Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Court Reporting Technology
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Business Management and Administration

Career Certificate Program 	
Program Number	B600100	
CIP Number	0522030311	
Grade Level	30, 31 	
Program Length	750 hours	
Teacher Certification	Refer to the Program Structure section.	
CTSO	PBL, BPA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	Please see the CIP to SOC Crosswalk located at the link below.	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	
Basic Skills Level	Computation (Mathematics): 	10	Communications (Reading and Language Arts):	12	

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 such as court reporters, scopists, and transcriptionists in the Business Management and Administration 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 Business Management and Administration career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to using the steno writer to record examination proceedings, testimony, judicial opinion, judge’s charge to jury, judgment or sentence of court, or other proceedings.  Instruction includes specialized terminology and procedures used in the legal, medical, industry, insurance, and governmental fields as well as skills for recording multiple-voice.  The content prepares persons to use stenographic skills to record speakers in addition to the preparation of transcripts.  Concepts of legal, medical, and related industries are included in this program so that students may function effectively.

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 one occupational completion point.

This program is comprised of courses which have been assigned course numbers in the SCNS (Statewide Course Numbering System) in accordance with Section 1007.24 (1), F.S.  Career and Technical credit shall be awarded to the student on a transcript in accordance with Section 1001.44(3)(b), F.S.

To teach the courses listed below, instructors must hold at least one of the teacher certifications indicated for that course.

The following table illustrates the postsecondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Teacher Certification	Length	
A	OTA0039	Court Reporting Fundamentals	BUS ED 1 @2
SECRETAR 7 G
TC COOP ED @7 G
VOE @7	150 hours	
	OTA0044	Court Reporting Technology I 		150 hours	
	OTA0045	Court Reporting Technology II		300 hours	
	OTA0046	Court Reporting Technology III 		150 hours	

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	Perform e-mail activities.
02.0	Use computer networks, internet and online databases to facilitate collaborative or individual learning and communication.
03.0	Demonstrate knowledge of legal principles and terminology.
04.0	Demonstrate employability skills.
05.0	Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills.
06.0	Demonstrate language arts knowledge and skills.
07.0	Demonstrate comprehension and communication skills.
08.0	Perform stenographic skills.
09.0	Demonstrate knowledge of computer/information systems.
10.0	Perform stenographic skills.
11.0	Perform oral and written communication activities.
12.0	Demonstrate knowledge of computer/information systems.
13.0	Perform stenographic skills.
14.0	Perform oral and written communication activities.
15.0	Demonstrate knowledge of computer/information systems.
16.0	Participate in work-based learning activities.

Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title: 	Court Reporting Technology
Career Certificate Program Number: 	B600100

Course Number:  OTA0039 
Occupational Completion Point:  A 
Court Reporting Fundamentals – 150 Hours	
01.0	Perform e-mail activities.  The student will be able to:	
01.01	Describe and perform e-mail capabilities and functions.  Create and send messages, manage signature and automated messages.  Save, send, schedule, and manage junk mail, e-mail and spam.  Configure message sensitivity, security and delivery options.	
01.02	Use the Internet to perform e-mail activities, including:  attaching external files, saving e-mail attachments, viewing mailbox details, establishing appointments, creating contact groups, and sending a meeting to a contact group to communicate in the workplace.	
01.03	Adhere to cyber safety practices regarding Internet searches, email, chat rooms, and other social network websites.	
02.0	Use computer networks, internet and online databases to facilitate collaborative or individual learning and communication.  The student will be able to: 	
02.01	Demonstrate how to connect to the Internet and use appropriate Internet protocol.  	
02.02	Demonstrate proficiency using basic features of GUI browsers, including: bookmarks, basic configurations, e-mail configurations, and address books.  	
02.03	Configure appropriate browser security configurations. 	
02.04	Demonstrate proficiency using search engines and search tools.	
03.0	Demonstrate knowledge of legal principles and terminology.  The student will be able to:	
03.01	Research basic legal terms.	
03.02	Identify and define legal and Latin terminologies.	
03.03	Identify basic legal concepts including civil and criminal law.	
03.04	Explain the various court systems.	
03.05	Explain the judicial system, including discovery, trial, hearings, administrative, and appellate processes.	
03.06	Explain the legislative, executive, and governmental processes.	
03.07	Demonstrate knowledge of various methods of researching legal citations including the use of current technology.	
04.0	Demonstrate employability skills.  The student will be able to:	
04.01	Complete application forms.	
04.02	Compose and create resumes.	
04.03	Compose and create application letters.	
04.04	Demonstrate appropriate job interview skills.	
04.05	Demonstrate appropriate dress and grooming.	
04.06	Conduct a job search.	
04.07	Identify or demonstrate appropriate responses to criticism from employer, supervisor, or other employees.	
04.08	Identify and demonstrate acceptable work habits.	
04.09	Demonstrate knowledge of how to make job changes appropriately.	
04.10	Demonstrate knowledge of the "Florida Right-To-Know Law" as recorded in Florida Statutes Chapter 442.	
05.0	Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills.  The student will be able to:	
05.01	Demonstrate knowledge of arithmetic operations.	
05.02	Perform mathematical calculations on the calculator and/or computer.	
06.0	Demonstrate language arts knowledge and skills.  The student will be able to:	
06.01	Locate, comprehend and evaluate key elements of oral and written information.	
06.02	Draft, revise, and edit written documents using correct grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.	
06.03	Apply basic and advanced rules of English grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization to sentences, paragraphs, compositions and transcripts. 	

Course Number: OTA0044 
Occupational Completion Point:  A 
Court Reporting Technology I – 150 Hours	
07.0	Demonstrate comprehension and communication skills.  The student will be able to:	
07.01	Read and comprehend technical and non-technical reading assignments related to course content, including, books, magazines and electronic sources.	
07.02	Use appropriate vocabulary.	
08.0	Perform stenographic skills.  The student will be able to:	
08.01	Write the spoken word contained for the assigned real-time translation of theory lessons with punctuation, speed and accuracy on a steno writer.	
08.02	Read back from steno notes, computer screens, or steno writers distinctly and with authority.	
08.03	Use proper spelling in all transcriptions.	
08.04	Analyze stenographic notes and transcription techniques.	
08.05	Continue development of speed and accuracy writing real-time translation theory on a steno writer.	
09.0	Demonstrate knowledge of computer/information systems.  The student will be able to:	
09.01	Perform care and maintenance of basic computer hardware.	
09.02	Install and remove software from a computer.	
09.03	Setup a real-time system.	

Course Number: OTA0045
Occupational Completion Point:  A 
Court Reporting Technology II – 300 Hours	
10.0	Perform stenographic skills.  The student will be able to:	
10.01	Write the spoken word contained for the assigned real-time translation of theory lessons with punctuation, speed and accuracy on a steno writer.	
10.02	Read back from plated and student’s own steno notes, computer screens, or steno writers distinctly and with authority.	
10.03	Use proper spelling in all transcriptions.	
10.04	Analyze stenographic notes and transcription techniques.	
10.05	Continue development of speed and accuracy writing real-time translation theory on a steno writer.	
11.0	Perform oral and written communication activities.  The student will be able to:	
11.01	Apply rules of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization to sentences, paragraphs, compositions, and transcripts.	
11.02	Use appropriate vocabulary.	
12.0	Demonstrate knowledge of computer/information systems.  The student will be able to:	
12.01	Demonstrate proficiency of a computer-aided transcription (CAT) system.	
12.02	Perform data and dictionary archival.	

Course Number: OTA0046
Occupational Completion Point:  A 
Court Reporting Technology III – 150 Hours	
13.0	Perform stenographic skills.  The student will be able to:	
13.01	Write the spoken word contained for the assigned real-time translation of theory lessons with punctuation, speed and accuracy on a steno writer.	
13.02	Read back from plated and student’s own steno notes, computer screens, or steno writers distinctly and with authority.	
13.03	Analyze stenographic notes and transcription techniques.	
13.04	Continue development of speed and accuracy writing real-time translation theory on a steno writer.	
14.0	Perform oral and written communication activities.  The student will be able to:	
14.01	Apply rules of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization to sentences, paragraphs, compositions, and transcripts.	
14.02	Use appropriate vocabulary.	
15.0	Demonstrate knowledge of computer/information systems.  The student will be able to:	
15.01	Assume the role of the Court Reporting Technologist in the production of documents.	
15.02	Demonstrate basic proficiency of a computer-aided transcription (CAT) system.	
15.03	Perform data and dictionary archival.	
16.0	Participate in work-based learning activities.  The student will be able to:	
16.01	Participate in work-based learning experiences as a Court Reporting Technologist.	
16.02	Identify appropriate reference sources used in transcript preparation including the Internet and the CR forum. 	

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.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) and Business Professionals of America (BPA) are the co-curricular career and technical student organizations 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.  

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. 

Basic Skills 

In Career Certificate programs offered for 450 hours or more, in accordance with Rule 6A-10.040, F.A.C., the minimum basic skills grade levels required for postsecondary adult career and technical students to complete this program are:  Computation (Mathematics) and Communications (Reading and Language Arts). These grade level numbers correspond to a grade equivalent score obtained on a state designated basic skills examination.  

Adult students with disabilities, as defined in Section 1004.02, Florida Statutes, may be exempted from meeting the Basic Skills requirements (Rule 6A-10.040).  Students served in exceptional student education (except gifted) as defined in s. 1003.01, F.S., may also be exempted from meeting the Basic Skills requirement.  Each school district and Florida College System Institution must adopt a policy addressing procedures for exempting eligible students with disabilities from the Basic Skills requirement as permitted in Section 1004.91, F.S.

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities 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.

Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.