As used in this part:
 1. “Approved career and technical education program” means a career and technical education program offered by a school district or community college and approved by the department which meets the standards for career and technical education programs adopted by the state board under this part.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 256.125

  • Department: means the department of education. See Iowa Code 256.2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • School: means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State board: means the state board of education. See Iowa Code 256.2
 2. “Approved practitioner preparation school, department, or class” means a school, department, or class approved by the state board as entitled under this part to federal moneys for the training of teachers of career and technical education subjects.
 3. “Approved regional career and technical education planning partnership” means a regional entity that meets the standards for regional career and technical education planning partnerships adopted by the state board pursuant to section 256.129 and section 256.136.
 4. “Career academy” means a career academy established under section 256.137.
 5. “Career and technical education service area” means any one of the service areas specified in section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph “h”.
 6. “Sector partnership” means a regional industry sector partnership established pursuant to section 84A.15.
 7. “State board” means the state board for career and technical education as provided in section 256.127.
 8. “Work-based learning” means opportunities and experiences that include but are not limited to tours, job shadowing, rotations, mentoring, entrepreneurship, service learning, internships, and apprenticeships.
 9. “Work-based learning intermediary network” means the statewide work-based learning intermediary network established pursuant to section 84A.16.