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 115 STAT. 1958 PUBLIC LAW 107-110—JAN. 8, 2002 "(10) CONSOLIDATED STATE PLAN. — The term 'consolidated State plan' means a plan submitted by a State educational agency pursuant to section 9302. "(11) CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.— The term 'core academic subjects' means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. "(12) COUNTY.— The term 'county' means one of the divisions of a State used by the Secretary of Commerce in compiling and reporting data regarding counties. "(13) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term 'covered program' means each of the programs authorized by— "(A) part A of title I; "(B) subpart 3 of part B of title I; "(C) parte of title I; "(D) part D of title I; "(E) part F of title I; "(F) part A of title II; "(G) part D of title II; "(H) part A of title III; "(I) part A of title IV; "(J) part B of title IV; "(K) part A of title V; and "(L) subpart 2 of part B of title VI. "(14) CURRENT EXPENDITURES.—The term 'current expenditures' means expenditures for free public education— "(A) including expenditures for administration, instruction, attendance and health services, pupil transportation services, operation and maintenance of plant, fixed charges, and net expenditures to cover deficits for food services and student body activities; but "(B) not including expenditures for community services, capital outlay, and debt service, or any expenditures made from funds received under title I and part A of title V. "(15) DEPARTMENT.— The term 'Department' means the Department of Education. "(16) DISTANCE LEARNING.— The term 'distance learning' means the transmission of educational or instructional programming to geographically dispersed individuals and groups via telecommunications. "(17) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY.—The term 'educational service agency' means a regional public multiservice agency authorized by State statute to develop, manage, and provide services or programs to local educational agencies. "(18) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. —The term 'elementary school' means a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public elementary charter school, that provides elementary education, as determined under State law. "(19) EXEMPLARY TEACHER. —The term 'exemplary teacher' means a teacher who— "(A) is a highly qualified teacher such as a master teacher; "(B) has been teaching for at least 5 years in a public or private school or institution of higher education; "(C) is recommended to be an exemplary teacher by administrators and other teachers who are knowledgeable about the individual's performance;

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