Mont. Admin. r. 10.53.1009 - CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE

(1) The career and technical education standards for ninth through twelfth grades are that each student will:

(a) act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee:

(i) engage in positive, safe, legal, and ethical behavior; and

(ii) model industry-identified, career-ready skills;

(b) apply appropriate academic and technical skills:

(i) compose clear and coherent documents and presentations appropriate to task, purpose, and audience;

(ii) demonstrate knowledge of mathematical operations needed to succeed in a selected Career Pathway;

(iii) apply appropriate scientific methods in qualitative and quantitative analysis in a selected Career Pathway;

(c) attend to personal health and financial well-being:

(i) evaluate validity of health and financial information, products, and services;

(ii) analyze financial practices including budgeting, banking, savings, investments;

(iii) explain significance in achieving personal and business short and long term goals; and

(iv) develop financial goals based on lifestyle expectations, education plans, and career choices;

(d) communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason:

(i) model integrity, ethical leadership, and effective employability skills in all communication;

(ii) evaluate and use information systems to prepare technical documents for the workplace;

(iii) model appropriate strategies for communicating persuasively in professional settings to effectively interact with individuals from various cultural, ethnic, and language backgrounds; and

(iv) employ awareness of world cultures and languages in work-based learning opportunities;

(e) consider the environmental, social, and economic impacts of decisions:

(i) design and construct safe working environments according to government and industry standards;

(ii) create plans and policies that reflect deep understanding of individual histories and societal complexities in a work environment; and

(iii) integrate personal protective equipment use regularly in necessary environments;

(f) demonstrate creativity and innovation:

(i) design and implement an innovation; and

(ii) evaluate peer innovations and provide feedback;

(g) employ valid and reliable research strategies:

(i) use evidence from multiple sources to defend a position;

(ii) determine various research methodologies based on a defined problem/purpose; and

(iii) identify research protocols required to ensure legality, validity, and reliability;

(h) utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them:

(i) devise forecasts or solutions to problems that reflect analysis of trends;

(ii) utilize understanding of resources and culture to devise collaborative solutions to problems; and

(iii) utilize multiple resources to test and refine solutions to a problem;

(i) model integrity, ethical leadership, and effective management:

(i) apply laws, regulations, and policies to personnel situations that help employees perform their jobs according to employer rules and expectations;

(ii) apply insight to positively influence others- actions, attitudes, and beliefs based on the needs of the workplace; and

(iii) create and modify procedures to most effectively function within laws, regulations, and policies;

(j) plan education and career path aligned to personal goals:

(i) execute a program of study following a Career Pathway, evaluating the opportunities for personal and professional lifelong learning;

(ii) explore the benefits of having a personal or career mentor;

(iii) construct and complete resumes, applications, and other necessary work-related documents;

(iv) evaluate job descriptions that align to a selected Career Pathway and the necessary skill set; and

(v) prepare and practice for, and demonstrate skills needed for job interviews in a selected Career Pathway;

(k) use technology to enhance productivity:

(i) describe how job market changes have resulted from scientific advancements and the increased use of technology in the global economy;

(ii) evaluate the purpose of technology tools and multimedia to analyze their impact on productivity in homes, schools, and workplaces;

(iii) safely and ethically use current industry-standard and emerging technologies; and

(iv) model appropriate communication and technological skills to seek, obtain, and change jobs/careers; and

(l) work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence by collaborating to address geographic, economic, cultural, or political issues considering multiple perspective.

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Mont. Admin. r. 10.53.1009

NEW,2020 MAR p. 2136, Eff.7/1/2021

AUTH: 20-2-121; IMP: 20-2-121, 20-3-106, 20-7-101, MCA