(A) Each school district will 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 will provide Ohio career-technical
educational programming representing twelve programs in at least eight career
fields approved by the department of education and workforce. Career-technical
planning districts with fewer than twenty-two hundred fifty students enrolled
in grades seven through twelve will 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 will 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 will include
the date by which the lead district will approve or disapprove applications.
The lead district will submit all approved program applications to the
department of education and workforce 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 will include the following criteria in addition to the
criteria 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) Addresses the department of education
and workforce approved career field technical content standards adopted by the
department (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) Reinforces department if education
and workforce approved academic content standards adopted by the department
(http://www.education.ohio.gov) in mathematics, English language arts, science,
and social studies;
(7) Provides multiple measures to assess
student attainment of academic and technical content standards
(http://www.education.ohio.gov), including, but not limited to department of
education and workforce approved technical assessments, assessments for state
recognized national credentialing/certifications, where applicable, and
accrediting association and/or licensing agency examinations where
applicable;
(8) Meets all state and federal criteria
with regard to access, non-discrimination and meeting of performance
expectations for special populations, including preparation for careers in
industry sectors needing technical expertise; and
(9) Technical and academic course
offerings will be designed in a department of education and workforce approved
sequence of courses/program of study that meets state approved graduation
criteria (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 will engage business/industry and
postsecondary representatives and utilize input from professional associations,
labor, government, and the community. Advisory committees will 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 department's
quality program standards (http://www.education.ohio.gov).
(F) Facilities and equipment will 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 will
annually report performance data on measures identified by the department of
education and workforce. Data will be reviewed as part of the program review
and five-year renewal process.
