Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.41 - CAREER AND VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Subchapter 10.41.1 - General Rules › Rule 10.41.132 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE CAREER AND VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL EDUCATION FUNDING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each program
				must meet the K-12 "Standards and Guidelines for Secondary Career and
				Vocational/Technical Education in Montana" for an approved secondary career and
				vocational/technical education program to be eligible for state funding.
				Requirements common to all programs are:
(a)
				The program shall have the primary objective of developing skills leading to
				employment as well as entry into advanced career and vocational/technical
				training;
(b) Specific objectives
				shall be defined in terms of skills to be developed and related to a specific
				career by CIPcode;
(c) Career and
				technical education student enrollment reports are required for
				funding;
(d) The program shall be
				determined by the career and vocational/technical education needs of students
				based on a needs assessment. Program information shall be projected for more
				than a one-year period;
(e)
				Programs shall be developed and conducted in consultation with an advisory
				council/committee;
(f) Instruction
				shall be based on an analysis of skills and knowledge required in the career
				cluster;
(g) The program shall
				develop personal, career and leadership skills that promote the transition from
				school to careers. Career and technical student organizations (CTSO's) that
				foster these skills are: FFA, FCCLA, DECA, BPA, HOSA, SkillsUSA-VICA, and
				TSA;
(h) Provision shall be made
				for career and vocational/ technical guidance and shall include, but not be
				limited to, career information and counseling;
(i) Prerequisite courses may be required
				which provide students with information and experience to make sound career,
				education and/or training choices;
(j) Instructors shall be certified in
				accordance with the board of public education requirements and endorsed in the
				program area for which they are making application;
(k) Instructional equipment and facilities
				shall be modern and reflective of industry standards and adequate for the
				maintenance of acceptable education, health and safety standards;
(l) Provisions shall be made for follow-up of
				secondary graduates;
(m) The
				maximum number of students per class shall be determined with consideration
				given to instructional environment, equipment, supervision, safety, space and
				resources, and individual student instruction;
(n) Programs should be planned to provide a
				seamless system of organized educational activities;
(o) Programs shall ensure equal access for
				all students;
(p) Each school shall
				conduct a yearly career and vocational/technical program self-evaluation and
				submit a copy to the office of public instruction. The school shall cooperate
				with the office of public instruction in program review and evaluation
				activities;
(q) Local education
				agencies shall use career and vocational/technical education funds to add to or
				enhance local funds to improve career and vocational/technical programs. Funds
				will not be approved when it has been determined that replacement of local
				funds will occur;
(r) Accounting
				procedures must use standard school accounting codes. The money received by the
				high school district must be deposited into the subfund of the miscellaneous
				programs fund established by
				20-9-507,
				MCA and may be expended only for approved secondary K-12 career and
				vocational/technical education programs. The expenditure of the money must be
				reported in the annual trustees' report as required by
				20-9-213,
				MCA.