P-TECH Advisory/Leadership Team

Definitions:

Accountability is an assurance that an individual or an organization will be evaluated on their performance or behavior related to something for which they are responsible. The term is related to responsibility but seen more from the perspective of oversight.

Continuous monitoring and improvement is to ensure that the standard of programs is being maintained and to improve the experience of students as appropriate.

Curriculum is the expectations for what will be taught and what students will do in a program of study.

Governance is defined as the decisions and actions of the people who run a school, nation, city or business. An example of governance is the mayor's decision to increase the police force in response to burglaries.

Operations is the administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency possible within an organization.

Outreach is the activity of providing services to any population that might not otherwise have access to those services. A key component of outreach is that the group providing it is not stationary, but mobile; in other words, it involves meeting someone in need of an outreach service at the location where they are.

Professional development refers to instructors developing and improving their skills to better meet the needs of their students.

Sustainability refers to the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time.

Work-Based Learning is an educational program that combines classroom instruction with practical work experience that is directly related to a program.