Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 40 - Grants and Programs-In-Aid › Subchapter 53 - High Challenge Education Grants › Section 210:40-53-2 - Solicitation and acceptance procedures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				At such point in the legislative session that state funds are appropriated for
				competitive grant programs to be awarded by the State Board of Education, and
				administered by the State Department of Education, a notification letter will
				be sent to each district superintendent or dependent district principal
				announcing the availability of application forms.
(b) The notification will clearly state those
				grant programs for which applications are being solicited and state the name
				and telephone number of the contact person at the Department who administers
				the program.
(c) Public notice of
				the solicitation of grant applications will be made simultaneously giving the
				name and telephone number of the contact person at the Department who
				administers the program. Non-profit organizations may obtain grant applications
				by calling or writing this contact person and requesting an application
				form.
(d) Local educational
				agencies or non-profit organizations may apply for a grant on a cooperative
				basis.
(e) The signature of the
				Chief Executive Officer of the local educational agency or non-profit
				organization must appear on the application.
(f) In the event of a cooperative
				application, one district or non-profit organization will be chosen by the
				cooperative to serve as the fiscal agent for the grant. The signature of every
				Chief Executive Officer involved in a cooperative must appear on the grant
				application form.
(g) The grant
				application and five copies will be submitted to the grant administrator. A
				specific deadline date will be clearly stated in the application solicitation
				letter. This date may vary from year to year depending on the point in the
				legislative session that grant funds are appropriated.
(h) A committee will evaluate applications
				using identified objectives and criteria.
(i) After evaluation, the State
				Superintendent will recommend to the State Board of Education those
				applications which have been determined to be eligible for funding.
(j) The State Board of Education will make
				every effort to assure that grant awards are made before the beginning of the
				fall term for the school year in which the funds are made available.
(k) Grant funds shall not supplant programs
				or activities funded by the United States government pursuant to Chapter 1 of
				Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by
				the Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, P.L.
				100-297. Neither shall they supplant programs funded by the State Board of
				Education grants for alternative education or regional summer school
				programs.
(l) Each program funded
				shall agree to establish an objective procedure for documenting how the high
				challenge program is benefiting the children served. Data collected will be
				compiled and submitted on forms provided by the State Department of Education.
				Evidence will be submitted with the final evaluation at the end of the
				year.
(m) High challenge
				competitive grants shall be of local and state significance and shall be
				replicable across the state.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  1389, eff 4-26-93; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3379, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended
				  at 15 Ok Reg 2337, eff 6-11-98