Section 4 AAC 60.990 - Definitions In this chapter,
(1) "average daily membership" or "ADM" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990;(2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of education and early development;(3) "culturally responsive" has the meaning given in AS 14.60.010;(4) "department" means the Department of Education and Early Development;(5) "district-wide early education program" means a program, the primary function of which is educational, provided by a school district(A) for children who are four and five years of age and who have not attended a public school kindergarten; and(B) that receives a grant under 4 AAC 60.200 or 4 AAC 0.5 ADM funding under 4 AAC 60.210;(5) "Head Start agency" means an agency that operates in the state as a Head Start program under 42 U.S.C. 9831- 9852c;(6) "parent" or "guardian" has the meaning given in AS 14.60.010;(7) "pre-elementary school" means a program or school, the primary function of which is educational, for children ages three through five years; in this paragraph, "pre-elementary school" includes a district-wide early education program.Eff. 7/1/2023, Register 247, October 2023 Definitions for 4 AAC 60 were previously located at 4 AAC 60.180. The history of 4 AAC 60.990 does not reflect the history of the earlier section.
Authority:AS 14.03.060
AS 14..03.410
AS 14.07.020
AS 14.07.060
AS 14.07.165
AS 14.17.290
AS 14.60.010