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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-1 - Nature

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(a) The rules found in this Subchapter are
				State Board of Education rules of a general nature that are pertinent to the
				operation of the Board and the Department and in respect to the establishment
				and operation of a school district. Rules of school district operational
				concerns or on specific subject matters such as finance, transportation,
				exceptional students, and curriculum will be found listed under each
				appropriate Chapter. Copies of such rules may be obtained by contacting the
				appropriate administrative section.
(b) Except where specified differently by
				law, members on advisory councils shall be recommended by the Superintendent or
				Executive Officer of the Board. Names are usually solicited from subordinate
				administrators and other knowledgeable leaders. Where special parent advisory
				councils or other committees are required, this Board expects the law, whether
				federal or state, to be enforced and the council established.
(c) Advisory council members who are
				performing substantial and necessary service may be reimbursed for such
				expenses, according to the State Travel and Reimbursement Act
				(74-500.1-500.35), State Purchasing Laws (74-85), State Board rules and
				regulations, and local policies at the district level.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-2 - Annexation, consolidation, dispensation, and severance determination

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(a)
State Board of Education
				role.
The State Board of Education's role is: to receive and implement
				an order from the State Superintendent which declares that all or part of a
				district has been voted to be annexed, following statutory requirements, to
				adjacent or transporting district(s); to decide on the division of assets and
				property of a disorganized district in the event the problem cannot be resolved
				by the boards of annexing districts; and to set standards, promulgate rules and
				procedures, and conduct studies relating to the consolidation of two or more
				adjacent school districts. [70:7-105 & 106]
(b)
Mandatory annexation.
(1) Mandatory annexation will be considered
				by the State Board of Education upon occurrence of the following situations:
(A) When a school district has been declared
				"academically at-risk" pursuant to 70 O.S. 1989, §1210.541.
(B) When a school district is nonaccredited
				by the State Board of Education.
(C) When a district, without officially
				dispensing with school, fails to open or maintain a school (except when
				situations beyond the control of the district cause a normal delay). [Title 70
				O.S. §
											8-106
				].
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-3 - District status change

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(a)
Formation of an independent district.
Upon request from a school
				district with the required supportive data to change the status of a school
				district, the State Board of Education will review the reasons presented and
				approve or disapprove.
(1) If an elementary
				school district has justification to add one or more high school grades, it
				requires the formation of an independent school district. The formation of an
				independent school district requires State Board of Education
				approval.
(2) An elementary school
				district's request to the State Board of Education for approval to add high
				school grade(s) and form an independent district shall include, but not be
				limited to, the following items of justification:
(A) A written plan which includes a timetable
				for the addition of each of the four grades (9-12);
(B) A fiscal evaluation of the previous 3
				years of operation which includes all audits, analysis of carryover, and an
				estimate of revenue and increased costs for operation for the next 5
				years;
(C) An analysis of past,
				present and projected student enrollment (5 years past and 5 years
				future);
(D) Pertinent data
				regarding student transfers both into and out of the school district for the
				present school year and the two preceding years;
(E) A history of bond elections within the
				school district for the past 5 years which includes vote totals, present
				bonding capacity and percent of bonding capacity voted and bond
				rating;
(F) Proof of adequacy of
				facilities and/or construction plans to house high school students;
(G) Proof of adequacy of library/media
				center;
(H) Documentation of
				support by the community; and
(I) A
				written plan to appoint the two additional board members and to organize a five
				member board of education and assign each member a board position
				number.
(3) In the event
				the State Board of Education approves a change in status from an elementary
				school district to an independent school district, the board of education of
				the elementary school district shall appoint two additional school board
				members who meet eligibility requirements and designate the terms of service by
				assigning each board member a board position number, one through five, to
				conform to the law [70 O.S., Section 5-107A]. The new five member board of
				education shall become effective at the first meeting of the new school board
				after the change of status is approved by the State Board of
				Education.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-4 - Annuities contracts

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(a) The State Board
				of Education, governing body of the State Department of Education, adopted a
				Resolution October 25, 1963 in accordance with the internal Revenue Code,
				Section 403b, making the tax-sheltered annuity program available to its
				employees.
(b) The member
				(employee) signs an amended contract with the State Board of Education. This is
				done by either taking a reduction in salary, waiving a salary increase,
				amending salary contract to include one-time longevity payment, amending salary
				contract to include annual leave upon retirement, or amending salary contract
				to include rollovers from other sources of income.
(c) The amount of reduction or increases of
				the gross salary is transmitted on special forms provided by the office of the
				State Board of Education which is the office of record for the State Department
				of Education.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-5 - Civil Rights

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(a) The State Board
				believes it is essential for the education process to include cultural
				awareness and sensitivity for a school age population which reflects diverse
				backgrounds, races, cultures and attitudes. [70-1210.201]
(b) In relation to women's equity, the State
				Board of Education policy is one expressing support and commitment to
				increasing the number of women in educational administration in the public
				schools of Oklahoma, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in
				education programs and activities under its supervision, and providing
				technical assistance and staff improvement activities for state and local
				education agency staffs to comply with desegregation and affirmative action
				requirements. Furthermore, as stated in the Affirmative Action Plan, the State
				Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
				origin, sex, age, religion, handicap, or status as a veteran in the employment
				of personnel, provision of services, use of facilities, organization of group
				activities, and other similar benefits in any of its programs, policies or
				practices. It further assures that no new commitments for federal financial
				assistance under such programs will be made to school districts unless an
				assurance of compliance, a court order, or a plan of desegregation has been
				filed.
(c) The compliance documents
				enumerate methods of administration to assure compliance and list procedures
				for evaluating and handling complaints filed with the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-6 - Contracts and Purchasing [REVOKED]

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Revoked at 14 Ok Reg
				  3297, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2212, eff
				  11-6-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-7 - Copyright Laws

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(a) Except in
				special circumstances, Departmentally-produced materials shall not be
				copyrighted but instead be freely copied and used by local districts and other
				educators. However, permission is not granted by this statement for copies or
				excerpts to be used out of context which might present the material as being in
				conflict with Board policy, rules, regulations, or with the law.
(b) All use of copyrighted materials (meaning
				all printed publications, films, filmstrips, videotapes, and computer programs)
				by Department Staff shall follow federal and state rules, regulations,
				statutes, and judicial interpretations. If information is excerpted, credit
				shall be given by recognizing the source(s) of the copied material. When
				needed, written permission must be received before copyrighted materials are
				reproduced.
(c) The Board
				establishes for the State Department of Education that some reproduction of
				copyright materials will be permitted, in accordance with Federal Copyright
				Guidelines, for purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching
				(including limited multiple copying for instructional use), scholarships, or
				research. Further,
(1) that each section
				administrator should be familiar with the limitations imposed by the Copyright
				Act of 1986 (Title 17 of the United States Code, Sections 106-108,
				504
				) or Copyright Officer Circular R21;
(2) that proper written permissions be
				obtained before copyrighted materials are produced; and
(3) that on such materials the copyright
				statement and permission statement be used.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-8 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

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(a) The State Board of Education requires
				that all Oklahoma public school districts receiving federal funds comply with
				the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Section 438
				of the General Education Provisions Act, P.L. 90-247 and P.L. 93-380 as
				amended) and regulations adopted, thereto, by the U.S. Department of Education.
				These provisions protect the rights of privacy of students and their families
				in connection with educational records.
(b) Compliance requires policies and
				procedures to be adopted by districts that will regulate access to and release
				of student records. Requirements include:
(1)
				Notification to parents and the public of the kinds of data collected and that
				which is to be released as directory information.
(2) Directory information may include the
				student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, major field
				of study, class, participation in officially recognized activities and sports,
				weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees
				and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency or
				institution attended.
(3) Public
				notification of the procedures for gaining access to a student's record by a
				parent or guardian.
(4) Notice of
				prohibition of access or release of personally identifiable information (other
				than directory information) without written consent of the parent or eligible
				student (student becomes eligible to control own record access at age eighteen
				(18) or enrollment in post-secondary institution) to any except legally
				specified parties. Excepted parties are:
(A)
				local school officials;
(B) other
				schools where student may transfer;
(C) specified U.S. and State officials when
				authorized by law;
(D) financial
				aid officials to determine aid or legality;
(E) local and State officials under previous
				mandate for data,
(F) organizations
				doing studies on testing, student aid, and instruction improvement if personal
				identification is not further released;
(G) accreditation organizations for limited
				accreditation purposes;
(H) judge's
				order;
(I) parents of tax dependent
				student (in case of divorce, separation); and
(J) emergency personnel who need information
				to protect the health and safety of the student or other persons.
(5) Parents shall also be informed
				as to how they may request a hearing to halt the release of, challenge, or
				expunge any personally identifiable or directory information being collected by
				the school. Parental and student rights shall be explained and procedures
				defined in privacy policies of the district.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-8.1 - Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act

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(a)
Definitions.
The following
				words and terms, when used in this Section, shall have the following meaning:
(1)
"Personally Identifiable
				Information"
shall have the meaning set forth in
				34 C.F.R. §
											99.3;
(2)
"School official"
shall mean
				the officials within an educational agency or institution, including, but not
				limited to teachers, who are determined by the agency or institution to have
				legitimate educational interests in Personally Identifiable Information
				pursuant to the provisions of
				34
				C.F.R. §
											99.31(a)(1);
(3)
"Student data"
shall have the meaning set forth in 70 O.S. §
										3-168(A)(7).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-9 - Follow-up on board actions

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(a) Following
				adjournment of Board meetings action items on the agenda are assigned to staff
				members for the purpose of notifying the appropriate parties of action taken,
				whether or not the parties were present at the Board meeting.
(b) General policy follow-up, notification
				resulting from special meetings, and correspondence addressed to Board members
				is usually the responsibility of the Administrative Office of the
				Board.
(c) Responses in recognition
				of individuals, news releases to the public, communication with other agencies,
				and notices to individual or all schools is the responsibility of the office of
				the Superintendent of Public instruction. The appropriate personnel receive
				assignments to respond to these matters.
(d) Matters brought before the Board by
				Department staff are to be followed-up by the staff administrator making the
				presentation or a designee. All such follow-up, however, shall have the
				approval of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(e) Follow-up is expected to be accomplished
				within one day and documentation, when applicable, submitted to the Secretary
				of the Board, within three days of the Board meeting wherein the matter was
				decided.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-10 - Local projects [REVOKED]

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Revoked at 14 Ok Reg
				  3297, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2212, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-12 - Physical facilities

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(a) It is the
				policy of this Board to cooperate with OCIA in maintaining appearance and
				utility of this facility. The State Superintendent is authorized to designate
				an employee to serve as contact officer with OCIA, particularly in the
				preservation of the building and in energy consumption. A designee shall also
				coordinate parking.
(b) In addition
				to monitoring the condition of the facility, each operating section head shall
				designate an individual employee as section coordinator for emergencies. This
				person will keep section employees informed about emergency fire, flood,
				tornado, or nuclear dangers and procedures to use in such events. An "Emergency
				Disaster Plan" prepared in coordination with the office of Civil Defense is
				available in each Section. Heads of sections are to cooperate fully with the
				Fire Marshal, Civil Defense personnel, the Capitol Security Force, the Oklahoma
				State Bureau of Investigation, and other forces in protecting and securing the
				facilities.
Amended at 14 Ok Reg
				  3297, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2212, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-13 - Publications

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(a) The Board encourages the publication of
				information that will be of service to schools in expediting the
				teaching-learning processes. Such publications may be printed with Department
				printing facilities, State Central Printing, or by contract, whichever is most
				feasible.
(b) Local school
				representatives should be involved in the development of the Department
				publications. Specialists from teacher-training institutions should also be
				used as consultants when appropriate.
(c) Curriculum materials and guides should
				supplement and enrich local programs of instruction and serve as examples of
				resources available for learning if local needs are to be fully
				addressed.
(d) In accordance with
				State law anything that is written (whatever the form) and released outside the
				Department is considered a state publication. Covers for such publications must
				include:
(1) name of publication,
(2) Oklahoma State Department of Education,
				name of the State Superintendent, and
(3) the date of publication. The cover may
				also include identifying characteristics of the publication or pertinent art
				work that enhances the appearance of such publication. [65-3-113.2]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-14 - Records management [REVOKED]

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Revoked at 14 Ok Reg
				  3297, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2212, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-15 - Publications clearinghouse [REVOKED]

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Revoked at 14 Ok Reg
				  3297, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2212, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-16 - Regulations and forms [REVOKED]

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Revoked at 14 Ok Reg
				  3297, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2212, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 3 - Departmental Precepts › Section 210:1-3-17 - Teacher felony search

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(a) Pursuant to
				the requirement of 70 O.S. Sec.
				3-104.1
				prohibiting issuance of any certificate to a person convicted or a felony
				within the preceding ten years, the State Department of Education may initiate
				a felony search through the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation on certified
				professional personnel employed in any accredited public or private school
				district in the state, or an applicant applying for certification if sufficient
				evidence warrants such a search.
(b) The State Department of Education will
				receive monthly statements from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,
				payable from the General Revenue Fund.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 5 - Due Process › Section 210:1-5-1 - General procedures

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(a)
General
				statement.
Generally, the fundamental due process procedures outlined in
				the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) will be followed whenever a hearing is
				conducted before the State Board of Education. However, when circumstances
				require a different format (e.g., annexation, consolidation, dispensing of
				school districts and loss of accreditation matters) the outlined procedures may
				be varied by the Board.
(b)
Filing of papers.
All papers herein required to be filed shall be
				filed with the Secretary of the Board for the record.
(c)
Hearings.
Within the
				physical limitations of the designated hearing room, hearings conducted by the
				State Board of Education shall be open to the public, except deliberations in
				individual proceedings. However, votes of the Board members shall be publicly
				cast and recorded. [25-307]
(d)
Request to be made on civil action.
(1) The Attorney General acts as legal
				counsel in the event action is brought against the State Board of Education,
				State Superintendent or an employee of the State Department of Education in any
				civil action or special proceedings in the courts of this state, or in the
				United States, by reason of an act done in good faith in the course of his/her
				employment. The Attorney General or staff assistant, when requested in writing
				by such employee, shall appear and defend action in his/her behalf. Such
				written request shall be made within fifteen (15) days after service of summons
				on the employee and a copy of the request shall be given to the Attorney
				General.
(2) The employee named in
				the action may employ private counsel at personal expense to assist in his/her
				defense. (74-20F)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 5 - Due Process › Section 210:1-5-2 - Rulemaking [REVOKED]

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Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  2695, eff 6-25-93; Revoked at 14 Ok Reg 3297, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked
				  at 15 Ok Reg 2212, eff 6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 5 - Due Process › Section 210:1-5-3 - Declaratory ruling

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(a)
Request
				for ruling.
Any person affected by any rule or order promulgated or
				issued by the Board or one of its authorized agents may request in writing to
				petition the Board for an interpretation or ruling regarding the application of
				such a rule or order to the facts furnished with the request.
(b)
Filing and contents of
				petition.
The petition shall be styled similarly to an ex parte petition
				filed in a court of law in this state, and shall be filed with the Secretary of
				the Board in triplicate. It shall state fully, clearly and concisely the rule
				or order involved or affected, and state the facts giving rise to the need for
				such ruling, giving all pertinent data necessary for consideration.
(c)
Consideration of the petition by
				board; refusal to issue ruling.
(1)
				The petition will be considered preliminarily at the next regular meeting of
				the Board or at a subsequent meeting.
(2) In either event, the petitioner shall be
				notified promptly of the date by the Secretary, and shall be entitled to be
				present in person or represented by counsel. At this meeting the Board shall
				determine whether or not to issue a ruling or to continue the matter for
				hearing upon the petition. The Board may refuse to entertain a petition for a
				declaratory ruling if it determines that the facts stated in the petition do
				not afford an adequate basis therefore, or that the experience under the rule
				or order is not adequate to enable it to make an effective or proper ruling, or
				that the request is premature, or that the request is one that should be
				handled through rule-making procedure, or that there exist other conditions
				rendering a declaratory ruling inopportune, similar to, though not necessarily
				identical to, the conditions justifying a court in refusing to enter a
				declaratory judgment. If the Board determines to entertain the petition for the
				declaratory ruling, it may issue the ruling at its meeting or it may continue
				the matter to a day certain for further consideration and for hearing of
				evidence and argument if necessary. If the applicant is not represented at the
				preliminary consideration, he/she shall be notified of the ruling if one is
				issued, in accordance with the rules respecting notice of orders; or, if the
				matter is continued, applicant shall be notified of the continuance in
				accordance with the rules respecting notice of hearings in individual
				proceedings. If the applicant is present or is represented at the preliminary
				consideration, no further notice of the subsequent hearing than announcement in
				open meeting is necessary; but the applicant shall receive a written copy of
				any ruling that is issued, as in the case of orders.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 5 - Due Process › Section 210:1-5-4 - Informal hearing procedure

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The parties to any individual proceeding may present the
				  matter to the Board or to any authorized representative in informal conference,
				  and upon mutual consent of all parties and of the Board, the matters may be
				  submitted and determined and an order may be issued without resort to formal
				  procedures. The order shall be in writing and shall be furnished to the parties
				  as prescribed for orders issued after formal hearing in individual
				  proceedings.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 5 - Due Process › Section 210:1-5-5 - Loss of accreditation

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Prior to the loss of a local school district's accreditation
				  the district and its representative will be given an opportunity to be heard
				  before the State Board of Education.
Amended at 14 Ok Reg
				  3297, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2212, eff
				  6-11-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 5 - Due Process › Section 210:1-5-6 - Suspension and/or revocation of certificates

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(a)
Application.
The rules and
				regulations of the State Board of Education governing the suspension and
				revocation of certificates apply to the following: superintendents of schools,
				principals, supervisors, librarians, school nurses, school bus drivers,
				visiting teachers, classroom teachers and other personnel performing
				instructional, administrative and supervisory services in the public schools.
				Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the issuance or denial of a
				new certificate shall not be considered an individual proceeding subject to the
				process and procedures set forth in this Section.
(b)
Grounds for revocation.
A
				certificate shall be revoked only for:
(1) A
				willful violation of a rule or regulation of the State Board of Education, or
				the United States Department of Education; or
(2) A willful violation of any federal or
				state law, or
(3) A conviction for
				any of the offenses or bases for revocation set forth in 70 O.S. §§
				3-104 or 3-104.1; or
(4) For other
				proper cause, including but not limited to violation of the Standards of
				Performance and Conduct for Teachers at Chapter 20, Subchapter 29 of this
				Title.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 5 - Due Process › Section 210:1-5-7 - Teacher evaluation, dismissal, and nonreemployment

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(a)
Teacher Evaluation, Dismissal, and
				Nonreemployment Act.
(1) The State
				Board of Education recognizes its regulatory and leadership role in the
				implementation of this statute and commits its cooperation accordingly. It
				believes that the most effective vehicle to promote professional growth is
				self-motivation. The teacher should be the prime recipient of the benefits of
				teacher evaluation thus identifying his/her own needs for improvement. The
				evaluation instrument serves as one objective measure by which administrators
				and boards of education can validly infer inadequate competencies of both
				teachers and administrators.
(2)
				The State Board of Education believes that grievances between boards of
				education and teachers can best be settled in the locale and thus supports the
				principle of due process before the local school board. It further supports the
				right of appeal in the exercise of human rights.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 5 - Due Process › Section 210:1-5-8 - Teacher due process hearings; hearing procedures

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(a) The parties to the hearing are the
				teacher and the district superintendent or designee and they shall be afforded
				the following rights at any hearing held pursuant to these regulations.
(1) The right to be represented.
(2) The right to present witnesses in person
				or to present their testimony by interrogatories, affidavits, or depositions as
				agreed to by the parties. A list of all witnesses and a list of exhibits shall
				be furnished to the other party at least five (5) days before the
				hearing.
(3) The right to
				cross-examine witnesses.
(4) The
				right to testify in his/her own behalf and present evidence and argument on all
				issues involved.
(5) The right to
				have an orderly hearing.
(6) The
				right to have an impartial decision based upon the evidence
				presented.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 9 - Interlocal Cooperative Agreements › Section 210:1-9-1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this Subchapter is to set forth rules and
				  regulations pertaining to the formation and operation of interlocal
				  cooperatives as defined in the Oklahoma Statutes, Section
				  5-117b
				  of Title 70.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 4277,
				  eff 7-15-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1973, eff
				  5-26-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 9 - Interlocal Cooperative Agreements › Section 210:1-9-2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Interlocal cooperative agreement"
means an
				  agreement which is entered into by the boards of education of two or more
				  school districts pursuant to the provisions of Section
				  5-117b
				  of Title 70, Oklahoma Statutes.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 4277,
				  eff 7-15-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 1973, eff
				  5-26-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 1 - State Board of Education › Subchapter 9 - Interlocal Cooperative Agreements › Section 210:1-9-3 - Enabling provisions/restrictions

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(a)
				Section
				5-117b
				of Title 70, Oklahoma Statutes, authorizes
the boards of education of
				any two or more school districts to enter into an interlocal cooperative
				agreement for the purpose of jointly and comparatively performing any of the
				services, duties, functions, activities, obligations or responsibilities which
				are authorized or required by law to be performed by school districts of the
				state
.
(b) Section
				5-117b
				of Title 70, Oklahoma Statutes,
shall not prohibit school districts
				from entering into cooperative agreements authorized
under Section
				117 of Title
				70
or interfere with existing cooperative agreements between school
				districts
. [70 O.S., Section 5-117b (A)]
Added at 10 Ok Reg 4277,
				  eff 7-15-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 1973, eff
				  5-26-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-1 - Purpose

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This chapter sets forth rules and regulations which have
				  general applicability to administration of schools and the provision of
				  instructional services. Primarily, this subchapter contains rules and
				  regulations which broadly apply to administration and instruction. Other
				  subchapters in this chapter contain rules and regulations pertaining to
				  specific programs which are operational in most schools and for which placement
				  in this chapter seems appropriate. This is not to imply that rules and
				  regulations codified in other chapters do not have general
				  applicability.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-2 - School Age [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 14 Ok Reg
				  3312, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Revoked at 15 Ok Reg 2227, eff
				  6-11-98
Authority: 70 O.S.,
				  § 1-114 (School Age); 70 O.S., § 18-108 (Kindergarten); 70 O.S.,
				  18-111 (ADA)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-3 - Reports and records for attendance, enrollment, and transportation

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(a) All original attendance records are
				hereby made official public records, and as such shall be kept daily in ink, or
				recorded daily in the school district's Schools Interoperability Framework
				(SIF)-compliant Student Information System. While a school district's Student
				Information System may serve as a school's official record of student
				attendance, it is recommended that teachers also keep their own attendance
				records in hard copy form, so that if any discrepancies arise the Student
				Information System record may be compared with individual teacher records. Each
				school district shall be responsible for maintaining an addendum to the
				attendance records to verify the number of individual student absences for
				activities.
(b) All original
				attendance records for schools shall be kept at the respective schools and
				shall be made available during the summer months for inspection and audit by a
				representative of the State Board of Education. All attendance record forms
				shall be approved by the State Board of Education. All Registers of Pupil
				Attendance, Enrollment and Transportation shall be marked daily in ink as
				outlined in the register, or recorded as appropriate in the district's Student
				Information System. Such records shall be kept by a competent individual under
				supervision of the principal.
(c)
				At the close of the school year, the District Superintendent of Schools shall
				keep on file all Registers of Pupil Attendance, Enrollment and Transportation,
				and Class Record Books of all teachers and principals employed under the
				superintendent's supervision.
Authority: 70 O.S.,
				  § 3-1-4 (Reports and Records)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-6 - Computer assisted pupil accounting

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(a)
				All schools planning to use a computerized pupil accounting system shall be
				required to use a system (software) approved by the State Board of
				Education.
(b) Pupil accounting
				systems (software) approved by the State Board of Education shall adhere to all
				laws and State Board of Education regulations pertaining to
				attendance.
(c) Daily attendance
				records and records of all transactions such as deletions, additions, and edit
				errors shall be retained until the annual audit has been completed.
(d) Reports to be provided for the attendance
				audit shall be presented in an 8 1/2" X 11" State Department of
				Education-approved format and shall include:
(1) Entry, Gain and Loss Report, which
				includes membership, attendance and absences, quarterly, by semester and
				annually.
(2) Transportation Report
				for each type of pupil transported, including transferred transported and
				eligible out-of-home placement pupils, quarterly, by semester and
				annually.
(3) Master Roster,
				showing pupil name, grade, gender, race, address, source of entry, basis of
				admission and date of birth, at the end of the first quarter and
				annually.
(4) Report of over and
				underage pupils for Early Childhood and Kindergarten; also, a report of
				underage First Grade pupils showing attendance, membership, and transportation
				quarterly and annually.
(5) The
				Quarterly Attendance Registers shall be printed four times per year. The
				attendance register shall have student names in alphabetical order by grade.
				The registers will show daily attendance and membership by quarter and grade
				for each site.
(6) Membership,
				Attendance and Transportation Reports shall be reported as an annual district
				summary by grade.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-7 - Board(s) of education

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(a) The Oklahoma
				School Code in part, provides that each school district shall be a body
				corporate and shall possess the usual powers of a corporation for public
				purposes and it may sue and be sued and be capable of contracting and being
				contracted with and holding such real and personal estate as it may come into
				possession of as authorized by law. It further provides that the governing
				board of each school district in Oklahoma is designated to be known as the
				board of education of such district, and that the superintendent of schools
				appointed and employed by such board shall be the executive officer of said
				board and shall perform such duties as said board directs. These sections of
				the School Code emphasize the legal responsibilities of the board of education
				for the acts or business transacted by the school district and its
				responsibility of outlining, defining, and fixing the sphere within which its
				superintendent is to perform the assigned duties.
(b) Each responsibility mentioned elsewhere
				for the superintendent legally is a responsibility delegated by the board of
				education. Hence the first and most important responsibility of the board of
				education is a complete and comprehensive set of written policies giving the
				framework of authority assigned to its executive officer, the superintendent of
				schools. It is proper practice for the board of education to grant authority to
				its executive officer to represent it during the interim between board meetings
				on routine business management problems which can be handled within established
				policies.
(c) A person serving on a
				board of education should remember that he/she is only another citizen in the
				school district except when the governing board of the school district is in a
				regular or special meeting for the purpose of transacting business for the
				school district. Again he/she should remember that as a member of the board of
				education while it is in a meeting transacting the district's business he/she
				participates in determining the board's judgment but when the board as such
				adjourns he/she reverts to his/her status as a citizen of the school district
				and all acts of the board should be referred to by him/her as "the board of
				education in its meeting made this decision" without reference to persons or
				individuals who happen to be members of such board.
(d) If a board of education has not
				prescribed and written down its policies for its executive officer, then a
				point of departure would be to require the superintendent to furnish the
				leadership and secure the necessary consultative service to perfect such
				policies as would be sound in nature and functional for the management and
				operation of the district's business.
Authority: 70 O.S.,
				  § 5-105 (Boards of Education)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-8 - Annexation/consolidation

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(See Section
				  210:1-3-2.)
Authority: 70 O.S.,
				  §§ 7-101, 103, 104
				  (Annexation/Consolidation)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-9 - Transfers [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  1833, eff 6-25-07; Revoked at 29 Ok Reg 14, eff 9-12-11 (emergency); Revoked at
				  29 Ok Reg 971, eff 6-26-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-10 - Accreditation rating

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Schools that were listed as accredited by the Division of
				  Instruction 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 Finance Division is notified by the Director of Accreditation that
				  the school will not be accredited.
Authority: 70 O.S.,
				  § 3-104 (10) (Accreditation Rating)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-11 - Advisory councils

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(a)
Membership/functions.
Membership of such councils shall be
				representative of the people to be served. Parent and community involvement
				does not mean making policy decisions or exercising control in place of
				certified educators and duly selected boards. Advisory councils are for advice
				as the name implies, not control, and this Board, as local boards should, too,
				reaffirms and expects that all such committees or groups will abide by the
				rules, regulations, and policies of the school district wherein administration,
				operation, and regulation are functions assigned to professional
				educators.
(b)
Selection.
Except where specified differently by law, members on
				advisory councils shall be recommended by the Superintendent or Executive
				Officer of the Board. Names are usually solicited from subordinate
				administrators and other knowledgeable leaders. Where special parent advisory
				councils or other committees are required, this Board expects the law, whether
				federal or state, to be enforced and the council established.
(c)
Reimbursement.
Advisory
				council members who are performing substantial and necessary service may be
				reimbursed for such expenses, according to the State Travel and Reimbursement
				Act (74-500.1-500.35), State Purchasing Laws (74-85), State Board rules and
				regulations, and local policies at the district level.
Authority: 70 O.S.,
				  § 3-104 (Advisory Councils)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-14 - Policy for working with schools identified as "low-performing" [AMENDED AND RENUMBERED TO 210:10-13-13]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 14 Ok Reg
				  3312, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended and renumbered to 210:10-13-13 at 15 Ok
				  Reg 10, eff 10-7-97 (emergency); Amended and renumbered to 210:10-13-13 at 15
				  Ok Reg 2227, eff 6-11-98
Authority: 70 O.S.,
				  § 1210.541 ("Low-Performing" Schools)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-15 - Policy for working with schools identified as "academically at-risk" [AMENDED AND RENUMBERED TO 210:10-13-14]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 14 Ok Reg
				  3312, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended and renumbered to 210:10-13-14 at 15 Ok
				  Reg 10, eff 10-7-97 (emergency); Amended and renumbered to 210:10-13-14 at 15
				  Ok Reg 2227, eff 6-11-98
Authority: 70 O.S.,
				  § 1210.541 ("Academically-At-Risk"
				  Schools)