CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
General Program Business/Industry Certification
STANDARDS/QUALITY FACTORS CHECKLIST
Career and Technical Teacher’s Section
List teacher’s name(s) and contract length for the program being reviewed.
Name: / Name:
Contract length: / Contract length:
Name: / Name:
Contract length: / Contract length:
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Contract length: / Contract length:
School System:
School Name:
Program Name:
SDE Facilitator:
Date:

General Directions:

Two weeks prior to the on-site review Section 2/B must be completed and provided (fax, scan, or mail) to the SDE Facilitator for each program being reviewed.

The local Career and Technical Administrator and teacher(s) assure the Alabama Department of Education, Career and Technical Education Section, that Section 2/B was completed at the program site by the C/T Administrator or Assistant C/T Administrator:

Section 2/B
Equity Requirement/
Legal Cites / Indicators of Compliance / Documentation / Status
Yes / No / NA

STANDARD 5 - STUDENT SERVICES

SYSTEMATIC INTERVIEWS, COUNSELING SERVICES, PLACEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES ARE USED.
QUALITY FACTOR: T5.1-11 Student Records
Student records are maintained and available for the current year. Files are kept confidential.
Legal Cites:
Perkins2006
Section 135(c)(2)
Section 124(b)(6)
AAC
Section 290-6-1-.04(b)(a-e)
Section 290-6-1-.05(1)(a-d)
Section 290-6-1-.09
Section 290-6-1-.03(g)
Section 290-6-1-.04(2)(c)
Section 290-6-1-.02(6)(a-e) / Indicator is:
  • LEA Audit
/ Do student records show evidence of the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
Verify that all students in this program have completed records as described in T5.1-04.
If no, please indicate students without education plan
a)Records are secured and confidential.
LEA Audit
b)Documentation is complete for each student enrolled in the program for the current year showing planned coursework to complete his/her secondary path in career and technical education. (e.g., Education Plan) Not applicable for all middle level programs.
LEA Audit.
c)There is a completed interest inventory for each student enrolled in the program for the current year.Not applicable for exploratory rotation classes.
LEA Audit
d)Safety assessments (procedures checklist, rubric, written test, etc.) address the unique needs of the program, including specific safety assessments for equipment utilized in the program.
LEA Audit
e)Safety assessments (procedures checklist, rubric, written test, etc.) indicating 100% proficiency prior to accessing laboratory equipment is available for each student.
LEA Audit
f)Students that receive accommodations and/or modifications have a Career and Technical Implementation Plan.
LEA Audit
Section 2/B
Equity Requirement/
Legal Cites / Indicators of Compliance / Documentation / Status
Yes / No / NA
STANDARD 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF IS TECHNICALLY COMPETENT AND MEETS ALL STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION.
QUALITY FACTOR: T9.1 Business/Industry Awareness
Teachers on extended contracts obtain sixteen (16) hours annually of new knowledge related to program area content, skill proficiency, and/or equipment. Teachers on nine-month contracts obtain eight (8) hours annually. Cooperative Education coordinators must include two hours of technical awareness in the area of Child Labor Laws annually.
Legal Cites:
Perkins 2006
Section 124(b)(d)(D)(i)
Section 135 (4)(A)
Section 135 (5)
AAC
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(f)
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(g)
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(h) / Indicators are:
  • Attendance Certificates
  • Letter from Employer
  • Transcript, and/or Administrator Verification
/ Does the documentation showevidence of the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
Business/Industry Awareness-Activities that provide teachers with new knowledge on content, equipment, or skills related to the career and technical education program resulting in lessons taught to students.
Verify that each teacher in this program has completed his/her Business/Industry Awareness hours. If no, indicate the teacher or teachers.
Teacher(s)
______
a)Eight hours were completed between June 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012 for each program teacher who has a 9 month contract.
OR
LEA Audit
b)Sixteen hours were completed between June 1, 2011, and May 31, 2012, for each program teacher who has an extended contract.
LEA Audit
c)New program content knowledge gained by teacher to be taught to students is identified on the documentation.
LEA Audit
d)Documentation has authorized signature.
LEA Audit

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