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.
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