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 29 - Alternative Education Academies, Programs, and Schools › Section 210:35-29-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Alternative Education"
means an educational
				  process incorporating appropriate structure, curriculum, interaction, and
				  reinforcement strategies to stimulate learning with students who have not
				  utilized their capacity to do so within traditional educational settings.
				  Alternative education programs must meet all requirements listed at 70 O.S.
				  §
									1210.568
				  and at section
				  210:35-29-7
				  of this title.
"Abbreviated school day"
means, for purposes of
				  an alternative education program approved by the State Board of Education
				  :
(A) A school day which consists of not less than four (4)
				  hours and twelve (12) minutes per day devoted to academic instruction for the
				  locally approved 180 day school calendar; or
(B) A school day which may consist of less than four (4)
				  hours and twelve (12) minutes per day devoted to academic instruction, provided
				  that students in alternative education programs receive at least seven hundred
				  fifty-six (756) hours of academic instruction per school year. A school
				  district that chooses the total instructional hours scheduling approach for its
				  alternative education program must notify the State Board of Education by
				  September 15 of each applicable school year.
"Academic instruction"
means, for purposes of an
				  alternative education program approved by the State Board of Education:
(A) Instruction in any subject offered by the school district
				  for core or elective credit, whether part of the standard educational program
				  or offered specifically to students in the alternative education
				  program;
(B) Instruction in any subject offered for credit through a
				  technology center or through concurrent enrollment at a college or university;
				  and
(C) Participation in programs and activities that are part of
				  the school district or interlocal cooperative's approved Alternative Education
				  Implementation Plan and are intended to fulfill the requirements for
				  alternative education programs, including counseling, life skills instruction,
				  concurrent enrollment, work study, and other content approved by the State
				  Board of Education.
"At-risk student"
means a student whose present
				  or expected status indicates they might fail to complete their secondary
				  education for reasons which may include academic deficiency, behavioral
				  difficulties, excessive absences, pregnancy or parenting, family issues,
				  substance abuse, financial issues, physical or mental health issues, juvenile
				  justice involvement, or other such factors, not including disability
				  status.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 31,
				  eff 9-29-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 1365, eff 5-25-95; Revoked at 14 Ok
				  Reg 3361, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 19, eff 10-7-97
				  (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2306, eff 6-11-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2910,
				  eff 7-13-00