(1) "Chronic absenteeism" means a student has missed 10 percent or more of school days, including excused, nonexcused and disciplinary exclusion, within a school year.
(2) "English Language Learner" has the meaning given that term in ORS 336.079.
(3) "High school student" means a student enrolled in grades 9 through 12 or age level equivalent.
(4) "Program audit" means determining:
(a) The extent to which the desired results or benefits of a program are being achieved;
(b) The extent to which the need for or objectives of an ongoing program are necessary or relevant;
(c) Whether the program complements, duplicates, overlaps or conflicts with other related programs;
(d) The effectiveness of organizations, programs, activities or functions; and
(e) Whether the entity that is the subject of the audit has complied with laws and regulations applicable to the program.
(5) "School district" means:
(a) A common or union high school district;
(b) The Oregon School for the Deaf; and
(c) An educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program or the Juvenile Detention Education Program, as those terms are defined in ORS 326.695. [2017 c.1 §16; 2017 c.615 §10]
Note: See note under 327.850.