Utah Admin. Code R277-911-2 - Definitions
(1) "Added instructional costs," "add-on
funds," or "CTE add-on funds" means program expenses beyond those normally
encountered at the secondary level resulting from higher program operations,
maintenance, and improvement expenses and may not include:
(a) direct charges that would otherwise be
incurred by the LEA if CTE programs were not offered;
(b) direct charges required by other non-CTE
state or federal programs, rules or laws;
(c) charges that have been submitted as part
of the LEA's indirect cost rate calculation; and
(d) charges that are used to supplant other
LEA funding sources.
(2)
"Advisory committee" means a group of individuals working in the occupational
area which provides industry feedback for each state funded and approved CTE
program at the LEA or regional level.
(3) "Aggregate CTE membership" means the sum
of all days in membership during a school year for:
(a) the student;
(b) the course;
(c) the program;
(d) the school;
(e) the LEA; or
(f) the state.
(4) "Approved program" means a program
annually approved by the Board through the consent calendar process that meets
or exceeds the state program standards or outcomes for career and technical
education programs.
(5) "Career and
technical education" or "CTE" means organized educational programs that:
(a) prepare students for a wide range of
high-skill, high-demand or emerging careers;
(b) provide all students with a seamless
education system from public education to postsecondary education, driven by a
Plan for College and Career Readiness as defined in Rule R277-462;
and
(c) provide students
competency-based instruction, hands-one experiences, and certified occupational
skills, culminating in meaningful employment.
(6) "CTE career cluster" means approved CTE
programs with related knowledge and skills organized into industry
sectors.
(7) "CTE pathway" means a
planned sequence of courses within a program of study structured to assure
strong academic and technical preparation while connecting high school course
work including:
(a) concurrent enrollment
opportunities to employment beyond high school; and
(b) other postsecondary options, including:
(i) on-the-job training;
(ii) certification opportunities; and (iii)
two- and four-year college degrees.
(8) "Course" means an individual CTE class
structured by state-approved core codes and standards which may require one or
two periods for up to one year and may be completed by demonstrated
competencies or by course completion.
(9) "Maintenance of Effort" or "MOE" means
the expenditure plan outlined in Subsection
R277-911-4(1).
(10) "Pathway completion" means a student has
met all course and credit requirements of a CTE pathway and is on track to
graduate from high school.
(11)
"Program" means a combination of CTE courses within a pathway and cluster that
provides the competencies needed for specific certifications, job placement, or
continued postsecondary training.
(12) "School District Technical Center" means
a career and technical education center that meets the requirements in Section
R277-911-7 and is not a
comprehensive high school.
(13)
"Skill certification" or "competency attainment" means a verification of
industry standard knowledge and skills including both state or nationally
approved program certifications and is an integral part of a CTE
program.
(14) "Spend Plan" means an
application submitted to the USBE requesting the use of local CTE carryforward
funds as described in Section
R277-911-4.
(15) "Summer Agriculture Program" means a
teacher or college intern supervised, intensive, individualized educational
experience that is the practical application of instructional competencies in
agriculture education.
(16)
"Weighted pupil unit" or "WPU" means the same as the term is defined in
Subsection
53F-2-102(5).
(17) "Work-based learning" or "WBL" means the
same as the term is defined in Section
R277-915-2.
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