(A) Each school district shall provide,
through an approved plan for career-technical education approved programs that
meet all criteria as specified in paragraphs (B) to (G) of this
rule.
(B) Each school district working through
their career-technical planning district (CTPD) shall provide Ohio
career-technical educational programming representing twelve programs in at
least eight Ohio department of education approved career fields.
Career-technical planning districts with fewer than twenty-two hundred fifty
students enrolled in grades seven through twelve shall provide course offerings
in ten different programs in at least eight of the career fields.
(C) The lead district of a
career-technical planning district shall establish deadlines for receiving
applications for new and continuing program applications from the city, local
or exempted village school district, community school, or STEM/STEAM School
assigned to the career-technical planning district. The deadlines shall include
the date by which the lead district will approve or disapprove applications.
The lead district shall submit all approved program applications to the
department for approval no later than the first day of March.
(D) The lead district's decision to
approve or disapprove a program pursuant to division (C) of section 3317.161 of
the Revised Code shall include the following requirements in addition to the
requirements in division (C)(1) of section 3317.161 of the Revised
Code:
(1) The program is
aligned with state, regional, and local economic growth priorities and demands
for employment;
(2) Prepares students for
careers that generate a sustaining wage;
(3) Complies with
guidelines from other state agencies as appropriate regarding coursework,
licensure, and instruction;
(4) Ensures students have
access to career-technical student organizations;
(5) Address the state board of education
approved career field technical content standards
(http://www.education.ohio.gov), including at a minimum, all competencies
identified by business and industry as essential; and/or accrediting
association and/or licensing agency standards where applicable;
(6) Reinforce Ohio's state board of
education approved academic content standards (http://www.education.ohio.gov)
in mathematics, English language arts, science, and social
studies;
(7) Provide multiple measures to assess
student attainment of academic and technical content standards
(http://www.education.ohio.gov), including, but not limited to state board of
education approved technical assessments, assessments for state recognized
national credentialing/certifications where applicable and accrediting
association and/or licensing agency examinations where applicable;
(8) Meet all state and federal
requirements with regard to access, non-discrimination and meeting of
performance expectations for special populations, including preparation for
careers in industry sectors requiring technical expertise; and
(9) Technical and academic course
offerings must be designed in an Ohio state department of education approved
sequence of courses/program of study that meets state approved graduation
requirements (http://www.education.ohio.gov), creates an educational pathway
for grades seven through twelve, and identifies a high-school pathway, a
postsecondary pathway, and employment options.
(E) Career-technical advisory committees reflecting career fields
and authorized by local boards of education shall engage business/industry and
postsecondary representatives and utilize input from professional associations,
labor, government, and the community. Advisory committees shall identify new
and emerging careers; advise current programs on curriculum, assessment,
work-based learning, facilities and equipment; and engage educators to improve
and expand programs; and ensure the quality of the program using the Ohio state
department of education's quality program standards
(http://www.education.ohio.gov).
(F) Facilities and equipment shall support instruction of
the technical and academic content standards (http://www.education.ohio.gov)
and reflect current and emerging technology in the career-technical education
program.
(G) All districts receiving state career-technical
education supplemental funds for career-technical education programs and
courses shall annually report performance data on measures identified by the
department. Data shall be reviewed as part of the program review and five year
renewal process.
