(a) Approved expenditures means any expenses for which grant funds may be used, such as, but not limited to, program components, professional salaries, professional learning, support services, materials and supplies, administrative support services, transportation services, leasing expenses or other appropriate facilities expenses and other costs as approved by the commissioner. Pursuant to section 3202 of the Education Law, no parent and/or guardian of a child participating in a universal prekindergarten program should be subjected to a fee/charge for the instructional program.

(b) Eligible agencies shall mean a provider of child care and early education, a day care provider, early childhood program or center or community-based organization including, but not limited to, approved preschool special education program, Head Start, nursery schools, libraries and museums which meet the standards and requirements of this Subpart.

(c) Eligible child means a child who resides within the school district who is four years of age on or before December 1st of the year in which he or she is enrolled or who will otherwise be first eligible to enter public school kindergarten commencing with the following school year. For a summer only program provided in accordance with the provisions of section 151-1.4(d) of this Subpart, eligible child means a child who resides within the school district who is five years of age on or before December 1st of the year in which he or she is enrolled or who will otherwise be first eligible to enter public school kindergarten commencing with the current school year. Parents and/or guardians may choose, but are not required, to enroll their child(ren) in a universal prekindergarten program. However, upon enrollment, the school district's attendance policy must be applied.

(d) Universal prekindergarten program plan means a plan approved by the board of education or, in the case of a school district having a population of one million or more, by the community superintendent and chancellor, that is designed to effectively serve eligible children directly through the school district or through collaborative efforts between the school district and an eligible agency or agencies.

(e) Traditional standardized test shall mean a systematic method of gathering information from objectively scored items that allow the test taker to select one or more of the given options or choices as their response. Examples include multiple-choice, true-false, and matching items. Traditional standardized tests are those that require the student (and not the examiner/assessor) to directly use a "bubble" answer sheet. Traditional standardized tests do not include performance assessments or assessments in which students perform real-world tasks that demonstrate application of knowledge and skills; assessments that are otherwise required to be administered by Federal law; and/or assessments used for diagnostic or formative purposes, including but not limited to assessments used for diagnostic screening required by Education Law section 3208(5).