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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 115
SECTION:
PROGRAMS
TITLE:
VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
ADOPTED:
May 17, 2007
REVISED:
115. VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION
1.
Purpose
Title 22
Sec. 4.31, 12.41
The Board shall provide a program of vocational technical education in order to:
1.
Prepare students for gainful employment as skilled workers or technicians in
recognized, new and emerging occupations.
2.
Prepare students for enrollment in post-secondary education programs.
3.
Assist students in choosing meaningful career pathways.
2.
Definition
Title 22
Sec. 4.31
SC 1801
For purposes of this policy, vocational technical education shall be defined as a
series of planned academic and vocational technical education courses articulated
with one another to teach the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare students to
effectively pursue recognized profitable employment.
3.
Authority
The Board shall support a program of vocational technical education which may
include:
Title 22
Sec. 4.31
SC 1806
1.
Vocational technical courses of study interwoven and articulated throughout the
curriculum of the school.
2.
A recognized school-to-work program experience in private employment.
Title 22
Sec. 11.28
3.
A work-study program for the employment of qualified students in public
agencies and institutions.
Title 22
Sec. 4.31, 11.28
SC 1801
4.
A cooperative education program to offer students experience in private
employment.
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SC 1807, 1841
5.
Attendance at the Career Institute of Technology and participation in a
cooperative program of career development.
In order to maintain a program of vocational technical education, the Board shall:
Title 22
Sec. 4.13, 4.31
1.
Approve the content, organization and assessment standards of all vocational
courses stated in the Strategic Plan.
Title 22
Sec. 4.31, 11.28
Title 22
Sec. 4.35
SC 1850.1
2.
Approve the placement of students in work-study and career preparatory
programs and supervise the nature and conduct of their employment.
3.
Operate programs in compliance with the current state plan for vocational
education.
SC 1106
4.
Employ and supervise certified district vocational technical staff.
Title 22
Sec. 4.34
SC 1806
5.
Provide adequate facilities and equipment for maintenance of the district's
program.
Title 22
Sec. 4.31
6.
In cooperation with the Career Institute of Technology, establish the number of
credits to be awarded toward graduation for vocational technical education
courses of study and for cooperative education programs.
Title 22
Sec. 4.33
SC 1808, 1842
The Board shall establish appropriate advisory committees to advise the Board,
administration and staff concerning the aspects of the educational program delegated
to each committee.
4.
Delegation of
Responsibility
The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible for developing procedures
which ensure that:
Title 22
Sec. 4.31, 4.32,
4.35
SC 1850.1
1.
All district programs are operated in conformance with the current state plan for
vocational technical education and State Board regulations.
SC 1212
2.
All district teachers are properly certified for their specific vocational technical
teaching assignments.
Title 22
Sec. 4.31
3.
All approved planned instruction is carried out.
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4.
Students participating in cooperative education programs are not exploited,
illegally employed, or employed under conditions that fail to safeguard their
health and interests.
5.
Development of district vocational technical curricula is integrated with a
continuing assessment of the employment demands of the community and the
state, as well as the needs and interests of students.
Title 22
Sec. 4.31
6.
Students and parents/guardians are informed that admission to vocational
technical education programs is accessible to regularly enrolled students, in
accordance with established criteria for admittance.
The Superintendent shall seek and utilize all available state, federal and private
sources of revenue for the financial support of vocational technical education.
All students participating in vocational technical programs supervised by this Board
or in vocational technical programs sponsored by this Board are considered to be
regularly enrolled in district schools and are subject to the policies and rules of the
Board, and jointly established policies and rules of this district and the Career
Institute of Technology.
School Code
1106, 1212, 1801,
1806, 1808, 1809,
1841, 1842, 1850.1
PA Code
Title 22
Sec. 4.13,
4.31, 4.32,
4.33, 4.34,
4.35, 11.28,
12.41