Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-6-1-.03

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 6, March 29, 2024

Section 290-6-1-.03 - Planning And Accountability

(1) Planning.

(a) Planning efforts aimed at program improvement shall reflect the goals of the Department's strategic plan.

(b) Local boards shall submit an approvable plan as required by state and federal law and in accordance with the Alabama State Plan for Career and Technical Education.

(c) Local CTE Advisory Councils and Committees shall actively participate in the development of the local plan.

(d) Determination of the career clusters and pathways to be provided by the Local Education Agency (LEA) shall be planned in collaboration with workforce and economic development partners to address local, regional, and state employment and economic development opportunities.

(e) The Department shall approve continuation, deletion, and addition of local CTE programs through the program application process as defined in the MOA Manual.

(2) Accountability.

(a) CTE shall be managed according to local and state-approved plans.

(b) Accountability measures shall include Comprehensive LEA Monitoring (including Methods of Administration for the Office of Civil Rights), business/industry program certification, data collection, and may include teacher and student credentialing.

(c) All LEAs shall provide data required for federal and state reporting abiding by timelines and methods as prescribed by the Department.

(d) The strategies used in each program to assist students to meet or exceed the negotiated levels of performance, and the outcomes of the data gathered related to the negotiated levels of performance, shall be evaluated by the LEA annually.

(e) Failure to meet LEA negotiated/identified accountability requirements may cause state and federal funds for CTE to be withheld in full or in part, or to be otherwise restricted.

(f) Teachers must possess appropriate certification as prescribed by the Alabama Administrative Code and Subject and Personnel Codes.

(g) Teachers must possess knowledge and skills as prescribed by industry standards and the Department.

(h) The LEA shall have on file documentation of appropriate CTE activities with measurable goals and objectives and timelines for each teacher with an extended contract.

(i) All CTE programs in each LEA shall participate in a national- or state-facilitated, on-site evaluation leading to a business/industry certification.

(3) The Department will determine the appropriate certification agency for all programs (Business Industry Certification [BIC] or other approved certifying agency) as outlined in the CTE MOA Manual.

(4) New programs must obtain business/industry certification within three consecutive years of the beginning of the program.

(5) Programs shall be recertified according to the prescribed procedures of the appropriate certification agency.

(a) All programs, as verified annually in the local plan, must remain in continued compliance with the appropriate state or national certifying agency.

(b) Any program that does not attain or maintain industry-certified status within two consecutive years will be recommended for termination.

(i) State and federal funds shall not be used for the terminated program. These funds may be reallocated to other CTE programs within the system.

(ii) After one year, terminated programs may be reinstated. Programs must certify to industry standards during the year of reinstatement.

(c) Any program that does not obtain business/industry certification during the reinstatement year must submit a corrective action plan to the Department prior to the end of the reinstatement year for approval to continue.

(d) Any program that defaults on the corrective action plan or does not receive approval of the corrective action plan shall close for a minimum of three years prior to applying for reinstatement.

(e) After one year, locally closed programs that re-open shall certify according to their initial on-site program review year, or if that date occurred during the closed period, must certify the year re-opened.

(6) Policies and procedures for the state BIC process are outlined in the CTE MOA Manual.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-6-1-.03

Recodified Code of Ala. 1975. Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 19, 1997; effective October 24, 1997. Repealed and New Rule: Filed December 8, 2005; effective January 12, 2006. Repealed and New Rule: Filed September 10, 2009; effective October 15, 2009.

Author: Dr. Joseph B. Morton

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 16-37-2.