Purpose.
The Division of Professional-Technical Education provides leadership and coordination for programs in professional-technical education in various parts of the state. The general purposes are to carry out the governing policies of the Board and the applicable provisions of state and federal legislation.
Delegation of Authority
The Board delegates to the state administrator of professional-technical education, the chief executive officer of the statewide system, the responsibility to supervise and manage professional-technical education in Idaho. The division administrator shall report to the Board through the Executive Director. The Board has the power to name a president of Eastern Idaho Technical College who may perform such duties as delegated by the Board. For purposes of accreditation the EITC President shall be the CEO of the institution. The state administrator is responsible for the preparation and submission, through the Executive Director, of an agenda for matters related to professional-technical education for Board review and action.Functions
The Professional-Technical Education Division provides statewide leadership, administration, supervision, planning, and coordination for professional-technical education activities in Idaho. The major functions include:
a. Statewide Administration: maintaining a qualified professional staff to provide statewide leadership and coordination for professional-technical education and the programs offered in accordance with applicable state and federal legislation.
b. Eastern Idaho Technical College: assist in the delivery of professional-technical technical programs and courses consistent with the role and mission of the college, assist the EITC President with the programmatic affairs of the college, supervise the budgetary affairs of the college as part of the professional-technical education budget, and in cooperation with the EITC president, to recommend appointment of advisory committee representatives to the State Board.
c. Supervisory and Consultative Services: providing technical assistance to local education agencies to assist in the maintenance and implementation of professional-technical education programs including support and leadership for student organizations and education equity.
d. Planning: assisting local agencies in the development of annual plans and data collection and analyzing services for the establishment of a Five-Year Plan, annual plans, and accountability reports from the local educational agencies.
e. Evaluation: conducting and coordinating professional-technical education evaluations in accordance with state and federal guidelines to monitor program activities to determine the status of program quality in relation to established standards and access.
f. Budget Preparation: preparing annual budgets and the maintenance of a statewide finance and accountability system.
g. Program and Professional Improvement: through its professional staff, initiating and coordinating research, curriculum development, and staff development statewide.
h. Management Information: collecting, analyzing, evaluating and disseminating data and program information which provide a comprehensive source of accurate, current, and easily accessible information for statewide decision making.
i. Coordination: providing liaison with related state agencies and organizations, the State Advisory Council, business and industry, and community-based organizations.
Organization.
The programs and services of the state division are organized into two (2) broad segments: (a) Regular Occupational Programs and (b) Special Programs and Support Services.
a. Regular Occupational Programs are programs designed to prepare students at the secondary and postsecondary levels with the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and habits necessary for entry?level employment in recognized occupations in Idaho, in the Northwest, and nationally. These programs also provide the supplemental training to upgrade the skills of those citizens of Idaho who are currently employed. Regular programs include: (1) Agriculture; (2) Marketing and Multi?Occupations; (3) Health Occupations; (4) Industrial Arts; (5) Home Economics; (6) Business and Office; and (7) Trade and Technical. A program specialist is employed in each program area to provide leadership and technical assistance to local education agencies.
b. Special Programs and Support Services are special programs designed to serve students in Consumer Home Economics, Special Needs, and other program activities not considered occupational in nature. These Special Programs include: (1) Consumer and Homemaking Education; (2) Pre?professional-technical Education; and (3) Special Needs - Disadvantaged and Handicapped. In addition, support services are provided in the areas of Education Equity; Program Improvement (to include Curriculum Development, Research, and Personnel Development); professional-technical Guidance; and Work Study.
Additionally, through state and federal legislation, or by contract for administration, professional-technical education supervises and manages the following programs: (1) Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA); (2) State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (SOICC); (3) the Displaced Homemaker Program; and (4) Fire Service Training; and, from time to time, other professional-technical training programs as appropriate.
Program Delivery
Professional-Technical Education Programs are made available at three (3) levels in Idaho - secondary, postsecondary, and adult.
a. Secondary Programs: All participating high school districts and several joint district professional-technical education programs.
b. Postsecondary Programs: Through the state system of six (6) area professional-technical schools. The area schools are:
Boise State University Professional-Technical School (Boise)
College of Southern Idaho Professional-Technical School (Twin Falls)
Eastern Idaho Technical College (Idaho Falls)
Idaho State University Professional-Technical School (Pocatello)
Lewis-Clark State College School of Technology (Lewiston)
North Idaho College Professional-Technical School(Coeur d'Alene)
c. Adult Programs: Primarily through the six (6) area professional-technical schools to provide upgrading and retraining programs for persons in the work force. Some classes are offered by Idaho public high schools. These offerings range from brief seminar classes to intensive courses which normally are less than 500 hours of annual instruction.
Internal Policies and Procedures
The chief executive officer may establish additional policies and procedures for the internal management of the Division of Professional-Technical Education which complement, but do not supplant, the Governing Policies and Procedures of the Board. Such internal policies and procedures are subject to Board review and action.
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