338.005 Definitions for chapter

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338.005 Definitions for chapter. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)“Applicant” means any person or group that develops and submits a written proposal for a public charter school to a sponsor.

(2)“Public charter school” means an elementary or secondary school offering a comprehensive instructional program operating under a written agreement entered into between a sponsor and an applicant and operating pursuant to this chapter.

(3)“Remote and necessary school district” means a school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12 and has:

(a)An average daily membership (ADM), as defined in ORS 327.006, in the prior fiscal year of less than 110; and

(b)A school that is located, by the nearest traveled road, more than 20 miles from the nearest school or from a city with a population of more than 5,000.

(4)“Sponsor” means:

(a)The board of the common school district or the union high school district in which the public charter school is located that has developed a written charter with an applicant to create a public charter school.

(b)The State Board of Education pursuant to ORS 338.075.

(5)(a) “Virtual public charter school” means a public charter school that provides online courses.

(b)“Virtual public charter school” does not include a public charter school that primarily serves students in a physical location. [1999 c.200 §2; 2007 c.575 §2; 2009 c.691 §1; 2011 c.695 §1; 2012 c.91 §19; 2018 c.72 §5]