Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 20 > Article 30 - Curriculum

• alternative education program: refers to an alternative school or educational program that is described in section 6 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-30-8-1
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• approved postsecondary educational institution: has the meaning set forth in IC 21-7-13-6(b). See Indiana Code 20-30-5.6-0.5
• attendance unit: means the geographical and population area served by a single school that consists of part or all of the school corporation. See Indiana Code 20-30-15-2
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Autism: means a neurological condition as described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• bilingual-bicultural instruction: means the use of written and spoken English and a non-English language to teach students. See Indiana Code 20-30-9-1
• bilingual-bicultural program: means a course of bilingual-bicultural instruction for non-English dominant students, designed to meet the students' language skill needs as soon as possible. See Indiana Code 20-30-9-2
• career and technical education: means any education that has the major purpose of preparing an individual for profitable employment. See Indiana Code 20-30-15-5
• career fair: means an event at which employers and labor organizations can meet with high school students to discuss future career opportunities. See Indiana Code 20-30-5.6-1
• certificate: refers to the state certificate of biliteracy created under section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-30-14.5-2
• Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
• Columbus Learning Center: refers to a multipurpose educational facility to be located in Columbus, Indiana, and leased by the board of aviation commissioners of the city of Columbus, Indiana, to Columbus Learning Center Management Corporation. See Indiana Code 4-12-14-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• course access program catalog: means a list of approved course access program courses provided by authorized course providers that is maintained by the department under section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-30-16-1
• course provider: means a provider that offers course access program courses that provide for the delivery of instruction through any method, including use of online technologies. See Indiana Code 20-30-16-2
• disruptive student: means an eligible student who has a documented record of frequent disruptions of the traditional school learning environment despite repeated attempts by the school corporation to modify the student's behavior in conformity with a progressive disciplinary program approved by the department. See Indiana Code 20-30-8-2
• division: means the division of migrant bilingual-bicultural education of the department. See Indiana Code 20-30-9-3
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• eligible student: means a student pursuing:

  Indiana Code 20-30-16-3

• eligible student: means a student who has completed less than fifty percent (50%) of the required number of credits necessary to graduate upon entering the student's fourth year of high school or any subsequent semester. See Indiana Code 20-30-8.5-2
• eligible student: means an eligible pupil (as defined in IC 20-43-1-11) who meets the criteria for enrollment in an alternative education program under section 9 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-30-8-3
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• foreign language: refers to any language other than English, including:

  Indiana Code 20-30-14.5-1

• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• full-time equivalent students: means the number of students determined under section 16 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-30-8-3.5
• fund: refers to the agency settlement fund established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-16-1
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• intermediary: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 20-30-5.6-2
• labor organization: has the meaning set forth in IC 22-6-6-5. See Indiana Code 20-30-5.6-3
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• non-English dominant students: means students who have difficulty performing in classes conducted solely in English because:

  Indiana Code 20-30-9-4

• participating entities: means the following:

  Indiana Code 4-12-14-3

• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• program: refers to the high school equivalency pilot program established by section 6 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-30-8.5-3
• program organizer: means the following:

  Indiana Code 20-30-8-4

• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• provider: means a current grantee receiving WIOA Title II money from the department of workforce development and that provides academic instruction and education services at the elementary or high school level that:

  Indiana Code 20-30-8.5-4

• Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• school: means the following:

  Indiana Code 20-30-5.6-4

• school: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 20-30-17-1

• school corporation: means the following:

  Indiana Code 20-30-16-4

• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• state agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1(b). See Indiana Code 4-12-13-1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• student: refers to a student who is enrolled in a school corporation in at least grade 6. See Indiana Code 20-30-4-1
• sublease: refers to an agreement between the budget agency and Columbus Learning Center Management Corporation to lease space in the Columbus Learning Center for use by the participating entities. See Indiana Code 4-12-14-4
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• virtual instruction: means instruction that is provided in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which the student is separated from a teacher by time or space, or both. See Indiana Code 20-30-2-1.5
• WIOA: refers to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. See Indiana Code 20-30-8.5-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5