Ability to Benefit: A designation given to a student who does not have a high school diploma or GED but has demonstrated the ability to benefit from the education offered by a postsecondary institution by making a passing score on a test approved by the U.S. Secretary of Education so that the student may be awarded federal aid. Academic Credit: The unit of measurement an institution awards when the determined course or subject requirement(s) are fulfilled. Accreditation: Status of public recognition that an accrediting agency grants an educational institution or program that meets the agency’s established standards and requirements. Accredited Program: A CareerTech program offered in an accredited institution approved by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and/or the State Department of Education. Accredited programs are a minimum of 600 clock-hours. Accrediting Agency: An agency that establishes operating standards for educational institutions and programs and that determines the extent to which the standards are met. Its findings are publicly announced. ACOG: Association of Central Oklahoma Governments. ADVANCE: A program designed to assist students at Caddo Kiowa in overcoming many barriers and to help them find employment and achieve self-sufficiency. American College Testing Program (ACT): Provides measures of educational development and readiness to pursue college-level coursework. -Back to the Top- Applied Academics: Academic content and skills taught by using real-world problems and projects to help students understand the application. APTA: American Physical Therapy Association (Student Organizations) Articulation Agreement: The linking of two or more educational systems to help students make a smooth transition from one level to another without experiencing delays, duplication of courses, or loss of credit. ASE: Automotive Service Excellence. Basic Skills: Basic academic and tutorial services designed to increase literacy levels, upgrade literacy, and improve listening and speaking skills. Also referred to as Pre-CareerTech skills. BCT: Business and Computer Technology BIA: Bureau of Indian Affairs. BIS: Business and Industry Services BPA: Business Professionals of America: The Career and Technology Student Organization for students enrolled in Business and Information Technology Education. Career Cluster: Occupations that are grouped together by common job duties and characteristics. CareerTech: Career and Technology Education. CBITS: Customized Business and Industry Training Services: Individualized upgrade training for the employees of businesses and industries that might include technical skills, team skills, quality/TQM/ISO processes and skills, job profiling, safety training, computer training, and other skills and services. -Back to the Top- CDA: Child Development Associate, a national credentialing program. Clinical Coordination: Planned, supervised worksite learning experiences that are aligned with the curriculum and allow health occupations education students to practice skills. CNA: Certified Network Administrator Competency Test: A summative assessment that measures how well occupational skills have been mastered. When used with performance evaluations, competency tests provide useful indicators of occupational readiness. Cooperative Agreement: Agreements between technology centers, the Regents for Higher Education, and junior, community, and four-year colleges. Under a cooperative agreement, institutions grant college credit for technical training received at a local technology center. DHS: Department of Human Services Dislocated Worker: An adult individual who has been terminated, laid off, or has received notice to that effect and is unlikely to return to their previous industry or occupation; has been terminated or received notice of termination as a result of permanent closure of a plant or facility; has been unemployed for a long term (15 to 26 weeks) and has limited opportunities for reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which
such individuals reside and may have substantial barriers by reason of age. Displaced Homemaker: An individual who has worked primarily without remuneration to care for a home and family and, for that reason, has diminished marketable skills, has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income, is a parent whose youngest dependent child will become ineligible to receive assistance under Part A of the Social Security Act, or is unemployed or underemployed
and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment. DOC: Department of Commerce. DOC: Department of Corrections. DOD: Department of Defense. -Back to the Top- DOE: Department of Education. DOE: Department of Energy. DOL: Department of Labor. DOT: Department of Transportation. DOT: Dictionary of Occupational Titles. E-Commerce: Business conducted via electronic connections. Economically Disadvantaged (Including Foster Children): Any person who is eligible for or
receiving Aid to Dependent Children under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act, benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, is counted for purposes of Section 1005 of Chapter 1 of Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, participating in a program assisted under Title II of JTPA, receiving a PELL grant or assistance under a comparable state program, or determined as low-income according to the Department of Commerce or the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines. Academics Center: Academic Center - Academics Center’s are designed to raise literacy levels, provide basic academic or pre- CareerTech skills to assist students in meeting specific requirements for eligibility to enroll in selected CareerTech training and to supply applied and accelerated academics to ensure special populations and all students full participation in CareerTech education. EEO: See Equal Employment Opportunity. FBLA: Future Business Leaders of America (Student Organizations) FCCLA: Family, Career and Community Leaders of America - The Career and Technology Student Organization for students enrolled in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (Formerly FHA-Hero - Home Economics and Related Occupations) -Back to the Top- Feeder School: A comprehensive high school that is a member of a technology center school district. Also referred to as sending school. Fiscal Year (FY): The annual financial cycle for the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education that begins July 1 and ends June 30. It is designated by the ending year. For example, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, would be FY-11. FTA: Full-Time Adult. GED: General Equivalency Diploma - A process for acquiring a high school diploma. H.323: A protocol of commands to enable video conferencing over the Internet. High Schools That Work (HSTW): A framework of goals, key practices, and key conditions that schools implement to raise student achievement and meet higher standards. The primary goals are to raise the mathematics, communication, problem-solving, and technical achievement of students and to blend the essential content of traditional college-preparatory studies with quality career and technical studies. HOSA: Health Occupations Students of America - The Career and Technology Education
student organization for students enrolled in Health Occupations Education. IETV: Interactive Educational Television Individualized Education Program (IEP): A written statement for each child with a disability identified under the IDEA, that is reviewed and revised at least annually and contains information about the child’s present levels of performance, measurable goals and benchmarks, and other services needed in order for the child to participate and advance in the general curriculum. Job Shadowing: Career awareness opportunities for students to observe individuals in the workplace. interested in entrepreneurship, marketing, and management education. LAN: Local Area Network. -Back to the Top- NAEYC: National Association for the Education of Young Children. NVTHS: National Vo-Tech Honor Society (Student Organizations) ODCTE: Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. ODOC: Oklahoma Department of Commerce. OESC: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. OJT: On-the-Job Training Open Entry, Open Exit: An education system in which students can enter a program at any point an opening occurs, progress at their own pace, and exit when the content has been successfully completed. OPTA: Oklahoma Physical Therapy Association (Student Organizations) PBL: Phi Beta Lambda (Student Organizations) PELL Grant: A U.S. Department of Education grant program for needy postsecondary students who have not yet received a baccalaureate or first professional degree. Portfolio: A lifelong, student-managed collection of achievements and progress toward career goals. PYLI: Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute SAGE: System of Assessment and Group Evaluation (Assessment) Self-Paced Instruction: An educational delivery system that allows students to progress at their own rate. SkillsUSA-VICA: The Career and Technology Student Organization for students enrolled in Trade and Industrial Education programs. -Back to the Top- SOTA: Student Occupational Therapy Association (Student Organizations) STW: School-to-Work - The entity within the Career Services Division of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education that provides policy leadership, technical assistance, inservice, resource materials, reports, data, and presentations to local and regional School-to-Work partnerships. T&I: Trade and Industry TABE: Test of Adult Basic Education (Assessment) TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, a federal program. Tech Prep (TP): A program of study that includes two years of postsecondary education, strengthens the applied academic component of CareerTech programs, provides technical preparation, builds student competence in math, science and communications, and leads to an associate degree or certificate in a specific career field and to employment. Training for Industry Programs (TIP): Training provided to companies involved in manufacturing or processing whose national or regional offices are creating new employment opportunities for Oklahomans. VA: Veterans’ Administration. WIA: Workforce Investment Act. Work-Site Learning: Planned learning experiences for students, under the guidance of a workplace mentor, to develop specific technical competencies and general workplace competencies. Experiences may also occur in a school-based enterprise, simulation, or special project. -Back to the Top- | 
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