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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 5. EDUCATION |
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SubTilte 5-A. OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION |
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Chapter 5-A35. PRE-K ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION FUNDING |
Section 5-A3599. DEFINITIONS
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For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed:
“Accreditation” means approval by a nationally recognized accrediting body or other body satisfying similar standards as approved by OSSE.
“Child Development Associate” or “CDA” means a credential obtained under the award system of the Council for Professional Recognition.
“Community-based organization” or “CBO” means a Head Start or early childhood education program operated by a non-profit, for-profit, or faith-based organization, or organization that participates in local or federally-funded early childhood programs, including the Child Care Subsidy.
“Enrolled” means a child has been accepted and attended at least one classroom in the high quality pre-K program.
“FY15 Pre-K Enhancement Grantees” means the CBOs that received a Pre-K Enhancement grant in the 2014-2015 school year.
“Head Start” means the federal program for children ages three (3) to five (5) years old that promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families pursuant to the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, approved December 12, 2007 (121 Stat. 1363, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9801 et seq.), and its implementing regulations.
“High need community” means a geographically defined area, such as a neighborhood or Ward within the District that is currently underserved by high quality pre-k programs, based on the number and percentage of three (3)- and four (4)-year-olds not enrolled in a high quality pre-K program provided by the District of Columbia Public Schools, public charter schools, or a community based organization.
“High quality pre-K program” means a program providing pre-K education services to pre-K age children operated by a CBO, designated by OSSE, as a program meeting and maintaining the high quality standards and program requirements for pre-K programs pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 38-272.01 or as provided in this chapter.
“High quality standards” means the high quality standards for pre-K programs pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 38-272.01 or as updated in any subsequent regulations or legislation.
“OSSE” means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
“Pre-K age children” means children who are (i) three (3) years of age on or before September 30 of the program year for which the child is being enrolled; (ii), four (4) years of age; or (iii) five (5) years of age after September 30 of the program year for which the child is being enrolled.
“Pre-K education service” means the purposeful, well planned and developmentally appropriate practice and instruction provided by community-based organizations to pre-K age children.
“Pre-K enhancement and expansion funding” means funding to be distributed by the OSSE, subject to availability, to community based organizations pursuant to the Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion Amendment Act of 2008, effective July 18, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-202; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-271.01 et seq.).
“Program year” means the thirty-nine (39) weeks of a year, for a total of one hundred eighty (180) days, that the high quality pre-K program offers pre-K education services.
“Subsidized child care” means part-time or full-time child care services, subsidized in whole or in part to eligible families pursuant to local and federal law, including but not limited to Sections 5a and 6 of the Day Care Policy Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 13, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-216; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-404.01 and 4-405), 29 DCMR § 380 (“Direct-Subsidized Child Care Services”), and the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, approved November 19, 2014 (Pub. L 113-186, 128 Stat. 1971).
“Uniform per student funding formula” or “UPSFF” means the amount of funding provided for each student attending a public school in the District of Columbia, pursuant to Section 2401 of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995, approved April 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321-107; D.C Official Code § 38-1804.01).