NAC389.564. Career and technical education in cooperation with private employer: Duties of teacher.

A teacher of a course of study in career and technical education in cooperation with a private employer shall:

     1. Provide relevant and current instruction which prepares the pupil for a specific vocation.

     2. Provide realistic conditions which teach theory, technical skills, work scheduling and human relations.

     3. Use training which correlates with the knowledge and skills expected by an employer.

     4. Strengthen relations between the school and the community.

     5. Supplement the facilities and resources in the school with those in the community that are representative of the availability of the occupation being studied by the pupil.

     6. Provide all parties with an awareness of their responsibilities and obligations while participating in the program.

     7. Visit the place of employment to consult with pupils and employers to determine the pupil’s progress on the job, attitudes, growth of skills and knowledge and breadth of educational exposure.

     8. Use discretion on the time and circumstances chosen for visits.

     9. Assist the employer with appraisals of the pupil and the course of study.

     10. Foster good communications and understanding between all parties.

     11. Constantly strive to improve the program by seeking suggestions from all parties.

     12. When supervising a pupil at a training location in which he or she does not hold an endorsement, use information from an appropriately endorsed teacher to ensure that the pupil functions satisfactorily during the training.

     13. Recruit, interview and select pupils based on the career interests of the pupils and predetermined written criteria.

     14. Keep records of the time used to develop training plans and agreements, counseling, training station assessment and student-employer evaluations.

     15. Retain for at least 1 year after the pupil leaves the program the record of the pupil’s initial interview, the training agreement, the cooperative agreement, the employer-teacher-coordinator evaluation, the report of the pupil’s wages earned and hours worked during the program and his or her weekly time sheets.

     16. Coordinate the pupil’s work experience with related classroom instruction.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 5-4-87; A 1-26-90, eff. 9-1-92; A by Bd. for Career & Tech. Educ. by R172-05, 2-23-2006)