The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
"Academic standard" means a summary description of student learning in a required content area under section 120B.021 or elective content area under section 120B.022.
"Benchmark" means specific knowledge or skill that a student must master to complete part of an academic standard by the end of the grade level or grade band.
"Credit" means the determination by the local school district that a student has successfully completed an academic year of study or mastered the applicable subject matter.
"Elective standard" means a locally adopted expectation for student learning in career and technical education and world languages.
Minn. Stat. § 120B.018