If a student is proficient in 1.5 units of courses, they ARE occupationally proficient.

At the Secondary, a concentrator is any student that has completed1.5 units in a single specific CTE program. (ie., ag business, bus, fcs, etc.)

At the Postsecondary, a concentrator is any student that has 1.) been accepted into a CTE program; 2) completes 12 credits of technical core in a specific CTE program; or 3.) completes a short-term CTE program of less than 12 credits, that terminates with an award of an industry-recognized credential, or a certificate.

Personal "Gruis" recommendation: At the end of each course, record whether students did or did not complete an acceptable level of course's COMPENTENCIES.  (Remember, according to state code, CTE programs MUST be competency-based.)

 

Occupational Proficiency - Indicates that the student has the completed the CTE program (3 or more units), AND, has attained a level of occupational competencies identified in the sequential program; and deemed by your local ADVISORY COMMTTEE as an ACCEPTABLE level of achievement. 

The old...90% level of competencies attained... IS NOW GONE.  In its place, the level of successful ATTAINMENT must be a level identified by a third party or your local advisory committee as ACCEPTABLE. 

Gruis Editorial:  The law uses the word "test"; however, "test" could be a  checklist of competencies or skills that students successfully acquired. 

 

I define "successfully acquired" as ... "they learned enough to perform the comptency at the next level (college or work)."

E. Other: 

Career/Technical Program - Secondary level - Students enrolled in at least one Career and Technical Education (CTE) program that is comprised of three or more sequential units.  Local school districts determine which CTE courses make up a program sequence.  Arts & sciences or liberal arts courses (ie., math, English, etc.) are NOT allowed as part of the 3 unit CTE course sequence.  It is assumed that ALL students will complete enough math, science, social studies, and language arts to graduate; however, these courses are NOT allowed to be identified as part of the 3 CTE unit minimum for a CTE program.

Program Identifier (CIP #) - A 10-digit Classification of Instructional Programs number (CIP) assigned to teach CTE program. (Note: Each student may be identified as participating in up to four different programs.)