Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-4-8-.09 - Student Advisement
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Apprenticeship - a
structured program that connects school- based occupational instruction and
related paid work-site experiences in order to prepare students for the world
of work. Students are able to receive a high school diploma, a postsecondary
certificate, or degree or industry certification.
(b)
Articulation -an agreement
between a high school and a postsecondary institution regarding the awarding of
both secondary and postsecondary credit for a dual enrollment course.
(c)
Cooperative education -
structured student learning in a paid work position while concurrently enrolled
in a related Career, Technical and Agriculture Education class, which connects
career interests to academic and occupational learning in cooperation with
business and industry.
(d)
Dual enrollment - a program through which high school students
take courses from an eligible state public or private postsecondary institution
while still enrolled as a high school student and receive credit both at the
high school and at the postsecondary institution.
(f)
Individualized education program
(IEP) - a written statement for each child with a disability that states
the present level of academic achievement and functional performance. The IEP
is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, as amended.
(g)
Individual graduation plan -
a student specific plan developed detailing the courses necessary for a high
school student to graduate from high school and to successfully transition to
postsecondary education and the work force.
(h)
Internship - a structured
placement, either short term or long term, which enables a student to connect
career interests to academic and occupational learning in cooperation with
business and industry in a paid or non paid position.
(i)
Joint enrollment- an
arrangement whereby a high school student is enrolled in a postsecondary
institution while continuing to pursue his or her high school diploma. Joint
enrollment coursework earns postsecondary credit only.
(j)
Local education agency- a
local school system pursuant to local board of education control and
management.
(k)
Mentoring- support and guidance provided to students through
relationships with adults who advise and act as role models for students.
(l)
Service learning-
a teaching method in which guided or classroom learning is deepened through
service to others in a process that provides structured time for reflection on
the service experience and demonstration of the skills and knowledge
acquired.
(m)
Teacher as
advisor- a teacher or professional educator in the school who assists a
small group of students and their parents or guardians to set postsecondary
goals and help them prepare programs of study, track academic progress and
provide advisement and support as needed.
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Each local education agency (LEA) shall
provide students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades counseling,
advisement, career exploration, career interest inventories, and information to
assist them evaluating academic skills and career interests.
(b) Each LEA shall ensure that each student
develops an individual graduation plan before the end of the second semester of
the eighth grade. The individual graduation plan shall be developed in
consultation with the student's parents, guardians, or individuals appointed by
the student's parents or guardians to serve as their designee.
(c) Each LEA shall provide guidance,
advisement, and counseling to each high school student that will enable the
student to successfully complete his or her individual graduation plan and
prepare him or her for a seamless transition to postsecondary study, further
training, or employment.
(d) Each
student's individual graduation plan shall:
1.
Include rigorous academic core subjects and focused course work in mathematics
and science or in humanities, fine arts, and foreign language or sequenced
career pathway coursework;
2.
Incorporate provisions of a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP),
where applicable;
3. Align
educational and broad career goals and the student's course of study;
4. Be based on the student's selected
academic and career focus area as approved by the student's parent or
guardian;
5. Include
experience-based career oriented learning experiences, which may include but
not be limited to, internships, apprenticeships, mentoring, cooperative
education, and service learning;
6.
Include opportunities for postsecondary studies through articulation, dual
enrollment, and joint enrollment;
7. Allow flexibility to change the course of
study but remain sufficiently structured to meet graduation requirements and
qualify the student for admission to postsecondary education;
8. Be approved by the student and the
student's parent or guardian with guidance from the student's school counselor
or teacher advisor; and
9. Be
reviewed and revised, if appropriate, upon approval by the student and the
student's parent or guardian with guidance from the student's school counselor
or teacher advisor.
(e)
An individual graduation plan may be changed at any time throughout a student's
high school career upon approval by the student and the student's parent or
guardian with guidance from the student's school or teacher advisor.
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