Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 2023
RELATES TO: KRS 156.029, 156.802, 20 U.S.C. 2301-2471
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 156.802 requires the
Kentucky Board of Education to establish program standards for secondary area
vocational education and technology centers. This administrative regulation
establishes standards for secondary career and technical education programs in
local school districts and area centers essential for compliance with the Carl
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, 20 U.S.C. 2301-2471.
Section 1.
(1) Secondary career and technical education
programs shall be designed to serve students enrolled in the following middle
school and secondary program areas:
(a)
Agricultural education;
(b)
Business and marketing education;
(c) Construction technology;
(d) Engineering and technology
education;
(e) Family and consumer
sciences education;
(f) Government
and homeland security;
(g) Health
science education;
(h) Information
technology;
(i) Law and public
safety;
(j) Manufacturing
technology;
(k) Media
arts;
(l) Transportation
education;
(m) Pathway to careers;
and
(n) Other new and emerging
business and industry needs.
(2) Instructional programs shall not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion,
marital status, sex, or disability, in violation of state or federal
statutes.
Section 2.
(1) Instruction shall be designed to:
(a) Assist students preparing for school to
work transition in recognized occupations and new or emerging occupations,
including high technology industries;
(b) Prepare students for advanced or highly
skilled postsecondary technical education programs or entrance into community
and technical colleges or universities; and
(c) Provide career guidance and academic
counseling in the development of the individual learning plan as established in
704 KAR 3:305.
(2) If
needed, instruction shall be provided to upgrade and update individuals in
their present occupations and to retrain existing workers.
Section 3. The content of the instruction in
secondary career and technical education programs shall be:
(1) Aligned with state or national
occupational skill standards that have been recognized by business and industry
to include an understanding of all aspects of an industry;
(2) Developed and conducted in consultation
with employers and other individuals having skills and knowledge of the
occupational fields or industry included in the instruction;
(3) Developed to include a coherent sequence
of academic and career or technical courses for each program, aligned with
career clusters and pathways;
(4)
Sufficiently extensive in duration and intensive within a scheduled unit of
time to enable students to achieve the objectives of the instruction;
(5) Structured to provide for the integration
of technology and rigorous academic content relevant to the career area and
aligned with the Kentucky Academic Standards, 704 KAR 3:303; and
(6) Linked to postsecondary education in
order to provide smooth and seamless transition to postsecondary education in
related technical fields. If possible, articulation of credit from secondary to
postsecondary education shall be provided for students, as well as dual credit
opportunities.
Section 4.
A student completing the requirements for a career pathway may receive a Career
Pathway Certificate. Requirements for a Career Pathway Certificate shall
include the following:
(1) Successful
completion of high school graduation requirements to include four (4)
career-related credits relevant to a career cluster or pathway;
(2) Participation in a structured work-based
learning experience related to the career cluster or pathway; and
(3) A culminating project related to the
career cluster or pathway.
Section
5. A secondary career and technical education program shall
provide opportunities for students to participate in high quality work-based
learning experiences related to the program in which they are enrolled and
shall comply with 705 KAR 4:041. These work-based learning experiences may
include the following:
(1) Job
shadowing;
(2) Mentoring;
(3) Service Learning;
(4) School-based enterprises;
(5) Entrepreneurship;
(6) Internships;
(7) Cooperative education; or
(8) Pre-apprenticeship.
Section 6. A secondary career and technical
education program shall be designed to accommodate students with special
learning needs, i.e., the disadvantaged, the disabled, and individuals with
limited English proficiency.
Section
7. A secondary career and technical education program shall
provide a variety of learning experiences. Programs in grades six (6) through
eight (8) shall be designed to allow students to become aware of and explore
clusters of occupations. Programs in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) shall
provide in-depth exploration, specialized skill development, and preparation
for advanced education. Students enrolled in public or private schools shall be
permitted to enroll in a state-operated career and technical program consistent
with that school district's enrollment quota.
Section 8. A career and technical preparation
program shall provide a curriculum of sufficient length to permit students to
secure entry level skills in the occupation for which they are
training.
Section 9. Recognized
career and technical student organizations shall be an integral part of a
career and technical education program and shall be supervised by qualified
career and technical education personnel. All students shall be provided an
opportunity to participate in leadership development activities.
Section 10. Instructional and administrative
personnel shall meet the certification requirements as specified by the
Education Professional Standards Board in Title 16 KAR.
Section 11. Opportunities in secondary career
and technical education programs shall be provided for students to receive an
industry-recognized skill standard certificate or credential based on skill
standards and assessments.
Section
12. A career and technical education program area shall have an
active program advisory committee comprised of business and industry
representatives, parents, education representatives, and, if applicable to the
program area, labor organizations representatives to assist in planning,
implementing, and evaluating programs.
Section
13. Requests for exceptions to any standards for career and
technical instructional programs shall be submitted in writing by the local
educational agency to the chief state school officer.
Section 14.
(1) Assessment of the career and technical
education programs shall be conducted in accordance with requirements and
instruments approved by the Office of Career and Technical Education, which are
based upon indicators of quality programming including curriculum and
assessment alignment with industry standards, the academic and technical skill
attainment of students, work-based learning opportunities, career and technical
student organizations, active advisory committees and industry partnerships,
and the successful transition of students to postsecondary
opportunities.
(2) Staff from the
Office of Career and Technical Education shall conduct annual evaluations of
career and technical education programs, based on state and federal
accountability data, and identify programs for technical assistance and
continuous improvement visits.
Section
15.
(1) The maximum number of
students per class shall be based on the class setting.
(a) For a classroom setting, the maximum
enrollment shall be thirty-one (31).
(b) For a laboratory or shop setting, the
number of students enrolled in a class shall not exceed the number of work
stations available in the facility.
(2)
(a) A
program shall provide classrooms, laboratories, and other facilities including
instructional equipment, supplies, teaching aids, and other materials in
sufficient quantity and quality to meet the objectives of the instructional
programs.
(b) Equipment used in
career and technical education programs shall be similar to that used in
business and industry.
(c) An
inventory of all equipment with an original purchase price of $500 or more
shall be maintained by the local school district or area technology
center.
(d) The facilities for each
program shall be:
1. In compliance with 702 KAR 4:180 and be of adequate size to accommodate the activities and the number
of work stations unique to the program; and
2. Approved by the chief state school officer
or designee.
Section 16.
(1) A career and technical education program
shall meet the performance indicators in accordance with the requirements of
the Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, 20 U.S.C. 2301-2471, which include the following:
(a) State established academic and vocational
technical skill achievement;
(b)
Attainment of a secondary diploma;
(c) Placement in postsecondary education or
employment;
(d) Nontraditional
training and employment; and
(e)
Issuance of a Career Pathway Certificate or Career and Technical Certificate of
Achievement to students.
(2) The performance indicators shall be used
to determine the effectiveness of the program in terms of its objectives and
shall include annual follow-up data as well as annual enrollment
reports.
(3) An audit of the
utilization of federal and state funds shall be conducted by the Kentucky
Department of Education to assure that eligible recipients meet the
requirements for each approved career and technical education
program.
Section 17.
Federal funds to be received by a local school district under the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, 20 U.S.C. 2301-2471, may be withheld for noncompliance with this administrative
regulation or with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006.
20 Ky.R. 3391; Am. 21
Ky.R. 348; eff. 8-4-1994; 27 Ky.R. 865; 1261; eff. 11-17-2000; 43 Ky.R. 449,
1180; eff. 1-30-2017; Cert.
to be amended, in process 10/11/2023.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 156.029, 156.070, 156.802, 156.852,
20 U.S.C. 2301-2471