Section Ed 401.01 - Definitions(a) "Accrediting agency" means a business or other organization that evaluates schools against a set of criteria determined by the business or other organization.(b) "Chartered public school" means "chartered public school" as defined by RSA 194-B:1, IV.(c) "Education program" means a program consisting of subject matter and related learning experiences for the instruction of pupils on a regular or systematic basis, usually for a predetermined length of time which constitutes part of a school's total education curriculum, or serves as the education component of a facility, agency, or institution whose primary purpose does not qualify it as a school.(d) "Nonpublic school advisory council (NSAC)" means the nonpublic school advisory council established by the state board as set forth in Ed 408.(e) "Nonpublic school" means a school established by an individual or group other than the state, subdivision of the state, or federal government and whose operation, or any portion thereof, rests with those officials who have not been publicly elected or appointed. The term includes "private school," but does not include a public academy as defined by RSA 194:23(II).(f) "Public school" means a school which is established and operated by a school district, maintained primarily by public funds, and administered by a school board whose members are elected as provided under the laws of the state of New Hampshire.(g) "School" means an educational institution whose primary purpose is the development of individual potential by means of a systematic method of instruction of a defined type comprising: (1) A single grade or more than one grade group or other identifiable grouping;(2) A teacher or more than one teacher(s) who guides and supervises the learning experience of pupils; and(3) An education program leading to the awarding of a diploma or appropriate certificate upon completion of the requirements of the program.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 401.01
#2055, eff 6-16-82; ss by #2714, eff 5-16-84; ss by #4372, eff 2-24-88; ss by #4961, eff 10-26-90; EXPIRED 10-26-96
New. #6366, eff 10-30-96, EXPIRED: 10-30-04
New. #8263, eff 1-22-05; ss by #10360, eff 6-15-13
Amended by Number 6, Filed February 8, 2024, Proposed by #13853, Effective 1/12/2024, Expires 1/12/2034 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Ed 400).