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9-A.__Gifted and talented costs.__"Gifted and talented costs"
means the cost of programs for gifted and talented students that
have been approved by the commissioner.

 
10. Grade 9 to 12 portion. "Grade 9 to 12 portion" means
those pupils in the secondary grades or high school level.

 
11. Guidance staff. "Guidance staff" means full-time
equivalent public guidance counselors, directors of guidance or
school social workers, as documented in the department's
database.

 
12. Health staff. "Health staff" means full-time equivalent
public school nurses, as documented in the department's database.

 
13. High school level. "High school level" means grade 9 to
grade 12.

 
13-A.__Institutional resident.__"Institutional resident" means
a person between 5 years of age and 20 years of age who is
attending a public school of the school administrative unit and
who is committed or otherwise legally admitted to and residing at
a state-operated institution.__"Institutional resident" does not
include students attending private facilities, regardless of the
means of placement.

 
14. Income weight. "Income weight" means a value between zero
and one that is used to adjust a municipality's ratio of local
median household income to the statewide median household income.
The income weight plus the property weight, as defined in
subsection 24, must total one.

 
15. Kindergarten to grade 8 portion. "Kindergarten to grade 8
portion" means those pupils in the elementary grades or a
combination of the elementary school level and middle school
level.

 
16. Kindergarten to grade 2 student. "Kindergarten to grade
2 student" means a student in any grade from prekindergarten to
grade 2 who is at least 5 4 years old on October 15th of the
school year.

 
17. Librarian. "Librarian" means a full-time equivalent
public librarian or media specialist, as documented in the
department's database.

 
18. Limited English proficiency student. "Limited English
proficiency student" means a student who was not born in the
United States or whose native language is a language other than
English and who satisfies the definition of a limited English


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