Terms used in this chapter, mean: (1) "Career and technical education," a contextual education model that employs career clusters and programs of study in preparing highly skilled students for success in postsecondary education and in-demand careers; (2) "Career clusters," a distinct grouping of occupations and industries based on the knowledge and skills they require; (3) "Center board," the governing body of a multidistrict, career and technical academy; (4) "Department," the Department of Education; (5) "Director," the person at the Department of Education responsible for the administration of career and technical education; (6) "Facilities," buildings, rooms, property, and permanent equipment, including vehicles, used to provide career and technical education; (7) "LEA," a local education agency limited to public school districts, the legal entities that a school district is authorized to establish, or a distinct separate LEA established pursuant to § 13-39A-35 ; (8) "Multidistrict, career and technical academy," an educational entity designed to provide career and technical education and academic courses that prepare youth for a wide range of careers that require varying levels of education; (9) "Participating district," a school district which has voting representation on a center board; (10) "Technical college," as defined in § 13-39A-1 ; (11) "Secretary," the secretary of education; (12) "State board," the South Dakota Board of Education Standards established in § 1-45-6.1 .
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