Georgia H.B. 186 - Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses

Georgia H.B. 186 - Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses

Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses

By July 2012, directs the state board to approve department-developed models and curriculum frameworks for 16 areas of career/technical education study.

Requires that the competencies and curricula for career, technical and agricultural courses include state standards in academic core subject areas, as appropriate. Requires that in establishing such competencies and curricula, the state board work to ensure such courses meet postsecondary requirements for acceptance of credit for such coursework. Requires that career, technical and agricultural courses be taught by either (1) a highly qualified teacher in the academic content and trained or experienced in contextualized learning using project based methods; (2) by a highly qualified career, technical and agricultural education teacher who has completed a state-approved training program to strengthen academic content and has passed a state-approved exam for demonstrating mastery of academic content; or (3) by a team made up of a highly qualified teacher in the academic content and a highly qualified career, technical and agricultural education teacher working together to teach the course.

Permits local districts or charter schools to develop career, technical and agricultural courses with embedded academic standards in areas such as English, language arts, science, social studies and math. Provides that for an academic core subject for which an end-of-course exam is given, students must be provided the opportunity to take such end-of-course assessment upon completion of the career, technical or agricultural course that includes embedded standards in such academic core subject area, unless the student has already passed such end-of-course assessment. Provides that a student who completes a career, technical or agricultural course that includes embedded academic core subject area standards must receive credit for both the CTE course and the academic course, for up to three academic courses. Provides such courses must be accepted for purposes of admission into a postsecondary institution.
Pages 4-6 of 14: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/116702.pdf

Source:
www.legis.ga.gov

Status: Signed into law Status Date: 05/13/2011

Georgia H.B. 186 - Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses
Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses
By July 2012, directs the state board to approve department-developed models and curriculum frameworks for 16 areas of career/technical education study. Requires that the competencies and curricula for career, technical and agricultural courses include state standards in academic core subject areas, as appropriate. Requires that in establishing such competencies and curricula, the state board work to ensure such courses meet postsecondary requirements for acceptance of credit for such coursework. Requires that career, technical and agricultural courses be taught by either (1) a highly qualified teacher in the academic content and trained or experienced in contextualized learning using project based methods; (2) by a highly qualified career, technical and agricultural education teacher who has completed a state-approved training program to strengthen academic content and has passed a state-approved exam for demonstrating mastery of academic content; or (3) by a team made up of a highly qualified teacher in the academic content and a highly qualified career, technical and agricultural education teacher working together to teach the course. Permits local districts or charter schools to develop career, technical and agricultural courses with embedded academic standards in areas such as English, language arts, science, social studies and math. Provides that for an academic core subject for which an end-of-course exam is given, students must be provided the opportunity to take such end-of-course assessment upon completion of the career, technical or agricultural course that includes embedded standards in such academic core subject area, unless the student has already passed such end-of-course assessment. Provides that a student who completes a career, technical or agricultural course that includes embedded academic core subject area standards must receive credit for both the CTE course and the academic course, for up to three academic courses. Provides such courses must be accepted for purposes of admission into a postsecondary institution. Pages 4-6 of 14: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/116702.pdf
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
Status: Signed into law	Status Date: 05/13/2011