2005 Idaho Code - 33-1001 — DEFINITIONS

                                  TITLE  33
                                  EDUCATION
                                  CHAPTER 10
                            FOUNDATION PROGRAM --
                          STATE AID -- APPORTIONMENT
    33-1001.  DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases used in this
chapter are defined as follows:
    (1)  "Administrative schools" means and applies to all elementary schools
and kindergartens within a district that are situated ten (10) miles or less
from both the other elementary schools and the principal administrative office
of the district and all secondary schools within a district that are situated
fifteen (15) miles or less from other secondary schools of the district.
    (2)  "Average daily attendance" or "pupils in average daily attendance"
means the aggregate number of days enrolled students are present, divided by
the number of days of school in the reporting period; provided, however, that
students for whom no Idaho school district is a home district shall not be
considered in such computation.
    (3)  "Elementary grades" or "elementary average daily attendance" means
and applies to students enrolled in grades one (1) through six (6) inclusive,
or any combination thereof.
    (4)  "Elementary schools" are schools that serve grades one (1) through
six (6) inclusive, or any combination thereof.
    (5)  "Elementary/secondary schools" are schools that serve grades one (1)
through twelve (12) inclusive, or any combination thereof.
    (6)  "Homebound student" means any student who would normally and
regularly attend school, but is confined to home or hospital because of an
illness or accident for a period of ten (10) or more consecutive days.
    (7)  "Kindergarten" or "kindergarten average daily attendance" means and
applies to all students enrolled in a school year, less than school year, or
summer kindergarten program.
    (8)  "Public school district" or "school district" or "district" means any
public school district organized under the laws of this state, including
specially chartered school districts.
    (9)  "Secondary grades" or "secondary average daily attendance" means and
applies to students enrolled in grades seven (7) through twelve (12)
inclusive, or any combination thereof.
    (10) "Secondary schools" are schools that serve grades seven (7) through
twelve (12) inclusive, or any combination thereof.
    (11) "Separate elementary school" means an elementary school which
measured from itself, traveling on an all-weather road, is situated more than
ten (10) miles distance from both the nearest elementary school and
elementary/secondary school serving like grades within the same school
district and from the location of the office of the superintendent of schools
of such district, or from the office of the chief administrative officer of
such district if the district employs no superintendent of schools.
    (12) "Separate kindergarten" means a kindergarten which measured from
itself, traveling on an all-weather road, is situated more than ten (10) miles
distance from both the nearest kindergarten school within the same school
district and from the location of the office of the superintendent of schools
of such district, or from the office of the chief administrative officer of
such district if the district employs no superintendent of schools.
    (13) "Separate secondary school" means any secondary school which is
located more than fifteen (15) miles by an all-weather road from any other
secondary school and elementary/secondary school serving like grades operated
by the district.
    (14) "Support program" means the educational support program as described
in section 33-1002, Idaho Code, the transportation support program described
in section 33-1006, Idaho Code, and the exceptional education support program
as provided in section 33-1007, Idaho Code.
    (15) "Support unit" means a function of average daily attendance used in
the calculations to determine financial support provided the public school
districts.
    (16) "Teacher" means any person employed in a teaching, instructional,
supervisory, educational administrative or educational and scientific capacity
in any school district. In case of doubt the state board of education shall
determine whether any person employed requires certification as a teacher.