R277-602-2. Definitions

  (1) "Appeal" means an opportunity to discuss or contest a final administrative decision consistent with and expressly limited to the procedures of this rule.

  (2) "Appeals Committee" means a committee comprised of:

  (a) the Carson Smith Scholarship coordinator;

  (b) the Board's Special Education Director;

  (c) one individual appointed by the Superintendent; and

  (d) two Board-designated special education advocates.

  (3) "Assessment" means a formal testing procedure carried out under prescribed and uniform conditions that measures a student's academic progress, consistent with Subsection 53F-4-303(1)(f).

  (4) "Assessment team" means the individuals designated under Subsection 53F-4-301(1).

  (5) "Days" means school days unless specifically designated otherwise in this rule.

  (6) "Eligible student" means a student who meets the qualifications described in Section 53F-4-302.

  (7) "Enrollment" means that:

  (a) the student has completed the school enrollment process;

  (b) the school maintains required student enrollment information and documentation of age eligibility;

  (c) the student is scheduled to receive services at the school;

  (d) the student attends regularly; and

  (e) the school has accepted the student consistent with Rule R277-419 and the student's IEP.

  (8) "Private school that has previously served a student with a disability" means a school that:

  (a) has enrolled a student within the last three years under the Carson Smith Scholarship program;

  (b) has enrolled a student within the last three years who has received special education services under an Individual Services Plan (ISP) from an LEA where the school is geographically located; or

  (c) can provide other evidence to the Board that is determinative of having enrolled a student with a disability within the last three years.

  (9) "Warrant" means payment by check to a private school.