Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-4165

  • Board: means the board of education of any school district. See Kansas Statutes 72-4161
  • Parent education program: means a program developed and operated by a board for the purpose of providing expectant parents and parents of infants or toddlers or both with information, advice, assistance, resource materials, guidance and learning experiences regarding such measures as parenting skills and the various styles of parenting, the processes and principles of growth and development of children, home learning activities designed for infants and toddlers, techniques emphasizing a positive approach to discipline, effective methods of communicating and interacting with children so as to foster the development of self-esteem, strategies for structuring behavioral limits and increasing mutual positive regard, and other elements of effective parenting that are conducive to the structuring of a home environment in which children are encouraged to be successful and productive learners. See Kansas Statutes 72-4161
  • School district: means any public school district organized and operating under the laws of this state. See Kansas Statutes 72-4161

There is hereby established in every school district which has developed and is operating a parent education program for which grants are awarded under this act a fund which shall be called the parent education program fund, which fund shall consist of all moneys deposited therein or transferred thereto according to law. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all moneys received by the school district from whatever source for a parent education program operated under this act shall be credited to the fund established by this section. Amounts deposited in the parent education program fund may be used for the payment of expenses directly attributable to the program or may be transferred to the general fund of the school district as approved by the board of education.