Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 40 - Grants and Programs-In-Aid › Subchapter 31 - Public School Classroom Support Grants › Section 210:40-31-1 - Public School Classroom Support Grants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Purpose.
The State Board of Education is authorized to award one
				or more grants annually to classroom teachers from funds available in the
				Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund established pursuant to 70 O.S.
				§
									1-123.
				A grant awarded under this section shall be used by the grantee teacher for the
				purpose of purchasing supplies, materials, or equipment for their class or
				classes. To ensure the continuing availability of the grant program, which is
				funded by taxpayer donations that vary annually, the full amount available in
				the Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund may not be awarded during a
				single year.
(b)
Eligibility.
A public school classroom teacher in Oklahoma is
				eligible to apply for a Public School Classroom Support Grant. A certified
				educator employed under Oklahoma Cost Accounting System (OCAS) Job Class Code
				210, "Teacher", or OCAS Job Class Code 213, "Resource Teacher", shall be
				considered a classroom teacher for purposes of the Public School Classroom
				Support Grant program.
(c)
Limitations.
The minimum amount that may be requested for each
				Public School Classroom Support Grant is $1,000, and the maximum amount that
				may be requested is $5,000.A classroom teacher may receive an individual Public
				School Classroom Support Grant only once. A teacher who has previously applied
				for a grant, but has not received one, is eligible to apply again in subsequent
				years. A teacher may submit one application per year for an individual
				Classroom Support Grant, and may also be included in one shared grant
				application per year, provided that a teacher may not be awarded an individual
				grant and a shared grant during the same year. A teacher who has been one of
				the recipients of a shared grant may not apply for another shared grant for a
				period of two (2) years following the year the shared grant was
				received.
(d)
Focus areas and
				focus goals.
In order to maximize the efficacy of resources donated by
				Oklahoma taxpayers to the Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund, the
				State Department of Education may designate focus areas and/or focus goals that
				will apply to the upcoming year's Public School Classroom Support Grant cycle.
				In the event the State Department of Education designates focus areas and/or
				focus goals for the following year's Public School Classroom Support Grants,
				grant applications must be relevant to one or more of the stated focuses to be
				eligible for consideration. If the State Department of Education does not
				designate a focus area and/or focus goal prior to the end of the calendar year
				to apply to the following year's grant cycle, grant applications must
				articulate a purpose intended to promote student learning in one or more
				content areas or skills aligned with the Oklahoma Academic Standards to be
				eligible for consideration.
(e)
Distribution of grants.
To the extent possible, subject to the
				availability of funds, grants will be awarded each year to at least one
				recipient who represents each of the following categories:
(1) An early childhood or elementary
				school.
(2) A middle or junior high
				school.
(3) A high
				school.
(4) An alternative school,
				alternative academy, or alternative education program as defined by 70 O.S.
				§
										1210.568.
(5) A school in a "small school district" as
				defined by 70 O.S. §
										18-201.1(B)(3).
(6) A school in a district with an average
				daily membership of thirty thousand (30,000) or more.
(7) A school in a district that is not a
				"small school district" and has an average daily membership lower than thirty
				thousand (30,000).