511 Ind. Admin. Code 6-8-1

Current through December 4, 2024
Section 511 IAC 6-8-1 - Definitions

Authority: IC 20-19-2-8

Affected: IC 20-18-2-16

Sec. 1.

(a) The definitions in 511 IAC 6.1-1-2 and this section apply throughout this rule.
(b) "Board" means the Indiana state board of education.
(c) "Course" means a course listed in the Indiana state approved course titles and descriptions.
(d) "Curriculum program" means a systematized program of study of greater scope or duration than a course.
(e) "Department" means the state department of education.
(f) "Governing body" means the board, commission, etc. charged with the responsibility of administering the affairs of:
(1) a school corporation;
(2) nonpublic schools; or
(3) a group of nonpublic schools.
(g) "Nonpublic school" means any school accredited by the board that serves any of the kindergarten through grade 12 not maintained by a school corporation.
(h) "Nonstandard courses and curriculum programs" means those courses or curriculum programs that differ from those authorized by the rules of the board in ways including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Content.
(2) Organization.
(3) Methods.
(4) Staffing.
(5) Course title.
(6) Instructional materials.
(7) Criteria for course or program completion.

However, courses and curriculum programs covered by this rule shall not include those falling within the provisions for gifted and talented education in 511 IAC 6-9.

(i) "Public school" means any school maintained by a school corporation as defined in 511 IAC 6.1-1-2.

511 IAC 6-8-1

Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 6-8-1; filed Sep 13, 1984, 10:09 a.m.: 8 IR 70; filed Oct 6, 1997, 5:20 p.m.: 21 IR 388; readopted filed Jul 23, 2003, 10:15 a.m.: 26 IR 3960; readopted filed Nov 4, 2009, 12:03 p.m.: 20091202-IR-511090701RFA; filed Dec 21, 2010, 10:13 a.m.: 20110119-IR-511090382FRA
Readopted filed 11/16/2017, 1:20 p.m.: 20171213-IR-511170398RFA
Readopted filed 11/28/2023, 1:27 p.m.: 20231227-IR-511230447RFA

Agency cited as 510 IAC 4-6-1, which was renumbered by legislative services agency as 511 IAC 6-8-1.