3.21 “National School Lunch Students” are those students from low socioeconomic backgrounds as indicated by eligibility for free or reduced-price meals under the United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program as determined on October 1 of each previous school year and submitted to the Department, unless the district is a Provision 2 district or a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) district. 3.22 “Open Enrollment Public Charter School” is a public school operating under the terms of a charter granted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-301 et seq. 3.23 “Previous Year” is the school year immediately preceding the current school year in which funds are allocated. 3.24 “Professional Development” is a coordinated set of planned learning activities that: 3.24.1 Improve the knowledge, skills, and effectiveness of teachers; 3.24.2 Address the knowledge and skills of administrators and paraprofessionals concerning effective instructional strategies, methods, and skills; 3.24.3 Lead to improved student academic achievement; and 3.24.4 Are research-based, standards-based, and continuous. 3.24.5 Training activities for school bus drivers may also be included. 3.25 “Provision 2 District” is a school district that is identified by the Department as participating in the federal National School Lunch Program special assistance certification and reimbursement alternative implemented under 42 U.S.C. § 1759(a), as interpreted in 7 C.F.R. § 245.9. 3.26 “Provision 2 District Base Year (Base Year)” is the last school year for which individual student free or reduced-price meal eligibility determinations were made and meal counts were taken by type. 3.27 “Scholastic Audit” is a comprehensive review of the learning environment, organization efficiency, and academic performance of schools and districts. 3.28 “School District” or “District” is a geographic area with an elected board of directors that qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of ad valorem property taxes under Title 26 of the Arkansas Code, and whose board conducts the daily affairs of public schools pursuant to the supervisory authority vested in it by the General Assembly and Title 6 of the Arkansas Code. For the purposes of these Rules, all references to “school district” or “district” include open enrollment public
4.06.1 The ALE funding amount shall be the amount authorized by law multiplied by the district’s eligible ALE students’ full-time equivalents (FTE) in the previous school year as defined in these Rules. 4.06.2 An ALE student be counted as no more than one (1) student for ALE funding purposes. 4.06.3 An eligible ALE student’s FTE shall be calculated as follows: the sum of (the total number of days an eligible ALE student attends an eligible ALE, plus the total number of days absent while enrolled in an eligible ALE program) divided by the number of school days actually taught in the district’s school year. 4.06.3.1 If an eligible ALE student has less than six (6) hours per day of student/teacher interaction time in an eligible ALE, the student’s FTE shall be calculated as the result of the calculation in Section 4.06.3 multiplied by the number of hours that student is taught in an eligible ALE each day divided by six (6) hours. 4.06.3.2 In no case an eligible ALE student’s FTE be calculated as greater than 1.0. 4.06.3.3 If an eligible ALE student is educated in an eligible ALE for fewer than twenty (20) consecutive days, no ALE funding may be paid for that student, unless: 4.06.3.3.1 The student leaves the school district to transfer to another eligible ALE and is enrolled in an ALE for a combined total of twenty (20) or more consecutive days; or 4.06.3.3.2 The student is placed in a residential treatment program. 4.06.3.3.3 No school district may receive ALE funding for an eligible ALE student for any day the student is not enrolled in an eligible ALE in that district. 4.06.4 ALE funding is restricted state aid. 4.06.5 ALE funding shall be spent on eligible ALE programs identified in these Rules except as otherwise allowed by law or rule. 4.06.6 ALE funding may be carried over from one fiscal year to the next but funds shall remain restricted to the priority areas as defined in these