When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Board” means the Rhode Island board of regents for elementary and secondary education. (2) “Commissioner” means the Rhode Island commissioner for elementary and secondary education. (3) “Course” means a course of study consistent with subdivision 16-1-5(4) and that meets the requirements of the basic education program. (4) “School district” means local education agencies in Rhode Island operated by municipalities and those entities established under §§ 16-77.2-1, 16-77.3, and 16-77.4. (5) “Teacher of record” means the teacher responsible for content instruction and determining student grades. (6) “Virtual course” means a course in which: (i) Instruction and content are delivered primarily through technology, including over the Internet, via television, and through multi-media; (ii) A student and teacher may be in physically different locations for a portion of the student’s instructional period; (iii) Most instructional activities take place in a technology-supported environment; (iv) The technology-supported instructional activities are integral to the students’ academic program; (v) Extensive communication between a student and a teacher and among students is emphasized; and (vi) A student is not necessarily required to be located on the physical premises of a public school. (7) “Virtual course provider” means: (i) A public school district or school in Rhode Island that provides virtual courses to: (A) Students enrolled in that district or school; or (B) Students enrolled in another school district or school; (ii) An accredited public or private institution of higher education in Rhode Island or another state that provides virtual courses or programs to students attending public schools in Rhode Island; (iii) A not-for-profit or for-profit organization whose work includes offering virtual courses or programs to students attending public schools in Rhode Island.
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