New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter I - Scholarships and Grants › Part 151 - Apportionment for Prekindergarten Programs › Subpart 151-1 - Universal Prekindergarten Program › Section 151-1.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
As used in this Subpart:
(a)
Approved expenditures
means any expenses for which grant funds may be used, such as, but not limited
					 to, program components, professional salaries, professional learning, support
					 services, materials and supplies, administrative support services,
					 transportation services, leasing expenses or other appropriate facilities
					 expenses and other costs as approved by the commissioner. Pursuant to section 3202  of the Education Law, no parent and/or guardian of a child participating
					 in a universal prekindergarten program should be subjected to a fee/charge for
					 the instructional program.
(b)
Eligible agencies
shall mean a provider of child care and
					 early education, a day care provider, early childhood program or center or
					 community-based organization including, but not limited to, approved preschool
					 special education program, Head Start, nursery schools, libraries and museums
					 which meet the standards and requirements of this Subpart.
(c)
Eligible child
means a
					 child who resides within the school district who is four years of age on or
					 before December 1st of the year in which he or she is enrolled or who will
					 otherwise be first eligible to enter public school kindergarten commencing with
					 the following school year. For a summer only program provided in accordance
					 with the provisions of section
					 151-1.4(d) 
					 of this Subpart,
eligible child
means a child who resides
					 within the school district who is five years of age on or before December 1st
					 of the year in which he or she is enrolled or who will otherwise be first
					 eligible to enter public school kindergarten commencing with the current school
					 year. Parents and/or guardians may choose, but are not required, to enroll
					 their child(ren) in a universal prekindergarten program. However, upon
					 enrollment, the school district's attendance policy must be applied.
(d)
Universal prekindergarten program
					 plan
means a plan approved by the board of education or, in the case
					 of a school district having a population of one million or more, by the
					 community superintendent and chancellor, that is designed to effectively serve
					 eligible children directly through the school district or through collaborative
					 efforts between the school district and an eligible agency or
					 agencies.
(e)
Traditional
					 standardized test
shall mean a systematic method of gathering
					 information from objectively scored items that allow the test taker to select
					 one or more of the given options or choices as their response. Examples include
					 multiple-choice, true-false, and matching items. Traditional standardized tests
					 are those that require the student (and not the examiner/assessor) to directly
					 use a "bubble" answer sheet. Traditional standardized tests do not include
					 performance assessments or assessments in which students perform real-world
					 tasks that demonstrate application of knowledge and skills; assessments that
					 are otherwise required to be administered by Federal law; and/or assessments
					 used for diagnostic or formative purposes, including but not limited to
					 assessments used for diagnostic screening required by Education Law section
					 3208(5).