In this part:
(1) Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course The term Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course means
(A) a course of college-level instruction provided to secondary
school students, terminating in an examination administered by the College Board or the International Baccalaureate Organization, or another such examination approved by the Secretary; or
(B) another highly rigorous, evidence-based, postsecondary preparatory program terminating in an examination administered by another nationally recognized educational organization that has a demonstrated record of effectiveness in assessing secondary
school students, or another such examination approved by the Secretary.
(2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means
(A) a State educational agency;
(B) a local educational agency; or
(C) a partnership consisting of
(i) a national, regional, or statewide
nonprofit">
nonprofit organization, with expertise and experience in providing Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate services; and
(ii) a State educational agency or local educational agency.
(3) Low-income student The term low-income
student has the meaning given the term low-income individual in section
6537 (3) of this title.
(4) High concentration of low-income students The term high concentration of low-income students has the meaning given the term in section
6537 (2) of this title.
(5) High-need local educational agency
The term high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency or educational service agency described in 9812(3)(A) of this title.
(6) High-need school The term high-need
school means a secondary
school
(A) with a pervasive need for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages, or for additional Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in such a subject; and
(B)
(i) with a high concentration of low-income students; or
(ii) designated with a
school locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary.
