D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A2199
When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
"Absence" -- a school day when a student is either fully absent or partially absent.
"Absenteeism" -- a pattern of a high frequency of absences.
"Action plan" -- a written document that is designed to meet the individual and specialized needs of the student and contains the relevant details of the student's attendance record, the school-based or third-party-provided interventions toward addressing the underlying causes of unexcused absences as determined by the school-based student support team, and expected attendance goals.
"Asynchronous" -- non-simultaneous distance instruction where a student completes work independently without a teacher providing real time instruction.
"Attendance monitor" -- the person(s) designated by the principal or chief school administrator of an educational institution to be responsible for collecting, maintaining, and reporting attendance records that are required pursuant to District of Columbia compulsory education and school attendance laws, regulations, and OSSE policies for each student enrolled in the educational institution.
"Chronic absenteeism" -- the incidence of a student missing more than 10 percent of instructional school days, including excused and unexcused absences.
"Chronic truancy rate" -- the incidence of students of compulsory attendance age, as defined by D.C. Official Code § 38-202(a), enrolled at a school at any point in a given school year who are absent without a valid excuse on ten (10) or more occasions within a single school year, divided by the total number of students of compulsory attendance age ever enrolled during the corresponding school year.
"Chronically truant" -- a student of compulsory attendance age, as defined by D.C. Official Code § 38-202(a), who is absent from school without a legitimate excuse for ten (10) or more days within a single school year.
"Consultation" -- a meeting or conversation between the school-based student support team of an educational institution and a student's parent(s) or guardian(s) in which the team, on the part of the educational institution, engages in meaningful discussions about the issues underlying the student's absenteeism prior to making any decision about action plans, interventions, or services to address the student's absenteeism.
"Distance" -- instruction that takes place when the student is not physically present in the educational institution in which the student is enrolled or where the student is assigned to attend.
"Educational institution" -- a school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, or a public charter school.
"Educational neglect" -- the failure of a parent or guardian to ensure that a child attends school consistent with the requirements of the law including, without limitation, the failure to enroll a student of compulsory attendance age, as defined by D.C. Official Code § 38-202(a), in an educational institution or provide appropriate private instruction; permitting chronic absenteeism from school; inattention to special education needs; refusal to allow or failure to obtain recommended remedial education services; or the failure to obtain treatment or other special education services without reasonable cause.
"Elementary/secondary educational program" -- a course of instruction and study from and including pre-Kindergarten through the end of high school, any portion thereof, or its equivalent. This does not include an adult education or evening school program.
"Enrollment" -- a process through which a student obtains admission to a District of Columbia Public School or District of Columbia public charter school that includes, at a minimum the following stages:
"Full school day" -- the entirety of the instructional hours regularly provided on a single school day.
"Fully absent" -- the designation for a school day when a student is not in attendance for the entire instructional day. This designation applies to both excused and unexcused full school day absences.
"Fully present" -- the designation for a school day when a student is present for the entire instructional day.
"IDEA" -- the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 191; 20 U.S.C. § 1400et seq.).
"In-person" -- instruction that takes place when the student is physically present in the educational institution in which the student is enrolled or at the specified off-site in-person learning location.
"Late arrival" -- arrival by a student at the educational institution after the official start of the school day as defined by the educational institution.
"LEA" or "Local Educational Agency" -- the District of Columbia Public Schools or a District of Columbia public charter school operator.
"Marking period" -- a portion of a school year between two dates, at the conclusion of which period students are graded or marked.
"McKinney-Vento" -- the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, approved July 22, 1987 (101 Stat. 482; 42 U.S.C. §§ 11431-11435) .
"Module" -- A subdivision of the instructional day (as defined in 5-A DCMR § 2100.3) for distance learning.
"Office of the State Superintendent of Education" -- The State Education Agency (SEA) for the District of Columbia established by the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2601et seq.), with all operational authority for state-level functions, except that delegated to the State Board of Education in D.C. Official Code § 38-2652.
"OSSE" -- the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
"Output" -- an instructional activity completed by the student during a module of distance learning that reflects the instruction delivered in that module.
"Parent" -- a parent, guardian, or other person who resides in the District of Columbia and who has legal custody or control of a minor.
"Partially absent" -- the designation for a school day when a student is present for less than sixty percent (60%) of the instructional day but did attend at least part of the school day. This designation applies to both excused and unexcused absence.
"Partially present" -- the designation for a school day when a student is present for at least sixty percent (60%) of the instructional day but not the full day, regardless of whether the absent period was excused.
"Present" -- a school day when the student is either fully present or partially present.
"Routine distance" -- the use of distance instruction by a school on a regular or otherwise routine and predictable, nonemergency, basis.
"Section 504" -- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved September 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 394; 29 U.S.C. § 794) .
"STEM" -- educational instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
"Situational distance" -- the use of distance instruction by a school otherwise providing in-person instruction to address a temporary, emergency need.
"Synchronous" -- in synchronous modules, teaching and learning occur simultaneously such that the teacher is able to react and respond to students in the moment and vice-versa.
"Truant" -- a student of compulsory attendance age, as defined by D.C. Official Code § 38-202(a), who is not in attendance for an entire instructional school day without a valid excuse for absence pursuant to Section 2102.2 of this chapter.
"Truancy" -- the act or pattern of being truant from school for an entire instructional school day without a valid excuse (an unexcused full school day absence).
"Unexcused absence" -- the designation of a day when a student is either fully absent or partially absent without a valid excuse.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A2199