As used in this part:

1. (1) “Career-ready pathways” means a sequence of courses and activities to prepare students for success after high school that includes:

   1. (A) The minimum academic core;
   2. (B) A sequence of career and technical education courses in a program of study aligned with high-wage, high-demand jobs in Arkansas; and
   3. (C) The opportunity to earn a credential of value;
2. (2) “Cited” means the status assigned to a public school or public school district that fails to meet any standard identified by a “C” as being a cited violation in this part;
3. (3) “Enforcement action” means the intervention of the state to require compliance of a public school or a public school district that fails to meet the standards for accreditation;

4. (4) "Probation” means the status assigned to a public school or public school district that fails to:

   1. (A) Meet any standard identified by a “P” as being a probationary violation in this part; or
   2. (B) Correct a violation by the specified deadline for which it acquired cited status;

5. (5) "Public school" means:

   1. (A) A school operated by a public school district; or
   2. (B) An open-enrollment public charter school as defined in Arkansas Code § 6-23-103;

6. (6) “Public school district” means:

   1. (A) A geographic area that:

      1. (i) Qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of ad valorem property taxes under:

         1. (a) (a) Arkansas Code § 26-1-101 et seq.; and
         2. (b) (b) Arkansas Constitution, Article 14, § 3; and

      2. (ii) Is either:

         1. (a) (a) Governed by an elected board of directors; or
         2. (b) (b) Under the administrative control of the State Board of Education or the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education in place of an elected board of directors; or
   2. (B) An open-enrollment public charter school as defined in Arkansas Code § 6-23-103;
7. (7) “Standards for accreditation” means the series of requirements that specify what a public school or public school district shall meet in order to be fully accredited by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as outlined in Subparts 2 – 7; and

8. (8) “Written curriculum” includes:

   1. (A) Identified sequences of student learning expectations, pacing, materials, and resources used to teach the Arkansas academic standards; and
   2. (B) Processes for evaluating mastery of the standards at particular points in time throughout the kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) educational program.