For purposes of these rules, each term below shall be defined as follows:
3.01 “ACT” means the American College Test.
3.02 “College and career readiness assessment” means a set of criterion-referenced measurements of a student's acquisition of the knowledge and skills that the student needs to be successful in future endeavors, including successfully completing credit-bearing, first-year courses at a postsecondary institution and embarking on a chosen career.
3.02.1 “College and career readiness assessment” includes any assessment approved by the State Board of Education.
3.03 “College and career readiness benchmark” means the minimum score on a college and career readiness assessment in mathematics, English, or reading indicating that a student has a high probability of success in entry level postsecondary education.
3.03.1 College and career readiness benchmarks shall be determined jointly by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the State Board of Education.
3.04 “Designated College Readiness Course” means a regular instructional course taken during a student's senior year of high school that is designated by:
3.04.1 Local school officials to assist in the improvement of a student's placement test scores for mathematics, English language arts, or reading; or
3.04.2 The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Higher Education as an appropriate course for college readiness.
3.05 “Division” means the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
3.06 “Eligible student” means a public school student in Arkansas who:
3.06.1 Is enrolled in grade eight (8) or enrolled in grades ten through twelve (10-12);
3.06.2 Is identified through a college and career readiness assessment as scoring below a college and career readiness benchmark in mathematics, English, or reading;
3.06.3 Receives the counseling required under Section 4.05 of these rules; and
3.06.4 Desires to enroll in postsecondary education.
3.07 “Placement test” means a test for entrance to postsecondary education that is either approved by the State Board of Education, or designated by the Division of Higher Education.
3.07.1 For the purpose of these rules, “Placement test” includes without limitation the ACT.
3.08 “Postsecondary preparatory program” means an intensive program approved under these rules that is focused on preparing students for entry-level postsecondary work in the areas of mathematics, English, and reading based on identified needs for college enrollment and placement.
