156.551 Definitions for KRS 156.551 to 156.555.

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As used in KRS 156.551 to 156.555, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)"Center" means the Center for Middle School Academic Achievement;

(2)"Fund" means the Teachers' Professional Growth Fund;

(3)"Middle school" means grades five

(5)through eight (8), regardless of school or

district configuration; and

(4)"Reliable, replicable research" means objective, valid, scientific studies that:

(a)Include rigorously defined samples of subjects that are sufficiently large and

representative to support the general conclusions drawn;

(b)Rely on measurements that meet established standards of reliability and

validity;

(c)Test competing theories, where multiple theories exist; and

(d)Are subjected to peer review before results are published.