2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Transit Technician 1
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

Secondary – Career Preparatory	
Program Number	9500100	
CIP Number	0647061307	
Grade Level	9-12, 30, 31	
Standard Length	5 credits	
Teacher Certification	DIESEL MECH @7 7G	
CTSO	SkillsUSA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	49-3031 – Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	
Facility Code	245  http://www.fldoe.org/edfacil/sref.asp  (State Requirements for Educational Facilities)	
Targeted Occupation List	http://www.labormarketinfo.com/wec/TargetOccupationList.htm	
Perkins Technical Skill Attainment Inventory	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/perkins/perkins_resources.asp 	
Industry Certifications	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/fcpea/default.asp 	
Statewide Articulation	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp 	

Purpose 

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to the following: maintaining and repairing diesel engines, performing diesel engine and bus preventive maintenance (PMI) inspections, maintaining and repairing ADA accessible lifts and ramps, maintaining and repairing basic electrical systems, and maintaining, and repairing steering and suspension systems.

The course content will also include training in communication, leadership, human relations, transit safety awareness, MSDS, employability skills, and safe efficient work practices.

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment as transit technicians, train existing employees to become FTMC certified transit technicians and to prepare existing technicians for the ASE series of Transit Bus tests.

It is recommended that students complete the five occupational completion points (OCP’s) for each technician level before advancing to the next tier.  Transit technician I and II are prerequisites for the Transit Technician III, and ultimately, the FTMC Transit Technician certification.

The courses may be taken in any sequence within their respective tier, but tiers must be taken sequentially, starting with tier 1, then tier 2, and ending with tier 3.  Students must demonstrate proficiency in the preceding tier prior to advancement to the next higher tier.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure
This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of three programs of instruction consisting of 15 occupational completion points.  The recommended sequence allows students to complete specified portions of the program for employment or to remain for advanced training.  A student who completes the applicable competencies at any occupational completion point may either continue with the training program or terminate as an occupational completer.

The following table illustrates the Secondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Length	SOC Code	Level	
A	9500110	Transit Bus Service 1	1 credit	49-3031	2	
B	9500120	Transit Bus Service 2	1 credit	49-3031	2	
C	9500130	Transit Bus Service 3	1 credit	49-3031	2	
D	9500140	Transit Bus Service 4	1 credit	49-3031	2	
E	9500150	Transit Bus Service 5	1 credit	49-3031	2	

Academic Alignment Table

The courses comprising this program have not yet been aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards contained in specific math and science core academic courses.  This alignment is a collaborative review by Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers and core academic teachers.  Once the program has been subjected to this alignment, this curriculum framework will include a table depicting the number of academic standards in each CTE course, the total number of math and science standards contained in the academic course, and the percentage of alignment to the CTE course.

Courses	Anatomy/ Physiology 
Honors	Astronomy     Solar/Galactic Honors	Biology 1	Chemistry 1	Earth-Space Science	Genetics
Honors 	Integrated Science 	Marine Science 1 Honors	Physical Science	Physics 1	Environmental Science	
9500110	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9500120	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9500130	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9500140	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9500150	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
**   Alignment pending review    						#   Alignment attempted, but no correlation to academic course

Courses	Algebra 1	Algebra 2	Geometry	English 1	English 2	English 3	English 4	
9500110	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9500120	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9500130	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9500140	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
9500150	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	
**   Alignment pending review    						#   Alignment attempted, but no correlation to academic course

Florida Standards for Technical Subjects 

Florida Standards (FS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects are the critical reading and writing literacy standards designed for grade 6 and above.  These standards are predicated on teachers of history/social studies, science, and technical subjects using their content area expertise to help students meet the particular challenges of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language in their respective fields.  It is important to note that the 6-12 literacy standards in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are not meant to replace content standards in those areas but rather to supplement them.

This curriculum framework incorporates the grades 9-10 reading and writing literacy standards in the first two courses of this CTE program and grade 11-12 reading and writing literacy standards in the third and fourth courses of this CTE program.  The standards for Mathematical Practices describe varieties of expertise that educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.  These practices rest on important “processes and proficiencies” with longstanding importance in mathematics education.  This curriculum framework incorporates the appropriate mathematical practices in the first four courses of this CTE program.  

Florida Standards for Mathematics & Language Arts (FS-M/LA)

Some or all of the courses in this program have been aligned to the Florida Standards for Mathematics and Language Arts used in core academic classes.  Data shown in the framework table (column ‘FS-M/LA’) contains the results of these alignment efforts.

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) - Science 

Some or all of the courses in this program have been aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for Science.  Data shown in the framework table (column ‘NGSSS-Sci’) contains the results of these alignment efforts.

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1. 
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.
04.0	Identify shop organization, management, and safety requirements.
05.0	Demonstrate infection control procedures and practice general shop safety.
06.0	Demonstrate MSDS, AED, and CPR procedures and practice general shop safety.
07.0	Demonstrate the use of hardware and fasteners, basic tools and equipment.
08.0	Demonstrate workplace communication skills.
09.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures.
10.0	Perform transit bus and forklift preventive maintenance.
11.0	Perform tire service, identification and repair.
12.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment.
13.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures.
14.0	Maintain and repair transit bus basic electrical systems and components.
15.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment.
16.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.
17.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.
18.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.
19.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures.
20.0	Maintain and repair transit bus wheelchair lift and ramp systems and components.
21.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment.
22.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures.
23.0	Perform engine preventive maintenance.
24.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment.
25.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures.
26.0	Maintain and repair transit bus steering and suspension systems.
27.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment.

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:	Transit Bus Service 1
Course Number:	9500110
Course Credit:	1

Course Description: 

The purpose of this course is to develop the competencies essential to the public transit bus technology industry.  These competencies include:  Identify shop organization, management, and safety requirements, demonstrating infection control procedures and practicing general shop safety, demonstrating MSDS, AED, and CPR procedures and practicing general shop safety, demonstrating the use of hardware and fasteners, basic tools and equipment, demonstrating workplace communication skills, demonstrating shop and occupational safety procedures, performing transit bus and forklift preventive maintenance, performing tire service, identification and repair, and demonstrating the qualifications for employment.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4
		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).                                                             LAFS.910.RST.2.5		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.                                      
LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
04.0	Identify shop and occupational safety procedures--The student will be able to:			
04.01	Identify basic shop organization and management regulations.			
04.02	Identify required shop-safety practices.			
04.03	Identify and describe shop-maintenance procedures, including precautions for handling and storing work-related chemicals and hazardous materials.			
05.0	Demonstrate infection control procedures and general shop safety--The student will be able to:			
05.01	Understand how blood-borne pathogens are spread and how to clean contamination on environmental surfaces. 			
05.02	Identify cleaning solutions that will kill the AIDS virus on environmental surfaces.			
05.03	Practice general shop safety.			
06.0	Demonstrate MSDS, AED, and CPR procedures and practice general shop safety--The student will be able to:			
06.01	Understand where the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) booklet is located and how it is used. 			
06.02	Understand, set-up, and use the Automated External Defibrillator (AED).			
06.03	Learn the capabilities and limitations of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). 			
07.0	Demonstrate the use of hardware and fasteners, basic tools and equipment--The student will be able to:			
07.01	Identify and use the following correctly and safely:			
a)	Basic hand tools			
b)	Basic welding tools and equipment			
c)	Power tools			
d)	Measuring and precision tools.			
e)	Basic and specialty hardware and fasteners.			
07.02	Read a digital multimeter.			
08.0	Demonstrate workplace communication skills--The student will be able to:			
08.01	Locate information in technical literature, such as a manufacturer’s manual, in both print and computer versions.			
08.02	Read, interpret, and apply information from parts and service manuals.			
08.03	Read and follow written and oral instructions.			
08.04	Read and interpret graphs, charts, diagrams, and tables commonly used in the diesel technology industry.			
08.05	Answer and ask questions coherently and concisely.			
08.06	Use basic keyboarding and computer skills.			
08.07	Use industry-related computer software.			
08.08	Interpret technical specification information and diagnose problems, both verbally and in writing.			
08.09	Solve basic transit technology problems by combining knowledge of transit systems with technical information and diagnostic data.			
08.10	Complete accurately the required information for journals, repair orders, invoices, time cards, job sheets, and forms.			
08.11	Demonstrate telephone and interpersonal communication skills to accurately and courteously exchange information with customers, co-worker, and supervisors.			
09.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures--The student will be able to:			
09.01	Comply with safety regulations for all preventive maintenance technician activities and job tasks, in accordance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.			
09.02	Identify and comply with personal and environmental safety practices associated with clothing, eye protection, hand tools, power equipment; and the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals and hazardous materials.			
10.0	Perform transit bus and forklift preventive maintenance--The student will be able to:			
10.01	Identify the types of preventive maintenance, including oil analysis, required for components and systems, according to manufacturer and company specifications.			
10.02	Schedule preventive-maintenance inspections at the miles and/or times required by manufacturer and company specifications.			
10.03	Perform preventive maintenance inspections and record results according to manufacturer and company specifications, including:			
a)	Air, parking, and anti-locking brake systems.			
b)	Wheels, bearings, hubs, and tires.			
c)	Heating and air-conditioning components, refrigerants, and system operations.			
d)	Hydraulic systems, including fluids, filters, lines, and reservoirs.			
e)	Tires, suspension, and drive train.			
f)	Other interior and exterior items as indicated on the Preventive Maintenance Work Order/Checklist.			
10.04	Test-drive equipment, where liability and safety allow such tests, and identify needed repairs.			
11.0	Perform tire service, identification, and repair--The student will be able to:			
11.01	Identify the types of tires, wheels, tread depth measurement, and sidewall inspection criteria.			
11.02	Understand relationship between tire size and speedometer, odometer, hubometer.			
11.03	Identify different wear indicator patterns and relationship to defective components.			
12.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment--The student will be able to:			
12.01	Demonstrate shop organization, management, and safety requirements for a preventive maintenance technician.			
12.02	Demonstrate the use of tools and equipment required for a preventive maintenance technician.			
12.03	Demonstrate workplace communication skills required by a preventive maintenance technician.			
12.04	Demonstrate the application of math and science principles required for a preventive maintenance technician’s job tasks. 			
12.05	Identify and demonstrate work habits of successful employees concerning:			
a)	Quality of work			
b)	Work hours and schedule			
c)	Actions, initiative, teamwork, dependability, and responsible decision making			
d)	Self-control, responses to criticism, and relationships with customers and supervisors			
e)	Time management, cost effectiveness, and fair pricing			
f)	Personal hygiene, health habits, and professional appearance			
g)	Driving records, drug-free workplace, and industry policies			
12.06	Obtain information about training and licensing requirements, equipment needs, responsibilities, pay, benefits, work conditions, risks, and opportunities for advancement.			
12.07	Demonstrate knowledge of the “Right-to-Know” law, as recorded in (29 CFR 1910.1200)			
12.08	Demonstrate employability skills as a transit bus preventive maintenance technician.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Transit Bus Service 2
Course Number:	9500120
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to develop the competencies essential to the public transit bus technology industry.  These competencies include:  Demonstrating shop and occupational safety procedures, maintaining and repairing transit bus basic electrical systems and components, and demonstrating the qualifications for employment.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).                                                             LAFS.910.RST.2.5		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.                                      
LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
13.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures--The student will be able to:			
13.01	Comply with safety regulations for all basic electrical technician activities and job tasks, in accordance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.			
13.02	Identify and comply with personal and environmental safety practices associated with clothing, eye protection, hand tools, power equipment; and the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals and hazardous materials.			
14.0	Maintain and repair transit bus basic electrical systems and components--The student will be able to:			
14.01	Explain the theory and nature of electricity.			
14.02	Understand basic electrical terminology and symbols.			
14.03	Analyze electrical circuits.			
14.04	Work problems using Ohm’s and Kirchoff’s laws.			
14.05	Understand circuit characteristics: series, parallel, open, short.			
14.06	Explain the principals of relays and transistors.			
14.07	Understand mystery harness application.			
14.08	Explain magnetism and electromagnetic induction.			
14.09	Explain applications of alternating current (AC).			
14.10	Explain principles of direct current (DC) motors and generators.			
14.11	Explain principles of AC motors.			
14.12	Locate and match electrical units by their symbols on a wiring diagram.			
14.13	Set up and use voltmeters, ammeters, and ohmmeters.			
15.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment--The student will be able to:			
15.01	Demonstrate shop organization, management, and safety requirements for a basic electrical systems technician.			
15.02	Demonstrate the use of tools and equipment required for a basic electrical systems technician.			
15.03	Demonstrate workplace communication skills required by a basic electrical systems technician.			
15.04	Demonstrate the application of math and science principles required for a basic electrical systems technician’s job tasks.			
15.05	Demonstrate employability skills as a transit bus basic electrical systems technician.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Transit Bus Service 3
Course Number:	9500130
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to develop the competencies essential to the public transit bus technology industry.  These competencies include:  Demonstrating shop and occupational safety procedures, maintaining and repairing transit bus wheelchair lift and ramp systems and components, and demonstrating the qualifications for employment.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
16.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
16.01	Key Ideas and Details		
16.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.         
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
16.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
16.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
16.02	Craft and Structure		
16.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
16.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
16.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.                                 LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
16.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
16.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
16.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
16.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
16.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
16.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
16.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
17.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
17.01	Text Types and Purposes		
17.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
17.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
17.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
17.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
17.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
17.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
17.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
17.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
17.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
17.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.                                                         LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
17.04	Range of Writing		
17.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
18.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
18.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
18.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
18.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
18.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
18.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
18.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
18.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
18.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
19.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures--The student will be able to:			
19.01	Comply with safety regulations for all wheelchair lift and ramp activities and job tasks, in accordance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.			
19.02	Identify and comply with personal and environmental safety practices associated with clothing, eye protection, hand tools, power equipment; and the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals and hazardous materials.			
20.0	Maintain and repair transit bus wheelchair lift/ramp systems and components--The student will be able to:			
20.01	Troubleshoot and repair the following:			
20.02	Wheelchair lift, pumps, hoses, and components			
20.03	Wheelchair ramp and associated hardware			
20.04	Troubleshoot and repair kneeler faults and components.			
20.05	Troubleshoot and repair lift hydraulic/electrical system.			
21.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment--The student will be able to:			
21.01	Demonstrate shop organization, management, and safety requirements for a wheelchair lift/ramp systems technician.			
21.02	Demonstrate the use of tools and equipment required for a wheelchair lift/ramp systems technician.			
21.03	Demonstrate workplace communication skills required by a wheelchair lift/ramp systems technician.			
21.04	Demonstrate the application of math and science principles required for a wheelchair lift/ramp systems technician’s job tasks.			
21.05	Demonstrate employability skills as a transit bus wheelchair lift/ramp systems technician. 			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Transit Bus Service 4
Course Number:	9500140
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to develop the competencies essential to the public transit bus technology industry.  These competencies include:  Demonstrating shop and occupational safety procedures, performing diesel engine preventive maintenance, and demonstrating the qualifications for employment.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
16.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
16.01	Key Ideas and Details		
16.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.         
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
16.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
16.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
16.02	Craft and Structure		
16.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
16.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
16.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.                                 LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
16.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
16.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
16.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
16.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
16.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
16.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
16.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
17.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
17.01	Text Types and Purposes		
17.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
17.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
17.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
17.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
17.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
17.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
17.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
17.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
17.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
17.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.                                                         LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
17.04	Range of Writing		
17.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
18.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Transit Technician 1.		
18.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
18.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
18.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
18.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
18.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
18.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
18.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
18.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
22.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures--The student will be able to:			
22.01	Comply with safety regulations for all diesel engine technician activities and job tasks, in accordance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.			
22.02	Identify and comply with personal and environmental safety practices associated with clothing, eye protection, hand tools, power equipment; and the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals and hazardous materials.			
23.0	Perform diesel engine preventive maintenance--The student will be able to:			
23.01	Identify types of bearings and their uses.			
23.02	Identify seals, gaskets, and fasteners.			
23.03	Identify drive power train components and functions.			
23.04	Identify threaded fasteners by size, type, thread series, thread classes, material hardness, and compatibility.			
23.05	Identify the types of preventive maintenance, including oil analysis, required for components and systems, according to manufacturer and company specifications.			
23.06	Schedule preventive-maintenance inspections at the miles and/or times required by manufacturer and company specifications.			
23.07	Perform preventive-maintenance inspections and record results according to manufacturer and company specifications.			
23.08	Demonstrate the ability to remove correctly an oil sample for analysis.			
24.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment--The student will be able to:			
24.01	Demonstrate shop organization, management, and safety.			
24.02	Demonstrate the use of tools and equipment required for a diesel engine technician.			
24.03	Demonstrate workplace communication skills required by a diesel engine technician.			
24.04	Demonstrate the application of math and science principles required for a diesel engine technician’s job tasks.			
24.05	Demonstrate employability skills as a transit diesel engine technician.			

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Transit Bus Service 5
Course Number:	9500150
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to develop the competencies essential to the public transit bus technology industry.  These competencies include:  Demonstrating shop and occupational safety procedures, maintaining and repairing transit bus steering and suspension systems, and demonstrating the qualifications for employment.

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
25.0	Demonstrate shop and occupational safety procedures--The student will be able to:			
25.01	Comply with safety regulations for all steering and suspension technician activities and job tasks, in accordance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.			
25.02	Identify and comply with personal and environmental safety practices associated with clothing, eye protection, hand tools, power equipment; and the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals and hazardous materials.			
26.0	Maintain and repair steering and suspension systems--The student will be able to:			
26.01	Troubleshoot and repair the following:			
a)	Conventional steering systems			
b)	Hydraulic steering systems			
c)	Rear-axle suspensions			
d)	Front-axle suspensions			
26.02	Service wheels, bearings, hubs, and seals.			
26.03	Service tires.			
26.04	Align bus frame.			
26.05	Adjust bus height.			
27.0	Demonstrate the qualifications for employment--The student will be able to:			
27.01	Demonstrate shop organization, management, and safety requirements for a steering and suspension technician.			
27.02	Demonstrate the use of tools and equipment required for a steering and suspension technician.			
27.03	Demonstrate workplace communication skills required by a steering and suspension maintenance technician.			
27.04	Demonstrate the application of math and science principles required for a steering and suspension technician’s job tasks.			
27.05	Demonstrate employability skills as a transit bus steering and suspension maintenance technician.			

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Special Notes

The safety guidelines in the student performance standards have been recommended in the ASE Program Certification Standards administered by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF).

The occupational standards and benchmarks outlined in this secondary program correlate to the standards and benchmarks of the postsecondary program with the same Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) number.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

SkillsUSA is the appropriate career and technical student organization for providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.  Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  The activities of such organizations are defined as part of the curriculum in accordance with Rule 6A-6.065, F.A.C.

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access.  Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors.  Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education.  Accommodations change the way the student is instructed.  Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems.  Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

In addition to accommodations, some secondary students with disabilities (students with an IEP served in Exceptional Student Education (ESE)) will need modifications to meet their needs.  Modifications change the outcomes or what the student is expected to learn, e.g., modifying the curriculum of a secondary career and technical education course.  Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.

Some secondary students with disabilities (ESE) may need additional time (i.e., longer than the regular school year), to master the student performance standards associated with a regular Occupational Completion Point (OCP) or a Modified Occupational Completion Point (MOCP).  If needed, a student may enroll in the same career and technical course more than once.  Documentation should be included in the IEP that clearly indicates that it is anticipated that the student may need an additional year to complete an OCP/MOCP.  The student should work on different competencies and new applications of competencies each year toward completion of the OCP/MOCP.  After achieving the competencies identified for the year, the student earns credit for the course.  It is important to ensure that credits earned by students are reported accurately.  The district’s information system must be designed to accept multiple credits for the same course number for eligible students with disabilities.

Articulation

For details on articulation agreements which correlate to programs and industry certifications refer to http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp.

Bright Futures/Gold Seal Scholarship

Course substitutions as defined in the Comprehensive Course Table for this program area may be used to qualify a student for Florida’s Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship, providing all other eligibility requirements are met.  Eligibility requirements are available online at https://www.osfaffelp.org/bfiehs/fnbpcm02_CCTMain.aspx. 

Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit

Many courses in CTE programs meet the Fine Arts/Practical Arts credit for high school graduation (http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/files/pacourses1314.pdf).  A listing of approved CTE courses is published each year as a supplemental resource to the Course Code Directory (http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/default.asp).
 
Equivalent Mathematics and Equally Rigorous Science Courses

Equally rigorous science courses are based upon levels of cognitive complexity of content specific benchmarks, depth and breadth of content focus, and required laboratory components.