In this chapter,

1. (1) "average daily membership" or "ADM" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990;
2. (2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of education and early development;
3. (3) "culturally responsive" has the meaning given in AS 14.60.010;
4. (4) "department" means the Department of Education and Early Development;

5. (5) "district-wide early education program" means a program, the primary function of which is educational, provided by a school district

   1. (A) for children who are four and five years of age and who have not attended a public school kindergarten; and
   2. (B) that receives a grant under 4 AAC 60.200 or 0.5 ADM funding under 4 AAC 60.210;
6. (6) "Head Start agency" means an agency that operates in the state as a Head Start program under 42 U.S.C. 9831 - 9852c;
7. (7) "parent" or "guardian" has the meaning given in AS 14.60.010;
8. (8) "pre-elementary school" means a program or school, the primary function of which is educational, for children ages three through five years; in this paragraph, "pre-elementary school" includes a district-wide early education program.

(Eff. 7/1/2023, Register 247)

Authority: AS 14.03.060, AS 14.07.060, AS 14.60.010, AS 14