New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 20 - ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:20-1.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms shall have the following
				  meanings when used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Accredited" means a traditional high school, a private
				  career school, or a traditional or online college, or university has met the
				  criteria and standards set by an appropriate accrediting agency, such as the
				  Middle States Association.
"Adult high school" means a district board of education
				  school that conducts supervised educational activities in the day or evening to
				  provide persons 16 years of age or older with the necessary instruction to
				  enable them to complete the requirements for a locally issued, State-endorsed
				  diploma. Each adult high school has a separate County District School (CDS)
				  System code from the school district.
"County District School (CDS) System" means an information
				  system located on the New Jersey Department of Education's website that
				  collects and tracks data about educational entities in New Jersey that receive
				  State or Federal funds.
"DD-214" means a United States Department of Defense form
				  issued to all members of the military that describes their service
				  record.
"Disability" means, with respect to an individual, a physical
				  or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life
				  activities, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an
				  impairment.
"Educational plan" means a signed and dated document
				  developed by the student and a professional staff member of the adult high
				  school.
"Emancipated minor" means a person 16 or 17 years of age who
				  resides in an independent housing arrangement and is not responsible to a
				  natural or resource family parent(s) or guardian(s).
"English language proficiency" means the full command of
				  language skills, including proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and
				  writing of the English language. English language proficiency is defined
				  operationally as the passing score on an English language proficiency test. To
				  attain proficiency in the English language requires more time than to attain
				  fluency.
"Full-time employment" means work that is at least 30 hours
				  per week.
"Multilingual learner" or "ML" means a student whose native
				  language is other than English. The term refers to students with varying
				  degrees of English language proficiency in any one of the domains of speaking,
				  reading, writing, or listening and is synonymous with limited English-speaking
				  ability as used at N.J.S.A. 18A:35-15 through 26.
"New Jersey High School Equivalency Assessment" or "NJHSEA"
				  means any of the assessments approved by the State Board of Education for
				  achieving a New Jersey State-issued high school diploma.
"Occupational license" means the license required to ensure
				  that only qualified individuals work in occupations that affect the health and
				  safety of the public in the State. Individuals seeking such a license must meet
				  specific qualifications mandated by State law, rules, or regulation.
"Official transcript" means a person's record of high school,
				  adult high school, or college courses, grades, and credits awarded, or a record
				  of an NJHSEA or other assessment approved by the State Board of
				  Education.
"Part-time employment" means work that is more than 15 hours
				  but less than 30 hours per week.
"Proficiency" means an explicitly stated and demonstrable
				  knowledge and/or skill used to define a desired learning outcome.
"Proprietary school" means a privately owned school, such as
				  a private career and technical school.
"Remedial college courses" means courses taken at an
				  accredited college or university that are not applied toward graduation and for
				  which no college academic credit is awarded.
"Senior standing" means one year or less of credit hours
				  remaining in order to meet high school graduation requirements.
"State-endorsed diploma" means a locally issued document
				  awarded to an exiting student indicating successful completion of high school
				  graduation requirements.
"State-issued high school diploma" means a high school
				  diploma provided by the New Jersey Department of Education to persons 16 years
				  of age or older and no longer enrolled in school to document the attainment of
				  academic skills and knowledge equivalent to a high school education.
"Statement of responsibilities" means an agreement signed by
				  both the student and a representative of an adult high school establishing the
				  requirements of the student and the representative to engage in a successful
				  academic program.
"Traditional course" means a course that has specified
				  lengths of time for a specific number of class meetings and the completion of
				  activities necessary to achieve the accepted level of proficiencies for the
				  award of credit.