Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part XVI - Standards › Chapter 405 - PA PRE-K COUNTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 405.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Act
-Article XV-D(b) of the Public School
					 Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
											15-1511-D-15-1516-D), added by the act of
					 July 20, 2007 (P. L. 278, No. 45).
Approved provider
-An eligible provider
					 that has been approved by the Department to offer prekindergarten under the
					 act.
At-risk child
-A child who is at risk of
					 educational failure because of poverty, economic disadvantage, limited English
					 proficiency, academic difficulties, or individual or community factors.
CDA
-Child Development Associate
					 credential.
Department
-The Department of Education of
					 the Commonwealth.
Eligible applicant
-Any of the following
					 entities:
(i) A school
				  district.
(ii) A Head Start
				  program.
(iii) A nursery school
				  licensed under the Private Academic Schools Act (24 P. S. §§
											6701-6721).
(iv) A regulated child day care center or a
				  group day care home that is designated a STAR 3, or higher under the Keystone
				  STARS quality rating system established by the Department of Public Welfare, as
				  of the beginning of the 2009-2010 program year.
(v) A third party entity that will carry out
				  fiduciary and other lead agency responsibilities for entities eligible to
				  operate program classrooms.
Eligible provider
-An eligible provider as
					 defined in section 1511-D of the act (24 P. S. §
											15-1511-D). A child day care center or group
					 day care home must have been designated a STAR 3, or higher under the Keystone
					 STARS quality rating system established by the Department of Public Welfare as
					 of the beginning of the 2009-2010 program year.
Eligible student
-An eligible student as
					 defined in the section 1511-D of the act.
Grant
-An award of funds by the Department
					 for the purposes of carrying out the Program.
Identified developmental delay or
					 disability
-As used in this chapter, a child who has a written
					 Individualized Education Program under Chapter 14 (relating to special
					 education services and programs) and the Federal Individuals with Disabilities
					 Education Improvement Act ( 20 U.S.C.A. §§
											1400 -
					 1419.
Lead agency
-An entity that submits an
					 application for funding and will undertake reporting, recordkeeping, compliance
					 and fiduciary responsibilities for the members of a partnership under the
					 grant.
Location
-The site, place or address where
					 Program services are provided.
Partner
-One, or more, entities that are in
					 a formal relationship with a lead agency to provide Program services using
					 grant funds and that have signed a written partnership agreement.
Partnership agreement
-The written document
					 that specifies the roles and responsibilities of all entities in the
					 partnership established to provide Program services using grant funds.
Program
-The PA Pre-K Counts Program
					 established under the act.
Program year
-The school year during which
					 Program services are delivered to children enrolled in the program.
Teacher
-The primary teacher in the
					 classroom who is responsible for the instruction of children and meets the
					 requirements in §
										405.44 (relating to staffing and
					 professional development).
Teacher aide
-A paraprofessional who
					 provides instructional support to students, including those who do one or more
					 of the following:
(i) Provide
				  one-on-one tutoring if tutoring is scheduled at a time when a student would not
				  otherwise receive instruction from a teacher.
(ii) Assist with classroom management, by
				  organizing instructional materials.
(iii) Provide instructional assistance in a
				  computer laboratory.
(iv) Conduct
				  parental involvement activities.
(v) Provide instructional support in a
				  library or media center.
(vi) Act
				  as a translator.
(vii) Provide
				  instructional support services under the direct supervision of the primary
				  teacher.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												49.31 (relating to criteria for
						eligibility); 22 Pa. Code §
												49.82 (relating to Instructional
						I); and 22 Pa. Code §
												405.11 (relating to eligible
						provider).