Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 338 > Formation

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Applicant: means any person or group that develops and submits a written proposal for a public charter school to a sponsor. See Oregon Statutes 338.005
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• 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. See Oregon Statutes 338.005
• Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
• 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. See Oregon Statutes 338.005

• Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
• Virtual public charter school: means a public charter school that provides online courses. See Oregon Statutes 338.005