Section 4 AAC 05.900 - DefinitionsIn this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of education and early development;(2) "community" means a home-rule city, a city of any class, an incorporated village, or an unincorporated village;(3) "department" means the Department of Education and Early Development;(4) "local school committee" or "committee" means an elected advisory school board established under AS 14.08.115 or, if there is no such board in the community, an elected borough school district advisory school board established under AS 14.12.035 or, if there is no elected borough school district advisory school board, the village or city council;(5) "school" means a program of instruction which complies with all statutes, regulations and requirements applicable to the operation of public schools in the state;(6) "curriculum" means a written plan which sets out the scope and arrangement of the educational program planned for a school district;(7) "superintendent" means a superintendent or chief school administrator of the district or regional education attendance area.Eff. 9/3/76, Register 59; am 6/14/81, Register 78; am 11/21/84, Register 92; am 6/11/95, Register 134; am 9/1/2009, Register 191Before Register 134, July 1995, the definition section was located at 4 AAC 05.020. The history note for 4 AAC 05.900 contains the history of that section before Register 134, July 1995.
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