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Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 222 - ADULT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND WORKFORCE TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING, COST REIMBURSEMENT › Section 071-222-1 - Conditions for Reimbursement

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Adult career and
				technical education must meet the requirements below.
1. The organized educational activities must
				offer a sequence of courses that:
a. provides
				individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging
				academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to
				prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging
				professions;
b. provides technical
				skill proficiency, an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an
				associate degree; and
c. may
				include prerequisite courses (other than a remedial course) that meet the
				requirements set forth in this subsection.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 222 - ADULT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND WORKFORCE TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING, COST REIMBURSEMENT › Section 071-222-2 - Reports

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All programs applying for reimbursement of adult career and
				  technical education or adult workforce training and re-training costs must file
				  reports as required either by federal and state agencies or under 20-A MRSA,
				  Chapter 315.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 225 - ADULT HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAMS › Section 071-225-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Adult High School Diploma Programs are
				secondary educational offerings leading to a high school diploma under the
				auspices of the local school department, approved by the State Department of
				Education according to procedures outlined in Section
				2 of this Chapter, and operated in
				accordance with the provisions of Sections
				2 and
				3 of this Chapter. One component of
				the High School Diploma Program is the External Credit Option (ECO) defined as
				being individually planned and supervised by an instructor with mandatory
				student completion of related assignments; student completion of initial,
				periodic, and final testing; and a minimum of five student-teacher
				contacts.
B. A General Educational
				Development (GED) Program is authorized to test for and issue high school
				equivalency certificates to residents of Maine who meet the requirements set
				forth below. GED tests will be administered in accordance with Examiner's
				Manual, Tests of General Educational Development, GED Testing Service of the
				American Council on Education. The standards for issuance of high school
				equivalency certificates are set forth in section
				4.
1.
				Issue. The Commissioner shall issue high school equivalency certificates to
				residents of the State who:
a. Are at least 18
				years of age;
b. Are 17 years of age
				and have:
(1) a documented, immediate need;
				and
(2) written approval from the
				local superintendent or his designee;
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 225 - ADULT HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAMS › Section 071-225-2 - Adult High School Diploma Guidelines

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A. Local
				Education Agencies (LEA's) seeking approval to issue high school diplomas to
				adults and out-of-school youth will be required to submit a Diploma Program
				Plan in accordance with the following criteria prior to receiving approval.
				This Diploma Program Plan will be reviewed every five years in conjunction with
				the LEA's Adult Education Program Review. The Diploma Program Plan will
				include:
1. a statement of program philosophy
				approved by the local Board of School Directors or LEA governing
				body;
2. policies approved by the
				local Board of School Directors specifying total number of credits required,
				required subjects, and eligibility requirements;
3. a description of the grandfathering
				process used locally to address the number of credits required of persons born
				prior to October 15, 1970 if differentiation is made locally;
4. a description of the process used by the
				LEA to determine competency of diploma teachers deemed qualified to teach
				adults;
5. a description
				specifically addressing efforts to provide students with experiences in the
				areas of Fine Arts, Computer, Health, Consumer Economics, and Career
				Exploration/Personal Development; the nine required credits; utilization of the
				External Credit Option; counseling services; and records maintained;
6. a description of the local process for
				testing out;
7. a description of
				the process developed locally to determine the awarding of credits based on
				out-of-school experiences.
The DE shall approve Adult Education Diploma Programs based
				  on plans which meet their criteria.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 225 - ADULT HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAMS › Section 071-225-4 - GED Guidelines

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Requirements for
				issuance of diploma (High School Equivalency):
1. Minimum test scores: A standard score of
				35 on each of the five tests and an average standard score of 45 on all five
				tests.
2. Minimum age: Must meet
				provisions of Title
				20-A
				MRSA Section257. A formal training program
				approved by the Commissioner is defined as:
a. A GED preparation course
b. A regular high school diploma
				course
c. Satisfactory results on
				the GED practice test
3.
				Fees:
The $20 fee or evidence of waiver must be presented before
				  any testing is started.
The Commissioner judges that individuals who meet the
				  following criterion will have these fees waived and those fees will be paid
				  from the Permanent School Fund.
a. An
				honorably discharged veteran (with DD 214)
b. Meeting income guidelines to qualify for
				any Federal or State program of assistance as: AFDC, Food Stamps, Medicaid,
				Unemployment, Job Corp, Social Security, Incarcerated, and JTPA.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 228 - STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-BASED CHILD CARE SERVICES AND PARENTING / CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION › Section 071-228-I - SCOPE AND PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The implementation of
				  20-A
				  MRSA,6651 -
				  6653, part of P.L. 1988,
				  c.767, will provide minimum standards for school-based child care services and
				  parenting and child development education for the purpose of:
A. Making it possible for student parents to
				continue attending or return to school;
B. Providing parenting education and training
				in child development for teenage parents;
C. Aiding teacher/school personnel
				recruitment and retention.
This shall be accomplished through a program which is:
A. Developmentally based;
B. Available on a priority basis first to
				children of students in the school administrative unit and second to children
				of teachers or other employees in the unit and
C. Includes training in parenting and child
				development for the student parents of the children in the program; to ensure
				quality and accessible child care services.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 228 - STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-BASED CHILD CARE SERVICES AND PARENTING / CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION › Section 071-228-II - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				  indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:
A. SCHOOL-BASED. "School-based" means located
				on or adjacent to school premises.
B. PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.
"Parenting and child development education" means training
				  for parenting and child development which includes both theoretical and
				  practical instruction.
C.
				SAU. "SAU" means school administrative unit.
D. SCHOOL PERSONNEL, "School personnel"
				means, for the purpose of this chapter, all employees of the SAU except
				teachers.
E. DEVELOPMENTALLY-BASED.
				"Developmentally-based" includes predictable changes that occur in all domains
				of development: physical, emotional, social and cognitive. Individual
				appropriateness recognizes that each child is a unique person with an
				individual pattern and timing of growth, as well as an individual personality,
				learning style and family background.
F. TEEN PARENTS. "Teen parents" means, for
				the purpose of this chapter, those school-aged teens with dependent
				children.
G. SUBSIDIZABLE COSTS.
				"Subsidizable costs" means costs of providing services allowable under this
				chapter which are reimbursed under the School Finance Act of 1985.
H. DE. THE DEPARTMENT "DE" or "The
				Department" means Department of Education herein referred to as the
				Department.
I. DHS. "DHS" means
				Department of Human Services.
J.
				CHILD CARE PROVIDER. "Child care provider" means any qualified care giver, not
				an instructor, who is responsible for continuous care and supervision of
				dependent infants/children.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 228 - STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-BASED CHILD CARE SERVICES AND PARENTING / CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION › Section 071-228-III - MANDATORY COURSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A school administrative unit which provides child care
				  services under 6651 shall offer a one-semester course in parenting and child
				  development education to student parents.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 228 - STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-BASED CHILD CARE SERVICES AND PARENTING / CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION › Section 071-228-V - FUNDING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Eligibility
Local costs of providing school based child care services and
				  parenting and child development services identified in this chapter shall be
				  identified as "program" costs for the purpose of computing State school subsidy
				  under the School Financial Act of 1985.
In order for a program to be eligible for subsidy, the SAU
				  shall demonstrate compliance with all provisions of this chapter as contained
				  in sections
				  III & IV.
B. Subsidy
1. Child Care Services for Teen Parents - are
				subsidized 100% on a per-child basis.
2. Child Care Services for Teachers and Other
				Employees - are calculated in accordance with a policy to be established by the
				local school board which determines the basis for participation. The SAU shall
				charge a fee for the provision of such services which is at least equal to the
				per-child cost defined in 20-A MRSA section, 6651-3.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 228 - STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-BASED CHILD CARE SERVICES AND PARENTING / CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION › Section 071-228-VI - PROGRAM ASSESSMENT

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DE will collect information through systematic program
				  reviews. Such reviews will serve as a basis for program evaluation and final
				  reporting to the Education Committee in January of 1990.
Such information shall include, but not be limited to, the
				  following:
A. Numbers served
Teen parents
School personnel
B. Numbers completed
dropped out
C. Participant evaluation
D. Fiscal impact
E. Program Compliance
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 228 - STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-BASED CHILD CARE SERVICES AND PARENTING / CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION › Section 071-228-VII - SUPERVISION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The
				Department will supervise the conduct of schoolbased child care services and
				parenting and child development education programs.
B. The Department will make available
				technical assistance, where needed, to educational institutions and facilities
				to facilitate implementation and operation of such programs.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 229 - ADULT EDUCATION FEES › Section 071-229-1 - Registration Fees

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Registration fees may not be charged for general adult
				  education participation but may be charged for specific course
				  participation.
A. No registration fees
				shall be charged to students qualifying for and participating in the following
				adult education courses:
1. Basic literacy
				instruction, including English as a Second Language;
2. Courses for students with disabilities,
				basic literacy instruction including English as a Second Language, and high
				school completion courses for adult learners with disabilities; and
3. High school completion courses.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 229 - ADULT EDUCATION FEES › Section 071-229-2 - Lab and Materials Fees

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Fees may be charged to all persons in all adult education
				  courses except lab and materials fees may not be charged for those students
				  qualifying for and participating in federally funded basic literacy
				  instruction, including English as a Second Language, courses for students with
				  disabilities, and high school completion programs. Unless otherwise waived
				  under Section
				  3 of this rule, if lab and materials
				  fees are charged they must be charged to all participants in the
				  course.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 229 - ADULT EDUCATION FEES › Section 071-229-3 - Fee Waivers

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The use of local waivers or scholarships, from fees collected
				  locally, may be utilized for providing financial aid to those in
				  need.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 229 - ADULT EDUCATION FEES › Section 071-229-4 - Fee Utilization

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A. Fees collected
				from the operation of adult education programs shall be utilized to defray the
				cost of non-subsidizable expenditures incurred in the conduct of such programs,
				except that:
1. Fees that are used in support
				of subsidizable activities must be subtracted from the amount requested for
				subsidy;
2. Fees may not be
				utilized as part of the local share; and
3. Fees collected from the operation of
				enrichment courses and other non-subsidizable activities must be accounted for
				under separate and appropriate account codes that are distinct from accounts
				for subsidizable adult education courses.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 229 - ADULT EDUCATION FEES › Section 071-229-5 - Alternate Education

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Alternate Education revenues collected through adult
				  education for alternate education programming, as reported on the EF-M-39, must
				  be subtracted from expenditures prior to calculating reimbursement for State
				  adult education subsidy on the EF-X-132.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 230 - ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 071-230-1 - Requirements and Waivers for Students under Age 17 Who Have Withdrawn from School

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Students who are under the age of 17 may enroll in adult
				  education courses under the following conditions:
A. There must be agreement among the student,
				the Adult Education Director, the parent(s) or legal guardian of the student,
				the Individualized Education Program Team if the student is eligible for
				services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
				the Superintendent, the High School Principal, and the local school board of
				the school administrative unit in which is located the legal residence of the
				student's parent(s) or legal guardian that enrollment in an adult education
				program is an appropriate option for the student.
B. That agreement must be committed to
				writing, and kept on file in the student's permanent file.
C. The criteria for enrollment in adult
				education courses set forth in Section
				1, above are waived for students
				participating in enrichment courses that are not being taken for credit who are
				participating in those courses with their parent(s) or guardian. Participation
				of parent(s) may be waived by the local adult education director, if
				appropriate.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 230 - ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 071-230-2 - Course Outlines

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
At a minimum, a current course outline must be on file and
				  available for review in the local adult education administrative office for
				  each course offered by that local adult education program. In addition, a
				  curriculum must be on file and available for review in the local adult
				  education administrative office for every high school completion course offered
				  by that local adult education program.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 230 - ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 071-230-3 - Teacher Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Instructional staff must be certified or authorized to teach
				  the adult education courses offered where certification or authorization is
				  required, or, where certification or authorization is not required, must be
				  determined to be competent to teach in accordance with criteria established by
				  the school administrative unit, region or center.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 231 - VOCATIONAL PROGRAM AND FUNDING PROCEDURE › Section 071-231-1 - General Approval

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. All state
				subsidized vocational instructional programs shall be approved by the State
				Board of Education prior to implementation.
B. Local Educational Agencies
1. An application from a local board of
				education for vocational education programs will be submitted to the Associate
				Commissioner of Vocational Education. The application will be reviewed by
				members of the State Board staff and appropriate action (approval, disapproval,
				or deferral) will be recommended to the Associate Commissioner of Vocational
				Education.
2. The following
				procedures for processing local applications for vocational programs, services,
				and activities shall be utilized:
a. The
				application shall be submitted by the local educational agencies.
b. Applications shall be submitted to the
				Associate Commissioner of Vocational Education.
c. Application shall be reviewed by the
				Associate Commissioner of Vocational Education.
d. Applications shall be verified by State
				staff consultants.
e. Decision for
				approval, disapproval, or deferral will be made by state staff consultants and
				Associate Commissioner of Vocational Education.
f. Any applicant dissatisfied with final
				action with respect to any application for funds shall be given reasonable
				notice and opportunity for a hearing.
1.
				Applicants shall be notified of their right to a hearing as a part of the
				notice of action taken upon their applications.
2. Hearings will be scheduled within thirty
				(30) working days from receipt of the request.
3. Hearings will be public and there will be
				a written record of the proceedings.
4. Hearings will be conducted by the
				Associate Commissioner or his delegate.
5. Decisions shall be submitted to the
				petitioners in writing within fifteen (15) working days from the date of
				hearing.
g. The local
				educational agency shall have the opportunity of submitting within thirty (30)
				days after notification of disapproval, a revised plan or part of a plan for
				vocational education.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 231 - VOCATIONAL PROGRAM AND FUNDING PROCEDURE › Section 071-231-2 - Postsecondary Vocational Education

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The general application procedure for vocational programs
				  shall apply except that:
A. Whereas
				students attending VTI's come from all parts of the state and whereas the state
				has a high occurrence of families with below average income, the distribution
				of funds to the VTI system will be considered as one.
B. Joint program screening and approval
				process:
The Screening Committee is charged with the responsibility of
				  guaranteeing against undesirable duplication, promoting joint program planning
				  between the University (referring to any and all campuses of the University of
				  Maine system) and the Vocational Technical Institutes (referring to any and all
				  campuses of the Vocational Technical Institutes) and encouraging both
				  institutions to share resources, facilities and staff, as appropriate.
The following approval procedures have been developed to
				  carry out this responsibility.
1. When
				either the University or the Department of Education (hereinafter called
				Department) considers a new program, the respective University campus or
				Vocational Technical Institute site will complete an intention to plan.
a. The "Intent to Plan" form for less than
				baccalaureate, catalogued programs for the University is sent from the campus
				to the Vice Chancellor for Academic affairs. After review by the University
				Program Review Committee, the Vice Chancellor will send the Intent to Plan to
				the Screening Committee with comment, or if considered already," the Intent to
				Plan is returned to the campus (University) with an explanation for the
				action.
b. The "Intent to Plan"
				form for less than baccalaureate, catalogued programs for the Vocational
				Technical Institutes is sent from the campus to the Associate Commissioner for
				Vocational Education. After review by a meeting of the Vocational Technical
				Institute Directors and approval by the Associate Commissioner for Vocational
				Education, it is sent to the Screening Committee with comment, or if not
				considered "ready," the Intent to Plan is returned to the campus (Vocational
				Technical Institute) with explanation for the action.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 232 - STANDARD CRITERIA FOR MAINE SECONDARY VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Appendix 071-232-A - ACCREDITATION, SCHOOL APPROVAL AND PROGRAM REVIEW

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SCHOOL ACCREDITATION
In accordance with Title 20-A, Section 4511, the State Board
				  and the Commissioner shall jointly adopt rules establishing accreditation
				  standards for secondary schools. Further, specific requirements are set forth
				  which constitute the guidelines for excellence in school programs.
All school administrative units operating a secondary school
				  shall undergo the state accreditation process on a five-year cycle as
				  established by the Commissioner. The law also provides for the establishment of
				  alternate procedures for accreditation of secondary schools jointly with the
				  Now England Association of Schools and Cottages or its successor.
BASIC SCHOOL APPROVAL
Visitations wilt be conducted in accordance with the
				  requirements of Chapters 125 and 127 of the Education Reform Act of 1984. The
				  review wilt be conducted by a team from the Bureau of Adult and Secondary
				  Vocational Education in accordance with a master calendar developed for all
				  basic school approval visitations conducted by DE.
The school approval visitation wilt include an audit of
				  instructional time, school calendar, common school facilities, staffing
				  patterns, student assessment and evaluation, guidance and counseling, health
				  services and safety procedures, school records, third party inspection reports,
				  library facilities and the development of the school improvement plan.
individual vocational program review reports wilt be
				  included, but individual programs wilt not be reviewed a second time.
VOCATIONAL PROGRAM REVIEWS
Program reviews are conducted by the program consultants
				  utilizing the Standard Criteria for Vocational Programs as the governing
				  document. These reviews result in an audit and recommendations at the program
				  level. Conducted prior to the school approval visitation, the date from these
				  individual program reviews feeds into the school approval process thereby
				  minimizing duplicate or overlapping program reviews.
The individual vocational program review will address the
				  program of study, curriculum development and content, equipment, facilities,
				  methods of instruction, enrollment, advisory committee activity, student
				  organizations, safety, and special services. Time allocated for the reviews
				  wilt very but should not take longer then one day per
				  program.
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Request for Approval
Integrated Studies Programs
as per
Chapter 127 - Instructional Requirements and Graduation
				  Standards (127.13F)
I. Introduction to
				integrated Studies
The regulation governing integrated studies is contained in
				  Chapter 127, Instructional Requirements and Graduation Standards. This
				  regulation (Chapter 127.13F) states "vocational students may, with approval of
				  the Commissioner, satisfy the second-year mathematics, science, and social
				  studies requirements through separate or integrated study offered as part of
				  the vocational curriculum."
The intent of the regulation is to recognize the value of
				  combining traditional curriculum objectives with the unique experiences of
				  vocational schools. It is an opportunity to teach the academic principles and
				  demonstrate the application to enhance complete understanding. New concepts are
				  to be taught and evaluated. Integrated programs must not be a reapplication of
				  previously learned material.
II. Application
Detailed information approved in the following categories is
				  needed to determine the acceptability of the program:
A. Curriculum materials
1. Purpose Statement - Describe the intent of
				the program including which credit requirement (mathematics, science or social
				studies) is sought.
2. Alignment
				with Sending Schools' Curriculum - Integrated studies must articulate the
				sending school's curriculum in terms of scope, sequence and actual content
				being taught. There must be demonstrable evidence that both schools are working
				together.
3. Objectives - Describe
				the curriculum objectives of this program. Detail concepts and competencies to
				be taught and project the number of students to be served.
4. Instructional Activities - Detail how
				instruction will occur.
In instances where science credit is sought as the laboratory
				  graduation requirement, describe how activities are guided by the scientific
				  method.
5. Evaluation -
				There must be a plan for student and program performance.
(a) Describe the student evaluation and
				include a unit test aligned with curriculum objectives.
(b) Describe how the integrated study wilt be
				evaluated twice a year. All program evaluations wilt be maintained on file in
				the administrator's office of the sending school.
6. Resources - Identify and describe the
				resources (such as facilities, guest speakers, textbooks, and trade manuals) to
				be used to implement this program.
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Methods of Administration for Eliminating
				  Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National
				  Origin, Sex, and Handicapping Conditions.
The Methods of Administration and the Sex Equity Requirements
				  explain how the Department of Education will meet its civil rights
				  responsibilities as a recipient of federal funds for the offering or
				  administration of vocational programs.
The Methods of Administration are required by guidelines
				  issued by the U.S. Department of Education. The guidelines are the result of
				  injunctive orders entered by the United States District Court for the District
				  of Columbia in Adams v. Califano.
The guidelines are derived from, and provide guidance
				  supplementary to, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the implementing
				  regulation (45 CFR Part 80), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and
				  the implementing regulation (45 CFR Part 86), and Section 504 of the
				  Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the implementing regulation (45 CFR Part 84).
Maine's Methods of Administration or MOA identifies how the
				  Department of Education (DE) will monitor vocational programs to ensure local
				  and state compliance with Title VI, and Title IX and Section 504. In summary,
				  the MOA requires a desk or agency level audit of all vocational programs as the
				  initial step in identifying which programs will be the subject of on-site
				  reviews. The desk audit is conducted based on available information regarding
				  program enrollment and performance. Onsit* reviews are scheduled to verify
				  information used or identified as a result of the desk audit. Those on-site
				  reviews are not scheduled to be conducted with regard to school approval or
				  program review visitation schedules. However, MOA on site reviews may be
				  scheduled to be conducted with other on site visitations when their schedules
				  coincide.
Local educational agencies offering vocational education
				  programs are required to be knowledgeable of and implement the requirements of
				  the MOA. Any questions or concerns regarding the MOA are to be addressed
				  to:
Assistant to the Commissioner
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
All other questions or concerns should be addressed
				  to:
Sex Equity Consultant
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 232 - STANDARD CRITERIA FOR MAINE SECONDARY VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Appendix 071-232-E

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
SEX EQUITY
A school administrative unit, operating in the State of Maine
				  and approved by the Board of Education to operate vocational programs, must
				  conduct activities which will ensure that sex discrimination and sex
				  stereotyping are eliminated from any activity associated with the offering of a
				  vocational program, service, or activity. In doing this, vocational program
				  providers are to:
1. Maintain
				Information on the status of female and male students and employees enrolled
				in, or associated with, a vocational program either as a teacher, aide, or
				provider of a particular service of activity to students enrolled in a
				vocational program;
2. Coordinate
				with sending schools for the review of vocational educational programs,
				including career guidance and counseling, for sex stereotyping and sex bias
				with particular attention to practices which tend to inhibit the entry of women
				or men in nontraditional occupations;
3. Provide the State Board with an assessment
				of the SAU's progress in regard to overcoming sex discrimination and sex
				stereotyping as part of the school's accreditation and program review process;
				and
4. Develop programs of
				information and outreach for youth and adults concerning vocational education
				and nontraditional employment opportunities.
In fulfilling the above requirements, technical assistance is
				  available through the Bureau of Adult and Secondary Vocational Education.
				  Financial resources are also available through the Vocational Education
				  Act.
Where SAU's provide vocational programs, services or
				  activities to single parents and displaced homemakers or special programs of
				  sex equity to female and male students, these SAU's are encouraged to provide
				  child care for the children of students as well as transportation where as
				  economic need is shown to exist or where offering such a service will make
				  vocational education more accessible.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 232 - STANDARD CRITERIA FOR MAINE SECONDARY VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Appendix 071-232-F - STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES IN APPROVED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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DE regulations governing basic school approval, Chapter
				  125.16, "Student personnel services, including guidance and counseling
				  services, shall be available to all students in grades K through 12."
The following is offered as suggested minimum services for
				  students in an approved secondary vocational education program:
I. Program Placement
Development and coordination of recruitment programs with all
				  sending schools.
Scheduling of student visitations and conferences with
				  vocational school staff.
Participation on the vocational education assessment
				  team.
Participation in the selection of applicants for
				  admission.
Management of student records.
Collaboration with sanding school guidance and administrative
				  staff .
II. Counseling
Provision of personal counseling services.
Participation in P.E.T. meetings.
Initiating consultations and referrals.
Monitoring of student progress.
III. Career Guidance
Conducting career seminars.
Maintaining a community resource file rotated to career
				  options.
Conducting workshops for parents and staff to increase
				  understanding of career guidance services.
Coordinating student participation in community-based career
				  exploration programs.
Utilizing computerized career information systems including
				  local and national labor market information.
Counseling students concerning job hunting, job keeping and
				  career decision-making skills.
Maintaining and facilitating the use of a career resource
				  center (if appropriate). insuring commitment to sex equity and elimination of
				  sex stereotyping.
IV.
				Follow-up
Conducting student follow-up activities.
Disseminating follow-up information to appropriate
				  recipients.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 232 - STANDARD CRITERIA FOR MAINE SECONDARY VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Appendix 071-232-G - PRE-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

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Pre-vocational education is any broad-based exploratory
				  program that allows a student to gain experiences in a number of areas prior to
				  making career or vocational choices. These experiences way be provided in such
				  programs as Industrial Arts/Technology Education, Consumer and Home Economics
				  Education, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business Education and Career
				  Education and through Sex Equity or Single Parent and Homemaker programs. The
				  intent of pre-vocational education is to provide opportunity for the student
				  to:
a. Learn basic safety and health
				practices for everyday living,
b.
				Develop an awareness of occupational and career alternatives,
c. Relate class activities to potential
				avocation and vocational pursuits,
d. Discover and develop individual talents,
				interests, and aptitudes related to the world of work and become aware of the
				choices available for education, training, and career opportunities in a manner
				free of sex bias or stereotyping,
e. Apply problem-solving techniques to a
				variety of technological and societal situations,
f. Apply and reinforce basic academic skills
				including Life management skills in practical situations.
Through those experiences, students have the opportunity to
				  gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to select their specialized field in
				  vocational education. Pre-vocational education programs also allow for the
				  necessary assessment of special needs students.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 232 - STANDARD CRITERIA FOR MAINE SECONDARY VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Appendix 071-232-H - GUIDELINES FOR THE SCREENING OF STUDENTS INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following uniform minimal guidelines for admission have
				  been developed to be consistent with the philosophy end Soots of vocational
				  education. The guidelines include:
A.
				Criteria for Selection - these items are identified as significant categories
				in considering whether a vocational course adequately meets the needs of the
				student and whether the student meets the requirements for a vocational
				program.
1. Student must be in compliance
				with applicable secondary school vocational education laws relative to
				admission.
2. Student interest and
				need for the program selected should be established and documented.
3. Post performance through student records
				should be considered, specialty related courses which might have a bearing on
				success in the vocational program.
4. A recommendation should be required from
				appropriate sending and receiving school personnel.
5. Student should display positive attitude,
				ambition, and a willingness to work.
6. Unexcused absences in attendance should be
				considered as a strong factor.
7.
				Aptitude and interest tests should be considered.
8. Any program prerequisite should not be
				used as a criteria for excluding males, females or special needs students from
				attending vocational education programs.
9. Student should possess the potential to
				perform skills associated with the program chosen.
10. Final selection of students should be a
				combined effort between the local school administrative unit and the
				center/region for special needs students. This combined effort is a result of
				the P.E.T. process.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 232 - STANDARD CRITERIA FOR MAINE SECONDARY VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Appendix 071-232-I - STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

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Student organizations which provide for participation in
				  local, state, regional, and/or national activities are a significant means of
				  developing leadership skills and are an integral part of an occupational
				  education curriculum. Student organizations provide a structure for developing
				  leadership, building character, instilling a cooperative spirit and inspiring
				  civic pride, responsibility, self-confidence, and public service. Employers
				  have consistently confirmed that occupational competence requires positive
				  attitudes, values, and initiative, in addition to technical skills.
Each education agency should provide to every student the
				  opportunity for participation in student leadership development activities. All
				  occupational education students should be provided the opportunity to
				  participate in the educational activities of the students, organizations) which
				  most directly relate(s) to their chosen instructional program. The occupational
				  education student organizations recognized by the Bureau of Adult and Secondary
				  Vocational Education and the U. S. Office of Education include:
Agriculture and National Future Farmers of America
Resources Education (FFA)
Marketing Education Distributive Education Clubs of
				  (Marketing)
Education America (DECA)
Business Education Future Business Leaders of America
				  (FBLA)
Health Occupations Health Occupations Students of
				  America
Education (HOSA)
Technology Education Technology Student Association
(Industrial Arts) (TSA)
Trade and Industrial Vocational Industrial Clubs of
Education America (VICA)
Consumer and Home Future Homemakers of America/
Economics Education Home Economics-Rotated Occupations
				  (FHA/HERO)
Additional information regarding student organization is
				  available from respective state program consultants.
The payment of membership dues Is a voluntary act on the part
				  of the student. However, dues may be required for participation in Local,
				  regional, state, or national activities.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 236 - PROGRAM EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 071-236-1 - Compliance Criteria

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A. Each vocational
				education program will be evaluated once every five years.
B. The Bureau of Vocational Education will
				develop a plan and schedule for each of the vocational education program
				evaluations.
C. Evaluations for the
				VTI's will be those conducted by the New England Association of Schools and
				Colleges for member institutions.
D. Evaluations of secondary vocational
				education programs may be those conducted by the New England Association of
				Schools and Colleges for member institutions. Additional instruments and
				procedures may be required by the State Board and Advisory Council.
E. Evaluations of secondary vocational
				education programs may be conducted by other qualified agencies by contract
				with the local agency or the State Department.
F. The instruments and procedures to be used
				for evaluation of of vocational education programs will be approved by the
				State Board of Education and the Maine Advisory Council on Vocational Education
				and will be used as a basis for continued program approval by the State
				Board.
G. The State Board, the
				Maine Advisory Council, and the Bureau of Vocational Education will be invited
				to participate, ex officio, in the evaluation of any vocational education
				programs.
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 237 - "LIVE OR OUTSIDE WORK" › Section 071-237-1 - Definition

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Live or Outside Work
An actual work situation as opposed to a practice piece.
				  Practice pieces are normally torn down after construction or service. (Example:
				  the building of a structure for use by a person or agency or the repair of an
				  automobile or electrical appliance for use by a consumer is a live work
				  project.)
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 237 - "LIVE OR OUTSIDE WORK" › Section 071-237-2 - Local Requirements for "Live or Outside Work"

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When conducting live work or bringing school-based enterprise
				  projects into the curriculum, schools must work with the local program advisory
				  committees. Schools must obtain support and leadership from the business
				  community to avoid any unreasonable negative impact on private business.
				  Together they should establish a formal process for problem solving and dispute
				  resolution, and develop accountability systems that can measure and evaluate
				  the operation, effectiveness, and business and community roles of these
				  enterprises and activities.
A. All
				vocational education programs, school-to-work programs and school-based
				enterprises that are at least in part funded by Federal or State funds must
				have a program advisory committee with broad representation of business and
				industry, to include the full range of sizes of the businesses in the area. The
				majority of members of the program advisory committee must come from the
				private sector.
B. All vocational
				education programs, school-to-work programs and school-based enterprises that
				are at least in part funded by Federal or State funds must have a live work
				policy in place. An established live work policy will:
1. insure that all expenditures and receipts
				are thoroughly accounted for
2.
				include a local grievance procedure
3. state that work will be accepted in a
				manner that will best enhance the present learning objectives of the
				students
4. identify in writing who
				may qualify to request/receive live work products or services
Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 301 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE BY GOVERNOR › Section 071-301-1 - Criteria for removal

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The State Board of Education shall recommend to the Governor
				  the removal of a member prior to completion of the term of office if the
				  member:
A. Is absent without excuse
				from three (3) regular Board meetings within a twelve month period,
				or;
B. Exhibits a pattern of
				repeated and willful failure to follow through in a timely manner on
				responsibilities assigned and assumed, or;
C. Exhibits repeated inability to vote or act
				on agenda items because of conflict of interest.
When a member must be absent from a regular meeting or
				  subcommittee meeting of the State Board of Education for any reason, that
				  member shall contact the Board Chairman and request to be excused from the
				  meeting; if the Chairman must be absent, he/she shall contact the
				  Vice-Chairman. The Chairman, or Vice Chairman in the case of absence of the
				  Chairman, shall determine whether or not the request shall be granted. The
				  minutes of each meeting shall reflect the names of the members present, those
				  absent with excuse (if any) and those absent without excuse (if any).
An absence for any of the following reasons requested in
				  advance shall be routinely considered an excused absence: illness of the member
				  or member of his/her immediate family, death in the member's immediate family,
				  a short-term immediate family obligation, or an unavoidable commitment related
				  to the member's employment (so long as such a commitment is not of the type
				  which prevents the member from attending on a regular basis). Absences for
				  reasons other than those identified above shall be considered by the Board
				  Chairman on an individual basis.