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158.810 Definitions for KRS 158.810 to 158.816.
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.
Effective:April 19, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 2, effective April 19, 2012. -Created 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/19/2012). 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec.
10, provides that the Act, which included an amendment to this statute, shall be
known as the "Career Pathways Act of 2012."
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