R277-477-2. Definitions

  (1) "Approving entity" means an LEA governing board, university, or other legally authorized entity that may approve or reject a plan for a district or charter school.

  (2)(a) "Charter trust land council" means a council comprised of a two person majority of elected parents of students attending the charter school convened to act in lieu of the school community council for the charter school.

  (b) "Charter trust land council" includes a charter school governing board if:

  (i) the charter governing board meets the two-parent majority requirement; and

  (ii) the charter school governing board chooses to serve as the charter trust land council.

  (3) "Council" means a school community council or a charter trust land council.

  (4) "Digital citizenship" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-7-1202.

  (5) "Fall enrollment report" means the audited census of students registered in Utah public schools as reported in the audited October 1 Fall Enrollment Report of the previous year.

  (6) "Funds" means School LAND Trust program funding as defined in Section 53F-2-404.

  (7) "Most critical academic need" means an academic need identified in a school's Teacher and Student Success Plan.

  (8) "Parent," for a charter school, includes a grandparent of a student currently enrolled at the school.

  (9)(a) "Principal" means an administrator licensed as a principal in the state and employed in that capacity at a school.

  (b) "Principal" includes the director of a charter school.

  (10) "Satellite charter school" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section R277-482-2.

  (11) "School safety principles" has the same meaning as described in Section 53G-7-1202.

  (12) "Student" means a child in public school grades kindergarten through 12 counted on the fall enrollment report of an LEA.

  (13) "Trust Distribution Account" means the restricted account within the Uniform School Fund created under Subsection 53F-9-201(2).