N.M. Admin. Code § 6.33.2.7 - DEFINITIONS
A. "Career and
technical education" means organized programs offering a sequence of courses
(including technical education and applied technology education) which are
directly related to the preparation of individuals in for paid or unpaid
employment in current or emerging occupations requiring an industry-recognized
credential, certificate, or degree. This term is also referred to as vocational
education in state statute 22-14-1 NMSA 1978. Such term also includes applied
technology education.
B. "Career
and technical education course" means a course with content that provides
technical knowledge, and skills, and competency-based applied learning, and
that aligns with the regulations for educational standards and student
expectations for all New Mexico students who attend schools as defined in the
scope of 6.29.1 NMAC.
C. "Career
cluster" means a grouping of occupations in industry sectors based on
recognized commonalities. Career clusters provide an organizing tool for
developing instruction within the education system.
D. "Career pathways" means a sub-grouping of
occupations/career specialties used as an organizing tool for curriculum design
and instruction of occupational career specialities that share a set of common
knowledge and skills for career success.
E. "Cooperative education" means a method of
education for individuals who, through written cooperative arrangements between
a school and employers, receive instruction, including required rigorous and
challenging academic courses and related career and technical education
instruction, by alternation of study in school with a job in any occupational
field, which alternation:
(1) shall be
planned and supervised by the school and employer so that each contributes to
the education and employability of the individual; and
(2) may include an arrangement in which work
periods and school attendance may be on alternate half days, full days, weeks,
or other periods of time in fulfilling the cooperative program.
F. "Educational plan for student
success (EPSS)" means is the annual strategic long-range plan
written by all schools districts and districts schools to improve student
performance.
G. "Eligible
postsecondary institution" means a postsecondary institution that grants a
certificate or associate degree in a career and technical occupational
area.
H. "Eligible state
educational institution" means an identified institution school that is under
the direction of a state agency other than the department or a separate board
of regents.
I. "Postsecondary
education tech prep student" means a student who:
(1) has completed the secondary education
component of a tech prep program; and
(2) has enrolled in the postsecondary
education component of a tech prep program at an institution of higher
education.
J. "Program
of study" is a progressive continuum of courses that may be offered across
grades 9-14. A program of study is a means to provide technical training,
training to prepare for employment and training to prepare for entry into
postsecondary education.
K.
"Secondary education tech prep student" means a secondary education student who
has enrolled in two (2) courses in the secondary education component of a tech
prep program.
L. "Tech prep
program" means a program of study that combines a minimum of two (2) years of
secondary education with a minimum of two (2) years of postsecondary education
in a non-duplicative, sequential course of study.
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