KRS 156.551: Definitions for KRS 156.551 to 156.555.

As used in KRS 156.551 to 156.555, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Center" means the Center for Middle School Academic Achievement;

(2) "Fund" means the Teachers' Professional Growth Fund;

(3) "Middle school" means grades five (5) through eight (8), regardless of school or

district configuration; and

(4) "Reliable, replicable research" means objective, valid, scientific studies that:

(a) Include rigorously defined samples of subjects that are sufficiently large and

representative to support the general conclusions drawn;

(b) Rely on measurements that meet established standards of reliability and

validity;

(c) Test competing theories, where multiple theories exist; and

(d) Are subjected to peer review before results are published.