Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-6-1 - CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) › Section 290-6-1-.11 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Accountability
. The measurement of the educational
			 effectiveness and efficiency of a program.
(2)
Accommodations
.
			 Alterations in the way tasks are presented that allow students with learning
			 disabilities to complete the same assignments as other students. Accommodations
			 do not alter the content of assignments; give students an unfair advantage; or
			 in the case of credentialing, technical skill attainment, and business and
			 industry skill assessments, change what a test measures.
(3)
Advisory
			 Committee
. A core group of business, industry, and community
			 individuals with knowledge related to a specific CTE program that provides
			 advice on program components.
(4)
Advisory Council
. Skilled and knowledgeable
			 individuals organized at the state or system level organized to provide advice
			 on occupational and employment trends, societal needs, and relevance of CTE
			 offerings in meeting these needs.
(5)
Business/Industry
			 Certification (BIC)
. The validation that CTE programs comply with
			 and maintain quality standards as agreed upon by business and industry,
			 education professionals, and the Department.
(6)
Career Cluster
.
			 A grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities. The 16
			 career clusters provide a framework designed to prepare students to transition
			 successfully from high school to employment or further education.
(7)
Career
			 Objective
. A student's statement of interest toward seeking future
			 employment in a given occupation based on knowledge obtained from a career
			 assessment, personal experiences, exploration and discovery experiences,
			 etc.
(8)
Career
			 Pathway
. A specialized grouping of knowledge and skills within a
			 career cluster.
(9)
Career and Technical Alternative Baccalaureate Certificate
			 (CTABC)
. A teaching certificate requested for an individual who
			 holds a B.S. degree from a regionally accredited institution and meets
			 additional Department requirements as outlined in the
CTABC
			 Summary.
(10)
Career and Technical Education Center
. A specialized
			 school that may serve two or more high schools that shall provide five or more
			 occupational program to be used exclusively or principally in providing
			 services to students in preparation for employment or further
			 education.
(11)
CTE
			 Program
. An area of study that blends academic, occupational, and
			 life skills leading to a credential, employment, or further
			 education.
(12)
Career
			 and Technical Implementation Plan (CTIP)
. A component of the
			 Individualized Education Program (IEP) for the CTE student who needs
			 accommodations and/or modifications in the CTE course.
(13)
Career and Technical
			 Education Level Certificate or Specialty Area Certificate
. A CTE
			 teaching certificate awarded to individuals who meet occupational standards and
			 Department requirements for technical education and health science
			 endorsements.
(14)
Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)
. An
			 organization that functions as an integral part of the CTE instructional
			 program with state and national affiliation that provides support for skill
			 attainment and leadership development. CTSOs recognized in Alabama are: DECA -
			 An Association for Marketing Students, FBLA-Future Business Leaders of America,
			 FCCLA-Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA,
			 TSA-Technology Student Association.
(15)
Clinical
			 Experiences
. Planned activities (non-paid) promoting the
			 acquisition of knowledge by providing opportunities for the application of
			 theory through assignments in a health care setting such as a hospital,
			 long-term care facility, clinic, community health agency, or other approved
			 health care provider as part of a Health Science program.
(16)
Completer
. A
			 student earning concentrator status in a CTE program and one additional CTE
			 credit.
(17)
Concentrator
. A student earning two credits in a CTE
			 program. Courses with prerequisites must be taken sequentially.
(18)
Cooperative
			 Education
. A structured component of CTE that integrates classroom
			 instruction and learning with productive and progressive supervised work-based
			 experiences in fields related to students' career objectives or career
			 clusters.
(19)
Courses
			 of Study
. State Board of Education approved curriculum describing
			 minimal instructional content for CTE.
(20)
Educational
			 Plan
. A developmental plan used to outline a student's course
			 choices in support of a career goal.
(21)
Extended
			 Contract
. Time that a CTE teacher is employed by the LEA beyond
			 the traditional contract period.
(22)
Lesson Plan
			 (CTE)
. A CTE prescribed structured outline that guides curriculum,
			 instruction, and assessment for a designated period of time based on course
			 content.
(23)
Live
			 Work
. Work presented from outside the classroom (may be from
			 community sources, school-based projects, etc.) to be conducted by students
			 that relates to the knowledge and skills taught as part of a CTE program of
			 study.
(24)
Local
			 Maintenance Funds
. Local financial support provided to emulate
			 prevailing business and industry standards that fulfill the career cluster area
			 requirements in an amount not less than $300 per teacher, plus not less than $3
			 per student based upon previous year 40-day enrollment count. These funds are
			 in addition to the amounts otherwise allocated by the state
			 legislature.
(25)
Maintenance of Effort
. A requirement that no local
			 board shall be permitted to spend fewer state dollars for CTE than it did
			 during the 1994-95 school year.
(26)
Methods of
			 Administration Manual
.
Document containing policies and
			 procedures for managing CTE programs and their components. Sections within this
			 manual include:
* Administrative Code
* Administrative Code Interpretation
* Administrator's Desk Reference
* Advisory Committee Handbook
* Business and Industry Certification (BIC) Guidelines
* Definitions Manual
* Equipment Lists
* Partnerships
* Program Application
* Work-based Learning Manual
(27)
Methods of Administration
			 for Office of Civil Rights
. Policies and procedures to ensure the
			 rights of individuals according to the U.S. Department of Education Office of
			 Civil Rights.
(28)
Modifications
. Changes made to the course content.
			 Modifications can only be made for students with an IEP seeking certificates of
			 attendance, not for students seeking diplomas. When course content is modified,
			 the student is not pursuing the required content standards for completion of
			 CTE programs. In order for any student (including a student with disabilities)
			 to earn credit that can be applied toward obtaining an Alabama High School
			 Diploma, the content that is prescribed in the applicable Alabama course of
			 study must be taught. If the prescribed content is not taught, then credit may
			 not be given for this course toward the Alabama High School Diploma.
(29)
Negotiated Level of
			 Performance
. Level of performance agreed upon between the U.S.
			 Department of Education and Alabama State Department of Education for state
			 performance expectations; and between the Department and local education
			 agencies for local performance expectations.
(30)
New Administrator
			 Academy
. Required professional development activities during the
			 first year of employment, provided by the CTE section to new CTE administrators
			 to orient them to instructional leadership, administrative tasks, and program
			 responsibilities.
(31)
New Teacher Institute (NTI)
. Professional development
			 activities provided to new teachers to meet requirements for a CTE Level or
			 Specialty Area Certificate endorsed in technical education or health science
			 education, or a Career and Technical Alternative Baccalaureate
			 Certificate.
(32)
Nontraditional Student
. A student in a program that
			 addresses an occupational area in which the student's gender group is less than
			 25 percent of individuals employed nationally in the occupational
			 area.
(33)
Postsecondary Education
. Education after high
			 school.
(34)
Professional Development Plan
. A document that details
			 the professional development framework, methods of delivery, and the learning
			 outcomes for CTE teachers and administrators.
(35)
Program Application and
			 Accountability Plans for CTE
. The funding application that is a
			 part of the LEA's comprehensive plan addressing the administration and
			 management of CTE programs. The Department distributes federal funds based on
			 this application and pursuant to the policies, procedures, rules, and
			 regulations of the State Board of Education.
(36)
Program of
			 Study
. A sequence of instruction consisting of coursework,
			 co-curricular CTSO activities, work-based learning, and other learning
			 experiences that provide preparation for a career.
(37)
Program of
			 Work
. An organized list of tasks and objectives that includes
			 timelines, activities, responsibilities, and evaluations.
(38)
Safety
			 Assessment
. The means of determining that students can perform at
			 a proficient level (100%) regarding safety requirements of the CTE
			 course.
(39)
Special
			 Populations
. Individuals with disabilities; from economically
			 disadvantaged families, including foster children; preparing for nontraditional
			 training and employment; and single parents, including single pregnant
			 women.
(40)
State Plan
			 for CTE
. Accountability plan written by the state CTE Section and
			 approved by the State Board of Education and the U.S. Department of Education
			 addressing requirements of federal legislation to ensure continued Career and
			 Technical funding.
(41)
Syllabus (CTE)
. An overview, summary, or outline of a
			 course listing the course name, prerequisites, course goals, course
			 description, and assessment procedures.
(42)
Work-Based
			 Experience
. A methodology that provides students with educational
			 opportunities in a work setting that typically cannot be obtained in a
			 classroom.
(43)
Work-Based Learning/Cooperative Education Coordinator
.
			 An individual who holds a Class B or higher certificate in Career and Technical
			 Education, has taken the coursework "Functions of the Coordinator" or
			 "Principles of Coordination," and coordinates a program of study and practice
			 that provides legal employment for students with structured work-based
			 experiences and school-based instruction
Author:
Dr. Joseph B. Morton
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										16-37-1.