N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:33-1.3
The following words and terms shall have the following meanings when used in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Accountability indicators" mean the areas that the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires the State to utilize in measuring the performance of all schools for the purpose of identifying schools in need of support and improvement. The required accountability indicators for high schools are: academic achievement; graduation rate; progress toward achieving English language proficiency; and a measure of school quality or student success. The required accountability indicators for elementary and middle schools are: academic achievement; academic progress; progress toward achieving English language proficiency; and a measure of school quality or student success.
"Annual school plan" means a school-level plan to improve student outcomes for a Comprehensive or Targeted School.
"Comprehensive School" means a school that the Department identifies as in need of comprehensive support and improvement, in accordance with the criteria at N.J.A.C. 6A:33-2.1.
"Comprehensive II School" means a Comprehensive School that does not meet exit criteria, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:33-4.1(b).
"English language proficiency test" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.2.
"ESSA" means the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq.
"Evidence-based interventions" means strategies that are deemed effective based on research findings that indicate a positive, statistically significant impact on outcomes and, as such, are likely to result in comparable outcomes for Comprehensive or Targeted Schools when replicated under similar conditions, as described in the research.
"Field support team" means one of the Department's field-based teams composed of experienced educators and specialists who are charged with providing on-site support focused on curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional learning, use of data, and cycles of continuous improvement to school districts that have one or more Comprehensive Schools, or three or more Targeted Schools.
"Interim target" means the metric in the accountability system that defines whether Comprehensive or Targeted Schools made progress toward long-term goals.
"Interventions" means strategies in the annual school plan that address the root causes that hinder optimal student achievement. Interventions are implemented by a Comprehensive or Targeted School with support from the school district and may include, but are not limited to:
"New Jersey Student Learning Standards" or "NJSLS" means the standards established for the provision of a thorough and efficient education pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-4 and defined in N.J.A.C. 6A:8.
"School performance reports" means annual Department school reports that include a range of data on student achievement, progress toward annual targets, and additional college- and career-readiness data points in accordance with the school report cards required by ESSA.
"Student subgroup" means students who are grouped together for the collection of data required by ESSA and for the identification of schools in need of support and improvement. Section 1111(c)(2) of ESSA defines student subgroups, for accountability purposes, as specific racial and ethnic groups, economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and multilingual learners (MLs).
"Targeted School" means a school that the Department identifies as in need of targeted improvement and support, in accordance with the criteria at N.J.A.C. 6A:33-2.2.
"Title I school" means a school that receives Federal funding pursuant to ESSA.
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