(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of education appointed by the state board of education pursuant to section 22-2-110.
(2) "District of innovation" means a school district that is designated as a district of innovation pursuant to section 22-32.5-107.
(3) "Innovation school" means a school in which a local school board implements an innovation plan pursuant to section 22-32.5-104.
(4) "Innovation school zone" means a group of schools of a school district that share common interests, such as geographical location or educational focus, or that sequentially serve classes of students as they progress through elementary and secondary education and in which a local school board implements a plan for creating an innovation school zone pursuant to section 22-32.5-104.
(5) "Local school board" means the board of education of a school district.
(6) "State board" means the state board of education created pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.