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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-118. Secretary of Education - Powers, duties and responsibilities.

The Secretary of Education shall:
1. Oversee the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability;
2. Employ necessary personnel according to procedures established for the employment of personnel by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
3. Monitor the efforts of the public school districts to comply with the provisions of this act and of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 183 of the 1st Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature which relate to common education;
4. Identify districts not making satisfactory progress toward compliance with the provisions and recommend appropriate corrective actions to the State Board of Education concerning each district so identified;
5. Have executive responsibility for the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program and the annual report required pursuant to Section 1210.531 of this title;
6. Review and make periodic public comment on the progress and effectiveness of the State Board and State Department of Education, the Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, other bodies created by this act, and the public schools of this state concerning the implementation of the provisions of this act and of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 183 of the 1st Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature which relate to common education;
7. Analyze the revenues for all systems of education and the expenditure of common education revenue, giving close attention to expenditures for administrative expenses relating to the common schools;
8. Make reports to the public concerning these matters whenever appropriate; and
9. Submit recommendations regarding funding for education or statutory changes to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Governor whenever appropriate.
Added by Laws 1989, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 43, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 191, § 3, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2012, c. 223, § 6, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 591.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-119. Allocation of funds for school lunch programs.

Funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for School Lunch Matching and School Lunch Programs shall be apportioned by the State Board of Education to each school district for the purpose of providing meals for children in compliance with the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and Public Law 91-248, as they may hereafter be amended or supplemented.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 4, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-120. Board approval of programs using state funds.

The funding of programs with state funds appropriated to the State Board of Education which are to be awarded through a competitive application process or on a contractual basis shall be subject to final approval of the State Board of Education. The Board shall be responsible for the review and evaluation of the programs throughout the term of the funding or contract. The Board shall ensure that all state funds are expended in an appropriate manner and for the purposes stated in the application or contract.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 5, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-121. Apportionment of certain administrative and support function funds.

A portion of the funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for the Administrative and Support Functions of the State Department of Education shall be expended for:
1. The cost involved in administering, scoring, reporting and other incidental duties necessary to accomplish the provisions of the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act;
2. Preschool deaf education programs operated by the State Department of Education; and
3. Conducting training workshops for administrative personnel pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-101.10 of this title.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 6, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-122. Funding for education of children with visual impairments.

A. A portion of the funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for Administrative and Support Functions of the State Department of Education shall be expended for the development and operation of a statewide network of services for the education of children with visual impairments. The network shall consist of itinerant services provided by qualified regional program specialists and certified orientation and mobility specialists.
B. The network of services to be provided shall include:
1. Assessment of visual function;
2. Consultation regarding assessment of academic performance;
3. Consultation regarding assessment of ophthalmological performance;
4. Consultation regarding assessment of psychological performance;
5. Consultation regarding assessment of vocational performance;
6. Assistance in the development of individualized education plans for children with visual impairments; and
7. Provisions of or consultation regarding the acquisition of special equipment for children with visual impairment.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 7, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-123. Allocation of funds for Oklahoma Education 2000 Challenge.

A portion of the funds appropriated for the Administrative and Support Functions of the State Department of Education shall be allocated for the purpose of implementing the reforms in the Oklahoma Education 2000 Challenge Act, enacted by Enrolled Senate Bill No. 183 of the 1st Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature and Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 8, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-123.1. Review of legislative provisions for duplication or conflict in mandates.

The State Department of Education shall conduct a review of provisions of Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature as amended, Enrolled House Bill No. 1759 of the 1st Regular Session of the 47th Oklahoma Legislature as amended, and the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, P.L. No. 107-110, also known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to determine if there is a duplication of or a conflict in the legislative mandates in each act. The Department shall submit a report of the review to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the chairs of the House of Representatives Education Committee, the Senate Education Committee, the House of Representatives Appropriation and Budget Education Subcommittee, and the Senate Appropriation and Budget Education Subcommittee for review by the House and Senate staff no later than September 1, 2003.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 434, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-125. Purpose of act.

The purpose of this act is to ensure that local schools have the necessary freedom to innovate and improve education systems in order to maximize student learning and performance. Pursuant to this purpose, school districts shall be allowed to develop, make application for and implement educational improvement plans which would exempt the school district, a school site or any program, grade level, consortium of schools or school districts or other group within the district from the educational-related statutory regulations set forth in subsection D of Section 3 of this act and the State Board of Education rules. The plans submitted by school districts and approved by the State Board of Education should emphasize innovation, flexibility, and collaboration at the local school level, accountability at the state and local level, dissemination of results, and strict emphasis on improved student achievement.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 307, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-126. Educational improvement plans - Components - Exemptions from statutory requirements and State Board of Education rules.

A. A school district may develop an educational improvement plan which includes exemption from the educational-related statutory requirements set forth in subsection C of this section and State Board of Education rules for the school district, a school site or any program, grade level, consortium of schools or school districts or other group within the school district. The board of education of the school district shall, through adoption of a resolution, approve the plan prior to application being made to the State Board of Education.
B. Each educational improvement plan approved by the State Board of Education shall include the following components:
1. A description of the educational benefits to be derived;
2. A definition of the standards of the plan;
3. Development of definitive work products, such as site improvement plans and progress reports;
4. Demonstration of collaboration by teachers, administrators, higher education representatives, students, parents/families, and the community;
5. Development and the use of an assessment mechanism to determine progress in meeting the goals and objectives of the plan;
6. Development of an in-service training plan to be provided to personnel at the site who will participate in the project;
7. Report on the results of the plan to the State Board of Education and provision of appropriate technical assistance to other school districts and the State Department of Education as required; and
8. Explanation of how the plan will affect other schools, programs or sites in the district.
C. Each educational improvement plan shall include a list of the specific educational-related statutory requirements and State Board of Education rules the school district is requesting an exemption from and why each exemption is necessary to success of the plan. The school district shall not be granted an exemption from federal educational-related requirements. A school district may request an exemption from any statutory requirement or State Board of Education rule not related to bilingual and special education programs, health and safety provisions, school finance, State Aid, pupil formula weights, teacher salary and teacher retirement, the Oklahoma School Testing Program, the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program and the teacher preparation, examination, certification, residency and professional development system. The State Board of Education may grant district-wide exemptions from certification requirements for Library Media Specialists to districts experiencing a shortage in this area. The State Board of Education may grant an exemption from certification requirements for superintendents to any district with an unweighted average daily membership over twenty-five thousand (25,000).
Added by Laws 1995, c. 307, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 343, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 311, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 24, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 2001; Laws 2014, c. 124, § 2, eff. July 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-127. Approval by State Board of Education.

A. Prior to the adoption of a resolution by the local board of education as required in subsection A of Section 3-126 of this title, the local board of education shall provide for a period of public review and comment on the proposed educational improvement plan and shall notify and allow comment from the district bargaining agent of the plan. If no bargaining agent exists for that district, the teachers directly effected shall be notified and allowed to make comments. All comments, recommendations and objections made by the bargaining agent and others to the local board of education shall be forwarded to the State Board of Education for consideration prior to review of the plan.
B. Each educational improvement plan shall be approved by the State Board of Education before implementation.
C. Approval of a plan shall be for no longer than three (3) years. If a plan is approved, the school district shall be required to submit an annual report and the Board shall provide for an annual assessment of the plan.
D. The Board shall notify the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the approval of plans on a quarterly basis and shall provide the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore with copies of the annual reports and assessments.
E. If the Board determines through the annual assessment process that the school district is not complying with the requirements of the Educational Deregulation Act or is not meeting the goals of the plan, it shall first provide notice to the district of its findings. If the school district does not come into compliance or take action to meet the goals of the plan, the Board shall withdraw approval and terminate the plan.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 307, § 4, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 343, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-129.2. Definitions.

As used in the Empowered Schools and School Districts Act:
1. “Empowered school” means a school in which a school district board of education implements an empowerment plan pursuant to Section 3 of this act;
2. “Empowered school zone” means a group of schools of a school district that share common interests, such as geographical location or educational focus, or that sequentially serve classes of students as they progress through elementary and secondary education and in which a school district board of education implements an empowerment plan pursuant to Section 3 of this act;
3. “Empowered district” means a school district in which all schools of a school district are included in an empowerment plan implemented by the school district board of education pursuant to Section 3 of this act; and
4. “State Board” means the State Board of Education.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 353, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-129.4. Empowerment plan considerations.

In considering or creating an empowerment plan each school district board of education is encouraged to consider innovations in the following areas:
1. Curriculum and academic standards and assessments;
2. Accountability measures, including, but not limited to, expanding the use of a variety of accountability measures to more accurately present a complete measure of student learning and accomplishment. The accountability measures adopted may include, but not be limited to:
a.
use of graduation or exit examinations,
b.
use of end-of-course examinations,
c.
use of formative assessments which measure student growth over time,
d.
use of the Explore and Plan assessments,
e.
measuring the percentage of students continuing into higher education, and
f.
measuring the percentage of students simultaneously obtaining a high school diploma and an associate’s degree or a career and technical education certificate;
3. Provision of services, including, but not limited to, special education services, services for gifted and talented students, services for limited English proficient students, educational services for students at risk of academic failure, expulsion, or dropping out; and support services provided by the Department of Human Services or county social services agencies;
4. Teacher recruitment, training, preparation, and professional development;
5. Teacher employment;
6. Performance expectations and evaluation procedures for teachers and principals;
7. Compensation for teachers, principals, and other school building personnel, including, but not limited to, performance pay plans, total compensation plans, and other innovations with regard to retirement and other benefits;
8. School governance and the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of principals in empowered schools or schools within an empowered school zone; and
9. Preparation and counseling of students for transition to postsecondary education or the workforce.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 353, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-129.6. Submitting approved empowerment plan to the State Board of Education.

A. Each school district board of education shall submit approved school, zone, or district empowerment plans to the State Board of Education.
B. 1. Within sixty (60) days after receiving an empowerment plan for a school, zone, or district, the State Board shall approve the empowerment plan unless the State Board concludes that the submitted plan:
a.
is likely to result in a decrease in academic achievement in the empowered school, zone, or district, or
b.
is not fiscally feasible.
2. If the State Board does not approve the empowerment plan, it shall provide to the school district board of education a written explanation of the basis for its decision. The school district board of education may resubmit an amended empowerment plan and seek approval of the empowerment plan at any time after denial.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 353, § 6.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-129.7. Waiving statutes or rules.

A. Upon approval of an empowerment plan for a school, zone, or district, the State Board of Education shall waive any statutes or rules specified in the approved empowerment plan as they pertain to the empowered school, zone, or district; except that the State Board shall not waive requirements for the following:
1. School district employee participation in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma;
2. The Oklahoma School Testing Program Act;
3. The requirement for students enrolled in the school district to demonstrate mastery of the state academic content standards as set forth in Section 1210.523 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. The accountability system as set forth in Section 1210.541 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
5. The federal “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001”, 20 U.S.C., Section 6301 et seq.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the State Board of Education shall not waive any statute or rules specified in the approved empowerment plan for an empowered school, zone or district if the statute or rule relates to the implementation of or requirements for any program or grant for which the school district is receiving funds appropriated for the support of public school activities. The State Board of Education may waive any statute or rule that relates to the implementation of or requirements for any program or grant only if the funding for the program or grant is no longer allocated to the school district.
C. Designation as an empowered school, zone, or district shall not affect the allocation of State Aid funding for the school district as calculated pursuant to Section 18-200.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. 1. If the school district board of education for an empowered school, zone, or district revises an empowerment plan as provided in Section 9 of this act, the school district board of education may request, and the State Board shall grant, additional waivers or changes to existing waivers as necessary to accommodate the revisions to the empowerment plan unless the State Board concludes that the waivers or changes to existing waivers would:
a.
be likely to result in a decrease in academic achievement in the empowered school, zone, or district, or
b.
not be fiscally feasible.
In requesting a new waiver or a change to an existing waiver, the school district board of education shall demonstrate the consent of a majority of the teachers and a majority of the administrators employed at each school that is affected by the new or changed waiver.
2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection, a waiver that is granted pursuant to this section shall continue to apply to a school, zone, or district as long as the school, zone, or district continues to be designated as an empowered school, zone, or district.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 353, § 7.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-129.9. Performance review.

A. Three (3) years after the State Board of Education approves an empowerment plan for a school, zone, or district, and every three (3) years thereafter, the school district board of education shall review the level of performance of the empowered school, zone, or district and determine whether the empowered school, zone, or district is achieving or making adequate progress toward achieving the academic performance results identified in the empowerment plan of the school, zone, or district. The school district board of education, in collaboration with the empowered school, zone, or district, may revise the empowerment plan as necessary to improve or continue to improve academic performance at the empowered school, zone, or district. Any revisions to the empowerment plan shall require the consent of a majority of the teachers and a majority of the administrators employed at each affected public school.
B. 1. Following review of an empowered school’s performance, if a school district board of education finds that the academic performance of students enrolled in the empowered school is not improving at a sufficient rate, the district school board may revoke the empowered status of the school.
2. Following review of the performance of an empowered school zone or district, if a school district board of education finds that the academic performance of students enrolled in one or more of the public schools included in the empowered school zone or district is not improving at a sufficient rate, the school district board of education may remove the underperforming public school or schools from the empowered school zone or district or may revoke the designation of the empowered school zone or district.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 353, § 9.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-129.10. Annual report.

A. By March 1, 2011, and each year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall submit to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to the members of the education committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, or any successor committees, a report concerning the empowered districts. At a minimum, the report shall include:
1. The number of school districts designated as empowered districts in the preceding academic year and the total number of empowered districts in the state;
2. The number of empowered schools and the number of empowered school zones, including the number of schools in the zone, in each empowered district and the number of students served in the empowered schools and empowered school zones, expressed as a total number and as a percentage of the students enrolled in the empowered district;
3. An overview of the innovations implemented in each empowered school, zone, and district;
4. An overview of the academic performance of the students served in empowered schools, zones, and districts, including a comparison between the academic performance of the students before and since implementation of the innovations;
5. Any recommendations for legislative changes based on the innovations implemented or to further enhance the ability of school district boards of education to implement innovations; and
6. Any additional information requested by the Governor or a member of the Legislature.
B. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall ensure that the annual report submitted pursuant to this section is promptly posted on the State Department of Education website.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 353, § 10.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-131. Purpose.

A. The purpose of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act is to:
1. Improve student learning;
2. Increase learning opportunities for students;
3. Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;
4. Provide additional academic choices for parents and students;
5. Require the measurement of student learning and create different and innovative forms of measuring student learning;
6. Establish new forms of accountability for schools; and
7. Create new professional opportunities for teachers and administrators including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site.
B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act is not to provide a means by which to keep open a school that may otherwise be closed. Applicants applying for a charter for a school which is to be otherwise closed shall be required to prove that conversion to a charter school fulfills the purposes of the act independent of closing the school. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to preclude a school designated as a “high challenge school” from becoming a charter school.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 320, § 6, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-132.3. Statewide Charter School Board Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Statewide Charter School Board to be designated the “Statewide Charter School Board Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Statewide Charter School Board from state appropriations. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Statewide Charter School Board for the purposes set forth in Section 2 of this act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 323, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-138. Reprisal against school employee seeking to establish charter school.

A board of education of a school district or an employee of the district who has control over personnel actions shall not take unlawful reprisal action against an employee of the school district for the reason that the employee is directly or indirectly involved in an application to establish a charter school. As used in this section, “unlawful reprisal” means an action that is taken by a board of education or a school district employee as a direct result of a lawful application to establish a charter school and that is adverse to an employee or an education program.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 320, § 13, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-139. Status of teacher returning to public school from charter school.

A. A sponsoring school district shall determine whether a teacher who is employed by or teaching at a charter school or virtual charter school and who was previously employed as a teacher at the sponsoring public school district shall not lose any right of salary status or any other benefit provided by law due to teaching at a charter school or virtual charter school upon returning to the sponsoring public school district to teach.
B. A teacher who is employed by or teaching at a charter school or virtual charter school and who submits an employment application to the school district where the teacher was employed immediately before employment by or at a charter school or virtual charter school shall be given employment preference by the school district if:
1. The teacher submits an employment application to the school district no later than three (3) years after ceasing employment with the school district; and
2. A suitable position is available at the school district.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 320, § 14, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 323, § 9, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-141. Transportation.

A. Transportation shall be provided by the charter school in accordance with Sections 9-101 through 9-118 of this title.
B. A charter school shall provide the parent or guardian information regarding transportation at the time the student enrolls in the charter school.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 320, § 16, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 177, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-143. Reports.

The Statewide Charter School Board shall issue an annual report to the Legislature and the Governor outlining the status of charter schools and virtual charter schools in the state. Each charter school and virtual charter school shall annually file a report with the Statewide Charter School Board that shall include such information as requested by the Board including but not limited to information on enrollment, testing, curriculum, finances, and employees.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 320, § 18, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 323, § 12, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-144. Charter Schools Incentive Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated the “Charter Schools Incentive Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies appropriated by the Legislature, gifts, grants, devises, and donations from any public or private source. The Statewide Charter School Board shall administer the fund for the purpose of providing financial support to charter school and virtual charter school applicants and charter schools and virtual charter schools for start-up costs and costs associated with renovating or remodeling existing buildings and structures for use by a charter school. The Statewide Charter School Board is authorized to allocate funds on a per-pupil basis for purposes of providing matching funds for the federal State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program created pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act, 20 USCA, Section 7221d.
B. The Statewide Charter School Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section including application and notification requirements.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 351, § 16, emerg. eff. June 8, 1999. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 472, § 3, emerg. eff. June 7, 2004; Laws 2023, c. 323, § 13, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-145.5. Virtual education — District resident status.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning July 1, 2014, no school district shall enter into a virtual charter school contract with a provider to provide full-time virtual education to students who do not reside within the school district boundaries.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 367, § 7, eff. July 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 212, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2013; Laws 2022, c. 153, § 2, eff. July 1, 2022; Laws 2023, c. 323, § 14, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-145.6. Full time virtual education site - Performance data of nonresidents.

A. A virtual education provider that offers full-time virtual education to students who are not residents of the school district with which the provider is contracted shall be considered a site within each school district with which the provider contracts and subject to the accountability system established pursuant to Section 1210.545 of this title.
B. The virtual education provider and the school district with which it contracts are hereby directed to identify those students who are full-time virtual students and do not live in the physical boundaries of the district. The district and provider shall submit in electronic format as necessary to the State Department of Education detailed data on the performance of nonresident students who are receiving full-time instruction.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 108, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 277, § 2, eff. July 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-145.7. Statewide Virtual Charter School Board Revolving Fund — Transfer of funds to Statewide Charter School Board Revolving Fund.

A. Until July 1, 2024, there is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to be designated the “Statewide Virtual Charter School Board Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board from State Aid pursuant to Section 3-145.3 of this title or any other state appropriation. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board for the purpose of supporting the mission of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
B. On July 1, 2024, the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall transfer any unencumbered funds in the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board Revolving Fund to the Statewide Charter School Board Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3 of this act. Any funds which are unexpended on January 1, 2025, shall be transferred to the Statewide Charter School Board Revolving Fund.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 225, § 1. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 323, § 15, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-145.9. Annual sponsor workshop.

Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, members of a charter school sponsor governing board shall designate a representative from the board to complete an annual sponsor workshop requirement provided by the Statewide Charter School Board. The sponsor workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act, charter school governance, Internal Revenue Service rules for nonprofits, and school finance laws.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 323, § 17, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-145.10. Severability.

The provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act are severable and if any part or provision shall be held void, the decision of the court so holding shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts or provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 323, § 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-151.2. Graduation rate growth targets - Failing schools.

A. The State Board of Education shall adopt expected alternate year percentage growth targets, for all public secondary schools and school districts, based on high school graduation rates, using the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate calculated as provided for in Section 1 of this act. The minimum percentage growth targets shall be twenty percent (20%) of the difference between the graduation rate of the baseline year and the goal of one hundred percent (100%). The baseline year shall be established in the 2012-2013 school year. In alternating years new growth targets shall be established until all secondary schools and school districts have met the goal of one hundred percent (100%).
B. Public secondary schools and school districts meeting or exceeding expected growth targets at the end of the initial two (2) years or in the alternate years as provided for in subsection A of this section shall be recognized by the state as notable schools and school districts. Recognition may include, but not be limited to, citations of congratulations from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction as the designee of the State Board of Education, the Governor or designee, the Representative and Senator representing the school and or school district, and banners for each school or school district achieving notable status.
C. Public secondary schools and school districts failing to meet the expected growth targets at the end of the initial two (2) years or in the alternate years as provided for in subsection A of this section shall:
1. Submit a high school graduation improvement plan to their district board of education at a regularly scheduled meeting prior to December 31st of the same year; and
2. Contingent upon the availability of funding, participate in technical assistance and training provided by the State Department of Education for the purpose of reducing drop-out rates and improving high school graduation rates. The technical assistance and training shall include identifying and implementing best practices, identifying actions the school district and schools should take to meet target high school graduation goals, and providing ongoing monitoring to assess school district and school progress in implementing recommended actions.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 245, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-153. Reporting of plans to State Board - Exemptions.

A. School districts with one or more school sites that have been identified as in need of improvement by the State Board of Education pursuant to the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, P.L. No. 107-110, shall be required to electronically submit the following plans to the State Board of Education:
1. The school improvement plan as required in Section 5-117.4 of this title; and
2. The capital improvement plan as required in Section 18-153 of this title.
B. School districts that do not have any school sites which have been identified as in need of improvement by the State Board of Education, pursuant to the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, P.L. No. 107-110, shall not be required to submit the plans as set forth in subsection A of this section.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 242, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 431, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 227, § 2, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2012, c. 354, § 2; Laws 2013, c. 83, § 7, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-154. Review of plans by regional accreditation officer.

Each plan listed in Section 3-153 of this title and which is not required to be submitted to the State Department of Education shall be reviewed by a regional accreditation officer at the time of the visit to the school district by an officer in accordance with the evaluation schedule set forth in Section 3-104.4 of this title.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 242, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 373, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-155. Study and assessment of information and reports – Collection techniques.

A. The State Board of Education shall study and assess ways to eliminate, reduce, consolidate, and simplify the number, type, and length of reports, data, statistics, and other information required of any school district or school district personnel by the Board or State Department of Education. Subject to the availability of funding, the Board is hereby authorized to retain a consultant or expert as may be necessary to complete the study. The study shall include the feasibility of coordinating reporting dates and shall identify all requirements for maintaining, completing and filing records and reports mandated by law or rule and make recommendations for any amendments that may be necessary to the law or rules to implement the recommendations reported in the study. In conducting research for the study, the Board shall provide for the input and participation of school districts, school district personnel, and other educational organizations. By December 31, 2010, the Board shall issue a preliminary report of any findings and recommendations collected prior to that date. The Board shall complete the findings and recommendations of the study and shall file a final report with the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate by December 31, 2012.
B. In conducting the study as required in this section, the Board may:
1. Survey a sample of classroom teachers from elementary, middle, and high school grades in the public schools in the state to determine the quantity and types of paperwork required from teachers on a daily, weekly, monthly, semester, or annual basis as mandated by state law or rule;
2. Review efforts being made at the school district level to reduce the requirements for extraneous paperwork placed on teachers;
3. Collaborate with the United States Department of Education to standardize all compliance requirements of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and review and simplify the paperwork established by the United States Department of Education to verify compliance with IDEA; and
4. Study the amount of state and local funds expended to meet the compliance and paperwork requirements of IDEA.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 290, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2005. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 150, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-156. Local school district assessment – Report submission.

Each local school district may study and assess ways to eliminate, reduce, consolidate, and simplify the number, type, and length of reports, data, statistics, and other information required of any school district personnel by federal or state law. In conducting research for the study, the school district shall provide for the input and participation of school district personnel.
Each local school district may also study and assess ways to eliminate, reduce, consolidate, and simplify the number of tests required by students enrolled in school.
Findings and recommendations of both studies shall be forwarded to the State Department of Education.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 150, § 2, eff. July 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 354, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-160. State student record system – Development and implementation in compliance with federal requirements.

A. In developing and implementing a state student record system, as required in Subsection E of Section 18-200.1 of this title, and as needed to comply with the tracking and reporting requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), P.L. No. 114-95, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, the State Department of Education shall construct the system to contain the following elements and comply with the following standards and compliance capabilities:
1. Extensible Markup Language (XML), which defines common data formats used during communication between disparate systems;
2. Web services protocol developed by the World Wide Web Consortium, which enables systems that are physically separated but connected to the Internet to be combined to permit complex operations;
3. Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) version 1.5 specifications, or any updated versions of the specifications, which enable school district software management systems to communicate with each other. The student record system shall include, but not be limited to, the specifications for course identifiers, state standard formatting, content formatting, and assessment formatting specification;
4. United States Department of Education EDFacts data exchange guidelines with data elements capable of providing reporting on federal educational programs; and
5. Defined state data codes to ensure consistent reporting from school districts including, but not limited to, data codes for course identifiers, entries, gains, and losses. Current data codes for teacher certification and the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System shall be extended to match other defined data codes.
B. Any student information system and any instructional management system used by school districts in the state shall comply with the Extensible Markup Language (XML) standards and the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) version 1.5 specifications, or any updated versions of the specifications.
C. The State Department of Education shall have the authority to define requirements for the submission of data elements in compliance with the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) version 1.5 for the student information systems and instructional management systems used by school districts statewide in compliance with state and federal statutes.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 430, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 486, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-162. Enrollment - Collection of information regarding participation in certain programs.

A. Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, upon initial enrollment in a public school district, the school shall request the parent or guardian of a student to provide information to the school district regarding participation in the following:
1. A childcare program that is licensed pursuant to the tiered licensing system established by the Department of Human Services;
2. The SoonerStart program operated by the State Department of Education;
3. The program of parent education operated by the State Department of Education pursuant to Section 10-105.3 of this title;
4. The Children First program operated by the State Department of Health;
5. Any child abuse prevention program operated by the State Department of Health;
6. Any federally funded Head Start program; and
7. Any other early childhood program funded by state or federal monies as determined by the State Board of Education.
B. The State Department of Education shall verify the accuracy of the information provided by the parents or guardians pursuant to subsection A of this section with the appropriate agency. Each agency shall cooperate and provide verifying data to the Department.
C. The State Department of Education shall develop state data elements and codes for each program identified pursuant to subsection A of this section for use in the statewide student record system program, which shall be used to provide effective reporting and research on the identified programs. The codes shall be entered into the statewide student record system program upon initial enrollment of a student.
D. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 420, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 217, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 3-161 to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-3-167. Exemption from participation in advisory council or committee.

A. 1. The State Board of Education shall exempt all school districts from or waive any policy, rule or law which requires school districts to form, convene, or participate in any advisory council or committee, including but not limited to the requirement to convene an advisory council when preparing the school improvement plan as set forth in Section 5-117.4 of this title.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall cease to be effective during the fiscal year which begins on the July 1 immediately succeeding the legislative session during which the measure appropriating monies to the State Board of Education for the financial support of public schools is enacted as law and such appropriation amount is at least Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) greater than the amount of money appropriated to the State Board of Education for the financial support of public schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, pursuant to Chapter 146, O.S.L. 2018. Provided, the Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) shall not include any amount of appropriations dedicated for support or certified employee salary increases.
B. School districts shall not be exempted from forming, convening or participating in an advisory council or committee if required by federal law or regulation.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 457, § 2. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 236, § 2, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2014, c. 311, § 3, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2016, c. 253, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016; Laws 2019, c. 488, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.