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 23 - Honor Societies › Section 210:35-23-2 - Oklahoma middle, junior high, or high school Honor Society

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Rules and regulations which apply to Oklahoma middle, junior
				  high, or high school Honor Society are:
(1) The organization shall be known as either
				the Oklahoma Middle, Junior High or High School Honor Society.
(2) The purpose of this society shall be to
				promote high standards of scholarship among the students in the schools of
				Oklahoma.
(3) Every accredited
				middle, junior high or high school in the state is eligible to organize a local
				chapter of the society.
(4) Each
				chapter shall take the name of the local school. The full name of the local
				organization shall be (Name of School) Chapter, Oklahoma (Middle, Junior High,
				or High School) Honor Society."
(5) Ten percent(10%) of the middle, junior
				high, or high school enrollment, whichever is applicable, will be eligible for
				membership. Only those students enrolled in grades included in the school are
				eligible for membership.
(6) The
				ten percent(10%) of the student body making the highest average marks in the
				school may be nominated.
(7) Forms
				to be used in listing students that have been nominated for membership will be
				sent to the local school authorities prior to February 1 of each year.
				Membership will be based upon work done during the first semester of the
				current year and the second semester in the preceding year. The standing of
				students enrolled in the first year of a particular organizational level will
				be based on the work done during the first semester of the current year.
(8) The local chapter may be
				organized as soon as nominations are made. Nominations should be approved by
				the local school officials not later than March 15 of each year. A list of
				students nominated should be sent to the State Department of Education, Office
				of Accreditation, on forms furnished for that purpose. A certificate of
				membership for each person approved will be sent to the local school
				authorities. These certificates will be distributed in time for closing
				exercises of the school in the spring.
(9) At the time the certificates are
				presented, there should be appropriate ceremonial exercises. This is usually
				done in connection with the commencement program or special awards assembly.
(10) The local school officials
				shall have authority to make additional rules pertaining to school attendance,
				deportment, and student activities. A school district or charter school that
				organizes an Honor Society may establish a policy for determining eligibility
				for membership based on such additional factors in the event that Grade Point
				Average (GPA) alone cannot be used to identify ten percent (10%) of the student
				population for eligibility. Such factors may only include those conditions and
				activities that are available to all students in the school, such as attendance
				and participation in school-sponsored extracurricular activities. If a school
				has not established a policy for identifying the highest performing ten percent
				(10%) of students in the event of a tie in GPA among two or more students, all
				students tied for the eligible GPA shall be nominated for membership.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2713,
				  eff 6-25-93