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 5 - STANDARD III: ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION › Section 210:35-3-48 - Local board responsibilities/staff relationships

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The local board shall have the
				  responsibility for the operation of the school, and for performance of their
				  powers and duties as specified in statute. [Reference: 70:5-117; SL Section 65
				  Powers and Duties]
(1) The local board shall
				  be responsible for developing and adopting effective policies for the operation
				  of the school(s), which must include those policies required by statute. The
				  staff, students, and community shall be involved in the development of the
				  policies which relate to them. The local board's policies shall be prepared in
				  printed form and shall be made available to staff, students, and
				  community.
(2) The governing local
				  board shall be responsible for the selection and evaluation of its chief
				  executive officer who shall be the superintendent or other designated head of
				  the school system.
(3) The local
				  board and its individual members shall refrain from involvement in or
				  interference with the administrative functions of the school.
(4) Individual board members shall not engage
				  in transactions for the school or the district without prior and specific
				  authorization of the entire board.
(5) Local board meetings shall be announced
				  sufficiently in advance to give proper notice to board members, staff, and
				  community.
(6) Prior to each local
				  board meeting, the superintendent, in cooperation with the board, shall prepare
				  an agenda for the meeting which is in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting
				  Act. Copies of the agenda shall be available to the public.
(7) Local board meetings shall be open to the
				  public, except for executive sessions which shall be limited to topics
				  prescribed by statute.
(8) The
				  local board shall transact official business with professional staff members
				  and other school employees only through the superintendent. The board shall
				  adopt procedures which permit hearing viewpoints of the staff, students, and
				  community during board meetings.
(A) All
				  school equipment, books, and supplies purchased with federal funds shall be
				  labeled or designated when delivered to the school. This labeling shall include
				  the title of the Act and the year purchased.
(B) Lack of harmony in the teaching staff,
				  board, or community, when such conditions affect the quality and effectiveness
				  of instruction and climate of the school, shall be considered sufficient cause
				  for not accrediting a school. Political and special interest groups or
				  individuals shall not interfere in the operation of the schools.
(C) The local board of education shall adopt
				  policies and procedures pertaining to admission, placement, promotion,
				  retention, and graduation requirements for students which shall be disseminated
				  to students and parents/guardians.
(D) For any instances in which the school
				  charges tuition, as provided by law, the school shall have a policy, approved
				  by the local board, regarding procedures to be used in the refunding of tuition
				  if the student withdraws from the school.