KRS 158.810: Definitions for KRS 158.810 to 158.816.

For purposes of KRS 158.810 to 158.816:

(1) "Advanced manufacturing" means manufacturing that uses technology and

knowledge-based processes that leverage human, intellectual, and financial capital

to create globally competitive products;

(2) "At-risk" mean s a student who is academically unprepared, has inadequate

academic preparation for the next educational level, or who is in danger of dropping

out of school;

(3) "Career academy" means a small learning community within a larger high school

that:

(a) Consists of a heterogeneous group of students taking classes together for at

least two (2) years who are taught by a team of teachers from different

disciplines;

(b) Provides a college -preparatory academic curriculum based on a career theme

that helps students see relationships and connections between academic

subjects and their applications in specific career pathways and in broad career

areas such as health science, business, pre -engineering, agribusiness, and

advanced manufacturing; and

(c) Provides opportunities through partnerships with employers, colleges, and the

community for students to engage in internships and work-based learning with

adult mentors to motivate students to achieve;

(4) "Career and technical education" means a program of study that leads to the

development of academic and specialized occupational skills in career fields;

(5) "Career guidance coach" means a counselor who is assigned one hundred percent

(100%) of his or her time to:

(a) The development of students', teachers', and parents' understanding of broad

career themes and opportunities through career pathways;

(b) Academic advising and career counseling;

(c) Assisting students in the development of individual learning plans; and

(d) Providing assistance to other teachers;

(6) "Career pathway" means a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic and

career-related courses, commencing in ninth grade and leading to an associate

degree, an industry -recognized certificate or license, or a baccalaureate or higher

degree. A career pathway is developed, implemented, and maintained in partnership

among secondary and postsecondary education institutions, businesses, and

employers. Career pathways are available to all students, including adult learners,

and are designed to lead to rewarding careers;

(7) "Career pathway program of study" means a coherent, articulated sequence of

rigorous academic and career and technical education courses, including dual credit

opportunities, that prepar es secondary students for postsecondary study leading to

postsecondary degrees, industry certifications, or licensure;

(8) "Evidence-based instructional model" or "evidence -based model" means the

application of valid and relevant knowledge to education act ivities and programs,

which are based on the findings from systematic and empirical methods including

observations, experiments, and rigorous data analyses;

(9) "Industry certification" means certification that is awarded to a student who has

passed a stan dardized, valid, industry -based examination that measures the

knowledge and skills recognized nationally by employers or by an industry group or

association within Kentucky as representing the level of proficiency that is needed

to enter a specific field;

(10) "Technical literacy" means a student's ability to read and comprehend the language

of a field of study, understand the major technical concepts of that field, and apply

the appropriate mathematics concepts to typical problems encountered in the

workplace;

(11) "Secondary area technology center" or "secondary area center" means a school

facility dedicated to the primary purpose of offering five (5) or more technical

preparation programs that lead to skill development focused on specific

occupational areas. An area center may be called a "magnet technology center" or

"career center" or may be assigned another working title by the parent agency. An

area center may be either state or locally operated; and

(12) "Career and technical education department" mea ns a portion of a school facility

that has five (5) or more technical preparation programs that lead to skill

development focused on specific occupational areas.