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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-6-1504

  • After-school learning mini-camp: means an after-school educational program, as part of the learning loss remediation and student acceleration program, that is designed to remediate student learning loss and support student academic needs using an educational approach to learning that uses science, technology, reading, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STREAM) as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. See Tennessee Code 49-6-1502
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Learning loss: means the loss of academic knowledge or skills previously acquired or a pause in academic advancement, most commonly due to extended time away from school or in-person instruction. See Tennessee Code 49-6-1502
  • Learning loss bridge camp: means a four-week educational program conducted each year before the beginning of the school year, as part of the learning loss remediation and student acceleration program, that is designed to support student academic needs and remediate student learning loss. See Tennessee Code 49-6-1502
  • Priority student: means :
    (A) For purposes of an after-school learning mini-camp:
    (i) A student who will be entering kindergarten, first, second, or third grade in the upcoming school year and who attends a school in which fewer than fifty percent (50%) of the students in grades three through five (3-5) scored proficient in math or English language arts on the most recently administered Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test. See Tennessee Code 49-6-1502
  • Summer learning camp: means a six-week summer educational program, as part of the learning loss remediation and student acceleration program, that is designed to support student academic needs and remediate student learning loss. See Tennessee Code 49-6-1502
(1) Priority students may participate in an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp. Priority students are not required to participate in an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp unless the local board of education or the governing body of a participating public charter school adopts a policy requiring priority students to participate.
(2) Each LEA and public charter school shall conduct an initial enrollment period of at least thirty (30) days during which time the parent or guardian of a priority student may enroll the parent’s or guardian’s student in an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp.
(b) If additional seats are available in an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp at the end of the LEA’s or public charter school’s initial enrollment period, then students who are not priority students may enroll in the LEA’s or participating public charter school’s after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp appropriate for that student’s grade level, but only if permitted sources of funding are used to fund the enrollment of such students.
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