N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 306.34

Current through Register No. 44, October 31, 2024

Section Ed 306.34 - Career and Technical Education Program

(a) Pursuant to Ed 306.27, all high school career and technical education (CTE) programs shall be a partnership between the high school and the regional CTE center, established under RSA 188-E.

(b) An approved CTE program shall be one that:

(1) Delivers multi-level career and technical education, as defined in Ed 306.02(b), in sequential fashion, based on program-specific competencies endorsed by CTE and business leaders:

(2) Utilizes competencies aligned with national industry standards that have been vetted through both business and industry and postsecondary education;

(3) Offer students a career pathway plan of study that establishes an educational progression from secondary through postsecondary, which culminates in a postsecondary educational degree or credential in the student's chosen career field or to a career in the student's identified field in a supportive capacity for students with disabilities whose IEP teams have determined that the student, even with accommodations and or modifications, is unable to meet licensure or certification requirements;

(4) Implements third-party assessments as recognized and designated by the department;

(5) Is in one of the following nationally recognized career cluster areas:

a. Agriculture, food, and natural resources;

b. Architecture and construction;

c. Arts, audiovisual technology, and communications;

d. Business, management, and administration;

e. Education and training;

f. Finance, including personal financial literacy;

g. Government and public administration;

h. Health science;

i. Hospitality and tourism;

j. Human services;

k. Information technology;

l. Law, public safety, and security;

m. Manufacturing;

n. Marketing, sales, and services;

o. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics including technology education; and

p. Transportation, distribution, and logistics;

(6) Provides instruction that embeds:

a. Program-related, competency-based academic knowledge;

b. High employability skills and performance skills, including:

1. Acting as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee;

2. Applying appropriate academic and technical skills;

3. Attending to personal and financial well-being;

4. Communicating clearly, effectively and with reason;

5. Considering the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions;

6. Demonstrating creativity and innovation;

7. Employing valid and reliable research strategies;

8. Utilizing critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them;

9. Modeling integrity, ethical leadership and effective management;

10. Planning education and career path aligned to personal goals;

11. Using technology to enhance productivity; and

12. Working productively in teams while using cultural/global competence;

c. Math, English language arts, and science consistent with RSA 193-C:3,III;

d. Occupation-specific skills that provide the individual student with the ability to be college and career ready and able to adapt to the changing demands of the workplace; and

e. Supportive capacity for students with disabilities whose IEP teams have determined that even with accommodations the student is unable to meet licensure or certification requirements;

(7) Offers approved CTE programs in a safe environment for students that:

a. Meets safety standards established by national associations and adopted as administrative rules by New Hampshire licensing boards for the particular career;

b. Do not exceed 24 students in each laboratory class; and

c. Comply with all state and federal child labor laws;

(8) Coordinates with postsecondary or apprenticeship programs, or both; and

(9) Coordinates with business and industry based programs.

(c) Receiving districts shall collaborate with various CTE stakeholders, including, but not limited to:

(1) Business and industry, including, but not limited to:

a. Regional advisory committee participation;

b. Program advisory committee participation;

c. Core competency development and review;

d. National industry standards adherence; and

e. State industry economic initiatives and labor demands;

(2) Postsecondary institutions;

(3) Specific program area state governing boards, including, but not limited to, the:

a. State board of nursing;

b. State board of cosmetology;

c. Mechanical licensing board previously known as the plumbing safety and licensing board;

d. New Hampshire electricians board;

e. State apprenticeship advisory council;

f. National automotive technicians education foundation;

g. Bureau of emergency medical services; and

h. NH fire standards and training commission;

(4) State department of labor;

(5) U.S. office of vocational and adult education;

(6) U.S. office for civil rights; and

(7) Other such governing bodies as are identified by the department.

(d) Each regional CTE center shall establish and provide a comprehensive, sequentially designed curriculum, providing instruction that supports the achievement of the statewide CTE core competencies offered at that regional CTE center.

(e) For each CTE program within each regional CTE center, the center shall provide for the ongoing, authentic assessment of competencies aligned with the requirements of Ed 306.34(b)(2) using multiple formative and summative assessment instruments that are aligned with the state and district content and performance standards.

(f) Examples of such assessment shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Teacher observations of student performance;

(2) Competency-based or performance based assessments;

(3) Common assessments developed locally;

(4) Project evaluation rubrics applied to integrated curriculum assignments, extended learning opportunities, and out of school learning environments; and

(5) Third-party technical assessments that are aligned with industry standards, as recognized and designated by the department.

(g) Each CTE center shall report the academic performance of each student on a regular basis as follows:

(1) Distribute a summary of individual student performance to parents at least 3 times each year;

(2) Provide an opportunity for parents to meet individually with their student's teachers about their student's performance at least once during the school year; and

(3) Report aggregate data to all sending schools regarding student performance disaggregated by each career and technical education program.

(h) For the CTE programs at all regional CTE centers, centers shall demonstrate how school and student assessment data are used to evaluate, develop and improve curriculum, instruction and assessment.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 306.34

Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 16, Filed April 17, 2014, Proposed by #10556, Effective 3/27/2014, Expires3/27/2024.

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 35, Number 27, eff.6/29/2015 is not yet available.

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 36, Number 06, eff.1/8/2016 is not yet available.