Definitions

(1) “Blended Learning” means the combination of virtual learning with the integration of in-person teaching practices. Blended Learning occurs in a school building and can be teacher-led or involve the purchase or use of technology; (2) “Charter Management Organization” or “CMO” means a nonprofit entity that operates multiple Charter Schools, at least one (1) of which is in Tennessee; (3) “Charter School” means a Tennessee public charter school authorized to operate under T.C.A. Title 49, Chapter 13; (4) “Course Access Catalog” means a listing of providers that have been approved by the State Board and a listing of courses offered by approved Providers, which are available to Participating Students; (5) “Course Access Course” means a course that has been approved by the State Board and that has been included in the listing of courses in the Course Access Catalog and is offered by an approved course access Provider; (6) “Course Provider” or “Provider” means a business, industry, educator, nonprofit entity, for-profit entity, trade association, branch of the United States armed forces, local education agency (LEA), charter school, charter management organization, institution of higher education, or state agency that has been approved by the State Board to offer individual courses in person or online and that has been included in the listing of Providers in the Course Access Catalog; (7) “Department” means the Tennessee Department of Education; (8) “Eligible Student” means any student who is enrolled in a Tennessee public school, including a Charter School, in grades seven through twelve (7-12); (9) “Extended Learning” means an out-of-classroom learning experience that provides a student with: (a) Enrichment opportunities outside of a classroom; COURSE ACCESS PROGRAM CHAPTER 0520-01-14 (b) Career readiness or employability skills, including internships and apprenticeships; or (c) An out-of-classroom educational opportunity approved by the State Board or Host LEA; and (d) Extended Learning courses shall meet the requirements of a for-credit Work Based Learning course, as further defined in State Board High School Policy 2.103. (10) “Governing Body of a Home LEA” means the local board of education, if the Home LEA is an LEA, or the governing body of a Charter School, if the Home LEA is a Charter School; (11) “Home LEA” means the LEA or the Charter School in which the student is enrolled full-time; (12) “Host LEA” means an LEA or a Charter School offering course access program courses through an approved Course Provider to Eligible Students; (13) “Participating Student” means any Eligible Student enrolled in a Course Access Course through a Host LEA; (14) “State Board” means the Tennessee State Board of Education; and (15) “Virtual Learning Course” means a course in which a significant portion of instruction is delivered to students through the effective use of technology.