Definitions

Definitions. (a) “Board” means the CNMI State Board of Education. (b) “Commissioner” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Public School System as selected by the Board of Education. (c) “Preschool” means programs of instruction for students either four (4) or five (5) years of age. (d) “Elementary education” means kindergarten through fifth (5th) grade. (e) “Middle School education” means grades six (6) through eight (8). (f) “Secondary education” means grades nine (9) through twelve (12). (g) “Students” means any child enrolled in the CNMI Public School System from kindergarten to twelfth (12th) grade. (h) “Public School System” means the public education school system which shall serve as the State and Local Education Agency for preschool, elementary, middle and secondary school programs. Source: PL 6-10, § 1 (§ 1503); repealed and reenacted by PL 20-48 § 3 (Mar. 28, 2018).