Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-4-3-.14 - Work-Based Learning Programs
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Career Related Education - A
broad category of career development activities consisting of Career Awareness,
Career Exploration, Instructional Related Activities, and Connecting Activities
that provide the foundational skills necessary for implementation of Work-Based
Learning.
(b)
Georgia
Department of Education (GaDOE) - the state agency charged with the
fiscal and administrative management of certain aspects of K-12 public
education, including the implementation of federal and state mandates. Such
management is subject to supervision and oversight by the State Board of
Education.
(c)
Georgia
Professional Standards Commission (PSC) - the state agency created by
O.C.G.A. §
20-2-983 and authorized to assume
full responsibility for the certification, preparation, and conduct of
certified, licensed, or permitted personnel employed in Georgia, and the
development and administration of teacher certification testing.
(d)
Local Educational Agency
(LEA) - local school system pursuant to local board of education control
and management.
(e)
State
Board of Education (SBOE) - constitutional authority which defines
education policy for public K-12 education agencies in Georgia.
(f)
Work-Based Learning
Coordinator - School personnel with proper training required to
administer Career Related Education including supervision of work-based
learning placements. Student enrollment in Work-Based Learning may be in any
combination of the five defined categories: Youth Apprenticeship, Internship,
Cooperative Education, Great Promise Partnership, and Employability Skill
Development as defined in GaDOE's Georgia Work-Based Learning Program Standards
and Guidelines.
(g)
Work-Based Learning Placement - A core component of Career,
Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) programs which include a coherent
sequence of courses and contributes to the development of core and higher order
academic competencies, fundamental workplace skills, and specific occupational
skills. Agreements are developed between business and industry partners and the
local educational agencies to release students for a portion of the school day
for structured learning at a job site.
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) LEAs shall provide Work-Based Learning in
CTAE programs which facilitate the school-to-career transition and culminate in
work-based learning placements for students aged 15 or over in any public
school in this state.
(b) LEAs
shall ensure that all Work-Based Learning placements are consistent with
applicable state and federal laws, State Board of Education rules, and local
board of education policies.
(c)
LEAs shall ensure that the Work-Based Learning Coordinator has a manageable
workload for student placements consistent with the class size for CTAE classes
as defined in State Board Rule
160-5-1-.08 and performs duties
consistent with the standards for Work-Based Learning.
(d) The Work-Based Learning Coordinator shall
be available for work site supervision during the periods students are released
from school for work-based learning placements and shall not be encumbered with
assigned classes or other regular duties during those times.
(e) Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator
shall submit the annual Work-Based Learning Data Report according to the
process established by GaDOE's Division of Career, Technical and Agricultural
Education.
(f) Each Work-Based
Learning Coordinator shall maintain an accurate, up-to-date database of student
records as specified by GaDOE's Division of Career, Technical and Agricultural
Education.
(g) Career Related
Education activities including Work-Based Learning placement opportunities
shall be conducted in accordance with the guidelines in the Georgia
Career Related Education Manual including Standards and Guidelines for
Work-Based Learning, available from GaDOE's Division of Career,
Technical and Agricultural Education.
(h) Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator
supervising students enrolled in GaDOE-approved work-based learning courses
shall meet one of the following requirements:
1. Hold a valid Work-Based Learning
endorsement (formerly DCT) issued by the Professional Standards Commission and
have completed a State approved Work-Based Learning training session within the
past five years.
2. Hold a valid
certificate in any CTAE field and have completed a GaDOE-approved Work-Based
Learning training session within the past five years.
3. Serve as a coordinator for the Youth
Apprenticeship Program only and attend a GaDOE-approved Work-Based Learning
training session within the past five
years.
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