Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 13A - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Subtitle 04 - SPECIFIC SUBJECTS
Chapter 13A.04.02 - Secondary School Career and Technical Education
Section 13A.04.02.03 - Career and Technical Education Development Standards

A. Developed by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and/or local school system and implemented to increase the academic, career, and technical skills of students in order to prepare them for careers and further education;

B. Aligned to high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand occupations;

C. Developed to provide opportunities for student to earn industry-recognized credentials orpostsecondary credits;

D. Developed to provide opportunities for students to engage in work-based learning experiences that require the application of academic and technical knowledge and skills in a work setting;

E. Developed in collaboration with all relevant stakeholder groups, including industry and postsecondary partners to meet State or local workforce needs;

F. Organized under broad career clusters, based on all aspects of an industry and designed to help students make informed decisions regarding career pathways;

G. Developed to include opportunities for students to participate in state-approved, co-curricular career and technical student organizations aligned with career and technical education programs of study;

H. Developed to include value-added opportunities based on current and projected economic market demands;

I. Developed to prepare students for both college and careers through the completion of a planned sequential program of study that blends academic, technical, and workplace skills;

J. Developed to include a coherent set of academic, employability, and technical skills, based on national and State standards that provide students moving directly to employment with a value-added competitive advantage;

K. Developed to provide multiple options for students as they prepare for entry into careers and further education through articulation agreements, supervised work-based learning opportunities, and industry-mentored or capstone projects;

L. Based upon the reporting and use of outcome data, such as academic and technical skill attainment, placement and retention in employment, the military or postsecondary programs, for a means of upgrading programs and increasing student performance; and

M. Developed to meet federal requirements defined by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, Public Law 109-270(2006) and federal amendments of the law and the federal Methods of Administration Program.