Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 780 - Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education › Chapter 15 - Technology Centers › Subchapter 3 - Technology Centers Education › Section 780:15-3-6 - Technology center students

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Student eligibility
(1)
High school students.
For students currently enrolled in high
				school, the technology center is an extension of the student's high school and
				shall be subject to the regulations thereof. The student's home high school
				shall transcript the units of instruction earned by high school students
				attending the technology center. High school students who successfully complete
				their career plans of study shall be awarded a competency/completion
				certificate by the technology center. The technology center is a separate
				entity in that it also serves adult students.
(2)
Enrollment procedures.
High
				school students shall meet the enrollment criteria established by the
				technology center for the specific program plan of study in which they wish to
				enroll, regardless of lawful immigration status. All high school students shall
				be enrolled through a cooperative effort of the sending comprehensive high
				school and the technology center, except in cases where the student's parent or
				guardian has provided sufficient evidence that he/she is participating in a
				home-schooled education plan in accordance with 70 O.S. §
										10-105,
				as amended.
(3)
Approval to
				withdraw and withdrawal procedures.
Students from a sending
				comprehensive school who wish to withdraw from a technology center must have
				approval of both the technology center and the comprehensive school. Specific
				procedures for withdrawal are established cooperatively by the technology
				center and the sending comprehensive school.
(4)
Student discipline.
High
				school students' discipline and control shall be a cooperative effort between
				the comprehensive school and the technology center. Each institution shall
				enforce rules and regulations in accordance with their board-approved policies.
				Both institutions shall recognize the students' rights to "due process."
(A)
Qualified Students with
				Disabilities under IDEA.
Discipline for students with disabilities who
				have an IEP shall be in accordance with current federal and state legislation
				and rule of law.
(B)
Qualified Students with Disabilities under Section 504/ADA.
Qualified students with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
				Act of 1973 as amended or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as
				amended who are disabled by drug addiction or alcoholism may be disciplined to
				the same extent as other students. However, a student who is disabled by some
				other condition in addition to drug addiction or alcoholism must be evaluated
				and afforded due process prior to disciplinary action that would constitute a
				significant change in placement. Denial of access, and/or a significant change
				in placement, should not occur when there is a definable relationship between
				the misconduct and the disability. The student's 504/ADA team should meet and
				make this determination. There is no requirement in Section 504 or the ADA for
				the continuation of educational services following the expulsion of a student
				for behavior unrelated to the student's disability.
(5)
Certified coursework.
Units
				of coursework earned by a student in a technology center in Oklahoma shall be
				certified by the technology center to the sending school in which the student
				is regularly enrolled. These units of coursework shall be counted toward
				meeting local and state requirements for graduation. The technology center is
				considered to be an extension of the sending school curriculum and shall be
				subject to the regulations thereof.
(6)
Hours of attendance.
High
				school students may attend a technology center up to one-half day pursuing a
				high school diploma or high school equivalency and up to one-half day
				completing a CareerTech program in the technology center. The students are
				counted as attending a full day at the sending school.
(7)
Secondary Students.
Programs
				in the technology centers may be offered to secondary students. Students who
				are on an Individualized Education Program may attend a technology center up to
				four years.
(8)
Postsecondary/adult students.
The technology center functions as a
				separate postsecondary-level educational institution for adult students who are
				beyond the age of compulsory school attendance and/or are not enrolled in high
				school. Postsecondary/adult students may attend courses at the technology
				center which may be held any time during the day or night on or off campus.
				Post-secondary/adult students are subject to the policies and procedures
				established for adult students by the technology center and shall be afforded
				all benefits and services for which they qualify, regardless of lawful
				immigration status. Units of coursework completed at a technology center by a
				postsecondary/adult student are transcripted by the technology center as
				postsecondary level credit. Post-secondary/adult students who successfully
				complete their plan of study shall be awarded a competency/completion
				certification by the technology center. Units of instruction and/or credits
				earned by postsecondary/adult students may also be applied toward a college
				degree, in accordance with the cooperative agreements and cooperative alliance
				agreements developed by each technology center with a higher education
				institution.
(9)
Residency.
Students that meet the residency requirements of 70 O.S. Section
				1-113,
				as amended, shall have the same opportunity to access technology center
				courses, regardless of lawful immigration status, as any other in-district
				student. These students may enroll in an appropriate program following the same
				admission and enrollment procedures as other students.
(10)
Cooperative Alliances Between
				Higher Education Institutions and Technology Centers.
(A)
Purpose.
The purpose of
				Cooperative Alliances is to expand student access to Oklahoma's educational
				opportunities with resource-sharing partnerships between institutions of the
				State System and CareerTech technology centers for the benefit of Oklahoma
				citizens, business, industry, and students. Cooperative Alliances are
				student-centered partnerships organized to encourage and facilitate progress
				toward college graduation and designed to ensure that students obtain the
				technical and academic skills that will allow them to succeed in today's
				dynamic knowledge-based, technology-driven global economy.
(B)
Formation and Operation.
Cooperative Alliances may be formed and operated between Oklahoma technology
				center school district(s), and public colleges or universities that offer the
				Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree.