BOARD INTERNAL ORGANIZATION:
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEES

BDF (R)

ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

The District shall establish a Districtwide local advisory council for career and technology education.

The council shall be composed of representatives of the general public, business, industry, and labor, one member knowledgeable of at-risk students, parents of program participants (including at least one parent of a student who is a member of a special population group), and at least one representative from each career and technology program area offered in the District (agriculture, health occupations, home economics, marketing education, office, and trade and industrial). The council shall have appropriate representation of both sexes and of the racial and ethnic minorities found in the schools, community, or region which the council serves.

The council shall have the following duties:

1. Advise the District on current job needs and the relevance of programs and courses being offered by the District in meeting current job needs.

2. Consult with the District in developing its annual application for federal funds.

3. Meet at least two times each year and maintain minutes of council meetings in the District.