158.810 Definitions for KRS 158.810 to 158.816.
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For purposes of KRS 158.810 to 158.816:
(1)"Advanced manufacturing" means manufacturing that uses technology and
knowledge-based processes that leverage human, intellectual, and financial capital
to create globally competitive products;
(2)"At-risk" means a student who is academically unprepared, has inadequate
academic preparation for the next educational level, or who is in danger of dropping
out of school;
(3)"Career academy" means a small learning community within a larger high school
that:
(a)Consists of a heterogeneous group of students taking classes together for at
least two
(2)years who are taught by a team of teachers from different
disciplines;
(b)Provides a college-preparatory academic curriculum based on a career theme
that helps students see relationships and connections between academic
subjects and their applications in specific career pathways and in broad career
areas such as health science, business, pre-engineering, agribusiness, and
advanced manufacturing; and
(c)Provides opportunities through partnerships with employers, colleges, and the
community for students to engage in internships and work-based learning with
adult mentors to motivate students to achieve;
(4)"Career and technical education" means a program of study that leads to the
development of academic and specialized occupational skills in career fields;
(5)"Career guidance coach" means a counselor who is assigned one hundred percent
(100%) of his or her time to:
(a)The development of students', teachers', and parents' understanding of broad
career themes and opportunities through career pathways;
(b)Academic advising and career counseling;
(c)Assisting students in the development of individual learning plans; and
(d)Providing assistance to other teachers;
(6)"Career pathway" means a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic and
career-related courses, commencing in ninth grade and leading to an associate
degree, an industry-recognized certificate or license, or a baccalaureate or higher
degree. A career pathway is developed, implemented, and maintained in partnership
among secondary and postsecondary education institutions, businesses, and
employers. Career pathways are available to all students, including adult learners,
and are designed to lead to rewarding careers;
(7)"Career pathway program of study" means a coherent, articulated sequence of
rigorous academic and career and technical education courses, including dual credit
opportunities, that prepares secondary students for postsecondary study leading to
postsecondary degrees, industry certifications, or licensure;
(8)"Evidence-based instructional model" or "evidence-based model" means the
application of valid and relevant knowledge to education activities and programs,
which are based on the findings from systematic and empirical methods including
observations, experiments, and rigorous data analyses;
(9)"Industry certification" means certification that is awarded to a student who has
passed a standardized, valid, industry-based examination that measures the
knowledge and skills recognized nationally by employers or by an industry group or
association within Kentucky as representing the level of proficiency that is needed
to enter a specific field;
(10)"Technical literacy" means a student's ability to read and comprehend the language
of a field of study, understand the major technical concepts of that field, and apply
the appropriate mathematics concepts to typical problems encountered in the
workplace;
(11)"Secondary area technology center" or "secondary area center" means a school
facility dedicated to the primary purpose of offering five
(5)or more technical
preparation programs that lead to skill development focused on specific
occupational areas. An area center may be called a "magnet technology center" or
"career center" or may be assigned another working title by the parent agency. An
area center may be either state or locally operated; and
(12)"Career and technical education department" means a portion of a school facility
that has five
(5)or more technical preparation programs that lead to skill
development focused on specific occupational areas.