Alaska Admin. Code tit. 4, § 06.899 – Definitions

In 4 AAC 06.800 - 4 AAC 06.899, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) "African-American" means a person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa;
(2) "Alaska Native" means a person having origins in any of the Alaska Native Tribes in Alaska;
(3) "American Indian" means a person having origins in any of the aboriginal peoples of North and South America, including Central America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition; "American Indian" does not include an Alaska Native;
(4) "Asian or Pacific Islander" means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands;
(5) "economically disadvantaged students" means a student who is eligible for free or reduced-price school meals under the department's Alaska Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced Meals;
(6) repealed 2/5/2017;
(7) "Hispanic" means a person who traces the person's origin or descent to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America, and other Spanish cultures, regardless of race;
(8) "migrant status" means a migratory child as defined in 20 U.S.C. 6399(3).
(9) "parent" means a biological, adoptive, or foster parent, or an adult who acts as a guardian of a child and makes decisions related to the child's safety, education, and welfare;
(10) repealed 10/16/2013;
(11) "statewide student assessment system" or "state assessments" means the assessments described in 4 AAC 06.710;
(12) "student with a disability" has the meaning given "child with a disability" in AS 14.30.350; "student with a disability" includes all students who are under or eligible for an individualized education program under AS 14.30.278;
(13) "English learner" has the meaning given in 4 AAC 34.090; "English learner" includes students who are currently served or eligible to be served under 4 AAC 34.055;
(14) "White" means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East;
(15) repealed 10/3/2011;
(16) "emigre" means a student formerly enrolled in the school for whom the school has written documentation that the student is no longer enrolled because the student emigrated to another country;
(17) "students of two or more races" means students who primarily identify their heritage with more than one of the subgroups "African-Americans," "Alaska Natives," "American Indians," "Asians or Pacific Islanders," or "Whites";
(18) "Alaska school performance system" means the system described in 4 AAC 06.812;
(19) "desk audit" means a review of student learning data at the school or district, including consultation with the superintendent of the district in which the school is located;
(20) "instructional audit" means a review of the instructional policies, practices, and methodologies of the district or one or more schools within the district; an instructional audit may include a review of the district's or school's
1. (A) curriculum, including whether the curriculum is aligned with the state's standards and grade level expectations adopted in 4 AAC 04.140;
2. (B) assessment policy and practice;
3. (C) instruction;
4. (D) school learning environment;
5. (E) professional development policy and practices; and
6. (F) leadership;
(21) "school"
1. (A) has the meaning given "public school" in AS 14.60.010, except as provided in (C) of this paragraph;
2. (B) includes
  1. (i) an alternative school within the meaning given in 4 AAC 09.990;
  2. (ii) a charter school established under AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290;
  3. (iii) a district correspondence program financed under AS 14.17.430;
  4. (iv) the state boarding school established under AS 14.16;
  5. (v) a school for the blind, school for the deaf, or other special mission school; and
  6. (vi) a school located in a youth correctional facility;
3. (C) does not include a citizenship night school;
(22) repealed 10/20/2018;
(23) "student learning data" has the meaning given in 4 AAC 19.099;
(24) "alternative school" means a school that is specifically designed to exclusively serve secondary-school students who are at high risk of failing to graduate because of credit deficiencies, non-proficient academic performance, a history of low attendance, a history or high risk of dropping out, or other barriers to graduation; in this paragraph, "non-proficient academic performance" means obtaining an achievement level on a standards-based assessment under 4 AAC 06.739 that does not meet standards;
(25) "full academic year" means continuous enrollment between October 1 and the first date of the administration of the standards-based test under 4 AAC 06.737;
(26) "evidence-based" means an activity, strategy, or intervention that:
1. (A) demonstrates a statistically significant effect on improving student outcomes based on
  1. (i) strong evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental study;
  2. (ii) moderate evidence from at least one well-designed and well implemented quasi-experimental study or
  3. (iii) promising evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented correlational study with statistical controls for bias: or
2. (B) (i) demonstrates a rationale based on high-quality research findings or positive evaluation that such activity, strategy, or intervention is likely to improve student outcomes or other relevant outcome; and
  1. (ii) include ongoing efforts to examine the effects of such activity, strategy, or intervention.
(27) "valid score" means a scale score and an achievement level under 4 AAC 06.739 or 4 AAC 06.775(b);
(28) "natural grade progression" means the student has progressed to the next consecutive grade level in the current school year from the previous school year.

(Eff. 11/23/2003, Register 168; am 6/13/2004, Register 170; am 1/19/2006, Register 177; am 7/25/2007, Register 183; am 2/4/2011, Register 197; am 10/3/2011, Register 200; am 10/16/2013, Register 208; am 11/13/2014, Register 212; am 4/6/2016, Register 218; am 2/5/2017, Register 221; am 10/20/2018, Register 228; am 12/25/2020, Register 236; am 5/24/2023, Register 246)