14 Del. Admin. Code § 525-5.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 525-5.0 - Work-Based Learning

5.1 Work-based learning opportunities must be established in accordance with requirements outlined in the Combined Delaware State Plan and follow the CTE guidance established by the Department.

5.2 CTE programs of study must meet the criteria in subsections 5.2.1 through 5.2.13 of this regulation, and LEAs shall:

5.2.1 Analyze local policies and procedures, ESSA and Perkins student enrollment, achievement, and placement data by special population and subgroup to identify work-based learning inequities and implement research-based strategies that close opportunity gaps;

5.2.2 Offer career awareness and exploration activities that expand the student's knowledge of career opportunities and support the exploration of careers that are non-traditional based on student identity;

5.2.3 Offer career immersion experiences that result in the award of high school credit and include both in-school experiences and other types of hands-on learning through direct employer engagement;

5.2.4 Ensure students enrolled in work-based learning career immersion experiences are rising seniors or current seniors that have completed a CTE program of study or are currently enrolled in the CTE program of study completer course;

5.2.5 Ensure work-based learning career immersion experiences align with the student's CTE program of study and postsecondary education and career goals as defined in the Student Success Plan to meet the requirements for 14 DE Admin. Code 507;

5.2.6 Support work-based learning career immersion experiences for students whose education is guided by an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 or ADA accommodation plan and aligned with the student's career goals as approved in the IEP or by the multidisciplinary team and is implemented in consultation with the CTE program of study educator;

5.2.7 Ensure work-based learning students are prepared for the career immersion placements, as defined in the Delaware work-based learning standards and the prerequisite expectations of employer partners;

5.2.8 Ensure the safety and intended learning outcomes of the student are coordinated and managed by the LEA in conjunction with the partnering employer and communicated with the family or caregiver;

5.2.9 Provide a certified CTE educator or trained work-based learning coordinator with the equivalent of one full working day each academic quarter to make quarterly virtual or in-person visits to the career immersion student employee's worksite for every fifteen (15) students enrolled in a work-based learning career immersion experience;

5.2.10 Ensure that student career immersion experiences conform with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and ensure that youth are compensated fairly, and are not paid a wage at a rate less than the rate at which a student employee of a varying gender, race or ethnicity or special population in the same establishment is paid for equal work, or for which requires equal skill, effort and responsibility, or which is performed under similar working conditions;

5.2.11 Maintain copies of all required documentation required by federal, state, and local labor laws and regulations for work-based learning career immersion experiences;

5.2.12 Award high school credit and credit for prior learning for work-based learning career immersion experiences; and

5.2.13 Collect and submit student work-based learning data as required under the Combined Delaware State Plan and ESSA, and as requested by the Department.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 525-5.0

2 DE Reg. 111 (07/01/98)
6 DE Reg. 955 (02/01/03)
9 DE Reg. 1070 (01/01/06)
12 DE Reg. 439 (10/01/08)
12 DE Reg. 936 (01/01/09)
15 DE Reg. 1147 (02/01/12)
25 DE Reg. 404 (10/1/2021) (Final)