The term “administration”, when used with respect to an eligible agency or eligible recipient, means activities necessary for the proper and efficient performance of the eligible agency or eligible recipient’s duties under this chapter, including the supervision of such activities. Such term does not include curriculum development activities, personnel development, or research activities.
The term “all aspects of an industry” means strong experience in, and comprehensive understanding of, the industry that the individual is preparing to enter.
The term “career and technical student organization” means an organization for individuals enrolled in a career and technical education program that engages in career and technical education activities as an integral part of the instructional program.
An organization described in subparagraph (A) may have State and national units that aggregate the work and purposes of instruction in career and technical education at the local level.
The term “career pathways” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29.
The term “charter school” has the meaning given the term in section 7221i of this title.
The term “credit transfer agreement” means a formal agreement, such as an articulation agreement, among and between secondary and postsecondary education institutions or systems that grant students transcripted postsecondary credit, which may include credit granted to students in dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school, dual credit, articulated credit, and credit granted on the basis of performance on technical or academic assessments.
The term “CTE participant” means an individual who completes not less than one course in a career and technical education program or program of study of an eligible recipient.
The term “dual or concurrent enrollment program” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “early college high school” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “educational service agency” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “eligible agency” means a State board designated or created consistent with State law as the sole State agency responsible for the administration of career and technical education in the State or for the supervision of the administration of career and technical education in the State.
The term “evidence-based” has the meaning given the term in section 7801(21)(A) of this title.
The term “high school” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “in-demand industry sector or occupation” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29.
The terms “Indian” and “Indian Tribe” have the meanings given the terms “Indian” and “Indian tribe”, respectively, in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
The term “individual with a disability” means an individual with any disability (as defined in section 12102 of title 42).
The term “individuals with disabilities” means more than 1 individual with a disability.
The term “industry or sector partnership” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29.
The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of this title.
The term “local educational agency” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “local workforce development board” means a local workforce development board established under section 3122 of title 29.
The term “non-traditional fields” means occupations or fields of work, such as careers in computer science, technology, and other current and emerging high skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.
The term “outlying area” means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
The term “out-of-school youth” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29.
The term “paraprofessional” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “recognized postsecondary credential” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29.
The term “secondary school” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “specialized instructional support personnel” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “specialized instructional support services” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “State”, unless otherwise specified, means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each outlying area.
The term “support services” means services related to curriculum modification, equipment modification, classroom modification, supportive personnel (including paraprofessionals and specialized instructional support personnel), and instructional aids and devices.
The term “tribally controlled college or university” has the meaning given the term in section 1801(a) of title 25.
The term “Tribal organization” has the meaning given the term “tribal organization” in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
The term “universal design for learning” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title.
The term “work-based learning” means sustained interactions with industry or community professionals in real workplace settings, to the extent practicable, or simulated environments at an educational institution that foster in-depth, firsthand engagement with the tasks required in a given career field, that are aligned to curriculum and instruction.