6A-10.0342. Career and Technical Education Program Performance Reporting

(1) The Department will annually calculate and publish secondary and postsecondary program improvement targets for each of the performance measures for which career and technical education programs are to be accountable.

(2) For the completion and placement rate calculations, “career and technical education concentrator” is defined as the following:

(a) Secondary – A secondary student who has earned three (3) or more credits in a single career and technical education program, or two (2) credits in a single career and technical education program, but only in those programs where two (2) credit sequences at the secondary level are recognized by rule 6A-6.0571, F.A.C., Career and Technical Education and Adult General Education Standards and Industry-Driven Benchmarks, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05063) which rule is hereby incorporated by reference. A copy of rule 6A-6.0571, F.A.C., may be obtained from the Department of Education, Room 744, Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399.

(b) Postsecondary Clock Hour Programs – A postsecondary student who completes at least one-third of the academic and technical hours in a clock hour career and technical education program that terminates in the award of an industry-recognized credential, certificate or degree.

(c) Postsecondary Credit Hour Programs – A postsecondary student who completes at least one-third of the academic and technical hours in a college credit career and technical education program that terminates in the award of an industry recognized credential, certificate or degree.

(3) The completion rate for secondary programs shall be calculated as follows: The numerator shall be the number of senior career and technical education concentrators who attained a 1) standard high school diploma, 2) State of Florida High School Diploma or Adult High School diploma, or 3) proficiency credential, certificate or degree, in conjunction with a secondary school diploma. The denominator shall be the number of senior career and technical education concentrators who have left secondary education in the reporting year. The 2017-18 target shall be 96%. The 2018-19 target shall be 96.5%.

(4) The placement rate for secondary programs shall be calculated as follows: The numerator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators from the prior year who completed secondary school and who were placed in postsecondary education, employment, or military service in the 2nd quarter (October-December) after leaving secondary education during the reporting year. The denominator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators from the prior year who completed secondary school. The 2017-18 target shall be 82%. The 2018-19 target shall be 82%.

(5) The completion rate for postsecondary clock hour programs shall be calculated as follows: The numerator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators who received an industry-recognized credential or a certificate during the reporting year. The denominator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators who left postsecondary education during the reporting year. The 2017-18 target shall be 60.75%. The 2018-19 target shall be 61.25%.

(6) The placement rate for postsecondary clock hour programs shall be calculated as follows: The numerator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators from the prior year who received a credential, degree or certificate who were placed in postsecondary education, employment or military service in the 2nd quarter (October-December) after leaving postsecondary education. The denominator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators from the prior year who received a credential, degree or certificate. The 2017-18 target shall be 77.25%. The 2018-19 target shall be 77.75%.

(7) The completion rate for postsecondary credit hour programs shall be calculated as follows: The numerator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators who received an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or a degree during the reporting year. The denominator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators who left postsecondary education during the reporting year. The 2017-18 target shall be 49.5%. The 2018-19 target shall be 50%.

(8) The placement rate for postsecondary credit hour programs shall be calculated as follows: The numerator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators from the prior year who received a credential, degree or certificate who were placed in postsecondary education, employment or military service in the 2nd quarter (October-December) after leaving postsecondary education. The denominator shall be the number of career and technical education concentrators from the prior year who received a credential, degree or certificate. The 2017-18 target shall be 87%. The 2018-19 target shall be 87.5%.

(9) If a program fails to achieve both the completion and placement targets and the average full-time/full-quarter earnings of completers is below the 25th percentile in the state for that program, the program will be flagged in performance reports produced by the Department and the school district or college will be notified by the Department.

Rulemaking Authority 1008.43 FS. Law Implemented 1008.43 FS. History–New 10-4-93, Amended 2-16-94, 10-25-11, 2-17-15, 10-30-16, 11-28-18.