middle school), having C's or lower grades, being from a low socio-economic status family, or repeating an earlier grade. E1.1.3. Class. Within the context of a STARBASE Academy, a class is a grouping of students. This group may not necessarily have been a homogenous entity prior to STARBASE instruction; it may be a temporary grouping only for the purposes of assembling for the 20-hour minimum period of STARBASE instruction. E1.1.4. Classroom Contact Hour. A period of 60 minutes, plus or minus 5 minutes, in which a STARBASE Academy instructor is actively involved with students or in which a military member is demonstrating, displaying or teaching students about an application of math, science, or technology. E1.1.5. Disability. Physical, mental, or sensory impairments that render major life activities more difficult. E1.1.6. DoD Components. Those Department of Defense entities that have established or are pursuing the establishment of a STARBASE Academy, including the Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and Defense Field Activities. E1.1.7. Inner City Location. Central section of a city, which is usually older and more densely populated. E1.1.8. Non-Profit Organization. A legal entity recognized or chartered by competent State authority and to which the Internal Revenue Service has given status as a 501c(3) tax-exempt educational organization. E1.1.9. Rural Location. As defined by the U.S. Bureau of Census: The population and territory outside any urbanized area and the urban part of any place with a decennial census population of 2,500 or more. E1.1.10. Socio-Economic Disadvantage. Used for economically deprived, poor, poverty stricken, or disadvantaged individuals or groups. E1.1.11. STARBASE Academy. A STARBASE Academy is a DoD educational entity that seeks to improve the knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten though twelfth
middle school), having C's or lower grades, being from a low socio-economic status family, or repeating an earlier grade. E1.1.3. Class. Within the context of a STARBASE Academy, a class is a grouping of students. This group may not necessarily have been a homogenous entity prior to STARBASE instruction; it may be a temporary grouping only for the purposes of assembling for the 20-hour minimum period of STARBASE instruction. E1.1.4. Classroom Contact Hour. A period of 60 minutes, plus or minus 5 minutes, in which a STARBASE Academy instructor is actively involved with students or in which a military member is demonstrating, displaying or teaching students about an application of math, science, or technology. E1.1.5. Disability. Physical, mental, or sensory impairments that render major life activities more difficult. E1.1.6. DoD Components. Those Department of Defense entities that have established or are pursuing the establishment of a STARBASE Academy, including the Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and Defense Field Activities. E1.1.7. Inner City Location. Central section of a city, which is usually older and more densely populated. E1.1.8. Non-Profit Organization. A legal entity recognized or chartered by competent State authority and to which the Internal Revenue Service has given status as a 501c(3) tax-exempt educational organization. E1.1.9. Rural Location. As defined by the U.S. Bureau of Census: The population and territory outside any urbanized area and the urban part of any place with a decennial census population of 2,500 or more. E1.1.10. Socio-Economic Disadvantage. Used for economically deprived, poor, poverty stricken, or disadvantaged individuals or groups. E1.1.11. STARBASE Academy. A STARBASE Academy is a DoD educational entity that seeks to improve the knowledge and skills of students in kindergarten though twelfth