrollment, as determined under 511 IAC 1-3-1(1) [sic, 511 IAC 1-3-1(l)].

  (r) "Superintendent" means the chief administrative officer of a school corporation, generally referred to as the superintendent of schools, except, in the case of township schools, the term refers to the county superintendent of schools.

  (s) "Teacher" means a properly certified, licensed person who is assigned to instruction. (Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 6.1-1-2; filed Jan 9, 1989, 11:00 a.m.: 12 IR 1184; filed Jul 18, 1989, 5:00 p.m.: 12 IR 2259; filed Nov 8, 1990, 3:05 p.m.: 14 IR 652; filed Oct 6, 1997, 5:20 p.m.: 21 IR 389; filed May 28, 1998, 4:57 p.m.: 21 IR 3824; filed Feb 20, 2002, 9:43 a.m.: 25 IR 2231; filed Jul 14, 2004, 9:30 a.m.: 27 IR 4007; errata filed Jul 11, 2005, 10:00 a.m.: 28 IR 3306; filed Dec 21, 2010, 10:17 a.m.: 20110119-IR-511090384FRA; errata filed Feb 28, 2011, 9:58 a.m.: 20110316-IR-511090384ACA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2013, 3:26 p.m.: 20140101-IR-511130419RFA)