158.760 School-to-Careers System -- Legislative intent -- Goals. - Kentucky Statutes

Download pdf

Loading PDF...

158.760 School-to-Careers System -- Legislative intent -- Goals. (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that a School-to-Careers System be developed to serve as an umbrella for career-related programs in the public schools,
including School-to-Work, Tech Prep, and High Schools That Work initiatives. (2) The goals of the School-to-Careers System shall be to: (a) Increase the math, science, communications, social studies, and technical skills of all students through the implementation of a more rigorous and
relevant applied curriculum and instructional process; (b) Increase the awareness of job and career availability in the future workforce and the skills required to obtain those positions; (c) Increase the postsecondary education's entry and completion rates and reduce the percentage of students taking remedial courses; (d) Decrease the high school dropout rate through a system of increased guidance and extra help focused on academics and career achievement; (e) Make all students aware of employer expectations in order to be successful;
(f) Increase the daily attendance rate at all secondary schools; and
(g) Provide the educational experiences that will cause all students to meet the goals and capacities identified in KRS 158.645 and KRS 158.6451 for
Kentucky students. Effective: April 9, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 444, sec. 1, effective April 9, 1998.