92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 002 - DEFINITIONS

002.01 Approved Accelerated or Differentiated Curriculum Programs

Approved Accelerated or Differentiated Curriculum Programs means academic programs that serve the educational needs of learners with high ability developed and approved under Section 79-1108 R.R.S.

002.02 Department

Department shall mean the Nebraska Department of Education.

002.03 Evaluation

A process of using information about programming to guide decision-making in present and future efforts. Its purposes include: guiding planning for maintaining or improving programming, comparing and selecting among several options or alternatives, and judging whether stated goals and objectives have been attained.

002.04 Learner with High Ability

"Learner with high ability means a student who gives evidence of high performance capability in such areas as intellectual, creative, or artistic capacity or in specific academic fields and who requires accelerated or differentiated curriculum programs in order to develop those capabilities fully." [as defined in Nebraska Revised Statute Sec. 79-1107(3) ]

002.05 School Fiscal Year

School Fiscal Year shall mean the fiscal year of each school district which commences on September 1 of each year and ends on August 31 of each year pursuant to 79-1091 R.R.S.

002.06 Special Populations

Those students who, in order to meet their learning needs, may require different and/or special strategies.

002.07 Start-Up Costs

Eligible start-up costs mean costs identified in Section 007.02 associated with:

a) conducting local needs assessments for programs for learners with high ability;

b) staff development activities for certified staff and specialized teachers of high ability learners under Sections 004 (Identification Procedures) and 005 (Continuum of Programming Services Options, and Strategies and Affective or Guidance Needs);

c) enhancement of testing procedures for 004 (Identification Procedures); and,

d) materials, software and/or distance learning fees for use with high ability learners. Applicants must affirm that they have not, as of the date of the application, provided students identified as high ability learners with accelerated or differentiated programs or services for the education of learners with high ability.

002.08 Compacted Curriculum

A process for reducing the amount of the curriculum material allowing the student to show mastery of the content by doing less volume of work, eliminating that which has been mastered prior to normal presentation or teaching clusters of needed skills in reduced time frame, and providing time for enrichment and/or acceleration activities appropriate to high ability learners while ensuring mastery of basic skills.

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92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 002