Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 20 - Staff › Subchapter 18 - Advanced, lead, and Master Teachers › Section 210:20-18-1 - Advanced, lead, and master teaching certificates

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Purpose.
Pursuant to House Bill 4388 (2022), three advanced
				classes of teacher certification, an advanced teaching certificate, a lead
				teaching certificate, and a master teaching certificate, are available to
				applicants who meet the statutory criteria and make application to the State
				Board of Education.
(b)
Effect of advanced, lead, or master certification status on school
				districts.
Because a teacher certified as an advanced teacher, a lead
				teacher, or a master teacher is subject to contract requirements under 70 O.S.
				§ 6-190 in addition to those that apply to a teacher with standard
				certification, a school district shall consider the school district obligations
				to teachers who hold an advanced, lead, or master teaching certificate when
				recommending a teacher for advanced certification, and when entering an
				employment contract with such a teacher. If a person who holds an advanced,
				lead, or master teaching certificate changes school districts during the
				validity period of the certificate, the terms of the contracts required under
				70 O.S. § 6-190 shall be subject to approval by the new employing school
				district.
(1)
School board
				recommendation for advanced, lead, or master teaching certificate.
In
				order for a teacher to be eligible for an advanced, lead, or master teacher
				certificate, the board of education of the teacher's employing school district
				must submit a recommendation to the State Board of Education indicating that
				the local board has determined the applying teacher's eligibility under the
				statutory criteria and is in favor of the teacher's advanced certification. The
				school district that recommends a teacher for an advanced, lead, or master
				teacher certification will be responsible for meeting the contract requirements
				associated with the advanced certification beginning with the school semester
				following submission of the application.
(2)
Contract requirements for advanced,
				lead, and master teachers.
In addition to the contract requirements
				applicable to all certified teachers employed by Oklahoma public school
				districts, the following additional terms apply to the advanced certification
				classes:
(A)
Advanced teachers.
The contract of an advanced teacher shall provide for an additional five (5)
				days to be used to strengthen instructional leadership, as well as a salary
				supplement of at least three thousand dollars ($3,000) or the district's daily
				rate of pay, whichever is higher, in addition to the salary the teacher is
				entitled to under 70 O.S. § 18-114.14. If the relevant school or school
				district satisfies the criteria of 70 O.S. § 6-190(I)(2), the contract of
				an advanced teacher shall also provide for a one-time award of
				$1,500.
(B)
Lead
				teachers
The contract of a lead teacher shall provide for an additional
				ten (10) days to be used to strengthen instructional leadership, as well as a
				salary supplement of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) or the district's
				daily rate of pay, whichever is higher, in addition to the salary the teacher
				is entitled to under 70 O.S. § 18-114.14. If the relevant school or school
				district satisfies the criteria of 70 O.S. § 6-190(I)(2), the contract of
				a lead teacher shall also provide for a one-time award of $2,500.
(C)
Master teachers.
The
				contract of a master teacher shall provide for an additional fifteen (15) days
				to be used to strengthen leadership, as well as a salary supplement of at least
				ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or the district's daily rate of pay, whichever
				is higher, in addition to the salary the teacher is entitled to under 70 O.S.
				§ 18-114.14. If the relevant school or school district satisfies the
				criteria of 70 O.S. § 6-190(I)(2), the contract of an advanced teacher
				shall also provide for a one-time award of $5,000.