S.D. Admin. R. 24:59:06:01

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 24:59:06:01 - Definitions

Unless otherwise defined in this section, terms defined in SDCL 13-39-1.2 have the same meaning when used in this article. Other terms used in this article mean:

(1) "Approved secondary career and technical education program," "secondary CTE program," an approved career cluster program of study in a secondary school approved by the department and taught by a certified teacher or instructor;

(2) "Approved teacher education program," a program approved pursuant to subdivision 24:02:03:01(2) through August 31, 2000, and beginning on September 1, 2000, pursuant to subdivision 24:15:01:01(5);

(3) "Capstone experience," a culminating high school experience designed to integrate knowledge, skills, and concepts gained from a student's program of study. Capstone experiences include:

(a) Senior experience that requires students to complete a research project, design and develop a product, assemble a portfolio, and complete an oral presentation before a panel;

(b) Entrepreneurship experience that requires students to research a new business opportunity, develop a business plan, assemble a portfolio, and complete an oral presentation before a panel; and

(c) Youth internship that allows students to gain hands-on experience at a business, develop employability skills, learn technical skills, and complete a portfolio;

(4) "Career and technical student organization," "CTSO," a youth organization tied to career or technical education courses and operated in conjunction with an approved secondary CTE program, focusing on extending a student's learning experiences from the classroom to develop the student's leadership and work-readiness skills, assist the student to serve the student's community, and deepen the student's understanding of careers;

(5) "Career, high demand," occupations in South Dakota for which occupational employment projections by DLR demonstrate an average annual demand for workers which is higher than the average annual demand across all occupations included in the projections data;

(6) "Career, high skill," occupations in South Dakota which:

(a) Prefer a minimum education of a postsecondary non-degree award;

(b) Prefer an apprenticeship, internship, or long term on the job training; or

(c) Prefer work experience of more than five years;

(7) "Career, high wage," occupations in South Dakota in which statewide occupational wage estimates by DLR demonstrate an average wage which is greater than the average wage across all occupations included in the wage estimates data;

(8) "Career pathway," a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic, career and technical education courses developed, implemented, and maintained in partnership among secondary and postsecondary education, business, and employers. A career pathway commences in the ninth grade and leads to an associate, baccalaureate, or other degree, an industry recognized certificate, or a license;

(9) "Credit, concurrent," postsecondary education courses for which a student receives both secondary and postsecondary credit, taught at a high school by a teacher who has been approved by a public postsecondary technical institute or university;

(10) "Credit, dual," postsecondary education courses for which a student receives both secondary and postsecondary credit, taught through a public postsecondary technical institute or university, either online or in-person;

(11) "CTE," career and technical education as defined by SDCL 13-39-1.2;

(12) "DLR," the Department of Labor and Regulation;

(13) "Health occupation," a program that prepares individuals to enter, advance, or retrain for employment consistent with industry and labor market needs in the health field;

(14) "Postsecondary education," training after secondary school with the goal of a credential, license, diploma, or degree;

(15) "Program of study," a comprehensive, structured approach for delivering academic and career and technical education to prepare students for postsecondary education and career success;

(16) "Secondary," a public secondary school as defined by subdivision 24:43:01:01(41) and (42);

(17) "Service learning," meaningful and relevant activity that addresses needs important to the community being served, in which students explore the context of societal issues relevant to the service;

(18) "Technical specialty," an area of expertise determined by the occupational work experience of the individual;

(19) "Work-based learning," credit and noncredit bearing experiences focused on career exploration and development which help a student build employment-related competencies in the workplace, including capstone experiences, service learning projects, work placements, job shadow experiences, and workplace mentoring;

(20) "Work experience," full-time employment in a career and technical area;

(21) "Workforce education grants," grants from the workforce education fund established by SDCL 13-13-88; and

(22) "Work-readiness skills," skills that indicate an individual possesses at least minimal qualifications, including intellectual and behavioral skills for a specific occupation.

S.D. Admin. R. 24:59:06:01

44 SDR 184, effective 6/25/2018.

General Authority: SDCL 13-39A-18.

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-39A-18.