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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 20 - Staff › Subchapter 37 - Adjunct Teachers › Section 210:20-37-2 - Adjunct teachers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Rules which pertain to adjunct teachers are:
(1) The local school district shall determine
				the specific qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of adjunct
				teachers.
(2) The employment of
				persons to serve as adjunct teachers shall be approved by the local board of
				education.
(3) The local district
				shall request a felony record search of any person approved for adjunct
				employment.
(4) Formal notification
				of the employment of adjunct teachers shall be provided to the State Department
				of Education within thirty (30) days of the date of employment.
(5) For individuals who do not hold a valid
				Oklahoma teaching certificate, hours taught while serving as an adjunct teacher
				shall not count towards teaching experience or recency for purposes of meeting
				certification or recertification requirements, tenure, or for placement on the
				state minimum salary schedule. For individuals who hold a valid Oklahoma
				teaching certificate, hours taught while serving as an adjunct teacher may
				apply toward teaching experience and recency under the experience accrual
				guidelines of
				210:25-3-4(b).
(6) Salary for an uncertified individual
				employed as an adjunct teacher shall be established by the school district.
				Salary for a certified individual who serves as an adjunct teacher shall be the
				amount the individual would be entitled to on the state minimum salary schedule
				if they were serving as a full-time teacher, pro-rated to the number of hours
				taught.
(7) Adjunct teachers
				employed to coach school athletic teams shall have successfully completed a
				course in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4459,
				  eff 7-27-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 1359, eff 5-25-95; Amended at 14 Ok
				  Reg 3334, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2248, eff 6-11-98;
				  Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1505, eff 4-11-08 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1023,
				  eff 5-11-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 20 - Staff › Subchapter 38 - Oklahoma Ambassador of Teaching › Section 210:20-38-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of this rule is to identify procedures for the
				  expenditure of funds allocated by the Legislature for the Oklahoma Ambassador
				  of Teaching to enhance the Teacher of the Year Program.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 354,
				  eff 10-8-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 2248, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 20 - Staff › Subchapter 38 - Oklahoma Ambassador of Teaching › Section 210:20-38-2 - Use of funds

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(a) Funding shall
				be expended for compensation of the teacher hired to be responsible for the
				classroom of the Oklahoma Ambassador of Teaching. Payments will be made by the
				State Department of Education to the appropriate school district on a monthly
				basis upon receipt of an invoice from the school district. A copy of the
				teaching contract shall be provided with the first invoice.
(b) Funding shall also be expended to
				reimburse travel expenses of the Oklahoma Ambassador of Teaching.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 354,
				  eff 10-8-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 2248, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 20 - Staff › Subchapter 39 - Substitute Teachers › Section 210:20-39-1 - Outside providers of substitute teachers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An outside provider of substitute teachers must comply with
				  all state laws for substitute teachers required of the district as well as any
				  local district requirements.
Added at 14 Ok Reg 3576,
				  eff 7-30-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 2248, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 20 - Staff › Subchapter 41 - Teacher and Leader Effectiveness › Section 210:20-41-1 - Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System overview

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Purpose and application.
To
				ensure that each Oklahoma student is provided with effective instruction that
				contributes to student success, each school district board of education shall
				maintain and annually review a written policy of evaluation for all teachers
				and leaders, to be based upon the minimum criteria for the Teacher and Leader
				Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) outlined at 70 O.S. § 6-101.16. For
				purposes of the TLE, "leader" means a principal, assistant principal, or any
				other school administrator who is responsible for supervising classroom
				teachers. "Teacher" means a duly certified person who is employed to serve as a
				counselor, librarian, or classroom teacher, or in any other instructional
				capacity.
(b)
Five-tier
				rating system.
Each teacher and leader evaluated under the TLE shall be
				rated on a five-tier scale. The evaluation framework selected by a school
				district for teachers shall apply to all teachers of the district in its
				entirety, and the evaluation framework selected by a school district for
				administrators shall apply to all administrators of the district in its
				entirety, with the exception of the district superintendent who is evaluated by
				the board of education. Regardless of any additional rating terminology used in
				an evaluation framework implemented by a school district, a teacher's or
				leader's district evaluation rating shall be expressed as one of the following
				five ratings:
(1) Superior;
(2) Highly Effective ;
(3) Effective;
(4) Needs Improvement ; or
(5) Ineffective.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 20 - Staff › Subchapter 41 - Teacher and Leader Effectiveness › Section 210:20-41-2 - Quantitative components of the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System

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For districts choosing, at their own expense, to use
				  quantitative measures of teachers and leaders as part of the district
				  evaluation rating, such measures shall include a minimum of one reliable,
				  research-based measure approved by the State Board of
				  Education.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 20 - Staff › Subchapter 41 - Teacher and Leader Effectiveness › Section 210:20-41-3 - Qualitative components of the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System

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(a)
Qualitative assessment of teachers.
An evidence-based qualitative
				assessment tool for the assessment of teachers must include observable and
				measurable characteristics of personnel and classroom practices that are
				correlated to student performance success. These characteristics shall include,
				but not be limited to:
(1) Organizational and
				classroom management skills;
(2)
				Ability to provide effective instruction;
(3) Focus on continuous improvement and
				professional growth;
(4)
				Interpersonal skills; and
(5)
				Leadership skills.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:25-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this Chapter describe the basis for funding of
				  public schools; the duties and procedures for the financial operation of
				  districts; and the responsibilities of the State Department of Education and
				  individual districts in regard to securing, dispensing, reporting and
				  accounting for school funds.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 3 - Funding Criteria › Section 210:25-3-1 - Appropriations to districts

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(a) School
				districts shall qualify for an initial appropriation of funds pursuant to law
				if the following conditions have been met:
(1) The district was accredited for the
				previous year.
(2) The Annual
				Statistical Report has been filed.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 3 - Funding Criteria › Section 210:25-3-2 - Average daily attendance/membership

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(a) The
				legal average daily attendance/membership for the purpose of calculating state
				aid to any district will be based upon the attendance/membership in that
				district of residence and legally transferred pupils (except Special Education
				pupils transferred), five (5) years of age, September 1 of that school year or
				not over twenty-one (21) years of age as of September 1 of that school year.
				Average daily attendance/membership also includes students age three (3) and
				older who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
(1) Provided, beginning with the 1990-91
				school year, all children who are at least four (4) years of age on or before
				September 1 and who have not attended a public school kindergarten shall be
				entitled to attend early childhood programs at any public school in the state
				where such programs are offered. These students shall be included in the
				average daily attendance/membership. Children age three (3) who have an
				Individualized Education Program (IEP) which indicates that they need to attend
				an early childhood program in order to obtain a free appropriate public
				education in the least restrictive environment shall also be entitled to attend
				such programs, and shall also be included in the average daily
				attendance/membership.
(2)
				Provided, those persons over the age of 21 and under the age of 26 unable to
				complete high school prior to age twenty-one (21) due to physical disabilities
				or service in the United States Armed Forces or Auxiliary Organizations may be
				allowed to attend as a legal student for the period of time missed due to the
				disability or service in the Armed Forces.
(3) Provided further, any child who has been
				in legal attendance/membership in a public or private school in another state
				or in a Department of Defense School for military dependents may be legally
				enrolled and counted as a legal ADA/ADM, even though the child is underage in
				Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 3 - Funding Criteria › Section 210:25-3-3 - Accreditation rating

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Schools that were listed as accredited by the
				  Accrediting/Standards Division for the previous year and/or meet the
				  requirements during the current school year will be considered as having met
				  the standards of the State Board of Education for the school year for which
				  state aid is being calculated, unless the Financial Services Division is
				  notified by the Assistant State Superintendent for Accrediting/Standards that
				  the school will not be accredited.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  1383, eff 4-26-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 3 - Funding Criteria › Section 210:25-3-4 - Personnel

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(a) Teachers who have not yet received their
				degrees shall be considered as having a degree if all requirements have been
				completed except participation in graduation exercises.
(b) A teacher who has taught more than
				one-half of a day for 120 days or more shall be considered as having had one
				year of experience. A teacher who has taught the equivalent of 120 days within
				not more than two contractual years shall be considered as having had one year
				of experience. Experience shall be counted if the individual was legally
				employed and paid from funds under the supervision of a school board of
				education or any school accredited by the State Board of Education. Practice
				teaching or a practicum in a teacher-training institution shall not be
				considered as experience. Veterans Agricultural training instructors or any
				teacher employed full-time by an accredited college or university shall be
				considered as having one (1) year of teaching experience for each year of
				service after July 1, 1945, if such teaching experience is approved by the
				State Board of Education, provided such teacher held a bachelor's degree at the
				time these services were performed and was eligible to have been issued a
				teaching certificate. A teacher who has received Workers' Compensation benefits
				while employed by a public school district or charter school shall be eligible
				to have the time spent on Workers' Compensation included in the calculation of
				their cumulative teaching experience, provided all of the following conditions
				apply:
(1) The individual held a valid
				Oklahoma teaching certificate during the time period they received Workers'
				Compensation benefits;
(2) The
				individual received temporary total disability benefits;
(3) The individual was employed by a public
				school immediately prior to and during the period of absence due to
				work-related injury or illness;
(4) The individual's public school employer
				certifies in writing the dates during which temporary total disability benefits
				were paid to the individual; and
(5) Service credit for time during which a
				certified teacher received temporary total disability benefits through the
				Workers' Compensation system shall be capped at a cumulative maximum of five
				(5) years.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 3 - Funding Criteria › Section 210:25-3-5 - Calculating Transportation Aid

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(a)
Area served.
For purposes of calculating the transportation
				supplement, the area served shall be the total square miles in each district.
				For independent districts with an elementary transportation area, the area
				served shall be the total square miles in the district plus the total square
				miles in the assigned transportation area outside the independent
				district.
(b)
Formula.
The average daily haul (ADH) of the preceding year, divided by the area served
				will give a density figure. Multiplying the Per Capita Allowance (PCA) times
				the Average Daily Haul (ADH), times the Transportation Factor (appropriation
				level set by the Legislature) will give the amount of transportation aid for
				that school.
(c)
Adjustments
				in transportation allocation.
(1)
				Change Due to Annexations or Area Served: If annexation or annexations or area
				served make necessary an additional unit of transportation, adjustments may be
				made upon the basis of the average daily haul and area served during the first
				one-half (1/2) of the current school year.
(2) School districts becoming eligible for
				transportation aid for the first time will be calculated on the basis of an
				adjustment at midterm.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 3 - Funding Criteria › Section 210:25-3-6 - Transfer fees

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(a) All school
				districts are exempted from the obligation to charge or pay transfer fees
				except for such transfer fees with regard to special education pupil
				transfers.
(b) The State Board of
				Education will not make payments on transfer fees, In-State or
				Out-of-State.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  1383, eff 4-26-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 3 - Funding Criteria › Section 210:25-3-8 - "Economically disadvantaged" status

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The term "economically disadvantaged" applies to any student
				  whose household falls within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
				  Eligibility Guidelines in the school year for which the determination is being
				  made, regardless of whether the student actually receives benefits under the
				  National School Lunch Program or any other child nutrition
				  program.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 5 - Budgeting and Business Management › Part 1 - IMPLEMENTATION › Section 210:25-5-1 - Budgeting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The superintendent, as executive officer of the board of
					 education, furnishes the leadership for the board in taking the budget through
					 its several stages of growth. Growing out of the long-term plan and the budget
					 file, the Preliminary Estimate of Needs or Proposed Annual Budget is compiled
					 and presented to the board of education for consideration. After adoption by
					 the board of education, it becomes the Proposed Budget.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 1383, eff 4-26-93; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3347, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended
					 at 15 Ok Reg 2293, eff 6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 5 - Budgeting and Business Management › Part 1 - IMPLEMENTATION › Section 210:25-5-2 - Appropriations, allocations and fund balance reserves

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(a) An appropriation as used for governmental
				  and special cash account funds, is an authorization to issue warrants against
				  such appropriation or additions thereto. [70 O.S. 5-135-B] Funds are
				  appropriated by use of the following legal documents:
(1) A temporary appropriation, S.B.E. Form
				  12, for 100% of the anticipated revenue for the current year for General Fund
				  and Building Fund may be obtained from the County Excise Board. The original
				  appropriation is S.A.&
I. Form 2661,
				  Estimate of Needs, as approved and signed by the County Excise Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 5 - Budgeting and Business Management › Part 1 - IMPLEMENTATION › Section 210:25-5-3 - Analysis and reporting [REVOKED]

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Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 1383, eff 4-26-93; Revoked at 14 Ok Reg 3347, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked
					 at 15 Ok Reg 2293, eff 6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 5 - Budgeting and Business Management › Part 1 - IMPLEMENTATION › Section 210:25-5-5 - Auditing

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(a) The statutes of the State of Oklahoma
				  require the board of education of each school district to cause an annual audit
				  of the district's financial activity. The audit must be made in accordance with
				  State Statutes, State Board of Education Regulations and the Uniform
				  Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
				  Federal Awards (2 C.F.R. Part 200). The State Board of Education shall examine
				  each audit report and demand corrections of any existing deficiencies. It is
				  mandatory that State Aid payments be withheld during noncompliance with the
				  "School Audit Law" at 70 O.S. §
										22-101 et
				  seq.
(b) Auditing is process of
				  examining documents, reports, systems of internal control, accounting and
				  financial procedures, and other evidence to ascertain:
(1) That the statements prepared from the
				  accounts present fairly the financial position and results of financial
				  operations of each of the school's funds;
(2) That the school administration has
				  properly complied with statutory requirements and the rules and regulations of
				  the State Board of Education in the conduct of its financial transactions;
(3) That the school's financial
				  transactions have been conducted with mathematical accuracy and have been
				  properly recorded;
(4) That the
				  school has complied with the terms of grants and special agreements;
(5) That adequate stewardship has been
				  exercised by the school board, its officers and employees in the conduct of
				  their duties in the administration of school assets.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 5 - Budgeting and Business Management › Part 2 - PERSONNEL AND PROCEDURES › Section 210:25-5-10 - The encumbrance clerk

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(a)
Duties and responsibilities.
The encumbrance clerk shall be
				  employed by the district board of education and may also serve as the minute
				  clerk. The encumbrance clerk is responsible for the following duties:
(1) Maintain Appropriation and Encumbrance
				  Ledger.
(2) Determine that
				  encumbrances do not exceed appropriations and are for purpose of appropriation
				  charged.
(3) May complete purchase
				  orders.
(4) Transmit warrants to
				  vendor(s).
(5) Perform such other
				  duties as the board or its committees may require.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 5 - Budgeting and Business Management › Part 2 - PERSONNEL AND PROCEDURES › Section 210:25-5-12 - Purchase order procedures for schools [REVOKED]

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Revoked at 14 Ok Reg
					 3347, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2293, eff
					 6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 25 - Finance › Subchapter 7 - Classification of Financial Transactions › Section 210:25-7-1 - Oklahoma Cost Accounting System

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(a)
Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this
				section, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates
				otherwise:
(1)
"Equipment"
means
				an article of nonexpendable tangible personal property having a useful life of
				more than one year and an acquisition cost of at least $5,000 as established by
				the State Department of Education.
(2)
"Fiscal year"
means a twelve
				month period of time, from July 1, through June 30, to which the annual budget
				applies and at the end of which the district determines its financial position
				and the results of its operations.
(3)
"Function"
means the
				activity being performed for which a service or material object is required.
(4)
"Fund"
means a
				fiscal and accounting entity, with a self-balancing set of accounts recording
				resources, liabilities, residual balances or changes therein.
(5)
"Job Classification"
means a
				classification used to identify expenditures for salaries and employee benefits
				by employee's job.
(6)
"Object"
means the service or goods obtained.
(7)
"Operational Unit"
means a
				classification used to identify the accredited instructional site according to
				grade span or the non-accredited/non-instructional site at which personnel
				serve the entire district.
(8)
"Program"
means the plan of activities and procedures designed to
				accomplish a predetermined objective.
(9)
"Project Reporting"
means a
				reporting dimension which permits LEAs to accumulate expenditures to meet a
				variety of specialized management and reporting requirements, regardless of
				whether they are district, state, or federal. Expenditures and revenues may be
				accumulated under individual projects with the flexibility of accommodating
				additional projects that LEAs might wish to account for on a permanent or
				temporary basis.
(10)
"Source
				of Revenue"
means a segregation of revenues by source. The primary
				classification differentiates district, intermediate, State and Federal revenue
				sources. Revenues from restricted sources would be further classified using the
				Project/Reporting dimension.
(11)
"Subject"
means a group of related subjects which allows
				accumulation of costs in particular academic or curricular subject
				areas.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:30-1-1 - Purpose

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The rules in this Chapter provide standards and procedures
				  for construction, reconstruction, maintenance and inventory of common public
				  schools facilities; development and submission of capital improvement plans;
				  and development and submission of an annual state schools capital improvement
				  budget. Also included are rules which designate transportation service areas
				  and population, activities; school bus standards, specifications and
				  inspections; driver certification and procedures for resolution of
				  transportation disputes.
Amended at 12 Ok Reg
				  177, eff 10-27-94 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1363, eff
				  5-25-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation › Subchapter 3 - Facilities › Section 210:30-3-1 - Comprehensive Four Year Capital Improvement Master Plan

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(a)
Facility standards.
It shall
				be the purpose of this plan to implement the facility standards indicated by
				the Legislature, that facilities be designed for adaptability to program
				offerings, structurally safe, well maintained and contain adequate space for
				the instructional needs of each student. (70 O.S. Supp. 1988 §
				18-152]
(b)
Plan
				review.
Every school shall submit all plans and specifications for major
				remodeling or new construction for review by the State Department of Education.
				Applicable handicapped regulations and building and life safety codes, as well
				as SPACE GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, shall be the criteria
				for plan review. Comments and recommendations shall be forwarded to school
				administrators and appropriate personnel within thirty (30) days. All
				facilities shall comply with pertinent Attorney General opinions as well as
				federal, state and local laws, and obtain building permits as required by
				municipal, county or other authority. Where local authority does not require a
				building permit, appropriate review and approval shall be obtained from the
				office of the State Fire Marshal. [70 O.S. Supp. 1988 § 3-104]
(c)
Annual facility review.
Every school district shall establish an annual facility review of four
				components:
(1) review of maintenance and
				operations program;
(2) review of
				maintenance and operations staff training program;
(3) review of maintenance and operations
				budget;
(4) update of the facility
				inventory.
Guidelines and recommendations for an annual facility review
				  shall be available from the State Department of Education. [70 O.S. Supp. 1988
				  § 18-152]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation › Subchapter 3 - Facilities › Section 210:30-3-2 - Disaster assistance grants

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(a)
Applications; solicitation and acceptance.
(1) At such a point in the legislative
				session that state funds are appropriated for disaster assistance grants for
				the purpose of defraying the cost of buildings destroyed by a natural disaster,
				the State Department of Education shall notify by letter, information
				announcing the availability of funds.
(2) The notification letter will clearly
				state which applications are being solicited and state the name and telephone
				number of the contact person at the Department who administers each
				program.
(3) Applications may be
				obtained by calling or writing the contact person and requesting an application
				form.
(4) Grant application forms
				are to be completed and returned to the grant administrator approximately one
				month after applications are made available. A specific deadline date will be
				clearly stated in the application solicitation letter. This date may vary from
				year to year depending on the point in the legislative session that grant funds
				are appropriated.
(5) The
				evaluation of the grant applications will take place within two weeks following
				the submission deadline.
(6) After
				evaluation, the grant administrator will recommend to the Superintendent of
				Public Instruction those applications which have been determined to be eligible
				for funding.
(7) The State Board of
				Education will make final grant awards approximately one month after the
				submission deadline. Every effort will be made by the Board to assure that
				grant awards are made before the beginning of the fall term for the school year
				in which the funds will be made available.
(8) Grant awards are not final until action
				has been taken by the State Board of Education.
(9) State Department personnel shall visit
				the site prior to determination of eligibility for grant application.
(10) The school district is required to
				present a "Proof of Loss" (such as a detailed certified appraisal from the
				insurance adjustor) and copies of documents showing insurance reimbursements
				and funds from Federal reimbursements used to repair or rebuild the damaged
				area.
(11) The State Department of
				Education shall use the standards established by the U.S. Department of
				Education for determination of eligible expenditures.
(12) Grant funds shall comply with the State
				Board of Education regulations on budgeting and business management and are
				subject to normal auditing review.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation › Subchapter 5 - Transportation › Section 210:30-5-1 - District administration, operation and management of transportation

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The local superintendent and local board of education shall
				  be held responsible for applying the regulations in this subchapter to all
				  pupil transportation under their administration and supervision. In keeping
				  with this responsibility, each local board of education shall examine and
				  periodically review the school district's bus fleet liability insurance
				  coverage and its tort liability insurance coverage to assure such coverages are
				  coordinated to protect the interest of the students, general public, and school
				  district. Any school district maintaining a school may provide transportation
				  with the approval of the State Board of Education.
Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2357, eff 6-25-92 ; Amended at 14 Ok
					 Reg 3354, eff 5-5-97 (emergency) ; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2300, eff 6-11-98 ;
					 Amended at 19 Ok Reg 3041, eff 8-22-02 (emergency) ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 825,
					 eff 5-15-03 ; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2713, eff 7-11-04 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
					 1225, eff 5-25-07 ; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1505, eff 4-11-08 (emergency) ;
					 Amended at 26 Ok Reg 54, eff 8-21-08 (emergency) ; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1468,
					 eff 6-11-09 ; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 980, eff 6-26-12 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg
					 1047, eff 6-27-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation › Subchapter 5 - Transportation › Section 210:30-5-2 - Procedures for resolution of transportation disputes

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Pursuant to 70 O.S. 1991, § 9-105, state aid shall be
				  withheld from any school district in the state that fails or refuses to comply
				  with the law or rules of the State Board of Education regarding transportation.
				  The following hearing procedures will be utilized in hearings to determine the
				  validity of transportation complaints.
(1) Upon receipt of a written complaint and
				hearing request alleging specific violations of law or State Board of Education
				rules regarding school transportation, the State Superintendent shall appoint
				an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to conduct a hearing to determine the
				validity of the complaint.
(2)
				Within five (5) days of appointment, the ALJ shall notify the school districts
				who are parties to the complaint in writing of the time, date and location of
				the hearing.
(3) Each school
				district that is a party to the complaint will be given an opportunity to
				present the following:
(A) Evidence
				supporting the allegations in the complaint, and
(B) Defenses to the allegations contained in
				the complaint.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation › Subchapter 5 - Transportation › Section 210:30-5-3 - Transportation of students

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(a) A student
				must live in a school district authorized by law to furnish
				transportation.
(b) A student must
				live one and one-half (1 1/2) miles or more by commonly traveled road from the
				school attended. Students living less than one and one-half (1 1/2) miles from
				school may be transported, but shall not be counted in determining state
				aid.
(c) A normal school day
				consists of not less than six (6) hours, exclusive of lunch period, with the
				exception of the first and kindergarten grades. Transportation may be provided
				for kindergarten age students to and from school during the normally scheduled
				morning and evening bus operation. Districts desiring to provide additional
				transportation for kindergarten students at midday may do so at local district
				expense but it is not required.
(d)
				The local school district is responsible for providing transportation for those
				students with disabilities identified under the Individuals with Disabilities
				Education Act (IDEA) for whom transportation has been identified as "related
				service" necessary to enable the students to receive the educational services
				outlined in their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
(e) Students living in a school district not
				offering the grade which they are entitled to pursue are entitled to
				transportation to a school authorized by law to provide transportation to and
				from school provided they have been legally transferred and reside in the high
				school transportation area of the school they choose to attend.
Added at 30 Ok Reg 1047, eff
					 6-27-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation › Subchapter 5 - Transportation › Section 210:30-5-4 - Transportation for school activities

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All Oklahoma school districts shall develop policies and
				  procedures authorizing transportation for extracurricular activities and
				  community involvement purposes as authorized by 70 O.S. §
									5-130.
Added at 30 Ok Reg 1047, eff
					 6-27-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation › Subchapter 5 - Transportation › Section 210:30-5-6 - School buses

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(a)
Equipment.
(1) Transportation
				equipment used to transport ten (10) or more public school students at one time
				to any curriculum based activity or program shall meet all the minimum
				standards required for Types A, B, C, and D buses. For the purposes of this
				section, "curriculum based activity or program" shall include, but not be
				limited to, student attendance at a technology center.
(2) Vehicles having a seating capacity of
				fewer than ten (10) passengers, excluding the operator, are not required to
				meet the State minimum standards for school buses.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation › Subchapter 5 - Transportation › Section 210:30-5-7 - Transportation of students with disabilities

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(a)
Loading responsibility.
The
				local school district is responsible for transporting children with
				disabilities whose IEPs require transportation by the school district as a
				"related service". This responsibility for transportation begins from the time
				the student is loaded at the "home curb" until returned and unloaded at the
				"home curb". The parent or their designee is responsible for "door-to-curb",
				"curb-to-door", and "street crossing" of the child to the designated loading
				and unloading point.
(b)
Extended boundaries.
Based upon mutual agreement between two
				participating school districts, a school district offering special education
				classes may extend its transportation program to include the transportation of
				students qualifying for special education in an adjacent school district which
				does not offer special education classes.
Added at 30 Ok Reg 1047, eff
					 6-27-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:35-1-1 - Purpose

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This Chapter contains the standards adopted by the State
				  Board of Education for the accreditation of schools in accord with the
				  requirements of H. B. 1017 (1990).
Added at 8 Ok Reg 2159,
				  eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
				  7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:35-1-2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Superintendent"
means, with the exception of
				  requirements for certification, an elementary school superintendent,
				  headmaster, or superintendent. [Reference:
				  210:35-3-46(b)
				  ]
Added at 8 Ok Reg 2159,
				  eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
				  7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:35-1-3 - Timelines for meeting accreditation standards [REVOKED]

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Added at 8 Ok Reg 2159,
				  eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff 7-13-92; Revoked at 14 Ok
				  Reg 3361, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2306, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 1 - STANDARD I: PHILOSOPHY (AND/OR MISSION) AND GOALS › Section 210:35-3-1 - Statement of the standard

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Oklahoma schools have the responsibility of meeting the
					 educational needs of all students, providing equitable educational
					 opportunities, and fostering lifelong learning as they prepare to participate
					 in a democratic society. In order to establish priorities, aid in decision
					 making, and provide an effective basis for a comprehensive and continuous
					 evaluation, each school site shall develop and maintain a written statement of
					 the philosophy and goals to be served by educational programs that are based on
					 the belief that all students can learn. The school's philosophy and goals must
					 reflect consensus among the school site community, the local board, and the
					 school staff. The educational programs shall address the academic,
					 personal/social, and career/vocational development of students as they prepare
					 for the future.
Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
					 7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 1 - STANDARD I: PHILOSOPHY (AND/OR MISSION) AND GOALS › Section 210:35-3-2 - Applicability of the standard

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Provisions of this standard (Standard I) pertain to all
					 school sites.
Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
					 7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 1 - STANDARD I: PHILOSOPHY (AND/OR MISSION) AND GOALS › Section 210:35-3-3 - Timelines for implementing the standard [REVOKED]

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Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff 7-13-92; Revoked at
					 14 Ok Reg 3361, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2306, eff
					 6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 1 - STANDARD I: PHILOSOPHY (AND/OR MISSION) AND GOALS › Section 210:35-3-4 - Standards eligible for deregulation [REVOKED]

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Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
					 7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 1 - STANDARD I: PHILOSOPHY (AND/OR MISSION) AND GOALS › Section 210:35-3-5 - RESERVED

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Reserved at 9 Ok Reg
					 2371, eff 7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 1 - STANDARD I: PHILOSOPHY (AND/OR MISSION) AND GOALS › Section 210:35-3-6 - Written statement of philosophy and goals

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There shall be a written statement of philosophy and goals,
					 which is the governing document for the school and its program, with provisions
					 made for review and appropriate modification.
(1) The statement shall be developed with
				  appropriate participation by the school staff, parents, students, and community
				  representatives.
(2) The statement
				  shall reflect the individual character of the school. It shall be in harmony
				  with:
(A) The state's philosophy.
(B) The district's philosophy.
(C) The characteristics of its youth and
				  adults.
(D) The principles and
				  spirit of American democracy.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 1 - STANDARD I: PHILOSOPHY (AND/OR MISSION) AND GOALS › Section 210:35-3-7 - Information to be utilized to determine achievement of goals

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Information from a variety of sources shall be utilized to
					 determine the extent to which the school's goals are being
					 achieved.
Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
					 7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 1 - STANDARD I: PHILOSOPHY (AND/OR MISSION) AND GOALS › Section 210:35-3-8 - Objectives to be consistent with goals

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The objectives identified for the elements of the
					 educational program shall be consistent with the major goals of the
					 school.
Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
					 7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 1 - STANDARD I: PHILOSOPHY (AND/OR MISSION) AND GOALS › Section 210:35-3-9 - Parents/guardians and community to be informed of philosophy and goals

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Each year parents/guardians and the community shall be
					 informed of the philosophy and goals of the school.
Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
					 7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 3 - STANDARD II: SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS › Section 210:35-3-21 - Statement of the standard

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The school establishes relationships with its parents and
					 community that result in a feeling of mutual trust. These relationships are
					 based on open, two-way communication. Parents and the community are involved in
					 developing and monitoring the school's expected outcomes. The school displays a
					 willingness to respond to the parents and the community; and the community
					 supports the school and its program.
Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
					 7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 3 - STANDARD II: SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS › Section 210:35-3-22 - Applicability of the standard

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Provisions of this standard (Standard II) pertain to all
					 school sites.
Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff
					 7-13-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 3 - Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Part 3 - STANDARD II: SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS › Section 210:35-3-23 - Timelines for implementing the standard [REVOKED]

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Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff 7-13-92; Revoked at
					 14 Ok Reg 3361, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2306, eff
					 6-11-98