§ 16-22-1-4

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’

dent’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. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 268, § 1.