Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 16-96 - The College and Career Success for All Students Act

• Advanced Placement course: means a course sponsored by the college board and offered for college credit at the high school level. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-96-3
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board of regents: means the board of regents for elementary and secondary education. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-96-3
• FAFSA: means the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form that allows eligible students the opportunity to obtain federal financial aid through the U. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-96-3
• 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.
• 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.
• Pre-Advanced Placement: means set professional development resources and services that equip all middle and high school teachers with the strategies and tools they need to engage their students in active, high-level learning, thereby ensuring that every middle and high school student develops the skills, habits of mind, and concepts they need to succeed in advanced placement courses. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-96-3
• Rhode Island alternative financial aid application: means the form that allows eligible students who are not permitted to fill out the FAFSA an opportunity to apply for state financial aid, regardless of their immigration status, to assist with the cost of postsecondary education. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-96-3
• Vertical team: means a group of teachers and educators from different grade levels in a given discipline who work cooperatively to develop and implement a vertically aligned program aimed at helping students from diverse backgrounds acquire the academic skills necessary for success in advanced placement courses and other challenging courses. See Rhode Island General Laws 16-96-3