511 IAC 1-8-2 Definitions

[NOTE: IC 20-43-9 was repealed by P.L. 115-2024, SECTION 7, effective July 1, 2024.] Sec. 2. As used in 511 IAC 1-8: "Actual classroom teacher" means a teacher in a regular instructional program. The term does not include teachers in specialized areas such as art, music, physical education or special education. "Adequate classroom space" means an instructional area containing thirty (30) square feet of space per student to be accommodated. "Base year" means the school year immediately preceding the school year that the school corporation implements PRIME TIME for a particular grade level. "Classroom instructional aide" means a person employed to assist the actual classroom teacher in performing instructional duties, who meets the qualifications and performs the duties as specified in 511 IAC 1-8-7.5. If a school corporation is granted approval under 511 IAC 1-8-7, the school corporation may include in its computation for funding under 511 IAC 1-8 each classroom instructional aide as one-third (1/3) of a teacher. "Number of pupils" means the number used in determining ADM, as defined by IC 21-3-1.6 [IC 21-3 was repealed by P.L.2-2006, SECTION 199, effective July 1, 2006.], for the current year. However, for purposes of 511 IAC 1-8, students who are transferred under IC 20-26-11 shall be counted as students having legal settlement in the transferee corporation and not having legal settlement in the transferor corporation. The number of pupils is determined on the annual ADM count date. Kindergarten students shall be counted as five-tenths (0.5). All other students shall be counted as one (1).