Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) General
requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades 11 and 12. The
practicum course is a paid or unpaid capstone experience for students
participating in a coherent sequence of career and technical education courses
in the Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security Career Cluster.
Corequisite: Practicum in Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security. This
course must be taken concurrently with Practicum in Law, Public Safety,
Corrections, and Security and may not be taken as a stand-alone course.
Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.
A student may repeat this course once for credit provided that the student is
experiencing different aspects of the industry and demonstrating proficiency in
additional and more advanced knowledge and skills.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education
instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and
relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education
and succeed in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and
Security Career Cluster focuses on planning, managing, and providing legal
services, public safety, protective services, and homeland security, including
professional and technical support services.
(3) Extended Practicum in Law, Public Safety,
Corrections, and Security is designed to give students supervised practical
application of previously studied knowledge and skills in law, public safety,
corrections, and security. Practicum experiences can occur in a variety of
locations appropriate to the nature and level of experience.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in
extended learning experiences such as career and technical student
organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word
"including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the
phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional
standards/employability skills as required by business and industry. The
student is expected to:
(A) participate in a
paid or unpaid, laboratory- or work-based application of previously studied
knowledge and skills related to law, public safety, corrections, or
security;
(B) participate in
training, education, or preparation for licensure, certification, or other
relevant credentials to prepare for employment;
(C) demonstrate professional standards and
personal qualities needed to be employable such as self-discipline, positive
attitude, integrity, leadership, appreciation for diversity, customer service,
work ethic, and adaptability with increased fluency;
(D) use personal information management,
email, Internet, writing and publishing, presentation, and spreadsheet or
database applications with increased fluency;
(E) employ teamwork and conflict-management
skills with increased fluency to achieve collective goals; and
(F) employ planning and time-management
skills and tools with increased fluency to enhance results and complete work
tasks.
(2) The student
implements advanced professional communications strategies. The student is
expected to:
(A) demonstrate verbal and
non-verbal communication consistently in a clear, concise, and effective
manner;
(B) analyze, interpret, and
effectively communicate information, data, and observations;
(C) observe and interpret verbal and
nonverbal cues and behaviors to enhance communication; and
(D) apply active listening skills to obtain
and clarify information.
(3) The student applies concepts of critical
thinking and problem solving. The student is expected to:
(A) employ critical-thinking skills with
increased fluency both independently and in groups to solve problems and make
decisions;
(B) analyze elements of
a problem to develop creative and innovative solutions; and
(C) conduct technical research to gather
information necessary for decision making.
(4) The student understands and applies
proper safety techniques in the workplace. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate an understanding of and
consistently follow workplace safety rules and regulations; and
(B) demonstrate knowledge of procedures for
reporting and handling accidents and safety incidents.
(5) The student understands the professional,
ethical, and legal responsibilities in teaching and training. The student is
expected to:
(A) demonstrate a positive,
productive work ethic by performing assigned tasks as directed;
(B) apply ethical reasoning to a variety of
situations in order to make ethical decisions; and
(C) comply with all applicable rules, laws,
and regulations in a consistent manner.
(6) The student participates in a supervised
law, public safety, corrections, or security experience. The student is
expected to:
(A) conduct, document, and
evaluate learning activities in a supervised law, public safety, corrections,
or security experience;
(B) develop
advanced technical knowledge and skills related to the student's occupational
objective;
(C) examine, understand,
and articulate job-specific technical vocabulary;
(D) evaluate strengths and weaknesses in
technical skill proficiency; and
(E) collect representative work
samples.