15-393.01. Career technical education districts; annual report; performance and accountability

A. The department of education shall include each career technical education district in the department's annual achievement profiles required by section 15-241, except that a career technical education district may not be assigned a letter grade pursuant to section 15-241. Subject to approval by the state board of education, the department shall develop specific criteria applicable to career technical education districts that may not be based solely on the criteria prescribed in the Carl D. Perkins vocational education act, as amended by the Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technology education act amendments of 1990, as amended by the Carl D. Perkins vocational and technical education act of 1998. The department shall include all of the following performance indicators in the annual achievement profiles and provide a copy of the information to each career technical education district governing board:

1. The graduation rate of all students enrolled in a career and technical education program or course.

2. The completion rate for each program offered by the career technical education district.

3. Performance on assessments required pursuant to section 15-391, paragraph 4, subdivision (b).

4. Postgraduation employment rates, postsecondary enrollment rates and military service rates for students who complete a career and technical education program.

B. A career technical education district is subject to the performance audits pursuant to section 41-1279.03, subsection A, paragraph 9. The auditor general shall consider the differences and applicable laws for a career technical education district when conducting a performance audit for a career technical education district.

C. On or before December 31 of each year, the career and technical education division of the department of education shall submit a career technical education district annual report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and shall submit a copy of this report to the secretary of state. The career and technical education division of the department of education shall submit a copy of this report to the joint legislative budget committee for review. The annual report shall include the following:

1. The average daily membership of each career technical education district, including the average daily membership of each centralized campus, satellite campus and leased centralized campus as defined in section 15-393.

2. The actual student count of each career technical education district, including the student count of each centralized campus, satellite campus and leased centralized campus as defined in section 15-393.

3. The programs and corresponding courses offered by each career technical education district, including the location of each program and course.

4. For each career technical education district based on program or course location:

(a) The student enrollment of each program and corresponding course.

(b) The percentage of students who enrolled in the second year of each program and corresponding course relative to the number of students in the same cohort who enrolled in the first year of each program and corresponding course.

(c) The percentage of students who completed each program relative to the number of students in the same cohort who began the program.

5. The costs associated with each program offered by the career technical education district.

6. A listing of any programs or courses that were discontinued by review of the career and technical education division pursuant to section 15-393, subsection W.

7. A listing of any programs or courses that were continued by review of the career and technical education division pursuant to section 15-393, subsection W.

8. A listing of any programs or courses that were added by the career and technical education division.

9. For applicable school districts, the required maintenance of effort and how monies were used to supplement and not supplant base year career and technical education courses, including expenditures related to personnel, equipment and facilities.

10. For students who meet the requirements to receive funding pursuant to section 15-393, subsection X, students enrolled in an internship course and students enrolled in the year immediately following graduation, a separate listing of the following information for each district:

(a) Average daily membership.

(b) The actual student count.

(c) Enrollment by course or program and persistence at each grade level toward completion of the program.

(d) The percentage of students who completed each program.

(e) The number of certifications and licenses earned by students delineated by those who attended a satellite program and those who attended a centralized campus.

11. Any other data or information deemed necessary by the department of education.

D. The office of the auditor general, in consultation with the department of education, shall develop and establish uniform cost reporting guidelines, policies and procedures for career technical education district programs. Any guideline, policy or procedure shall allow for the effective comparison of cost between career technical education district programs.