Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 84 - Vocational, General Administration (Career and Technical Education) › Rule 7-3-84.12 - New Program Approval for Career and technical Ongoing Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Board of Education shall consider requests for new
				  programs when there is a demonstrated need and support by the requesting public
				  local education agency. The Office of Career and Technical Education shall
				  establish written procedures for approving new programs. The Office of Career
				  and Technical education shall receive documented request from the local
				  educational agencies and make program approval determinations based on these
				  criteria:
1. Skill program approval
				shall require a current needs assessment which documents student supply,
				training, needs, job demands, available labor supply, plan for providing
				equipment, facilities and instruction, program support perinate, and other
				pertinent data. The Office of Career and Technical education shall give high
				priority to these approvals.
2.
				Technical program approval shall require a current needs assessment which
				documents student supply, training, needs, job demands, available labor supply,
				plan for providing equipment, facilities and instruction, program support, and
				other data. The Office of Career and Technical Education shall give high
				priority to these approvals.
3.
				Information and Communication Technology was discontinued at the end of the
				2021-2022 school year. Career Discovery programs were replaced by Cyber
				Foundations I and Cyber Foundations II. Cyber Foundations I
				(6th-7th grade) introduce
				students to career opportunities and the skills needed for various career
				paths. Cyber Foundations II
				(7th-8th grade) exposes
				students to a multimedia environment and fundamental computer skills. Science,
				Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) will be replaced by Computer
				Science and Engineering at the end of the school year 2020-2021. CSE (offered
				7-12, recommended, 8th or
				9th grade) enables students to explore technology
				resources, processes, and systems that lead to enhanced career development and
				advanced education. Cyber Foundations I and II and Computer Science and
				Engineering are designed to be delivered in lower grades with approval from the
				Office of Career and Technical Education.
4. Enrichment program approval shall require
				a current assessment which documents student supply, plan for equipment,
				facilities, and instruction, program support, and other pertinent data. The
				Office of Career and Technical Education shall give minimal priority to these
				approvals.
5. Administrative
				support approval for one (1) required career center director per center shall
				be made on agreed request. Additional career center director approvals shall
				require current needs assessment which documents an excessive demand for
				administrative services that cannot be reasonably expected to be performed by
				one (1) administrator. Non-career center director approvals shall require
				current needs assessment which documents an excessive demand for administrative
				services that cannot be reasonably expected to be performed by one (1)
				administrator. The Office of Career and Technical education shall give minimal
				priority to additional administrative positions and non-vocational career
				center position approvals.
6.
				Guidance support approval for one (1) required career center counselor shall be
				made on agreed request. Additional career counselor approvals shall require a
				current needs assessment which documents an excessive demand for guidance
				services that cannot be reasonably expected to be performed by on (1)
				counselor. The Office of Career and Technical Education shall give minimal
				priority to additional counselor position approvals.
7. Career and Technical Education programs
				not listed in the preceding categories will be approved and implemented based
				on the process/criteria established for that program/initiative as approved by
				the State Board of Education.
Miss Code
				  Ann. 367-31-103. (Revised
				  12/2023)