Definitions

As used in this chapter: 1. "Academic pacing guide" means a document created or adopted by the school district or nonpublic school which outlines the amount of course content covered during each portion of the school year. 2. "Educational equity" means every student has access to the resources and educational rigor they need at the right moment in their education regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, language, disability, family background, or family income. 3. "Virtual instruction" means teaching and learning that takes place through digital means and can be synchronous or asynchronous. 4. "Virtual school" means an educational institution operated by a school district or nonpublic school in this state which offers virtual instruction. Virtual schools generally do not maintain a physical facility, and students and teachers are geographically remote from one another.