As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Accountability system partner" means a public or private institution of higher education, or a private nonprofit entity, that works with local education providers to implement education policy initiatives and that has demonstrated effectiveness in providing support to local education providers that is relevant to the support the institution or entity provides in the partnership, which may include support in designing or evaluating measures of student success or system effectiveness.
"Grant program" means the local accountability system grant program established insection 22-11-703.
"Local accountability system" means a local accountability system established by alocal education provider or group of local education providers to measure the performance of public schools and school districts in achieving student success and system effectiveness.
"Local education provider" means a school district, a board of cooperative servicesthat operates a school, a district charter school, or an institute charter school. If a group of local education providers works together to establish a local accountability system, the group is referred to as a "local education provider", but the requirements specified in this part 7 apply to each local education provider that participates in the group.
Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-204), ch. 415, p. 3653, § 1, effective August 2.