Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 47 - REGULATIONS FOR CAREER ACADEMY PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Section 92-47-002 - Definitions
Current through March 20, 2024
002.01 Academic Courses
Academic Courses include Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies/History.
002.02 Advisory Board
Advisory Board means a group of business and education representatives who provide guidance and direction for the operation of Career Academy Programs.
002.03 Career Academy Program
Career Academy Program means a sequence of credit bearing academic and career technical courses which reflect a Career Cluster selected in response to local, regional or state employment needs and demand for expertise.
002.04 Career Cluster
Career Cluster means a grouping of career pathways and occupations identified by the Nebraska Career Education Model contained in Appendix A.
002.05 Career Readiness Standards
Career Readiness Standards means the Nebraska Standards for Career Ready Practice adopted by the Nebraska State Board of Education on December 8, 2011 Checklist (contained in Appendix B).
002.06 Career Student Organization(s)
Career Student Organization(s) means an organization for individuals enrolled in a career and technical education program that engages career and technical education activities as an integral part of the instructional program. The following organizations are recognized as Career Student Organizations: Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA); Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA); Future Educators of America (FEA); HOSA | Future Health Professionals (HOSA); Nebraska Association of DECA; Nebraska FFA Association and Nebraska Skills USA.
002.07 Career Technical Education
Career Technical Education means educational programs that support the development of knowledge and skill in the following areas: agriculture, food, and natural resources; architecture and construction; arts, audiovisual, technology, and communication; business management and administration; education and training; finance; government and public administration; health science; hospitality and tourism; human services; information technology; law, public safety, and security; marketing; manufacturing; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and transportation, distribution, and logistics; organized by the Nebraska Career Education Model, which includes career student organizations, career guidance, and work-based learning. Career Technical Education may begin in middle grades continuing through secondary education and may include postsecondary education.
002.08 Commissioner
Commissioner means the State Commissioner of Education.
002.09 Course
Course means a particular subject, subject area or defined sequence of learning experiences scheduled during the school day with a certified teacher assigned and with one or more students enrolled and in attendance.
002.10 Department
Department means the State Department of Education, which is comprised of the State Board of Education and Commissioner.
002.11 Extended Learning
Extended Learning means activities and programs that expand opportunities for students to participate in educational activities outside the normal classroom.
002.12 Industry Certification
Industry Certification means a credential awarded by an industry association or independent agency that requires passage of an examination benchmarked to predetermined occupational or professional standards.
002.13 Learning Community
Learning Community means a political subdivision which shares the territory of member school districts and is governed by a Learning Community Coordinating Council and which is established pursuant to Section 79-2102 R.R.S.
002.14 Middle Grades
Middle Grades means grade(s) designated by the school district as middle and may include any grades from four through nine. The middle grades typically include at least grades seven and eight. Common middle grade configurations are grades six through eight or seven through nine.
002.15 Nebraska Career Education Model
Nebraska Career Education Model is the organizing structure of occupational knowledge and skills adopted by the Nebraska Department of Education (see Appendix A).
002.16 Personal Learning Plan
Personal Learning Plan means a student tool used to identify coursework and activities for the purpose of high school and postsecondary planning.
002.17 Private Entity
Private Entity means a business, industry, nonprofit organization or individual.
002.18 Program of Study
Program of Study means a coordinated non-duplicative sequence of courses within a career cluster that aligns secondary academic and career technical education with postsecondary education and that are listed as a Nebraska State Model Program of Study by the Department at http://cestandards.education.ne.gov/ [File Link Not Available].
002.19 Postsecondary Education
Postsecondary Education includes apprenticeship, workforce or employment training programs, community colleges, baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate opportunities.
002.20 Postsecondary Educational Institution
Postsecondary Educational Institution means an accredited community college, state college, university or non-profit private postsecondary institution.
002.21 School District
School District means the territory under the jurisdiction of a single public school board as authorized in Chapter 79 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska.
002.22 Teacher
Teacher means a person who is certificated pursuant to 92 NAC 21 to teach.
002.23 Work-Based Learning
Work-Based Learning means an educational strategy that provides a range of experiences that are intentionally designed to help students to extend and deepen classroom instruction through experiences in the employment sector.
