As used in this chapter:
(a) “Board” means the State Allocation Board.
(b) “Director” means the Director of Education for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
(c) “Project” means the purposes for which a school district has applied for an apportionment under this chapter.
(d) “Grade level maintained by a district” means either of the following:
(1) The kindergarten, if any, and grades 1 to 6, inclusive, or grades 1 to 8, inclusive, maintained by an elementary school district or a unified school district.
(2) Grades 7 to 12, inclusive, grades 9 to 12, inclusive, or grades 7 to 10, inclusive, maintained by a high school district or unified school district.
(e) “Apportionment” means an apportionment made under this chapter unless the context otherwise requires.