Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 40 - STATEWIDE ADMINISTRATION OF A SINGLE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AND JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT TEST › Section 40-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "ACT" means the achievement college
				entrance examination administered to eleventh-grade students within the
				state.
(b) "ACT, Inc." means the
				non-profit independent organization that provides research, assessment and
				program management services in areas of education and workforce
				development.
(c) "ACT score" means
				the composite score on the ACT.
(d)
				"College entrance examination" means an examination commonly administered
				throughout the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher
				education. For purposes of these rules, this examination is the ACT.
(e) "Department" means the Wyoming Department
				of Education as created by W.S. §
									
										21-2-104.
(f) "Home-based education program" means a
				program of educational instruction that meets the requirements of W. S. §
									
										21-4-102(b) and a basic
				academic educational program pursuant to W.S. §
									
										21-4-101(a)(vi) provided to
				a child by the child's parent or legal guardian or by a person designated by
				the parent or legal guardian. An instructional program provided to more than
				one (1) family unit does not constitute a home-based educational
				program.
(g) "Individual
				Educational Program (IEP)" means a written program developed for a child with a
				disability in accordance with Chapter 7 Rules of the Department and any
				subsequent amendments thereof, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education
				Act, 34 C.F.R. Parts 300 and 301 and the applicable rules and regulations that
				relate to this Act and any subsequent amendments thereof.
(h) "Institutional school" means a public or
				private group home, residential treatment facility, or a Board of Cooperative
				Educational Services (BOCES) institution receiving State funds for the
				provision of educational services to students within the state of
				Wyoming.
(i) "Job skills assessment
				test" means a test commonly administered throughout the United States and
				relied upon by institutions of higher education and potential employers that
				shall, at a minimum, test areas of applied math, reading for information, and
				locating information. For purposes of these rules, this test is the same as the
				WorkKeys Job Skills assessment or WorkKeys assessment.
(j) "Non-public school student" means a
				student receiving education in a private or institutional school or a student
				who participates in a home-based education program as defined in these
				rules.
(k) "Private school" means
				any non-public elementary or secondary school providing a basic academic
				educational program for children in grades K-12 and may include parochial and
				church or religious schools and home-based educational programs.
(l) "Resident public school" means the
				Wyoming school the student would attend based on their place of residence and
				local school district policy as of the date of application to participate in
				the ACT or WorkKeys statewide assessment.
(m) "Section 504 Plan" means an
				individualized plan designed to provide access to an education program as
				provided under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.A. 701 et seq. and the
				applicable rules and regulations that relate to this Act and any subsequent
				amendments thereof. In order to be eligible for this plan, the student must be
				determined, as the result of an evaluation, to have a physical or mental
				impairment that substantially limits one or more major life
				activities.
(n) "Test
				accommodations coordinator (TAC)" means the individual appointed by the school
				district and approved by ACT, Inc. as the person responsible for assuring all
				requirements to modify testing and/or the testing environment for students
				documented and approved for accommodations by ACT, Inc. are adhered to in such
				a way that the integrity of the test materials and test site are assured. The
				test accommodations coordinator can also be the test supervisor or backup test
				supervisor if so designated by the school.
(o) "Test site" means each location approved
				by ACT, Inc. for the statewide administration of the ACT or WorkKeys.
(p) "Test supervisor" means the person
				appointed by the school district as the individual who assumes the
				responsibility to protect the integrity of all secure test materials and
				ensures that all examinees at his/her school are tested under the same
				conditions as examinees at every other school administering the ACT or
				WorkKeys.
(q) "Wyoming Integrated
				Statewide Education Record (WISER) Identification Number" means the unique
				identification number assigned to every Wyoming student which meets the
				criteria set forth by the Department.
(r) "WorkKeys assessment" means the job
				skills assessment test to be administered statewide to eleventh-grade students
				within the state.
(s) "WorkKeys
				score" means the cumulative score on the WorkKeys assessment.