Amount of space needed by students and teachers for instructional purposes. Course blueprints, with competencies and objectives, and test-item banks serve as guides for planning and evaluating instruction. Available through VoCATS, these materials help teachers identify and assess student achievement. Instructional Organization and Content Course offerings within each program area are both competency-based and individualized. Teachers within a program should cooperatively develop a single, comprehensive instructional plan for each course and program in the school and in the school system.
Teachers are also responsible for evaluating competencies established for the program.
Where appropriate, discussions about gender equity should be incorporated into the curriculum.